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Gig Rules, Infractions and Fines For Bass Players | |
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MUSICAL OFFENSES [ ] Playing loudly during warm up ..$10 [ ] Sound-checking amp with funk slapping ..$25 [ ] Loud cursing after mistake ..$10 [ ] Playing high and fast after mistake ..$20 [ ] Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes ..$20 [ ] Asking for "E" tuning note ..$25 [ ] Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb ..$50 [ ] Playing written-out walking line ..$50 [ ] Failure to play written walking line ..$75 [ ] Writing note names over ledger-line notes ..$50 [ ] Writing beat numbers under dotted figures ..$50 [ ] Playing eighth notes ..$5 each [ ] Playing sixteenth notes ..$10 each [ ] Playing above 1st octave .. immediate dismissal [ ] Dragging fast tempo ..$75 [ ] Dragging ballad tempo ..$100 [ ] Blacking out during ballad ..$200 [ ] Ignoring drummer's tempo ..$100 [ ] Following drummer's tempo ..$250 [ ] Asking to borrow Real Book for "All Of Me" ..$1000 UPRIGHT PLAYERS [ ] Showing up before first downbeat ..$25 [ ] Playing audibly ..$25 [ ] Faking changes ..$25 [ ] Slapping ..$150 [ ] Missing tuttilick, then mentioning vintage of bass ..$25 [ ] Excessive sweating ..$25 [ ] Pedal point double-stops during horn solo ..$50 [ ] Asking leader for a solo ..$30 [ ] Accepting solo when offered ..$50 [ ] Taking second chorus ..$100 [ ] Playing solo arco..$400 [ ] Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune ..$100 [ ] Playing "A Train" ending on every tune ..$200 [ ] Playing extended "A Train" ending on every tune ..$500 ELECTRIC PLAYERS [ ] Checking hair between tunes ..$15 [ ] Experimenting with odd meters ..$25 [ ] Missing root at end of blistering fill ..$25 [ ] Playing with a pick ..$50 [ ] Tuning during ballad ..$30 [ ] Playing Jacogroove on samba ..$75 [ ] Playing Jacosamba groove on ballad ..$150 [ ] Attempting last word on final chord ..$50 [ ] Achieving last word on final chord ..$100 [ ] Long glissdown to final note ..$200 EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC [ ] Forgetting strap ..$10 [ ] Changing strings after every set ..$15 [ ] Using electric tuner ..$15 [ ] Setting up mic"just in case" ..$75 [ ] Forgetting to turn amp on ..$40 [ ] Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip ..$50 [ ] Asking horn player for help moving amp ..$25 [ ] Bringing custom-made bass ..$100 per string above 4 [ ] Bringing more than 1 bass ..$100 per extra bass [ ] Skull decals on bass ..$150 [ ] Bringing fretless bass ..$500 CRIMINAL BAD TASTE [ ] Telling bone player about all the gigs you get ..$10 [ ] Asking bone player about their day gig ..$10 [ ] Sitting behind drums on break ..$10 [ ] Quoting "Birdland" ..$25 [ ] Practicing scales during break ..$25 [ ] Practicing scales during drum solo ..$50 [ ] Practicing ..$150 [ ] Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." ..$50 [ ] Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" ..$100 BASIC STUPIDITY [ ] Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt ..$10 [ ] Wearing new Whitesnaketour shirt ..$20 [ ] Asking when the rock set starts ..$20 [ ] Continually asking "where are we?" ..$25 [ ] Continually shouting "Yeah!" ..$25 [ ] Asking bone player where "1" is ..$50 [ ] Taking cell phone call during 4's ..$100 (copy and paste into word processor at time of use) |
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