When a bass player is coveted by several bands, and therefore plays in different shows with different bands with totally different styles of music every night of the week.
Band Leader: Dave, can you come play for my band this Friday?
Dave: Shuu, I'mbass jumping a lot this week anyway.
The bass saxophone is a torture machine designed to crush the user to death or suck all air out of them. It is commonly used by the Incredible Hulk and must be pushed on a cart. It is real common to find it in the tuba section since it is rejected by all other woodwinds. It has also been used in World War II to knockout German troops.
Alto: What instrument do you play?
Bass: The Bass saxophone
Alto: Go speak with the director
Band director: Rejected instruments include Bass saxophone, tuba, baritone, oboe, and trombones.
1) The facial expression made by a bassist while playing a complex, tight groove. Caused by the brain's processing power being diverted to the hands, leaving the facial nerves uncontrolled and free to create various drunken, blank, derpy expressions. The bassist may be unaware he is doing it. Some physicians have speculated that bassists' brains may not be capable of controlling more than one region of the body at a time. This explains why they sleep with the ugly groupies.
2) A facial expression that only looks cute on Tal Wilkenfeld.
Guitarist: "Your bass face looks like you just saw your mother banging the family dog."