jeelie1 Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Bass player offenses/fines listName of offender _____________________________Date of offense(s) _____ / _____ / _______Musical offensesPlaying loudly during warm up $10Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25Loud cursing after mistake $10Playing high and fast after mistake $20Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20Asking for "E" tuning note $25Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50Playing written-out walking line $50Failure to play written walking line $75Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50Playing eighth notes $5 eachPlaying sixteenth notes $10 eachPlaying above 1st octave-immediate dismissalDragging fast tempo $75Dragging ballad tempo $100Blacking out during ballad $200Ignoring drummer's tempo $100Following drummer's tempo $250Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me $1000Upright player offensesShowing up before first downbeat $25Playing audibly $25Faking changes $25Slapping $150Missing tutti lick, then mentioning vintage of bass $25Excessive sweating $25Pedal point double-stops during horn solo $50Asking leader for a solo $30Accepting solo when offered $50Taking second chorus $100Playing solo arco $400Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune $25Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200Playing extended "A Train" ending on every tune $500Electric player offensesChecking hair between tunes $15Experimenting with odd meters $25Missing root at end of blistering fill $25Playing with a pick $50Tuning during ballad $30Playing Jaco groove on samba $75Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150Attempting last word on final chord $50Achieving last word on final chord $100Long gliss down to final note $200Equipment violationselectricForgetting strap $10Changing strings after every set $15Using electric tuner $15Setting up mic "just in case" $75Forgetting to turn amp on $40Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50Asking horn player for help moving amp $25Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bassSkull decals on bass $150Bringing fretless bass $500Criminal bad tasteTelling bone player about all the gigs you get $10Asking bone player about their day gig $10Sitting behind drums on break $10Quoting "Birdland" $25Practicing scales during break $25Practicing scales during drum solo $50Practicing $150Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player" $50Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $100Basic stupidityWearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt $20Asking when the rock set starts $20Continually asking "where are we?" $25Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25Asking bone player where "1" is $50Taking cellphone call during 4's $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 There are two, and only two, bass related offences that can be committed, and they are as follows:Not slinging your bass low enough = booking, followed by a second yellow if not immediately rectified.Slap bass = straight red.In the words of that Hetfield fella, nothing else matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 There are two, and only two, bass related offences that can be committed, and they are as follows:Not slinging your bass low enough = booking, followed by a second yellow if not immediately rectified.Slap bass = straight red.In the words of that Hetfield fella, nothing else matters.I'm with him, the original post is a load of muso toss. Gimme Dee Dee over that Flea wanker anyday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kilgore Trout Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 here's a tip for bassists. if you join a band and during one of the early rehearsals one member of the band hands you a printed ticket on which he has outlined an "offence" you must exit the band quickly, they are obviously ding as fuck. RUN AWAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I'm with him, the original post is a load of muso toss. Gimme Dee Dee over that Flea wanker anyday...says the man looking at the five-string! you'll be playing 'portrait of tracy' before you know it /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyRATM Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 says the man looking at the five-string! you'll be playing 'portrait of tracy' before you know it /xOi! You just have small girlie hands hehehe i'm kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 says the man looking at the five-string! you'll be playing 'portrait of tracy' before you know it /xI was actually just gonna take the 5th string off y'know! I can barely cope with 4...Anyone out there wanna sell me a Thunderbird for 20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 i like the way that no one replied to this for almost 2 years after it was posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbroonbreed Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 here's a tip for bassists. if you join a band and during one of the early rehearsals one member of the band hands you a printed ticket on which he has outlined an "offence" you must exit the band quickly, they are obviously ding as fuck. RUN AWAY!Seconded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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