thisnameistaken Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 I suppose I'd either give up playing bass or look for a U2 tribute band. Quote
Jobiebass Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 its quite a sickening thought loosing an arm. There is a guy at work with 1 arm. He smells funny. But thats another story. Makes you glad to be in a good state of body. But if it happened to me... Sheffield is my home from home, and snakes pass is a good road as any to loose an arm, so ill go the def lep route. although thinking about it, that must mean he uses a lot of kick pedals and I have no co-ordination with my feet vs hand movement. Id become the one armed bandit Quote
ped Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Train my left arm to use a mouse and keep rocking the best bass forum on the net - and purchase onearmedbassist.com to cater for the rest of you! Quote
teen t-shirt Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I'd go and get some form of revolutionary surgery.... i can't imagine not being able to play bass... god what a nightmarish thought to have... and whats with all the def leopard jokes i love def leopard being a sheffield boy my self... one is not amused!!! Quote
Cantdosleepy Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I'd build a time machine, travel back to when I had two arms, then chop the one I was missing off my sleeping self, bring it back to the future and reattach it. Plus, that would explain where the arm had gone in the first place. Hands off my arm, FutureSleepy! Quote
queenofthedepths Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Building a time machine and hacking off an arm would probably be quite difficult with just one arm! Not to mention reattaching the arm! Sounds to me like a good plot. Quote
elom Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 [quote name='chris_b' post='222386' date='Jun 19 2008, 06:53 PM']My mate had his lungs, kidneys and liver removed and he kept playing.[/quote] We play in some dodgy pubs too... Quote
Merton Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 [quote name='teen t-shirt' post='222756' date='Jun 20 2008, 11:20 AM']and whats with all the def leopard jokes i love def leopard being a sheffield boy my self... one is not amused!!! [/quote] Yeah, me too. <sniff> Well, I'm not a Sheffield boy but I'm probably the only Def Lep fan left in existance other than my mate Ben The irony is that Rick Allen lost his arm TWICE. They sewed it back on but it became infected so had to take it off again. Poor bugger. If I lost my right arm I'd cry and then do what that famous one armed bassist does. If I lost my left arm I'd cry, then try to learn left handed and do what that famous one armed bassist does. Quote
Wil Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I would be more concerned about not being able to play on games consoles, to be honest... Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) [quote name='ahpook' post='222364' date='Jun 19 2008, 06:06 PM']i thought we were talking musical instruments here, not fashion accessories for trustafarians [/quote] That's a bit harsh Its not as easy to play didj properly as it might look: Check out this chap for some rhythmic didj playing: [url="http://www.didjeridu.co.uk/music/"]http://www.didjeridu.co.uk/music/[/url] He's played Didj for Page & Plant as well as with Rolf Harris (but not at the same time) Edited June 20, 2008 by Jean-Luc Pickguard Quote
barneyg42 Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) Strap on a false arm, mount a pick on it,become a guitarist and get to the final of a Guitar Hero competition!! Fair play to this fella.......... [url="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1316180.ece"]http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1316180.ece[/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=prXfkQaQVJY&eurl=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/06/19/one-armed-gateshead-guitarist-makes-his-mar"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=prXfkQaQVJY&...t-makes-his-mar[/url] Edited June 20, 2008 by barneyg42 Quote
bnt Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) In addition to the NS/Stick I mentioned before, I'd use the bass synth I already have ([url="http://www.novationmusic.com/products/hardware_synths/xio/"]Novation Xio[/url]), and I might also find me an early Moog Taurus: Beefy! Edited June 20, 2008 by bnt Quote
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