Yeah, I Wore Shorts!

[2tonic]

I'm hung up on the fact he put an Alembic tailpiece and bridge on his Guild.

That's the only sane part of this whole affair!

A stage with a wake speed!!?!? C'mon!

 

[Admiral Akbar]

That’s some grade A gear right there!

 

[Smooth_bass88]

This disturbs me deeply

 

[Bass Man Dan]

I've got one tonight in a bar that I'm not sure believes in air conditioning. I think I will be joining you in breaking the code. Worse than a bassist in shorts is an unconscious bass player in pants.

 

[TheReceder]

It's not the shorts that were unacceptable.... it's the shoes......

They look too much like what I would wear.

 

[Dincrest]

It's not uncommon nowadays to see modern rock and metal bands taking the stage in shorts. Like this guy does in the band Walls of Jericho: Aaron Ruby Or this guy from The Plot In You Ethan Yoder

Yeah, those guys may be violating about 50 dozen TalkBass "rules" but remember- nobody ever got famous or changed the world by following the rules.

Trends are reversing. I remember when I was young, it was dorky to pull your socks up and two-strap your backpack. Nowadays, it's the opposite. Socks up and two-strapping it are the cool things to do.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice gig you got there...

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

I'm hung up on the fact he put an Alembic tailpiece and bridge on his Guild.

A former Alembic employee did the brass work, but the electronics are bone-stock '67 Guild... Hagstrom Bisonics, even has a (working) baritone "suck" switch. When I gig this one out, to emulate the filter-driven process I'm somewhat used to with the Alembics, I run it through a custom-built Broughton resonant low-pass filter pedal by @Azure Skies.

 

[Spidey2112]

Sounds like you had a great time, EoH!

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Never mind the shorts... I'm hung up on the fact that you brought your Alembic...to a water barge gig?

Cue the "Alembics are heavy as a boat anchor" jokes!

Nah man... I'm fortunate enough to have a few of them to pick from. I bought every single one of them to play. If I can't play them out at my gigs, them I don't want them at all. Just me. Besides that, Jeannie keeps a pretty sharp eye on my stuff.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

It's not the shorts that were unacceptable.... it's the shoes......

They look too much like what I would wear.

Gel insoles. A holdover from back when I weighed 230.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Sounds like you had a great time, EoH!

I did Spidey, and bro, I really needed one last night. <high-five>

 

[BassCliff]

Hi @EdwardofHuncote,

Even *I* would wear shorts on that gig. If it's hot and you are on the sand, near the ocean, lake, or pool then shorts are quite acceptable. Nice gear. Nice legs.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[obimark]

You're in a Dad band. Shorts don't make any difference. (All my bands were "Dad" bands too, not hating.)

 

[sedan_dad]

Should have worn a dress. Been a lot more comfortable. Sip on a pink lemonade too.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Why didn't you throw up a canopy? My first thought was "I hope that Alembic doesn't get wet".

Y'know, hindsight... lots to be said for it! I honestly don't know why we don't have one in the van with the PA. Between the five of us regular members, we have at least three E-Z-Up awnings.

I still woulda' wore shorts though. It was 95° on that freakin' dock. What can I say - I woke determined to rebel yesterday.

 

[CryingBass]

That's Right, my TalkBass Brothers & Sisters... I broke The Rule!

Furthermore, I'm not sorry! It was hotter than dad-gummit here in Southwest Virginia yesterday evening, and I had an outdoor gig from 6:30 - 8:30 last night. Invalid Link Removed

Here's our guitar player, Josh, at load-in. Yeah, the stage is a floating boat dock. Show me the shade. Please.

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So I dutifully rolled my rig out that gangway, and set up... in the blistering sun. SPF 60, aerosol. Jeannie made me. I don't wanna' hear it.

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Brought along my '89 Alembic 5-string for the main ax:

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...and my partly Alembicized '67 Guild Starfire, for a switch-off or back-up:

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The shorts (if you're wondering) are a very comfortable, breathable fabric. I'm not nearly as brand-name conscious about them as I am about my bass gear, but I'll check for anybody who's interested. Alembic, Guild, Mesa, BagEnd, that's how I roll. Oh, the cap is from Nike... my Grand-daddy gave it to me. Oh well... another TalkBass fashion faux-pas.

The concert area for the show of course, is the water, but a good many folks set up along the shoreline too. I'm told that the music carries nearly a mile across the lake.

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All trolling and jokes aside, it was a pretty fun thing. We had maybe 75-100 folks out on the water last night to play for, a few more on the land, and had a fantastic evening to throw down the newgrass, Harwell-Grice Band style. The Harwell Grice Band

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And thanks to a complete disregard of the TalkBass Code, I got through it just fine.

Go ahead y'all... lemme' have it! Flames?! Report to Mods?! Warning points?! Whatcha' got?!

Outstanding - in shorts! Great post man...

 

[TemplesOfSyrinx]

Please, don't, wear, shorts, ever, again.... On the hot days you're better off wearing those Dri-Fit golf pants. They have built in SPF, look great and are cooler to wear than shorts. Seriously, friends don't let friends wear shorts, unless they are the drummer, or Flea, in which case you're lucky they even bother to wear pants.

 

[Blueinred]

Honestly, anything BUT shorts would've been weird, IMO. Great rig, ya showoff!

I would have seriously been tempted to relieve myself right behind my amp, though. Just so convenient.

(Just kidding!)

 

[rtav]

Well, if you've got the legs for it...