ambient Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 This is impressive. Maybe not something to try at your local pub gig though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Yeah, I do that trick of tossing my gear around my head. Goes down a treat, along with the head-banging. I'm weak on pirouettes, though, so I'll practise them more. Disclaimer : I'm a drummer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 It’s only playing small venues that stops me doing exactly the same……. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I'm pretty sure I'd forget to lock the wheels on those trolleys and go a**e ove t*t 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Hes got through a lot of mirrors getting that right! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: I'm pretty sure I'd forget to lock the wheels on those trolleys and go a**e ove t*t I once, in what I thought was a very ‘rock and roll’ pose, put my foot on a monitor which started sliding across the stage. I didn’t fall over but it was nevertheless a very embarrassing moment. Edited August 26, 2022 by ambient 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rich said: In the clips where the guitar goes flying off out of shot, there are priceless moments where the spinners stop and look in disbelief. I think this is the crucial learning point from this instructional video - you must perfect that look of incredulity that it hasn't worked quite like you thought it would. 🤣 Edited August 26, 2022 by Franticsmurf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 That spin malarkey comes a very very close second to bass solos in my book (well, more like a pamphlet really). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, Marky L said: That spin malarkey comes a very very close second to bass solos in my book (well, more like a pamphlet really). I’m presuming you mean second in a list of No-No’s rather than great things! What be the remainder of the top 5 (or 10) then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 29 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: I’m presuming you mean second in a list of No-No’s rather than great things! What be the remainder of the top 5 (or 10) then? Oh yes indeed. Obv the list is verrrrry subjective. Under the chin basses are in it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: ...What be the remainder of the top 5 (or 10) then? On bass, for me, other than the 'slinging one's 'ook' as in the video, and bass solos, I'd add... Pedal boards (or pedals at all, really...). Use of a pick. Round-wound strings. 'Softly, softly' is more my style (it might get loud, but softly...). Edited August 27, 2022 by Dad3353 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Crass and tasteless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I would do it all the time if I had the coordination. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 What a tosser 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 26/08/2022 at 14:35, ambient said: This is impressive. Maybe not something to try at your local pub gig though. Anyone know the actual music he's playing? And why that er, interesting overdub music was used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) Hopefully his bass playing is as good as his tricks. Edited August 27, 2022 by steantval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Owen said: Crass and tasteless. Exactly my style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Exactly my style It is something I am reaching for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 26/08/2022 at 19:11, Franticsmurf said: In the clips where the guitar goes flying off out of shot, there are priceless moments where the spinners stop and look in disbelief. I think this is the crucial learning point from this instructional video - you must perfect that look of incredulity that it hasn't worked quite like you thought it would. 🤣 The one that got me genuinely LOLing was the one where the bass disappears to the left, and when the camera pans over to show him retrieving it, he's emerging from a swimming pool. I am quite surprised that so many haven't discovered the wonder of straplocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric.C.Lapton Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Stagecraft, you say.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 26/08/2022 at 14:42, Dad3353 said: Yeah, I do that trick of tossing my gear around my head. Goes down a treat, along with the head-banging. I'm weak on pirouettes, though, so I'll practise them more. Disclaimer : I'm a drummer. Oh, you're Tommy Lee??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 47 minutes ago, odysseus said: Stagecraft, you say.... Brilliant. That bassist must be roasting in that cossie. Like all good parodies, the playing is spot on. Great stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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