Where do you stand on stage?

[Petebass]

Originally posted by bimplizkit
So then, with gravity and all, do you have to run your bass strap under your krotch instead of over your shoulder?

I was thinking about that this morning as I was walking around on the ceiling - I read a thread where someone said something about their strap giving them a sore shoulder and didn't know what was going on. What's the strap doing on his shoulder? You Americans are wierd!

 

[Brooks]

I always stand on the right (tom) side. Guitarist is in the center, and I like to be able to see his fretting hand especially when we improv or when he decides to play a song we have never practiced before. Since I play a fretless nowdays, this allows me to look at my left and at one glance see which chord he is playing, see my fretting hand, and also see the drummer in the background.

 

[Chad Michael]

Originally posted by Petebass
I was thinking about that this morning as I was walking around on the ceiling - ...

 

[Robbie Butler]

infront of the mic >

Seing as i sing half the song it does help quite a bit

 

[Treena Foster]

Hihat side of the drummer.

Treena

 

[Josh Ryan]

I may start hiding behind the drums.

Actually, I was thinking about the different venues I've played locally, and I tend to go to the side that has the easiest loading on/off. I'm lazy I guess. I've never had trouble hearing the hi-hat, or any other drum for that matter. It's cool to have drummers with nice equipment and guitarists who also value their hearing.


Petebass, so do you need special apparatus to "drop the kids off at the pool"??

 

[Jerry Ziarko]

I have read through many of these posts as to where one stands. Many have supplied the technical reason for standing on the hi hat side. My approach has been broken down to a very simple method. The hi hat side almost always provides the best eye contact for pointing out the best looking women to the drummer. The floor tom side usually has too much hardware to see around. A bit sexist maybe, but still the truth!

 

[Petebass]

Originally posted by Blisshead
etebass, so do you need special apparatus to "drop the kids off at the pool"??

provided there are absolutely no follow-up questions.... yes. Yes we do!


Sorry Jerry but if your drummer needs to have the pretty girls pointed out to him, the evidence suggests he may not be flying south with all the other ducks

 

[Atshen]

Originally posted by Petebass
Sorry Jerry but if your drummer needs to have the pretty girls pointed out to him, the evidence suggests he may not be flying south with all the other ducks

 

[cwbassist]

it doesn't matter to me, especially because I walk around and stuff thanks to my wireless system, so I don't have any deffinite place on stage

 

[Big Al]

Wireless system, 6'5" tall, 220 pounds, and dancing around with a solid ash bodied P-Bass. Anywhere I f***ing want!

 

[Chad Michael]

Originally posted by Robbie Butler
infront of the mic >

Seing as i sing half the song it does help quite a bit

The world needs more bassists / drummers that sing lead vocals!!!

Originally posted by Big Al
Wireless system, 6'5" tall, 220 pounds, and dancing around with a solid ash bodied P-Bass. Anywhere I f***ing want!

Damn!! Our band may be recruiting a lead vocalist / bassist who is also quite tall … our drummer says when this guy is on stage, the whole room disappears.

 

[Munjibunga]

In the back with the drummer, where the bass player belongs.

 

[secretdonkey]

Originally posted by Munjibunga
In the back with the drummer, where the bass player belongs.

If Rosa Parks played in a band, she'd be ashamed of you, ya know...

 

[Thor]

Animals move to the back of the stage!

Nice av!

 

[NV43345]

I also stand to the left of the drummer, on the Hi-Hat side, somewhere around my amp, then forward
sometimes to do some backing vocals on some songs.

 

[Tsal]

I voted carrots.. but now that I think about it, it would be very strange not playing on the left side on the drummer, the hi-hat side.

I guess it's also nicer for the drummer, he can see what your plucking hand is doing.

 

[Atshen]

At recent rehearsals, I've been playing on the floor tom side, and it's not that bad. I still can hear the hi-hat, and at our show saturday the drums are gonna be miked, so it's no big deal.

 

[Dick Zander*]

dood thats a crackin avatarr woot omg!1!!1!

i stand right behind the other bass guy, i guess,
kina by the dromer .

 

[j_piddy]

Dick Zander, what are you talking about son???
Come on, now.