Hobbayne Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Not to proud to post this bass fail from last Christmas. The Rolling Stones 'Angie ' bass fail at 3.06. An Epiphone Thunderbird which I gigged for the first time that night. Look for the singers dirty look after. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdx5wdTqDaU Quote
Gareth Hughes Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 And there was me thinking you wanted something other than the usual arse up photos Quote
3below Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Bass Cock Up. Why only the one? I have a lifetime's worth. Quote
lojo Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 I've got no clip of it , but I've confidently hit a few intro notes in the wrong keys before Quote
lowdown Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 I thought this might be an Ann Summers thread....lol.... Quote
gary mac Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Discreet is very obviously not awake yet. He would find this thread title totally irresistible. Quote
spectoremg Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Used to regularly flick the hipshot down for Summer of '69 and forget to put it back for the next song. Quote
Merton Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Every gig is a bass cock up from beginning to end for me Quote
sprocketflup Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 I have a bass face, not sure about what youre asking for, tbh ive never looked. My bass would get in the way anyways Quote
LiamPodmore Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 The best one for me is probably when i fell onto the stage in the middle of Teenage Dirtbag. The singer didn't even notice. Liam Quote
3below Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='Merton' timestamp='1430379767' post='2760731'] Every gig is a bass cock up from beginning to end for me [/quote] I am with Merton on this one, it would be easier to mention the times I got the whole number right Quote
CHW Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 We've raised the key of I fought the law, Only I forgot last weekend, for a couple of bars of the intro. Quote
Jazzneck Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Set opener "I Saw Her Standing There" first two bars.. Guitar 1 in the key of D Me on bass in the key of C Guitar 2 in the key of A Drummer in hysterics shouting "Far out jazz, man!" I didn't get any kudos for pointing to the set list where it quite clearly stated it was in C. The punters thought it was great. However, I digress, I've dropped bigger and worse bass doo doos throughout my career than I care to admit to. Edited April 30, 2015 by Jazzneck Quote
itsmedunc Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 I knocked over three pints of the singers Guinness. Luckily he thought it was somebody in the crowd. I cant repeat what he was shouting at the audience. He is very protective of his Guinness... Quote
paul_5 Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1430378019' post='2760712'] Used to regularly flick the hipshot down for Summer of '69 and forget to put it back for the next song. [/quote] Ditto. Different song, but same faux-pas… Quote
paul_5 Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1430382610' post='2760768'] If he's that worried about you dropping one note, he could probably do with listening back to his own vocal performance :-) [/quote] I'll be honest with you, that was the first thing that crossed my mind too. Quote
spectoremg Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1430425706' post='2761427'] Ditto. Different song, but same faux-pas… [/quote]It's the sin of pride - 'hey check me out, I just flick this and I'm in D!' Quote
MarkW Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 My biggest cock-up was in a pub gig where the sound was so bad I couldn't hear a note I was playing. Unfortunately everyone else could, especially when I launched into 'Don't Stop Believing' in F whilst everyone else was playing it in E... Quote
rogerstodge Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='MarkW' timestamp='1430432400' post='2761506'] My biggest cock-up was in a pub gig where the sound was so bad I couldn't hear a note I was playing. Unfortunately everyone else could, especially when I launched into 'Don't Stop Believing' in F whilst everyone else was playing it in E... [/quote]tis merely a semitone ol boy Quote
jimbaby Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 [quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1430420748' post='2761340'] I knocked over three pints of the singers Guinness. Luckily he thought it was somebody in the crowd. I cant repeat what he was shouting at the audience. He is very protective of his Guinness... [/quote] Lucky you only knocked three over, did he have plenty more ? Quote
bassbiscuits Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Started "Stand By Me" in A (correctly i felt) and got through half the intro before the singer i was depping for shouted "in C!" across the stage at me. Words were exchanged...! Quote
ezbass Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 At a recent rehearsal we went over two new tunes. The keyboard player said let's do Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, what my brain heard was Madonna's Holiday. Miss Lauper's big hit is in F# and Madge's early offering is in G - horrible sound ensued, closely followed by strange looks, stopping, explanations and embarrassment. Sounded great once I played the right song. Quote
Norris Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 My most common one at the moment is one particular song where I have a specific set of patches. One of these does a wah sweep on the expression pedal of my multi-fx pedal, so I have removed the usual volume control from the other patches in that set due to the quick changes needed. Of course the song that follows is back to the regular volume-controlled patches. I remember to change the patch but far too often forget to "step on the gas" again! Then I wonder why nothing comes out during the big intro Quote
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