You Know You're A Bassist When

[beerdragon]

[quote name='Rich' post='526153' date='Jun 27 2009, 06:34 PM']:lol:

[size=1]ps. sorry, I just had to amend the thread title... typo was doing my head in [/size][/quote]

How come it's still there?

[Waldo]

[quote name='Spartacus' post='526066' date='Jun 27 2009, 04:41 PM']When you stop using a plectrum.[/quote]

I'm suprised that this one managed to slip through the net

[Sean]

[quote name='Clarky' post='526134' date='Jun 27 2009, 06:04 PM']... having answered what instrument you play in the band, the previously-interested person smiles sweetly and finds an excuse to be elsewhere[/quote]

Every gig!

[bassace]

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='526057' date='Jun 27 2009, 04:32 PM']When you listen to a song.. and you find yourself only hearing the bassline and nothing else

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Strange that, Zoe. That's what got me started many many years ago.

Also, you know you're a bassist when you are asked to join a jazz workshop of players a third of your age 'cos they can't rustle up a bassist of their own - as happened to me last night and not for the first time.

[neilb]

When you can play your band members intruments and they cant play yours.

[stu_g]

when you have an obsession with keeping your fingernails short

[leonshelley01]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='526125' date='Jun 27 2009, 06:00 PM']When you're the only one who knows whereabouts you are in the song, when you keep having to nod to the guitarist to come in. [/quote]
Oh so true!

when at rehearsal you get shocked looks at suggesting maybe, perhaps, in just one song at some point as a special favour, we all play in time together.

Edited June 27, 2009 by leonshelley01

[tjkennelly]

When you list your favourite bassists to a friend they reply "Who?"

[leftybassman392]

When you can look around the stage and feel good in the knowledge that you probably have more musical know-how than anyone else there..

[ahpook]

[quote name='leonshelley01' post='526299' date='Jun 27 2009, 09:40 PM']Oh so true!

when at rehearsal you get shocked looks at suggesting maybe, perhaps, in just one song at some point as a special favour, we all play in time together.[/quote]

heheh. plus the one.

if i may adapt the words of verbal kint...

"the greatest trick the bass player ever pulled was convincing the band he didn't wasn't running the show"

[MacDaddy]

[quote name='Zach' post='526143' date='Jun 27 2009, 06:15 PM']I was once told that i stand like a bassist. Still not sure what he meant by that.[/quote]
at the back out of the way

[6h5g]

When punters tell you it must be easier to play bass than guitar because it has less strings.
[/quote]
oh my god +1 ha

[iamapirate]

When you can't think of a witty comment to post here!

EDIT

aha...
When you buy a cab with a speaker radius over 20"

[ahpook]

you actually know how a compressor works...

and have a favourite attack time.

[Spartacus]

When you stop playing air guitar to Darkness songs.

[escholl]

when you actually know the difference between instrument cable, and speaker cable.

[steve-soar]

[quote name='neilb' post='526276' date='Jun 27 2009, 09:10 PM']When you can play your band members intruments and they cant play yours.[/quote]Totally agree, my guit hasn't got a baldy one when he picks up my bass.
I can play his righty upside down, can he play my lefty bass upside down?

[steve-soar]

No.

[phil_the_bassist]

ykyabw....you can walk to the bar whilst playing, order a pint, play the rest of the songs on the open strings, drink your pint and return to your position wedged in behind the hi-hat without anyone in the crowd or band noticing


[quote name='escholl' post='526408' date='Jun 28 2009, 12:01 AM']when you actually know the difference between instrument cable, and speaker cable.[/quote]

+1

[quote name='ahpook' post='526341' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:30 PM']"the greatest trick the bass player ever pulled was convincing the band he didn't wasn't running the show"[/quote]

+1 (good film too!)

[quote name='leftybassman392' post='526335' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:22 PM']When you can look around the stage and feel good in the knowledge that you probably have more musical know-how than anyone else there..[/quote]

+9,634

bloody ridiculous, esp in my old band!

[Machines]

You walk into a music shop and pretty much straight back out again because they only had 1 bass, and you were still lucky to see that.

[mike.be]

when you can talk in a bass forum about eveything bass orientated with out the jealously, ignorance and ego of guitards.

[Stan_da_man]

You learnt the bass before moving onto guitar.

[Eight]

According to another thread...

When your hair falls out, and your facial hair grows at an alarming rate.

[crez5150]

[quote name='Eight' post='526733' date='Jun 28 2009, 02:27 PM']According to another thread...

When your hair falls out, and your facial hair grows at an alarming rate.[/quote]



spot on!

[Eight]

[quote name='crez5150' post='526739' date='Jun 28 2009, 02:36 PM']spot on![/quote]
Excellent - I'm on my way then.