Practicing I always play seated. Jamming with others I'm always standing which I heard is supposedly poor form but it works fine for me.
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*******THE LONE WOLF CLUB**********
- Thread starter SirMjac28
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Practicing I always play seated. Jamming with others I'm always standing which I heard is supposedly poor form but it works fine for me.
With my Ibby I'm standing if I plug in and seated if I pick him up late at night. The new guy doesn't have a strap yet and is a short scale, thus I find myself lounging on the bed with him.
I would say that standing 75% of the time to 25% for sitting.
On a unrelated matter I believe I'm #83 on the list of the Lone Wolf Club.
# 83 you are sir I will take care of that and I play seated most of the time it's weird because I learned playing seated and because I don't play in a band I just kept doing it.
The Lone Wolf Club
Stay as long as you can and come back as often as you like.
1# Danharris
2# Atomicdog
3# Casting Thunder
4# Righteous Thunderer
5# Mjac28
6# Ffutterman
7# Mike M
8# Kwesi
9# Epitaph04
10# Wcnewby
11# AaronMB
13# Steelbed45
14# Bisounourse
15# El Beardo
16# Bamofo88
17# Jaxstarke
18# Icecycle66
19# GBassNorth
20# Ric5
21# Corndog
22# Thick McRunfast
23# Skychief
24# Cheapbasslovin
25# Guitardefector
26# Hgiles
27# StevieMac
28# Deeptubes
29# Darren Low
30# Clef_de_fa
31# Plays_For_Dog
32# Strat Hater
33# Bmb73
34# Lost in bass
35# MusicEd
36# Silver Blues
37# Bushwhacker
38# Nashman
39# Crikker
40# BastardCthulhu
41# Indiana Mike
42# Mc_muench
43# Tlr1293
44# RAMUSIC
45# Splods
46# Jet_king
47# Ewe2
48# Bisounourse
49# Dreads311
50# Champbassist
51# Geroi Asfalta
52# Chromer
53# Reprise
54# Tomnomnom91
55# TolerancEJ
56# VinKreepo
57# lowendblues
58# Verminaard
59# Megas3300
60# Technocraft
61# Texan
62# Ratbut]
63# Morgansterne
64# Carlthegroover
65# Astreaux
66# Peacefrog35
67# Splods
68# Danhorse
69# Untamedhellion
70# TexasTodd
71# Jdwhitak
72# NCD
73# RxFunk
74# BigJohnAZ
75# AltGrendel
76# masterchief85
77#QuickNasty
78# Bassinplace
79# Hues
80# funkmaru
81# SR505bassman
82# D.A.R.K.
83# Ancientrocker
84# Hyper-sloth
85# Eno50
86# GuzBaas
87# earlofmar11
The Lone Wolf Club- For everyone who plays for personal satisfaction and walks to their own beat.
Thanks to everyone for joining the list is updated.
Stay as long as you can and come back as often as you like.
1# Danharris
2# Atomicdog
3# Casting Thunder
4# Righteous Thunderer
5# Mjac28
6# Ffutterman
7# Mike M
8# Kwesi
9# Epitaph04
10# Wcnewby
11# AaronMB
13# Steelbed45
14# Bisounourse
15# El Beardo
16# Bamofo88
17# Jaxstarke
18# Icecycle66
19# GBassNorth
20# Ric5
21# Corndog
22# Thick McRunfast
23# Skychief
24# Cheapbasslovin
25# Guitardefector
26# Hgiles
27# StevieMac
28# Deeptubes
29# Darren Low
30# Clef_de_fa
31# Plays_For_Dog
32# Strat Hater
33# Bmb73
34# Lost in bass
35# MusicEd
36# Silver Blues
37# Bushwhacker
38# Nashman
39# Crikker
40# BastardCthulhu
41# Indiana Mike
42# Mc_muench
43# Tlr1293
44# RAMUSIC
45# Splods
46# Jet_king
47# Ewe2
48# Bisounourse
49# Dreads311
50# Champbassist
51# Geroi Asfalta
52# Chromer
53# Reprise
54# Tomnomnom91
55# TolerancEJ
56# VinKreepo
57# lowendblues
58# Verminaard
59# Megas3300
60# Technocraft
61# Texan
62# Ratbut]
63# Morgansterne
64# Carlthegroover
65# Astreaux
66# Peacefrog35
67# Splods
68# Danhorse
69# Untamedhellion
70# TexasTodd
71# Jdwhitak
72# NCD
73# RxFunk
74# BigJohnAZ
75# AltGrendel
76# masterchief85
77#QuickNasty
78# Bassinplace
79# Hues
80# funkmaru
81# SR505bassman
82# D.A.R.K.
83# Ancientrocker
84# Hyper-sloth
85# Eno50
86# GuzBaas
87# earlofmar11
The Lone Wolf Club- For everyone who plays for personal satisfaction and walks to their own beat.
Thanks to everyone for joining the list is updated.
Jamming sitting, standing, or even semi-recumbent, what counts is the music. At jams (mostly bluegrass) I'm usually standing with the upright, but have been known to sit and play it guitar style with a plectrum. Gotta luv the sound of a DB with the percussive pick tone. 
Lately I haven't been using the DB that much as it takes up too much space, so I've been playing my Ashbory more (massive bass tiny instrument).
Lately I haven't been using the DB that much as it takes up too much space, so I've been playing my Ashbory more (massive bass tiny instrument).
I'm approaching 49. I've started playing the guitar (classical at first) aged 9, and took up the bass about one year and a half ago. That has been a revelation! Music is my life's main passion, and still, in all this time, I never joined a band. Only played at home with a friend on occasion or participated in some jam sessions (3 since I play the bass, none before that). So I guess I qualify for this club...
To answer some of the questions raised in the course of this thread:
I now have four basses (Squier VM Jaguar Short Scale, the one that started it; Squier VM Jazz 77; Cort Arona 4 OPBB, my favourite; and since three weeks a Cort B4FL fretless, a new challenge).
I mostly play with headphones through a Yamaha THR10, along with my Ipod. I also use a Vox Amplug Bass, and I have a Hartke A35 practice amp that I use on occasion.
Most of my bass playing is along with songs on my Ipod. I have a playlist of some 350 songs with nice bass lines that I set on shuffle play and that I jam on. My goal is not so much to learn the exact bass lines, but rather to come up with something that fits the song. When I get going like this, in general after 10PM, I'm off for anything between one and two hours (standing up, always), until I start feeling too tired and uninspired. I try to do this on average five days out of seven.
Recently, I'm considering learning some songs to produce bass covers on YouTube, to set myself a more structured challenge. Later, I may even try working out some songs in multitrack / virtual band mode, but that's still far off.
My main reason for functioning this way is my personality. I'm very introverted and quite a loner in most things I do. And recently, family life with two young sons limits the possibilities even more (hence the timing of my playing).
So can I have a number please?
To answer some of the questions raised in the course of this thread:
I now have four basses (Squier VM Jaguar Short Scale, the one that started it; Squier VM Jazz 77; Cort Arona 4 OPBB, my favourite; and since three weeks a Cort B4FL fretless, a new challenge).
I mostly play with headphones through a Yamaha THR10, along with my Ipod. I also use a Vox Amplug Bass, and I have a Hartke A35 practice amp that I use on occasion.
Most of my bass playing is along with songs on my Ipod. I have a playlist of some 350 songs with nice bass lines that I set on shuffle play and that I jam on. My goal is not so much to learn the exact bass lines, but rather to come up with something that fits the song. When I get going like this, in general after 10PM, I'm off for anything between one and two hours (standing up, always), until I start feeling too tired and uninspired. I try to do this on average five days out of seven.
Recently, I'm considering learning some songs to produce bass covers on YouTube, to set myself a more structured challenge. Later, I may even try working out some songs in multitrack / virtual band mode, but that's still far off.
My main reason for functioning this way is my personality. I'm very introverted and quite a loner in most things I do. And recently, family life with two young sons limits the possibilities even more (hence the timing of my playing).
So can I have a number please?
The Lone Wolf Club
Stay as long as you can and come back as often as you like.
1# Danharris
2# Atomicdog
3# Casting Thunder
4# Righteous Thunderer
5# Mjac28
6# Ffutterman
7# Mike M
8# Kwesi
9# Epitaph04
10# Wcnewby
11# AaronMB
13# Steelbed45
14# Bisounourse
15# El Beardo
16# Bamofo88
17# Jaxstarke
18# Icecycle66
19# GBassNorth
20# Ric5
21# Corndog
22# Thick McRunfast
23# Skychief
24# Cheapbasslovin
25# Guitardefector
26# Hgiles
27# StevieMac
28# Deeptubes
29# Darren Low
30# Clef_de_fa
31# Plays_For_Dog
32# Strat Hater
33# Bmb73
34# Lost in bass
35# MusicEd
36# Silver Blues
37# Bushwhacker
38# Nashman
39# Crikker
40# BastardCthulhu
41# Indiana Mike
42# Mc_muench
43# Tlr1293
44# RAMUSIC
45# Splods
46# Jet_king
47# Ewe2
48# Bisounourse
49# Dreads311
50# Champbassist
51# Geroi Asfalta
52# Chromer
53# Reprise
54# Tomnomnom91
55# TolerancEJ
56# VinKreepo
57# lowendblues
58# Verminaard
59# Megas3300
60# Technocraft
61# Texan
62# Ratbut]
63# Morgansterne
64# Carlthegroover
65# Astreaux
66# Peacefrog35
67# Splods
68# Danhorse
69# Untamedhellion
70# TexasTodd
71# Jdwhitak
72# NCD
73# RxFunk
74# BigJohnAZ
75# AltGrendel
76# masterchief85
77#QuickNasty
78# Bassinplace
79# Hues
80# funkmaru
81# SR505bassman
82# D.A.R.K.
83# Ancientrocker
84# Hyper-sloth
85# Eno50
86# GuzBaas
87# earlofmar11
88# Bowe
89# earlofmar11
90# ronaldpdbrandt
The Lone Wolf Club- For everyone who plays for personal satisfaction and walks to their own beat.
Thanks to everyone for joining the list is updated.
Stay as long as you can and come back as often as you like.
1# Danharris
2# Atomicdog
3# Casting Thunder
4# Righteous Thunderer
5# Mjac28
6# Ffutterman
7# Mike M
8# Kwesi
9# Epitaph04
10# Wcnewby
11# AaronMB
13# Steelbed45
14# Bisounourse
15# El Beardo
16# Bamofo88
17# Jaxstarke
18# Icecycle66
19# GBassNorth
20# Ric5
21# Corndog
22# Thick McRunfast
23# Skychief
24# Cheapbasslovin
25# Guitardefector
26# Hgiles
27# StevieMac
28# Deeptubes
29# Darren Low
30# Clef_de_fa
31# Plays_For_Dog
32# Strat Hater
33# Bmb73
34# Lost in bass
35# MusicEd
36# Silver Blues
37# Bushwhacker
38# Nashman
39# Crikker
40# BastardCthulhu
41# Indiana Mike
42# Mc_muench
43# Tlr1293
44# RAMUSIC
45# Splods
46# Jet_king
47# Ewe2
48# Bisounourse
49# Dreads311
50# Champbassist
51# Geroi Asfalta
52# Chromer
53# Reprise
54# Tomnomnom91
55# TolerancEJ
56# VinKreepo
57# lowendblues
58# Verminaard
59# Megas3300
60# Technocraft
61# Texan
62# Ratbut]
63# Morgansterne
64# Carlthegroover
65# Astreaux
66# Peacefrog35
67# Splods
68# Danhorse
69# Untamedhellion
70# TexasTodd
71# Jdwhitak
72# NCD
73# RxFunk
74# BigJohnAZ
75# AltGrendel
76# masterchief85
77#QuickNasty
78# Bassinplace
79# Hues
80# funkmaru
81# SR505bassman
82# D.A.R.K.
83# Ancientrocker
84# Hyper-sloth
85# Eno50
86# GuzBaas
87# earlofmar11
88# Bowe
89# earlofmar11
90# ronaldpdbrandt
The Lone Wolf Club- For everyone who plays for personal satisfaction and walks to their own beat.
Thanks to everyone for joining the list is updated.
Thanks, you are a gentleman and a scholar, but you had me going there for a moment. One demerit for you lol
. No, really, all is well.
Standing is poor form...? I thought it was otherwise
Sorry, I wasn't very clear on that. What I meant was I heard it was poor form to always practice sitting if you always play standing. But that's what I do and it hasn't caused me any problems.
I have all kinds of problems
But I like to think that that makes me special...like Jamerson
