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Playing in a hookah lounge/smoky place -- harmful??

bassist11

bassist11

Jul 14, 2009
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Grand Forks, North Dakota
#1
So I'm not really sure where to post this question, as strange as it is so here it goes.

The band I'm in recently got asked to play some small acoustic sets on weekends in a new hookah lounge in town. At first I'm like "Cool. We have somewhere to play and make some money. Nothing wrong with that".

Now I'm starting to think of some of the bad sides to playing in a hookah lounge, most notably the smoky nature of the place. Can smoke and etc harm my amp, cabs, bass, etc?

Anyone else play in smoky places and have problems/thoughts/opinions?
 
#7
If they have bellydancers ... you won't even notice the smoke!


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#8
You should be fine. Hookah smoke dissipates much quicker than cigarette smoke. Most hookah lounges do allow cigarette smoking inside the establishment also, but it's nothing to worry about because hookah lounges are required to have good ventilation systems (it's the only way around the ban on smoking inside).

Fun crowds for sure. Now I want to grab an acoustic and go play at a local lounge. :)
 
#9
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#10
We all know the health hazards associated with smoking. That being said, if I could have my 'druthers, I'd love to have a '63 Jazz Bass that spent 10 or 20 years of it's life being played 5 nights a week in the smokiest of smoky lounges possible, as well as being sweat on by its owner/player. Sounds gross, but I call it seasoning.
 

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