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Stage presence with an upright?

MacDaddy

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Steve Browning Grand Master

Steve Browning

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  On 31/10/2024 at 18:08, Beedster said:

On stage I’m too absorbed with the physical and emotional demands of playing to give a f*** about how I look, in short I’m totally absorbed.

 

In which context an Italian lady came up to us after a gig a few years back. The singer - a good looking guy 20-years my junior - naturally assumed she was going to talk to him. She did, but she said ‘The bassist plays his instrument like it is a beautiful women he wants to make love with’.

 

Still makes me smile, and I like to remind hime. He now recognises the true hierarchy in the band 👍

 

 

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I guess Swiss Tony was right!!

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PaulKing Collaborator

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  On 31/10/2024 at 15:07, Happy Jack said:

It's never too late to grow up, Si. :D

 

As a double bassist (and yes, I know you have an EUB) my main task at any moment is to be the coolest guy on stage.

 

If I was 19 and in great shape then I suppose I could do all sorts of tricks. If I had learned to do all those tricks when I was 19 then maybe I could still do them today (I'm looking at you, @PaulKing). But seeing as neither of those apply, I just concentrate on pretending that I know what I'm doing while looking cool - though still wondering why I don't look as cool as @tayste_2000 when he plays.

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Hmmm, what can I say. I started at 21, still going 35 years later... though not always in tune.

 

 

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petebassist Experienced

petebassist

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  On 04/11/2024 at 13:30, PaulKing said:

You were indeed, and it may be Silvia's vid... though I seem to remember you two were pretty close to the front?

I like to think I can trigger an early interest in bass... 😆  

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That's class mate, great spectacle!

Happy Jack Grand Master

Happy Jack

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  On 04/11/2024 at 16:41, JoeEvans said:

I think a double bass has plenty of stage presence of its own.

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And here's proof of exactly that ... if proof were ever actually needed.

 

My gig on Saturday night, a section of the set where the DB isn't even being played but it's still front & centre, making a statement.

 

 

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hubrad Experienced

hubrad

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  On 31/10/2024 at 15:03, Happy Jack said:

 

Troo dat, and this would include the legendary "You'll never get that under your chin".

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Danny Thompson has a brilliant retort to that one: "If I had a mouth as big as yours I'd have no problem!"

Probably helps he used to do boxing.

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chris_b Grand Master

chris_b

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  On 31/10/2024 at 11:30, MacDaddy said:

As upright basses are usually static, we can't run around stage throwing shapes and posing like what we can with bass guitars. 

What do you do, if anything, to have a bit of stage presence with an upright?

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At this time of the year, Christmas lights would look cool.

 

Better still, if you got those flashing ones.

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