xilddx Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 It seems to happen to me quite a lot, usually during soundchecks, usually non-musos (photographers, choreographers, MCs, etc.) on the stage, but often singers. It doesn't half piss me off, I feel like they've just stood on one of my cats or summat. My obbm cables seem to withstand it thankfully. My POD X3 LIVE is now sporting a deep scar from a 4" stiletto heel too. I find it odd and very annoying that some people seem to be oblivious to the welfare of my gear. I'm sure I'm not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I agree completely. One of my guitarists does this in rehearsals as well. I'm sure he won't be buying any replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Do I get photographers, choreographers, MCs and singers in 4" stiletto heels at my gigs. No, I do not, and if I did, the odd squashed cable would be a tiny price to pay. , sunshine. [color=#ffffff].[/color] Edited August 5, 2012 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1344127071' post='1760270'] Do I get photographers, choreographers, MCs and singers in 4" stiletto heels at my gigs. No, I do not, and if I did, the odd squashed cable would be a tiny price to pay. , sunshine. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote] Point taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 This is exactly why I use wireless dude! Well... not exactly... its mostly me that steps on my cables! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Yup, other band members completely oblivious to anything that isn't a guitar or a microphone (drummers seem to be more considerate / aware) or worse, drunk punters wandering onto the stage and swaying remarkably close to your pedal board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Agree a lot. When I'm on stage i try to keep cables to a minimised route to avoid possibility of someone standing on them but no matter how i do it people always seem to stand on them and at the end of the night if the cables aren't physically damaged they are extremely dirty to say the least. How come when I'm on stage i step OVER cables yet guitarists or singers step ON them. Weird but true. As for photographers and guests of the band - they should be banned from the stage area. Its not their gear so go away and find yir own space to invade Dave Edited August 5, 2012 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Maybe you need to get the choreographer to include you in the choreography so there's no danger! Either that or go wireless (which eliminates the problem and enables you to get closer to the dancers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I look after my amps and guitars but couldn't say I'm particularly precious over cables or pedals. They're designed to go on the floor so I expect them to get stood on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 After having a cable ruined by someone putting a chair on it and sitting down to play their guitar.......... I agree, it is very frustrating I am thinking of going wireless or getting a double bass lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Quite fancy the wireless route but not sure which is best to go for. Will post another thread for advice rather than hijack Silddx's Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Gaffa Tape and step ladder. Run cable upwards from your amp to the ceiling, tape it up with gaffa tape. Run it forwards taping it to the ceiling every few metres to where you're going to be standing on stage, where it drops and plugs into your bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurbs Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Very strange answers... Cables? All over the place, sometimes 3 deep and I think of them as a carpet. I couldn't care less who treads on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1344154503' post='1760373'] Gaffa Tape and step ladder. Run cable upwards from your amp to the ceiling, tape it up with gaffa tape. Run it forwards taping it to the ceiling every few metres to where you're going to be standing on stage, where it drops and plugs into your bass. [/quote] Need to try this approach. Cheaper than buying a wireless system Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 This very thing happened to me at last nights gig , one of the guitarists was not only stood on it but had it wrapped around his foot , I was tempted to give it a good yank lol ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysh Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1344126852' post='1760267'] ... I find it odd and very annoying that some people seem to be oblivious to the welfare of my gear. I'm sure I'm not alone. [/quote] you are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) id be quite pleased if the guitarist stood on my cables it might electromagnetically infuse some of that bass signal goodness into them and curb their widdling tendencies with a moderate improvement in general good musical taste edit - maybe i should invest in a really long cable and detour it under the keyboardists feet too - maybe if they could 'sense' the bass line they'd feel less compulsion to keep doubling it all the time Edited August 5, 2012 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassdriver Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I used the same Whirlwind lead for at least 15 years. It got trodden on, mostly by me. If I trod on it I stepped off but more because it was more comfortable to not be standing on it than out of any concern for the lead. The lead never seemed to come to any harm from having the odd trainer stand on it. When it finally gave up the ghost it was one end that developed a fault. Stilettos and chair legs would be a different matter though.and I'd keep them well away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 It's very annoying. I think I've now got most of the band members trained, and I try to use the shorted runs possible and tape everything down. V-Bass cables are £35 quid a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) I don`t mind so much if the guys in the band step on the cables in the performance, but it`s the punters, and other bands getting on the stage when you`re breaking the gear down that does my head in. In this case, I`d expect whoever is stage managing to tell people that unless they are in the band that has just finished to get off stage/out of the way. But they usually don`t. So I usually do. Loudly. Edited August 5, 2012 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1344126852' post='1760267']My POD X3 LIVE is now sporting a deep scar from a 4" stiletto heel too.[/quote] That'll teach you to play bass wearing them. You've been warned about your dress sense before. I suggest you take it on board ! Edited August 5, 2012 by WHUFC BASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='Thurbs' timestamp='1344155298' post='1760379'] Cables? All over the place, sometimes 3 deep and I think of them as a carpet. I couldn't care less who treads on them. [/quote] You're a guitarist. Aren't you? Go on ... admit it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I always route the cable from my pedalboard to my amp around the edge of the stage area, and if i'm using a wireless (Perched on top of the amp) i route the cable from that around that way too. I used to wear some quite thin soled shoes so i absolutely hated standing on cables. I need to get my own wireless, and soon. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='WHUFC BASS' timestamp='1344162668' post='1760478'] That'll teach you to play bass wearing them. You've been warned about your dress sense before. I suggest you take it on board ! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 One night, after a gig, I was packing my gear while two guys are jamming on stage, gutarist and drummer can't find my cable so I ask one these guys they say no, not seen that blue cable (though they didn't speak much English) Then I spotted it -- that guitard was using it!!! So I took it off him and that was the end of their jam. What the f***??? On the positive side, I was playing with a guitar player who's cable would default and he threw it into the bin! I took it out and fixed it at home in 1/2 minute. Next rehearsal, he said he'd forgotten to buy a new cable -- so I lent him -- his own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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