Setting your bass on fire

[reddesert]

OP, I skimmed the whole thread, and it was just a skim, but I didn't see any mention of
- practicing potential stage stunts
- safety equipment, like having a fire extinguisher on your pedalboard, and having practiced whether that extinguisher is appropriate for putting out your choice of flammable, fireproof gloves, etc.

I know someone in an acrobatic / hooping / dancing troupe and sometimes they use those fire spinning pots on chains (fire poi). Two comments, first they practice extensively, second they use it outside. With the audience at a safe distance.

 

[mellowinman]

Sorry if you got offended about my Freebird comments. But surely you know that song has a stigma attached to it as being a cliche song to cover and yelling out "FREEBIRD" at most shows is a joke.

Only among the unimaginative.

 

[fhm555]

First. I learned to spit fireballs. Pour some lighter fluid in the space between you lower teeth and the flesh surrounding them. Light a lighter and hold it about six to eight inches in front of your mouth. Forcefully eject the lighter fluid across the flame. It will make really nice, big fireballs. Do not do this facing in to the wind.

And speaking of fire, here's another joke i picked up from some folks who play with the local symphony.

What's the difference between a violin and a viola?

The viola burns longer.

 

[RustyAxe]

There's 27 dead souls and over 100 injured young people in Budapest who would agree that using fire on stage is a bad idea. But some of you will learn the hard way.

 

[sxaxsx]

So while we have all been arguing, this happened...
Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, scores injured - CNN.com

Seriously maybe you won't set the place on fire, but do you know whether the place has sprinklers, the owner is going to be pretty upset if you set off his sprinklers and drench the place, there is more than one way this could go bad.

 

[10cc]

Maybe just try to wrangle up a horse instead.

 

[10cc]

I've got it! Kill off a bunch of stuffed Panda Bears on stage. Bamboo blow guns. Oh yeah fire darts too!

 

[10cc]

You know the more I think about this. It's probably best to just really "Woodshed" a few days, rehearse as much as possible get that rhythm section super tight.
Put on a nice black button up and fedora show up early with a good attitude have a water or two, set up your music stand and set list, avoid the alcohol & make good eye contact.
Then play your best version of UpTown Funk to the the ladies shaking their booties to your bass lines on a packed dance floor all night long.
Then only after the shows over have yourself maybe just one or two Tsingtaos and count out your 6.34 Yaun.

 

[Doner Designs]

Wouldn't it be more fun to set the drummer on fire?

 

[10cc]

If you guys do decide to pull out "Freebird" sing it with an Asian accent

 

[buldog5151bass]

I've never set anything on fire, but in college, we use to do a Who set. At larger shows, we would get a cheap guitar, and either cut and tape, or carve channels in the back, so it could be destroyed at the end wit ha few good bangs. We just made a couple of guitar changes during the show, so it didn't look too obvious when we made the change before the last number.

But fire... no.

 

[cybertect]

So while we have all been arguing, this happened...
Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, scores injured - CNN.com

Seriously maybe you won't set the place on fire, but do you know whether the place has sprinklers, the owner is going to be pretty upset if you set off his sprinklers and drench the place, there is more than one way this could go bad.

Well, quite.

I wonder if it's more than just coincidence that this was also in Bucharest, posted by the OP this on the first page.

Something along these lines, not a full-on pyro production. Skip to the 5:00 mark.