You know you're a bass player if...

[BassGod]

You know you're a bass player if:

A) Not only did you laugh when Jack Black gave the cello player the bass, but you were pissed that he told her to just play a G, and then gave every instrument a solo except the bass.

Ya, that made me mad... i was just waiting for a good bass solo, and then it goes to another scene

 

[bill h]

You have the heaviest gear

buy you vehicle to fit you gear

 

[DDXdesign]

When your email notification sound is a lone, slapped G.

I'm also guilty of the 'buying a new car to fit your gear' - i'm in the process of doing just that, cause I dont wanna leave my Aggies out in the open bed, in case of inclement weather.

side note: Sadly, I think the Honda Element is losing that battle, but I'm torn between it and its predecessor-in-fugly. You know, starts with an A... and ends with somebody retching on the ground. I love ugly cars =0)

 

[Mike Money]

You are the only guy in the band that knows what an EQ is

You never find yourself delivering pizza to band mates while you are at work

Your guitarist is your main pizza delivery guy... you tip miserably

Your have to yell at your drummer for bagging the bleach and the bread together

You laugh when guitarists bitch about the price of guitar strings

 

[Matthew Bryson]

Ya, that made me mad... i was just waiting for a good bass solo, and then it goes to another scene

I watched the DVD extras and they gave each of the kids in the band a chance to tell about how they were chosen for the movie because of their playing experience, how long they had played their instrument, how they got started, etc. - except the bass player. I wondered if maybe she didn't really play... but then my kids were watching the DVD with kid's comentary which was each of the 'band members' + the 'manager' and the bass player girl was giving comentary and IIRC made a coment that made it clear she is in fact really a bass player. So for no appearant reason she didn't get a solo in the movie, or an interview in the DVD extra's.
She said tha Jack Black kept telling her during shooting - don't smile so much... bass players don't smile

 

[Matthew Bryson]

…and, steering back on track - You know you’re a bass player if….


You say things like: "Yeah, that's cool, but before we start jamming to it we need to decide how many bars that first section is and how many bars the change is."

-or-

Hey guys, we'd better tune together before we get started...

And - If people hear you play your instrument they say: "Wow! That was awesome. You're really good at guitar!" …then you know that you must be a bass player!

 

[rickbass]

......You and your orthopedist/chiropractor exchange Christmas gifts.

 

[embellisher]

You say things like: "Yeah, that's cool, but before we start jamming to it we need to decide how many bars that first section is and how many bars the change is."

-or-

Hey guys, we'd better tune together before we get started...

Yeah! Been there, done that, many times.

 

[Brendan]

You know you're a bassplayer if you've ever had the following exchange:

"Man, what he's doing under that guitar solo is pretty cool"
"Somone is doing something under the guitar solo?"

 

[smperry]

...The UPS delivery guy sees you at a restaurant and buys you a beer.

True story. I guess I buy a lot of gear...

Marshall

 

[mcbassdude]

... When you vote for John Kerry soley because he is a bass player.

...When freebase means a bass your girlfriend bought you.

...and baseball what happened when she gave it to you.

 

[Plazbnickle]

- when you correct people when they say "Oh, you play bass guitar" replying "Its an ELECTRIC BASS, not a bass guitar, ELECTRIC BASS is not the same instrument with less strings, im a BASSIST not a bass guitarist, get it right moron" Then you pass out and start to drool all over the floor.

- also when you wake up after a year of gigging, notice you have put on 200 pounds and look kind of Mexican.

- you are fully aware that Sting is a bassist also, and have the huge satisfaction of telling guitarists and singers.

- have been asked "dont make it so... how can i say it... so complicated".

- when doodling in an exam you make sure the bass you have just drawn on your paper has a long neck and exactly four stings.

- when you hate the singer and guitarist of Creed.

- wake up in your bed with dry lips, aching bones, a massive headache, your bass clutched in your arms and you can't remember what you have been doing for the two days.

- people comment on the wanking muscle of your arm and you repeatedly tell them to no avail that you play slap bass.

- you pause video's every time you can see the bassist in the shaddowy depths of the stage, averaging three times most vids.

- you drink beer because you like the taste and not only because it offers a cheap and easy night of drunkeness.

- rock up six hours late for a gig and the other members dont notice even though they have already set up, played a smashing performance, packed up, got with groupies and signed a record deal with a hotshot producer from Miami.

- never get any attention from groupies...

- you have to stand in as a roadie to justify being payed for being in the band.

This ISNT meant to be funny... i am serious...

 

[Joe Nerve]

- when you hate the singer and guitarist of Creed.

I thought that applied to everyone.

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you know you're a bass player when...

you uncontrollably yell out "he's got a warwick" during the reception scene in the movie theater.

you can say, "of course i know who victor wooten is".

you know what bubinga is. wenge too for that matter. you're in real deep if you also know how to pronounce it (wenjee).

 

[lump]

You know you're a bass player if:

A) Not only did you laugh when Jack Black gave the cello player the bass, but you were pissed that he told her to just play a G, and then gave every instrument a solo except the bass.

x 1,000. I finally saw this flick about 10 minutes ago. "Watch--they won't give the bass player a solo." And they didn't. They can find a ten-year old who can play/fake a guitar solo, but not a bass solo. And bass is "easier."

 

[embellisher]

- when you correct people when they say "Oh, you play bass guitar" replying "Its an ELECTRIC BASS, not a bass guitar, ELECTRIC BASS is not the same instrument with less strings, im a BASSIST not a bass guitarist, get it right moron" Then you pass out and start to drool all over the floor.

- also when you wake up after a year of gigging, notice you have put on 200 pounds and look kind of Mexican.

 

[Matthew Bryson]

- people comment on the wanking muscle of your arm and you repeatedly tell them to no avail that you play slap bass.

Maybe they know that and that is just what they mean by "wanking".

- also when you wake up after a year of gigging, notice you have put on 200 pounds and look kind of Mexican.

 

[Tym2cu_bass]

you know you're a bass player if...

- you sleep with your bass over your wife o.0








... eh, maybe not...

 

[Matthew Bryson]

You know your a bass player ...when you catch yourself explaining to somebody that: "Jaco died for our sins so that modern bass players are free to play more and be heard" and you realize that you are not at all joking.

 

[Stanley Design]

I always play bass in the bathroom haha.

 

[zilla04]

You know your a bass player ...when you catch yourself explaining to somebody that: "Jaco died for our sins so that modern bass players are free to play more and be heard" and you realize that you are not at all joking.

HAHAHA!!!! That's the greatest thing I've heard yet today.... the saddest too. Did you come up with that???? I've got to write that down.