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

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you know your a bass player when

-you talk like you're from the eighties.

-you pick up a violin, try and make an f# as you would on the Double Bass, then realize that it takes up the enitre neck

-if you have a laptop, it is now facedown on the floor, while all the extension cords and headphones for the amp are in its case.

-have centerfolds of Cirrus's on your wall

-you contantly fall asleep with 1 or more basses on you
:D :D
 
#62
....You generally notice youre hitting things, such as a table edge, with your thumb.

....You can drop a glass from the table 10m away just by moving a finger.

....Your fingertips are about the same hardness as your knuckles.
 
#63
You're know you're a bass player if...

...You talk about your MIA and people ask how long it's been lost.

...the Guitar Center guys pull their amps closer to you to jam.

...they ^ ^ know your credit card number by heart.

...you buy a bass with an exotic fingerboard only to slap the crap out of it. Good bass! Stayyy! No!!

...your guitarist tells you to turn it down but you reply, "It's only on 3."

...you watch Seinfeld primarily for the intro and commercial returns and can name your favorite episodes thereby. :D GUILTY!

...you create/join a forum about basses.

...you'd rather look at the construction of a new Sadowsky than the newest issue of Playboy. MmMmmmmMmm...Quilted Maple...
 
#64
You know you're a bass player if...
...you can name the kind of wood that a coffin is made out of at a funeral home without looking at the tag. (yeah, it's kinda creepy, but I was on a field trip for hebrew school and I couldn't resist. I was quite surprised by the absencce of quilted maple tops, though)
...you're at practice and your drummer'##### comes downstaris and tells your guitarists to turn down. She then goes on to complain that the whole house is shaking and you stand ther with a big grin on your face.
...you are really attracted to a certain game boy game with a pic of a leaping fish on it.
 
#65
You know your a bass player when...

People call you strange, since you listen to a Metronome (via headphones) all day while at work, even though you have an extensive MP3 collection to choose from.

Your an atheist, yet proudly tell all your mates how you bought the "Jesus Christ Superstar" DVD the other day, [oooh dem bass grooves!!].. yet you never buy DVD's!

TB forum is the only URL your logged into all day & night, both at work and home.

Nothing thrills you more during the day, than the thought of getting home from work to "feel" that soulful thump of your P-Bass. :cool:

Guilty on all accounts,

-DK
 
#66
You know your a bass player if....

...... You go shopping for a new truck and ask if it's single coil.

...... The new truck will be used to haul your 600+ Watt amp places

...... You'll have an additional 600+ Watt sound system in the truck to listen to bass stuff when not playing.

....... You plug your PC into your bass amp in order to listen to the bass lines of certain songs without the interruption of other instruments.

....... You swear you saw Jaco driving a blue '04 Dodge Ram when you walked outside of Guitar Center

....... You tell that to the guitar player next to you, and get a strange look from him/her.

....... You give them a speech when they say they don't know who Jaco is.

....... You go down to furniture sales and ask about the furniture's sustain and if it's bolt on or neck-thru.

....... You give your bass it's own name and address it as a person in your answering machine message. "You've reached Will, Gina, and Rick(enbacker). Please leave a message...."
 
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....You walk on the street and hear someone whispering: "Hey, that's the guy who always hangs out with the musicians!"

....You have your matriculation exam tomorrow, but all you do is write TB and play.. :D

....Someone with a fishing rod says to you: "I had a 20" bass today!" And you reply: "That's a small bass. I've got a 35" hanging in my wall."
 
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dTune said:
........You have your matriculation exam tomorrow, but all you do is write TB and play.. :D
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guilty, i spent yesterday playing and only stopped for the hour of my philosophy exam.... ah well my degree isn’t going to get me anywhere anyway.

you know your a bass player if, when everyone else is saying turn the stereo down your saying turn it up! films too for some reason...?

and if when any record is playing your fingers start moving with out you noticing
 
#74
You know you're a bass player when....

You are planning to name your sons Marcus Stanley and Jaco...
You refuse to buy Flea Shampoo for your dog.

you find yourself wanting to play because that washingmachine has a funky ass beat.......

you resent keyboardists left hands..........

You drink Guinness because that other beer company can't even pronounce it right.

You went running to the local shoe store because the sign said "Bass- 50% off" but returned home mad! :p

You drive by power lines and wonder if they are taper ends

You hear the words Bridge, Saddle and Nut, and don't think of horseback riding

Your dentist tells you he's ordering you a bridge, and you request a 2Tek........
 
#78
when your dog gets fleas, and you rename him sir psycho sexy

you own/have owned atleast one fish named mike gordon

you find yourself locking your stingrays case in your own house

when the trombone player asks you where your pick is

when people replace your favorite technique with a word that rhymes with keinfeld

when you find your self figuring out what the note your alarm clock makes is

you do not own a single pair of earplugs

you have entire conversations with people about your tinnitus

when you credit electro harmonix for creating baseball

you have four lines carved into the covers of all your school books

the small birds with long beeks are called humbuckers

soapbar is no longer a method of cleaning yourself in the shower

you get pissed at guitar solos

when when PJ's arent what you sleep in

you want to go the caribean because you heard about how many stingrays where there

you lose your girlfriend and become homeless
 
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dTune said:
....You generally notice youre hitting things, such as a table edge, with your thumb.

....Your fingertips are about the same hardness as your knuckles.
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I'm guilty of those.

you know your a bassist when...

- someone asks if you know the bass lines from between Seinfield scenes, and you slap a few random notes..."Thats the one!"
- don't feel like your ego is being crushed by the 4 to one rule for amp power. And you understand why it is needed.
 
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