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Gig Rules, Infractions and Fines For Bass Players
DRUMMER OFFENSES
BASS OFFENSES
TRUMPET INFRACTIONS
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

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