stewblack Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I just set off my sleep apnea machine with my bass. What bizarre and unexpected results have you had from playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Radio station coming through my faulty active pickups from my Washburn status bass in band rehearsal . Odd, but also amusing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 minute ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said: Radio station coming through my faulty active pickups from my Washburn status bass in band rehearsal . Odd, but also amusing . I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I once accidentally triggered a pre-emptive nuclear missile strike against France when my playing disturbed an MOD computer several counties away. PS, I have have over dramatised things somewhat slightly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Meeting up for the first time with three other muso's through JoinMyBand exactly a year ago, we plugged in, tuned up, and the first half-a-dozen songs we played all sounded great, everyone had done their homework and had actually worked on the songs we agreed to run through before turning up. Best first meeting I've ever been involved in, and we are still together now. 🙂 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 58 minutes ago, thebrig said: Meeting up for the first time with three other muso's through JoinMyBand exactly a year ago, we plugged in, tuned up, and the first half-a-dozen songs we played all sounded great, everyone had done their homework and had actually worked on the songs we agreed to run through before turning up. Best first meeting I've ever been involved in, and we are still together now. 🙂 I've read some far fetched stuff in my time, but this? Now the pre-emptive anglo french nuclear strike on the other hand 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Thinking about my OP, it's interesting because the machine is triggered by pressure. Makes you realise that all this moving air talk is far from the bunkum it might sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Normal Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Just upsets the cat really. He trots into the room all perky and cheerful, but if he clocks I'm holding a bass he flies back out again at a rate of knots with fighter plane ears and an outstretched tail. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, stewblack said: I just set off my sleep apnea machine with my bass. What bizarre and unexpected results have you had from playing? A blow job not bizarre, but was unexpected so one out of two is not bad Edited January 13, 2020 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Geek99 said: A blow job not bizarre, but was unexpected so one out of two is not bad Some people will really go to any lengths to make it stop, eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Max Normal said: Just upsets the cat really. He trots into the room all perky and cheerful, but if he clocks I'm holding a bass he flies back out again at a rate of knots with fighter plane ears and an outstretched tail. Our cat makes himself scarce if he sees me bringing any kind of speaker cab or combo into the living room. Speakers mean Big Noise, too much for his delicate feline sensibilities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Many years back, Kiwi brought his gobsmackingly lovely Smith 5-string round to my gaff; we set up my then rig (Eden WT400 head, SWR Triad cab) in the garage, turned it well up... 20 seconds later a shelf fell off the wall. It seems even storage units are critics. In all seriousness, the tone was so beautiful that we came to the conclusion that Smith basses and Eden amps were made for each other. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, SICbass said: Some people will really go to any lengths to make it stop, eh? I didn’t, it was a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) The Haunted Amplifier. Our flat in Berkhamsted was directly above the Rex cinema, and one evening I heard voices coming from my little practice amp. No, I hadn't been on the sauce or smoking anything naughty. But it freaked me out when I distinctly heard, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" coming from the speaker. It turned out that the cinema was screening 2001 that evening and the jack cable was acting as some sort of antenna and picking up the sound. Edited January 13, 2020 by lozkerr 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, lozkerr said: The Haunted Amplifier. Our flat in Berkhamsted was directly above the Rex cinema, and one evening I heard voices coming from my little practice amp. No, I hadn't been on the sauce or smoking anything naughty. But it freaked me out when I distinctly heard, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" coming from the speaker. It turned out that the cinema was screening 2001 that evening and the jack cable was acting as some sort of antenna and picking up the sound. You sure it wasn't picking up @TheGreek and his girlfriend ? (Ooops sorry just remembered it's Mick not Dave) Edited January 13, 2020 by stewblack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Geek99 said: I didn’t, it was a good one Did you find your playing rushing a bit towards the end? Am I going too far with this line of questioning? ....yes, yes I probably am. Edited January 13, 2020 by SICbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I used to have a practice amp that would pick up taxi radio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, SICbass said: Did you find your playing rushing a bit towards the end? Am I going too far with this line of questioning? ....yes, yes I probably am. Curiously your first two words in your last sentence were ones that I also used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassalarky Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 7 hours ago, JapanAxe said: Our cat makes himself scarce if he sees me bringing any kind of speaker cab or combo into the living room. Speakers mean Big Noise, too much for his delicate feline sensibilities. My wife has a similar reaction these days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Geek99 said: A blow job not bizarre, but was unexpected so one out of two is not bad From the drummer????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Mudpup said: From the drummer????? No, not from the drummer. Who in their right mind would accept that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 23 hours ago, lozkerr said: The Haunted Amplifier. Our flat in Berkhamsted was directly above the Rex cinema, and one evening I heard voices coming from my little practice amp. No, I hadn't been on the sauce or smoking anything naughty. But it freaked me out when I distinctly heard, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" coming from the speaker. It turned out that the cinema was screening 2001 that evening and the jack cable was acting as some sort of antenna and picking up the sound. I saw 2001 at the Rex, was way back in......1969? Was that you screaming above my head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Oopsdabassist said: I saw 2001 at the Rex, was way back in......1969? Was that you screaming above my head? No, this was a couple of years ago. I was not long past the toddler tantrum stage back in 1969... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 "Just what do you think you're doing Dave?" That's basically lived with me all my life since I saw "2001 A Space Odyssey" in 1968 when I was 7. I've occasionally had: "was that you playing in Studio X?" I'm hoping it was meant as a compliment ... Peace Davo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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