Well,I learned a VALUABLE lesson at a gig one sat nite...
We were doing Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd to end a set and during the last lead break,while jumping and dancing around,my strap decides to COME OFF MY BASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luckily,I grabbed her before anything happened and sat on the drum riser to finish the tune....

Now,before everyone says to go buy strap locks....I HAVE strap locks !!!
...and here's what transpired

The nut that holds the strap lock to the strap came loose and the strap lock itself turned right around,causing the button to slip right out !!!!

On break,I just re aligned the lock,tightened it down with pliers from the tool kit and voila...good to go.

So....just an FYI on bass maintenance Bass Buddies
DON'T FORGET YOUR STRAP LOCKS....It could happen to you !!!!
:P
Peace Ed

Around 10 years ago, I fancied the idea I wanted to be a backing vocalist and sing those wonderful harmonies (hmmph!). It seemed to be working out okay. No one complained and the guitarist said it did help fill out the sound. Then one night I stepped up to sing on the chorus and my lips were on the mic. It didn't have a boom on it. The bass strings also connected with the stand and I slightly remembered the bass touching something else. Then there was a loud pop and a ball of fire the size of a golf ball flashed in front of me. The next thing I knew, I was flat on my back getting up to my elbows. My lips were tingling and I could see these flashing little lights around in front of me. Must have been a poor ground somewhere.
Since that time I have no longer fancied myself a vocalist of any kind.
DRW

I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time but I have to confess to chuckling a bit reading your post. The picture you painted is so clear I could almost see it happening.

I got a boom for my mike but not because of a short like that. I got the boom to stop from having to lean forward. Reading this I'm glad I got it. :)

Yep. It was a shocking experiance. How's that Gretsch playing these days since the rewiring job? The one I played all those years ago was quite good. Never could afford it at the time, so I bought a used Jazz.
Doug

The Gretsch plays and sounds fantastic. Now that the setup is perfect and it's rewired properly it's really great. It's still my number one axe. I sure like my Fender too though. :^)

we had that happen to a guy in a band i was in. it's amazing the spark you get from a set of braces!! HEE HEE

The #1 rule to remember when playing with
electricity is that a human body is doing a
much better job as a orchestral or even train
conductor, than as an electrical conductor...

Well. I had a few of those, although not as
spectacular my self, especially when I was
working as a radio technician in a fairly worn
out studio..

M.

Actually, I'd say the human Body is a great Conductor of electricity.

Just not from the point of view of the conductee

Electricity is my real friend and foe.
I got shocked so bad once that I had amnesia for 3 days, kinda cool but the drummer named me "MrPotatoHead, the band mascot" which I found out later from a waitress at a restaraunt we stopped at on our return trip. Needless to say the drummer had his own special stage accident.
I did have an amp that was set on fire by a lightning strike, but I was smart enough not to be playing at the time, " No Music when God bowls" that is my rule!

I'm thinking the 'drummers special accident' might make a good story in itself. LOL

Well he would sing a few songs at the front of the stage while one of the gtr players played drums. He sorta lost his pants in the middle of one song. To his credit he did finish the song before streaking off stage.

Isn't payback fun!!! LOL