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You know you're a bass player if...
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Loved that.
When you find yourself playing the four fingers on your left hand, with your fingers on your right hand. (or vice versa for those who are dominant-handedly-different)
Handedly...don't think that's a word...
...when you're playing poker during a spare in school, and the person next to you checks by tapping the table, so you check by slapping the edge of it with your thumb.
... when you do that, and it's so loud everyone else at the table winces, then asks why you like to inflict so much pain on yourself.
... and you didn't feel a thing.
... when you do that, and it's so loud everyone else at the table winces, then asks why you like to inflict so much pain on yourself.
... and you didn't feel a thing.
When you're playing thumper and your call sign is a slap and pop on the table. By the end of the night, no one's calling on you to drink, because there thumbs hurt. 
[brief hijack]Ok. Being from Italy you might not know this game. It's a very simple game really. I copy and pasted these rules from a google search.
What you need:
This is a game with a good beat. If you don't have rhythm then please don't try to play this game, and beer or whatever you drink
Game play:
Everyone sits around a table. Everyone then makes a gesture to represent themselves. After everyone has decided on a gesture go through them all one more time. Everyone then begins drumming on the table, one person says "What is the name of the game?" everyone replies "Thumper!" Same person says "Why do we play it?" and everyone replies "To get f*%$ed up!". Then the person does their gesture and then someone else's. The persons gesture they did must do their gesture and then another persons. Everyone else must still be drumming. The first person to mess up drinks.
This is a crazy game and can get really crazy. For instance, if you have a large group you can appoint chairmen.
Time chairman: He or she's in charge of issuing chunks of time that are bought by drinking a set about. Finish that cup of beer and I'll give you 2 minutes to go to the bathroom. Additionally, there are pre-arranged penalties for going over alotted time. Instances where you might need time. Bathroom, phone call, angry gf, barfing. etc.
Douche Chairman: This person is the ref. He or she determines whether the drink has been fully drunk. When a person finishes the drink, they have to put the empty cup on their head. If they don't, the douche chairman inspects and "douches" the person with what remains.
Song chairman - This person is in charge of the song that must be sung while a person drinks. If the person hasn't finished drinking by the time everyone sings the song, then the doucheman takes over. Good songs include - ziggy zaggy, yellow submarine, row row your boat or blow blow your goat, for he's a jolly good fellow.
The loser or winner (depending on how you want to look at it) determines how much beer to put in the penalty beer (which is usually a pitcher
). It's a beautiful thing. The stories I could tell.
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What you need:
This is a game with a good beat. If you don't have rhythm then please don't try to play this game, and beer or whatever you drink
Game play:
Everyone sits around a table. Everyone then makes a gesture to represent themselves. After everyone has decided on a gesture go through them all one more time. Everyone then begins drumming on the table, one person says "What is the name of the game?" everyone replies "Thumper!" Same person says "Why do we play it?" and everyone replies "To get f*%$ed up!". Then the person does their gesture and then someone else's. The persons gesture they did must do their gesture and then another persons. Everyone else must still be drumming. The first person to mess up drinks.
This is a crazy game and can get really crazy. For instance, if you have a large group you can appoint chairmen.
Time chairman: He or she's in charge of issuing chunks of time that are bought by drinking a set about. Finish that cup of beer and I'll give you 2 minutes to go to the bathroom. Additionally, there are pre-arranged penalties for going over alotted time. Instances where you might need time. Bathroom, phone call, angry gf, barfing. etc.
Douche Chairman: This person is the ref. He or she determines whether the drink has been fully drunk. When a person finishes the drink, they have to put the empty cup on their head. If they don't, the douche chairman inspects and "douches" the person with what remains.
Song chairman - This person is in charge of the song that must be sung while a person drinks. If the person hasn't finished drinking by the time everyone sings the song, then the doucheman takes over. Good songs include - ziggy zaggy, yellow submarine, row row your boat or blow blow your goat, for he's a jolly good fellow.
The loser or winner (depending on how you want to look at it) determines how much beer to put in the penalty beer (which is usually a pitcher
). It's a beautiful thing. The stories I could tell.[/hijack]
Oh god, I read this and said "well that bs", went on to do other things then notice that i slap the space key and enter key...
...you're able to understand what your drummer is saying, and translate for the rest of the band.
example:
drummer-"oogah boogah boogah"
bass player- "he says the guitar is too loud"
example:
drummer-"oogah boogah boogah"
bass player- "he says the guitar is too loud"
You know you're a bass player when:
people tell you you're good enough to play guitar when you show them your latest lick.
you're sick of explaining what a bass is and having people give you confused looks.
listen to an entire song and realize you were only listening to the bassist.
spend the entire duration of a song appreciating the bassists tone and wondering what gear they use.
your drummer tells you you have "bionic ears" when you keep pointing out subtleties in music.
people tell you you're good enough to play guitar when you show them your latest lick.
you're sick of explaining what a bass is and having people give you confused looks.
listen to an entire song and realize you were only listening to the bassist.
spend the entire duration of a song appreciating the bassists tone and wondering what gear they use.
your drummer tells you you have "bionic ears" when you keep pointing out subtleties in music.
Too true!
Don't slap the enter button but I use my left thumb to slap the space key for some reason instead of my right!
I hear that.
When someone asks how good a band is, you've said "The bassist sucked"
...You judge a complete band and 90% of the judgment is the bassist and the other 10% is a combination of the rest of the band
i couldn't agree more saxnbass i don't like the 80's punk just because they either have **** bass or recorded it badly
Same with the new stuff. (Green Day, Good Charlotte, My Chemical Romance, etc.). I don't like that stuff, but because of more than just the bass.
haha i name them
Bass - Jeremy (after the pearl jam song)
Guitar - Rose
to the extent that when my friends/parents ask if i'm going out/who i was with and i say i stayed in with jeremy, they' don't ask me when i got a new boyfriend. I guess it's the only other male my boyfriend will tolerate me telling him i love.
haha i keep doing that, you get to the end of the song and think damn where did that go???
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