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Stupid things you've done as a bass player?

#22
I've got a few.....over the last 30 years of gigging, that is...

Having both stripper girlfriends working in the same club at the same time that I was gigging at...:eek:

Having the wife find the band's 'kill list'(who screwed how many) after a four month tour- and my name was on there a few times.....:eek::eek::eek:

Trying to play fretless drunk....:D

Screwing a bar owner's wife....:eyebrow:

Routing out a 1974 Rick 4001 to install a Kahler bass tremolo...

Playing Stu Hamm-style, 10 fingers on the fingerboard, playing melody and couner melody while operating bass pedals, playing a Hank Williams song in a dive country bar. (Drummer had a look of stark terror on his face, the lead guitard looked like he was sniffing farts. The other guitar player just gave up and turned his amp off...)

Traded a killer StingRay 5 for a Warwick FNA Jazzman 5...:hiding:

Re-finn'ed a 68 P-bass that had the uber-rare solid Chocolate Brown finish...

Turned down a gig with an artist who has now toured the entire world several times....

Sold 4 basses that I should have kept- a black 72 Rick, a 89 Kubicki, a 91 MIJ 51 P bass re-ish, and a 82 G&L L-1000.- out of 110 basses over 30 years, not that bad, really....

I could go on. but I'd get edited....
 
#23
El Tookay said:
I've got a few.....over the last 30 years of gigging, that is...

Having both stripper girlfriends working in the same club at the same time that I was gigging at...:eek:

Having the wife find the band's 'kill list'(who screwed how many) after a four month tour- and my name was on there a few times.....:eek::eek::eek:

Turned down a gig with an artist who has now toured the entire world several times....

I could go on. but I'd get edited....
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We have a winna! LMAO!! :D

I'd be surprised if anyone tops this level of stupidity! I keed. I keed! ;)

Or if any cares to admit they could top it! :)

My measly contributions..

Sold a 90's Kubicki ExFactor (FCS) for relatively cheap then saw the buyer sell it on Ebay the next week for considerably more! Thought I was selling it to a Kubicki fan not a flipster. I would've kept it if I knew the guy wasn't going to play it!

Played the intro to "7 Nation Army" a 1/2 step off. For some reason I kept 'hearing' that it was slightly off when playing it in the correct key (E). So I was compensating on the fly by playing it a 1/2 step up where it sounded 'right' to my ear. My friends in the audience during the set break did not hesitate to bust my balls about it, "What the eff was up with 7 Nation Army???"
 
#25
I didn't sound check my back up bass for a CD release. It was a flat top acoustic Dean (POS) that was run direct to the house. Bad venue and kicked a breaker on my side of the stage and lost my power to my amp.

So me being the consumate professional. I just walked over and picked up the Dean and started playing. Too loud in the monitor, instant feedback.. sound man killed the monitor feed so I continued to play as best as I could with no idea how it sounded. Forgot that we changed key of a song to make it easier to sing live..... played the entire song a full step sharp.
 
#27
Y'know, I wish my friends, band mates, and I did keep a list. Maybe then my (now ex) girlfriends would believe that I don't cheat on them... Just cause I have a whole lotta good lookin' female friends doesn't mean I'm that kind of lucky. ;)

My dumb list:

-Many impulse buys
-Sell off all of my gear (When you need money you need money...)
-Join stalling/stalled out bands

OH! and selling / buying thens when drunk. Big mistake!
 
#30
I've got a few, but most are not as a bassist. This one tops the list:

- Passing out from "indulgences" shortly after 3/5ths of a VERY (in)famous Boston rock band entered our green room after a show. (Yes, it was THAT band, and yes, 2 of them were THOSE 2!:atoz:)
 
#31
Got a ride home from a gig one time with someone I'd never met before and forgot to get my 82' Steinberger L2 out of his trunk and he drove off. Luckily for me, the guy happened to look in his trunk about a week later and remembered who I was and knew where my band was playing, so he brought back the bass. I gave him a $50 reward for being a cool guy. Bottom line is - I was lucky, BIGTIME!!
 
#34
Where do I even begin?
- Not taking lessons - playing the same stuff over and over again is great.
- Trading a cool acoustic bass I had for a crappy washer and dryer in a rental house I don't live in any more.
- Using the money I had saved for an engagement ring for my college girlfriend to buy my Precision Plus. Oh wait - that was the SMARTEST thing I ever did!
 
#36
natw42 said:
Uh oh...got more than a couple here. I'll try to make em chronological:


  • Putting tape on my fingers in order to avoid getting callouses (did it for 2 days and decided it was a stupid idea)
  • Played thru keyboard amps at first (my primary instrument at the time)
  • Ripping the frets out of my first bass (poorly - destroyed the fretboard)
  • Buying a custom bass from MP Guitars w options I thought I wanted but were in fact terrible choices (SOLID bubinga body, lightwave electronics - heavy as hell, not the sound I wanted. Great feeling/construced bass...not a dig at all on MP Guitars. Ended up selling it at a significant loss to help purchase my Lakland)
  • Leaving my favorite bass amp (Roland DB700) at a friends house where it was stolen out of the basement by his a-hole thug neighbors. Couldn't prove anything so I was pretty S.O.L.
  • Opening a GC credit card to replace said amp :ninja:
  • Using Monster Cables :ninja:

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. I'm shamefully sure there were a lot more than that.
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dude thats crazy I've done exactly 4 of those lol, including getting a cab stolen leaving it at a friends
 

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