Bass Player Offenses

NAME OF OFFENDER - ___________________________
INFRACTION DATE - _____________________________

MINOR OFFENSES - ALL PLAYERS

[ ]Playing loudly during warm up
[ ]Sound-checking amp with funk slapping
[ ]Loud cursing after mistake
[ ]Playing high and fast after mistake
[ ]Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes
[ ]Asking for "E" tuning note
[ ]Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb
[ ]Playing written-out walking line
[ ]Failure to play written walking line
[ ]Writing note names over ledger-line notes
[ ]Writing beat numbers under dotted figures
[ ]Playing above 1st octave immediate dismissal
[ ]Dragging fast tempo
[ ]Dragging ballad tempo
[ ]Blacking out during ballad
[ ]Ignoring drummer's tempo
[ ]Following drummer's tempo
[ ]Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me

MINOR OFFENSES - UPRIGHT PLAYERS

[ ]Showing up before first downbeat
[ ]Playing audibly
[ ]Faking changes
[ ]Slapping
[ ]Missing lick, then mentioning vintage of bass
[ ]Excessive sweating
[ ]Pedal point double-stops during horn solo
[ ]Asking leader for a solo
[ ]Accepting solo when offered
[ ]Taking second chorus
[ ]Playing solo arco
[ ]Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune
[ ]Playing "A Train" ending on every tune

MINOR OFFENSES - ELECTRIC PLAYERS

[ ]Checking hair between tunes
[ ]Experimenting with odd meters
[ ]Missing root at end of blistering fill
[ ]Playing with a pick
[ ]Tuning during ballad
[ ]Playing Jaco groove on samba
[ ]Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad
[ ]Attempting last word on final chord
[ ]Achieving last word on final chord
[ ]Long gliss down to final note

EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS - ELECTRIC

[ ]Forgetting strap
[ ]Using electric tuner
[ ]Setting up mic "just in case"
[ ]Forgetting to turn amp on
[ ]Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip
[ ]Asking horn player for help moving amp
[ ]Bringing custom-made bass - FINE per string above 4
[ ]Bringing more than 1 bass - FINE per extra bass
[ ]Skull decals on bass
[ ]Bringing fretless bass

MAJOR OFFENSES

[ ]Telling bone player about all the gigs you get
[ ]Asking bone player about their day gig
[ ]Sitting behind drums on break
[ ]Quoting "Birdland"
[ ]Practicing scales during break
[ ]Practicing scales during drum solo
[ ]Practicing
[ ]Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..."
[ ]Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing"

CRIMINAL OFFENSES

[ ]Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt
[ ]Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt
[ ]Asking when the rock set starts
[ ]Continually asking "where are we?"
[ ]Continually shouting "Yeah!"
[ ]Asking bone player where "1" is
[ ]Taking cellphone call during 4's