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the craziest (and yet, on retrospect, the coolest) thing that happened at my last gig

Discussion in 'Bass Humor & Gig Stories [BG]' started by visa, Dec 15, 2007.

  1. visa

    visa Guest

    Dec 17, 2005
    IMG_5300.jpg
     
  2. magnusdeus123

    magnusdeus123 Guest

    Jul 2, 2007
    Mumbai , India
    What exactly is this ?? Did the String break and the photo caught it at the right time , or something like that ??
     
  3. Why crazy & why cool?
     
  4. visa

    visa Guest

    Dec 17, 2005
    crazy because i had to play a song without the E string

    cool because everybody now knows me as the bassist who broke an E string and still finished the song

    :D
     
  5. roflol

    roflol Guest

    Oct 8, 2007
    sheffield, england
    why have you made 2 threads about this now ;<
     
  6. visa

    visa Guest

    Dec 17, 2005
    oh ****... i forgot! i thought that was in another forum =\

    but that was about the strap, this is about the string :D
     
  7. roflol

    roflol Guest

    Oct 8, 2007
    sheffield, england
    aye still pretty impressive i've been playing 4 years now i think and never broke a string bound to happen soon i guess lols
     
  8. Incognitus

    Incognitus Amen!

    Mar 25, 2006
    Eagle River, Alaska
    I love the picture.
     
  9. El-Bob

    El-Bob

    Oct 22, 2006
    Hamilton, ON
    the first string i ever broke was an E, but doing it live and finishing the song is damn impressive. that pic looks awesome btw.
     
  10. bassbully

    bassbully Endorsed by The PHALEX CORN BASS..mmm...corn!

    Sep 7, 2006
    Blimp City USA
    Ummmmm...Ok :rollno:
     
  11. gkbass13

    gkbass13 Supporting Member

    Mar 29, 2006
    Southern Vermont
    great picture, not that crazy though. ive broken a few E's and a low B or two in my time as a bass player. rock and or roll.
     
  12. visa

    visa Guest

    Dec 17, 2005
    very rock & roll! :D
     
  13. that picture has some serious character.
     
  14. Jeremy Crockett

    Jeremy Crockett Amiable Crank

    You have loooooooooong fingernail beds, sir.
     
  15. Yeah ... ha ha! whats with those fingernails Mister? But that busted 'E' is quite the story to keep passing on to those who would care and understand.. I seriously thought such a thing would be almost impossible to happen due to the inherant strength of that string.
     
  16. I broke the E string at rehearsal once...it's not fun transposing an octave up, and doesn't sound to great through an octave down
     
  17. smakbass

    smakbass Smakkin basses for 25 years..

    Aug 6, 2002
    Vancouver Canada
    I broke a B and an A on the same song and finished the set (2 more songs). It was brutal, we were playing some avant jazzy stuff with lines and all, a real brain bender.
     
  18. Looking at that picture actually feels like your getting punched in the stomach. It just gives me that "oh crap....." feeling.
     
  19. MakiSupaStar

    MakiSupaStar The Lowdown Diggler

    Apr 12, 2006
    Huntington Beach, CA
    If this is the craziest thing that has happened to you I would recommend sex on a chair lift.
     
  20. And its probably cold so you can call shrinkage right off the bat.