1. Thou shalt not f**k up the groove. F**k up the notes if thou must, but not the groove.
2. Thou shalt not lust after thy guitar player's part; he keepth the fun, thou keepeth the groove.
3. Be not swayed by a drummer with crappy time, for thou art the keeper of the beat.
4. Be not led into temptation before the gig. After is cool.
5. Thou pusheth thy luck with 5 strings. Six strings is a mortal sin, for thou hast no business in the upper registers.
6. Thou shalt not thump with thy thumb, nor honk with a pick, when thine fingers are the way of truth.
7. Thou shalt not fear whole notes, for they can be the way and the light.
8. Thou shalt leave the fancy sh*t to thine bandmates, that they may wrestle with their own bad taste.
9. Thou shalt change thy strings at least once per decade, whether they need it or not.
10. Thou shalt tune thy bass before each and every gig, even if it was in tune when last thou put it away.
Yeah, a guitarist sent me that......
Peter
[moderators edit: as per Peter's request, update #6]
(Message edited by artswork99 on September 11, 2013)
