i was reading some posts in this off topic DB forum and there is definitely way to much bass guitar bashing.. whats with the attitudes guys?:(

do a search for a post about gay bows.

Speaking as a bass guitar player (or, a toybassing rock moron depending on your point of view.), I can say that there isn't any sort of anti-BG sentiment here - a lot of it consists of fairly harmless in jokes - for example, expect Chris Fitzgerald (or DURRL as he's better known now) to alter at least one person's name in this thread. It's mostly just good fun.

But when John Turner was the DB mod on the other hand - well, I still have recurring nightmares about carrots from that...

John Turner is a DB player too? Or was he just the mod?

As part of his evil plan to overthrow Paul and install himself as Supreme Conklinator, Kaiser Turner did actually occupy DB land for a while in the position of Moderator. However, he reckoned without the rebel upright warriors, all trained in the deadly art of guerilla endpin warfare. Turner's evil forces were defeated, at which point he retreated back to BG Off Topic to plan his successful invasion of Basses. Having beaten their seven stringed foe, the DB clan's leaders, DURRL and the enigmatic DONOSAUR assumed control of the hazardous forum.

So, err, to put it simply - yes, JT was the moderator of the DB forum.

Originally posted by yawnsie
As part of his evil plan to overthrow Paul and install himself as Supreme Conklinator, Kaiser Turner did actually occupy DB land for a while in the position of Moderator. However, he reckoned without the rebel upright warriors, all trained in the deadly art of guerilla endpin warfare. Turner's evil forces were defeated, at which point he retreated back to BG Off Topic to plan his successful invasion of Basses. Having beaten their seven stringed foe, the DB clan's leaders, DURRL and the enigmatic DONOSAUR assumed control of the hazardous forum.

So, err, to put it simply - yes, JT was the moderator of the DB forum.


Wow..... When do I get to pull the MAGIC ENDPIN OF DESTINY out of the rock it's been unmovably embedded in for the past few thousand years?

Sorry Chris, that's reserved for the one true lord of the DB. He's said to be a charismatic leader of men who often speaks in riddles, and of the mystic quest of "Finding the one". According to legend, he will return one day to lead the TABEVIL clan to victory against the enemy - the one known as FiElDy...

Ugh, that's the last time I make soup from self-picked mushrooms.

Originally posted by yawnsie
Sorry Chris, that's reserved for the one true lord of the DB. He's said to be a charismatic leader of men who often speaks in riddles, and of the mystic quest of "Finding the one". According to legend, he will return one day to lead the TABEVIL clan to victory against the enemy - the one known as FiElDy...

Ugh, that's the last time I make soup from self-picked mushrooms.


Mushrooms or no, you're talking about Ed, right? And does anybody else find it heartwarming that we end up with a thread down here called "What's with the attitude" when BAD FUNGUS isn't even around all that much?

I know I'm proud of the guys for stepping in and stepping up....

Ass Mitten's new, once he gets his post count up he won't venture out of toybassland.


Originally posted by Chris Fitzgerald
I know I'm proud of the guys for stepping in and stepping up....

Don't mention it, Durrl.

Careful there DK, morphing to ASS MITTEN, you could be accused of coppin' some pretty seriously bad 'tudes.

I don't think there's much anti-BG statement here at all...

At the end of the day, we're all bassists, we all play big instruments, and all of us never get any credit.

:D

Originally posted by PanteraFan

- we all play big instruments



Size doesn't matter!

But say that to a pianist - costs several thousand £s just to move a grand piano!! :eek:

I think that CAT-LOW is a female, and I don't think that she realizes that the study of this forum area requires more work than say the corresponding area in slab central which is also analogous to the differential in work requirement for mastery of the two instruments alluded to. :eek:

Originally posted by Phil Smith
I think that CAT-LOW is a female, and I don't think that she realizes that the study of this forum area requires more work than say the corresponding area in slab central which is also analogous to the differential in work requirement for mastery of the two instruments alluded to. :eek:


::munching Doritos::

...Wha?

::continues munching Doritos::

Originally posted by SpankBass



::munching Doritos::

...Wha?

::continues munching Doritos::
*belches loudly*

he's saying, in a round about kinda way, that supreme dumbasses inhabit the Bass Guitar forums, and that intellectual elites inhabit the Double Bass equivalent.
i, on other hand, openly question the wisdom of one who's initials may stand for Poo Sex.

*fizzes coke up nostrils :eek:*

I usually hang around in [BG] so this probably aint my place but there isnt ANY double bass bashing over there!

It's not slabbers and plankers that cause the grief, it's the trolls. And with that in mind....

The Durrl and the Donosaur
(A tribute)

The Durrl and the Donosaur
Were walking close at hand;
they wept like anything to see
the trolls and their slabs:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "It would be grand!"

"If seven luthiers with seven saws
Worked for half a year,
Do you suppose," the Durrl said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Donosaur,
And shed a bitter tear.

"O trolls, come and learn with us!"
The Durrl did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along with our DBs:
We won't do more than walk in four,
To give a chance to each."

Four young trolls hurried up,
All vying for the lanes:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
their wit was blunt as canes--
And this was odd because you know,
They hadn't any brains.

"The time has come," the Durrl said,
"To talk of many things:
Of bows and amps and laminates,
of pockets, grooves and swings--
And why hide glue is boiling hot
And what FiElDy named his strings.

"But wait a bit," the Trolls cried,
Before we play our slabs;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us read tab!"
"No hurry," said the Donosaur.
They thought he was quite fab.

"Intelligence," the Durrl said,
"Is what we chiefly need.
Posts of tolerance and respect
Are very good indeed!
Now if you're ready, trolls dear,
We can begin to feed."

"But not on us!" the trolls cried,
In the middle of their pranks.
"For stirring up your musty halls
We deserve some thanks!"
They shook and tried to hide behind
Their multicolored planks.

"It seems a shame," the Durrl said
"To play them such a trick
After we've brought them out so far
And made them learn so quick!
The Donosaur said nothing but
"The rosin's spread too thick."

"O trolls," said the Donosaur
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd because,
They'd deleted every one!

wow. very clever. um ... do you have a lot of time on your hands?

And for our next song, we'd like to do our rendition of that old holiday classic, FieLdY tHe PuG-nOsEd PlAnKiSt.....

Here's wishing everyone a Holly, Jolly, Troll-free Christmas. :cool:

At least when I come here I get insulted with style. Chris FitlyGibberish is one of the few Tbers who knows my full name and its always a pleasure to cross swords (metaphorically).

Up there all you get is active basses are a pile of donkey sh*te and dont delete your posts you lilly livered mother... need I go on?

It seems to me that there is quite the attitude directed towards Bass "Guitarists".

It is as asinine as "FiElDY" posts. It is especially discouraging to me, who aspired to become proficiant in Double Bass as well, to see so many derogatory comments made about the instrument I hold so dear.
I would think that most "Upright" Bassists and Bass "Guitar" Bassists had choice of EITHER instrument when they started playing. Simply because Double Basses have a longer history doesn't make them a superior instrument at all. I bet some kid is practicing some Korn riffs on one somewhere right now! :eek:

Someday I'll get a Double Bass.
When I do, I'll make sure to stay clear of the DB forums HERE for advice on it.

Sadly enough.

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam
It seems to me that there is quite the attitude directed towards Bass "Guitarists".

It is as asinine as "FiElDY" posts. It is especially discouraging to me, who aspired to become proficiant in Double Bass as well, to see so many derogatory comments made about the instrument I hold so dear.
I would think that most "Upright" Bassists and Bass "Guitar" Bassists had choice of EITHER instrument when they started playing. Simply because Double Basses have a longer history doesn't make them a superior instrument at all. I bet some kid is practicing some Korn riffs on one somewhere right now! :eek:

Someday I'll get a Double Bass.
When I do, I'll make sure to stay clear of the DB forums HERE for advice on it.

Sadly enough.

Well I think you are sadly misguided then! I have been logging on to the DB forums for about 3 years now and this place is definitely the best on the net for helping aspiring DB players. I don't feel I could have learned half the things I have anywhere else or without paying a teacher.

Speaking of teachers, I would hate to have one who demonstrated no sense of humour whatsoever and the humour you get here is second to none - unfortunately, some of the people who complain don't seem to have the facility to appreciate this! ;)

to see so many derogatory comments made about the instrument I hold so dear.........
And now you see 'em

I don't know how you operate in the foothills of Colorado, but in Indiana you can get arrested for "holding your instrument so dear".

I second Bruce's opinings. It's a little thing we like to call HUMOR or in Bruce's case, HUMOUR.

Originally posted by Tim Ludlam
........


I second Bruce's opinings. It's a little thing we like to call HUMOR or in Bruce's case, HUMOUR.


We say rubato.....Bruce says staccato
We say aluminum.... he says aluminium
Rubato....Staccato....Aluminum....Aluminium....
Le-e-etsss make a FieLdY joke......


ADENOID MUSEUM,

Have you spent much time reading the threads down here? If not, you might be surprised to discover that many - if not most - of us double on BG and that the whole "attitude" thing is just for yuks. If you already knew that and still think we're all just a bunch of elitist jerks who stubbornly refuse to name our straps, then so be it.... but really, everybody's just trying to have a little fun.


Sincerely,

FSCOTCHTAPEWORM

ONGOING QUEASINESS

When you make the switch to DB don't avoid this place. When I made the switch no one cast aspersions on me or my prior electric bass playing. To the contrary I got (and continue to get) loads of useful information. There really isn't a better place on the net for DB information.

Of course I lurked for quite awhile to get a feel for the place and the personalities. If you go back and read a lot of the old threads you will learn a lot. You will also then have the context to recognize (or as Bruce would say - recognise) the humor (humour) for what it is. I don't spend time over in BG but my impression is that the BGer's have the idea that "castle DB" is populated by a bunch of arrogant curmudgeons who hate the electric bass guitar (slab, plank, canoe paddle, toybass). Actually most of us play or have played the electric bass and feel that it is a perfectly valid instrument. Neither instrument is superior and most DBer's would say play either or both, whatever blows yer skirt up.

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam
Simply because Double Basses have a longer history doesn't make them a superior instrument at all.

You're right, you can't put a mutron or distortion on a realbass.

Originally posted by David Kaczorowski


You're right, you can't put a mutron or distortion on a realbass.

It would make it a bit more appealing if you could. And stickers too! Can I put stickers on my DB?

Originally posted by Tim Ludlam
I second Bruce's opinings. It's a little thing we like to call HUMOR or in Bruce's case, HUMOUR.
You misspelled "openings." And I second his middles and his closings, too.

If there is one thing Bruce does prolifically and well it is opining.

<English accent on> "This parrot's not dead, he's just opining for the fjords." <English accent off>

sorry.

I just think that the constant jokes get old. Since I've been surfing around this site for only three months or so, it is the first thing a newcomer notices about the DB forum.
If you put too much ketchup on your hamburger then you won't be able to taste the meat anymore.
I'm not saying that there should be no jesting on this site, but I find it hard to take someone seriously if they refer to bass guitars as "toybasses" every chance they get. I can barely see the burger through all the Heinz.

Do not the jokes get tiring to anybody?

Spankbass - I've heard of many effects being used on DB's.
And you can put more stickers on them than a buick!:p

Get over it, the bassist is between your ears.

Limezone - simply because YOU are not offended doesn't mean that I am not. And Bassdude's quote was well spoken the first time... by Bassdude.

Some people don't think this "joke" is so funny, myself included. I've worked very hard to get where I am on bass, to have it refered to as a "toy" on a BASS site is insulting. I'm not in tears over it but I take the credibility of some people a lot less then anyone should when they belt out immature jokes about the instrument on every post.

We are ALL bassists here and there is no need to poke fun at one form of the instrument or another. It's silly.

Originally posted by Limezone
Get over it, the bassist is between your ears.

And the little bastard is quick too. I got him cornerd once with a Q-tip on one side and car keys on the other, but he still got away. The pounding in my head ARGHH the pounding...

Anyway.

I'm not offended/insulted/whatever by the Dark Side of this site poking fun at my instrument. Imagine all the crap they put up with with all the newbies coming over here and flamming their forums.

I don't prefer the DB, and i'll make fun of it time to time. That doesn't mean that everyone on the Dark Side will get offended by it, they'll just make fun of my instrument. Its all in jest, get over it.

Originally posted by AD INFINITUM
Some people don't think this "joke" is so funny, myself included. I've worked very hard to get where I am on bass, to have it refered to as a "toy" on a BASS site is insulting. I'm not in tears over it but I take the credibility of some people a lot less then anyone should when they belt out immature jokes about the instrument on every post.

We are ALL bassists here and there is no need to poke fun at one form of the instrument or another. It's silly.

So we're silly. So what? I can think of much worse things to be....and here the word "Humorless" comes immediately to mind.

I currently own two canoe paddles, and I like them just fine. I have my eye on another, and I hope I can convince my wife that I need it before two very long. I also own two doghouses, and I'm very happy with both. What's the big deal about the names? It's not like anybody's out to get anybody...it's just a J-O-K-E. Many of us enjoy cutting up and acting silly down here on our little patch of cyberturf, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, especially considering that we are the ones who have to live with it.

If anyone doesn't appreciate the the DB humor here, there's a real simple solution for that.

Originally posted by Chris Fitzgerald

If anyone doesn't appreciate the the DB humor here, there's a real simple solution for that.
unleash ... the Ed.

Since it looks like it is an ongoing mess of closed and troll threads down here, I'll have to "get over it".

I expect this kind of mentallity from Guitarists, I guess now I have to expect it from Double Bassists as well.

I'll still come down here to talk about coffee.

Originally posted by Chris Footgrizzle


So we're silly. So what? I can think of much worse things to be....and here the word "Humorless" comes immediately to mind.

I currently own two canoe paddles, and I like them just fine. I have my eye on another, and I hope I can convince my wife that I need it before two very long. I also own two doghouses, and I'm very happy with both. What's the big deal about the names? It's not like anybody's out to get anybody...it's just a J-O-K-E. Many of us enjoy cutting up and acting silly down here on our little patch of cyberturf, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, especially considering that we are the ones who have to live with it.

If anyone doesn't appreciate the the DB humor here, there's a real simple solution for that.


Yup, and Poo-poo jokes are funny to 5 year olds.

Poop! Haha! :rolleyes:

In case you were wondering, the "real simple solution" for those who don't appreciate DB humor I mentioned didn't involve poking a hornet's nest and then bitching to high heaven when you get stung. It had more to do with the notion that if you don't like hornets, it might be a good idea to avoid them. Especially when you consider that the more you poke their nest, the less inclined they are to make you feel at home.

Christ, at least you picked an appropriate username... :rolleyes:

good one, Chris. now he's just gonna reply with the exact same line of whining argumentation, and word it differently. again. i say you destroy him in single combat. failing that, at least perforate the bubblepack wrapped around his face, if not just for the amusing popping sounds one can produce by doing so.

You seem to miss the point.

My intentions are NOT to stir up the hornets in the nest, but simply to inquire WHY there is a nest of hornets here in the first place.

After all, doesn't this hold true down in these forums as well?

"The #1 rule is have respect for all members. If you do not agree with a fellow member, be courteous in your response. If you do not address everyone on the board with respect, be prepared to lose your membership."

I thought the Poo-poo remark was awfully funny, it seems you didn't. I apologize.
Obviously my humor differs from the general humor in DB. I'll try to ignore the disrespectful comments from now on and take them with a grain of salt.
Deal?

Originally posted by *ToNeS*
good one, Chris. now he's just gonna reply with the exact same line of whining argumentation, and word it differently. again. i say you destroy him in single combat. failing that, at least perforate the bubblepack wrapped around his face, if not just for the amusing popping sounds one can produce by doing so.

Wow - Tones - you must be clairvoyant (a day-time TV presenter?) - another career beckons. Or is it the case that some people are so clueless, that not only don't they understand humour, but they don't even realise when they are in a minority of one! ;)

To "put this to bed" maybe it would be useful to relate a bit of history.

Once upon a time - TB was a quiet sleepy place and the DB side in particular was a pastoral idyll. The great sages dispensed wisdom to wide-eyed and innocent acolytes, who hung on their every word and all were happy that the sum total of knowledge was peacefully and fruitfully increased.

But then TB started to get ...."popular" - hordes of semi-literate net-nerds descended and investigated every nook and cranny of the site and started to ask rude and pointless questions. Like : "what is rosin?", "why is it so quiet down here?", "why bows are gay", "can I put stickers on a double bass" .....etc etc... ad nauseam!

The great sages of the DB were at first amused, then piqued when it became clear that most of these "questioners" weren't really interested in the answers and had no real interest beyond relieving the tedium of their petty lives and so decided to give them what they wanted - a fight! Of course it was always a one-sided contest and newbies died by the score or left running with their tales between their legs.

Persistent trolls were captured in cages under the moat of Castle TB, the sages became wary, but hey they had lives so got on with them ...and here we are!

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam

Some people don't think this "joke" is so funny, myself included. I've worked very hard to get where I am on bass, to have it refered to as a "toy" on a BASS site is insulting.


Of course you don't think it's funny. You haven't put the work in to get good on a DB. Once you do, you'll realize the seed of truth in that joke. And before you let loose on me - I'm one of those who is putting up with raw fingers, aching back, and that awful scratching sound coming from my bow in order to learn this instrument. After 15 years of being a pro with my electric. My jazz bass feels like a toy after the past few months. Get over yourself.

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam

Some people don't think this "joke" is so funny, myself included. I've worked very hard to get where I am on bass, to have it refered to as a "toy" on a BASS site is insulting.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your right...(credit where credit is due, here goes)....wow..you can push those buttons (frets) really good...man, the way you turn those knobs to get your tone..amazing...u da man....pat yourself on the back for all of us......

Poo-poo's not funny?!

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam
You seem to miss the point.

Try reciting this line into a mirror sometime. It'll fit - trust me.

My intentions are NOT to stir up the hornets in the nest, but simply to inquire WHY there is a nest of hornets here in the first place.

Here's an idea: next time you go to another country, why don't you try complaining that everybody speaks a different language than you do? Then you can walk around whining that you're being ill-treated because you don't appreciate the different language, and the natives refuse to change their way of communicating to acccomodate your understanding. Then, if you want to hold true to the form you've displayed here, you can find other aspects of the culture you don't like - like the food or whatever - and complain about those too... "But, this isn't a HAMBURGER!...Why, this food is full of CURRY! I don't like CURRY! Waaaaaaahhhhhhh! Why can't you just eat HAMBURGERS like everybody does at HOME???? :mad:"

See, down here we put curry in the food. If you don't like it, don't eat it. If you want a hamburger and fries like you're used to, click on Talkbass Forums, and then click on Bass Guitar. Voila! All the McDonalds you could ever hope to eat.

After all, doesn't this hold true down in these forums as well?

"The #1 rule is have respect for all members. If you do not agree with a fellow member, be courteous in your response. If you do not address everyone on the board with respect, be prepared to lose your membership."


I thought the Poo-poo remark was awfully funny, it seems you didn't. I apologize.
Obviously my humor differs from the general humor in DB. I'll try to ignore the disrespectful comments from now on and take them with a grain of salt.
Deal?

Again: In the dialect of the DB forums, humor is used as a friendly sort of form of address. As others in this thread have pointed out more than once, the only people who complain about this are people who don't play the DOUBLE BASS. And it could be readily argued that going to a different culture and complaining incessantly that the people talk differently than where you come from is far more disrespectful than having humor and sarcasm as a built in part of language of your culture.

To put it in language that you can hopefully understand: With all due respect, you are behaving like a very dense and very spoiled child. If you don't like the culture on this side of the board, DON'T VISIT THIS SIDE OF THE BOARD.

Could it really be any simpler?


Respectfully yours,

OLD FITZGERALD

For the record I have two bass guitars (an Ibanez no less) and an Ovation and one DB. I have been playing BG since I was 14 Iand I do appreiciate the work it takes to get good. But when I moved to DB in Sept. '01 My eyes were opened to a whole new world.

Let me be the first to say ALL HAIL Chris Fitzgerald for defending the right to HUMOR!

Originally posted by Jeff Bollbach
Poo-poo's not funny?!


WET TROLLSMACK,

I think you're going to fit in here just fine.:cool:

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam
Do not the jokes get tiring to anybody?

Mmmm, I luvs ketchup. And the only thing funnier than toybasses is toybassists.

Originally posted by David Kaczorowski


Mmmm, I luvs ketchup. And the only thing funnier than toybasses is toybassists.
ROSIN! ROSIN FOR THE PEOPLE!

Originally posted by Ronald MacDonald

If you want a hamburger and fries like you're used to, click on Talkbass Forums, and then click on Bass Guitar. Voila! All the McDonalds you could ever hope to eat.



Ok watch it buddy. We got Taco Bell and Wendy's up there, too, ya know. And plenty of ketchup.

Havent we spent two pages discussing the differences between the site and the bloke who doesn't like DB hasnt got one.

Whats the problem? I come here for mild abuse from people who dont go all sulky.

Talking of which...

Chris FILTHYGERIATRIC I need some verbal abuse!!!

Originally posted by Samuel
The same note comes out every time you do the same thing (ever try to play a trumpet?).

You should hear some of the sounds that come out of my trumpet on occasion. (Of course, I don't really play anymore, but....)

Imagine a huge elephant. Imagine it has a cold. A bad cold. Then, it's eating, let's say...um, a small jackal, and the dern thing gets wedged in it's throat, then the elephant starts hacking and wheezing, chortling and snorting, eyes tearing. There's phlegm, there's confusion, there's pain.

That's me playing middle C, (Bb).

Originally posted by STINKROD5cm


Ok watch it buddy. We got Taco Bell and Wendy's up there, too, ya know. And plenty of ketchup.

Yeah, I know...and you got White Castle and BurGer King too. But I didn't want to make the point too complicated for BAD NOSEEUM - he seemed to be having a problem with the concept of "if you don't like Germans, don't go to Germany", and I was afraid that if I mentioned Taco Bell we'd be off on the same tangent all over again. Besides, at this point in my life, if I even THINK about Taco Hell or Grease Castle my house smells funny for days and my wife suddenly starts avoiding me.



Originally posted by CRUSTY CESSPOOL
Havent we spent two pages discussing the differences between the site and the bloke who doesn't like DB hasnt got one.

Whats the problem? I come here for mild abuse from people who dont go all sulky.

Talking of which...

Chris FILTHYGERIATRIC I need some verbal abuse!!!


CHRISTY SUCKSTONS,

Would you prefer to be spanked with a canoe paddle, or with the canoe itself? Because BUCHOLICMAN (a relatively new member who is very much in the spirit of things around here) just bought hisself a shiny new aluminium Doghouse that I bet he'd be willing to whomp your beehind with Deliverance-style if ye was tuh ask kinda nice-like...Truly, we are not worthy to berate you, but say the word, and ye shall be abused. Just let us know what you need, and you'll have it.


Like, don't be a stranger!

SORORITY DURRLS

It'll be a disappointment if the dour one leaves before finding out that the staunchest proponent of the term "toybass" is an accomplished pro toybassist.

Originally posted by Chris Fitzgerald


Yeah, I know...and you got White Castle and BurGer King too. But I didn't want to make the point too complicated for BAD NOSEEUM - he seemed to be having a problem with the concept of "if you don't like Germans, don't go to Germany", and I was afraid that if I mentioned Taco Bell we'd be off on the same tangent all over again. Besides, at this point in my life, if I even THINK about Taco Hell or Grease Castle my house smells funny for days and my wife suddenly starts avoiding me.

Makes those whiteys not so tidy, huh? :p

http://www.mcspotlight.org/mcweb_pix/grease_thumb.gif

Coming from someone that enjoys both side of the forums, but am newer on this side. I have never had a problem adapting to the humor and personalities over here. Not a problem at all.

If need be I will whip out the Bananas again and get CF to shut this thread down.

Originally posted by gruffpuppy
Coming from someone that enjoys both side of the forums, but am newer on this side. I have never had a problem adapting to the humor and personalities over here. Not a problem at all.

If need be I will whip out the Bananas again and get CF to shut this thread down.

We respectfully request that you do not whip out your "banana." We all know how excited you get.

Originally posted by jazzbo

We respectfully request that you do not whip out your "banana." We all know how excited you get.

Hey here is a little copy and paste action from one of my other replies. . .Just for you


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M + http://www.topicphoto.com/images/tiger-eye.jpg


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:D:D:

Originally posted by gruffpuppy


Hey here is a little copy and paste action from one of my other replies. . .Just for you


http://www.lyrics.com/k/kiss/kiss.jpg
M + http://www.topicphoto.com/images/tiger-eye.jpg


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:D:D:



JAZZBOWLEGGED,

You know, I think he's got you there.



STINKFOOT5 ,

You SAID it, brother...all of a sudden, the TIGHTY pronunciation just started making a lot more sense.

Touche' good STUFF YUPPIE, I am humbled. You have once again demonstrated your amazing impotence - er, omnipotence.

Originally posted by jazzbo
Touche' good STUFF YUPPIE, I am humbled. You have once again demonstrated your amazing impotence - er, omnipotence.

Hey what are friends for.

Sorry, I lost interest; it is a pointless battle.

I throw in the towel, I raise the flag of white.

If any of you can play bass half as well as you pride yourselves in slamming others, then I will seriously come here for guidance once I purchase my Upright!

If you feel the need to express a bitter attitude towards the BG forum and the likes who converse there, then that is your prerogative. However, I dislike any snot-nosed brat who idolizes Fieldy and is rash enough to make statements such as "Bows are gay" and similar topics. I enjoy being pigeonholed into the likeness of these idiots no less than any of you would.

I've played on a few Uprights and enjoyed them tremendously. I felt very comfortable playing them, even after playing one for three hours. From what I gather, this is not something to take for granted and I should be pleased that I didn't walk away with aching hands?

I'd like to be able to discuss things that would help me in choosing a good upright and more. I've found the attitudes down here (even if there is "humor" involved) a bit disheartening. I'm new here, people. Your ways scare me!
I apologize again if I have been too defensive. I've curbed any defensive remarks in an attempt to show that I am sincere.

Thank you,
Ad

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam
If any of you can play bass half as well as you pride yourselves in slamming others, then I will seriously come here for guidance once I purchase my Upright!


I've heard a couple of 'em. And as good as they are at slamming people, they're even better on bass.

Much better.

Seriously.

As someone who has played toybass for about 15, and dabbled on the upright for about a year, or so, I can only say a big ol' hearty "Thanks" to everyone on this side of the board for actually using their brains in their posts.

There are plenty of intelligent posts "up there," but you have to wade through a LOT of crap to find it. I mean, "Pick my next girlfriend for me?!?!??" How can you NOT make fun of the Toybass forums?

I have yet to see an intelligent question to the DB forums met with anything other than a thoughtgul, learned response. And, posts about the correct color of nail polish to wear while playing "Blue Monk" or "Mr PC" are met with the cold, swift derision appropriate for the situation.


So, thanks for making me laugh, AND for answering thoughtful questions with thoughtful answers.






Besides, everyone knows it's red nail polish.

well beyond nauseum:
You're the greatest. Even as you announce you're leaving, you want to knock over one last lamp on your way out.
When is it going to register with you that of all the people that posted here not in support of your claims about DB players, 70% play BG?
And you're still challenging people's abilities as a precondition of being allowed to express opinions? OK, try this: the guy I mentioned who got us all saying "toybass", who happens to be an excellent toybass player? He's one of a select group of players who were asked to perform at this year's ISB convention. And you?
A little time spent with the Search function would aid your perspective on what goes on over here.

Don- who was that?

I'd like to be able to discuss things that would help me in choosing a good upright and more. I've found the attitudes down here (even if there is "humor" involved) a bit disheartening. I'm new here, people. Your ways scare me!

I am ready to welcome Ad into the fold now that he's starting to 'Get It'.

Originally posted by Limezone


I am ready to welcome Ad into the fold now that he's starting to 'Get It'.
we have a 'fold' :confused: who the hell are you? you ain't part of my folds, bud :p

Originally posted by Jeff Bollbach
Don- who was that?
David Kaczorowski

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam
I'd like to be able to discuss things that would help me in choosing a good upright and more. I've found the attitudes down here (even if there is "humor" involved) a bit disheartening. I'm new here, people. Your ways scare me!
I apologize again if I have been too defensive. I've curbed any defensive remarks in an attempt to show that I am sincere.
Thank you,
Ad
Hey AD your olive branch is appreciated. Formulate your questions, spend some time in the DB archives, and then try posting requests for information or assistance. See what type of responses you get. My first post almost 2 years ago as a newbie DB player was "what is causing that 'thunk' on my A string" Rather than derision, several folks offered constructive suggestions. Maybe you got off to a rough start by questioning the "attitudes" as your first venture into the forum. But ask an intelligent question and you will receive an intelligent response (although there might be some whimsy or ribbing mixed in). I'll say it again - this is the best site on the 'net for DB discussion.

ho hum

"i am woman, hear me roar"

or in this case maybe

"i am wussy, hear me roar"

:rolleyes:

You're in my back yard, I'm not in yours. Don't tell me where to move the patio furniture til you been here awhile.


Ed,you da man.

Tis a sad day when my skin is so thin that written words, impossible of conveying inflection, by people I've never met in my life, can offend me so deeply.

Originally posted by jazzbo
Tis a sad day when my skin is so thin that written words, impossible of conveying inflection, by people I've never met in my life, can offend me so deeply.

you suck donkey doo-doo.












:D

Originally posted by john turner
you suck donkey doo-doo.

This is precisely the kind of stuff I hate here. Who are you to say that I suck donkey doo-doo. Give me a break. You come out here with your good ole southern boy charm and your monster basses with 4500 strings trying to make up for your obvious inability to play anywhere close to Jaco's ability. John you ignorant slut. You really amaze me. You're supposed to be a role model, you with your 12000 posts. I come here trying to make one simple point, and you feel it's necessary to....


Oh wait.... you were ....

um ....

Nevermind.

Originally posted by jazzbo
Oh wait.... you were ....

um ....

Nevermind.

(beavis voice = on)

"SUCKsucksucksucksuck...SUCKsucksucksucksuck...SUCK sucksucksucksuck...SUCK SUCK SUCK!!!"

(beavis voice = off)

Originally posted by jazzbo
John you ignorant slut.

I thought that was what you liked about him. :eek::D

Originally posted by yawnsie


I thought that was what you liked about him. :eek::D

You have me mistaken with Gruffpuppy.

Even after I humbly surrendered this argument, some of you are intent on beating a dead horse.

Even after I apologized twice, some of you are convinced that I am still trying to push my original opinion or pick a fight. I am doing neither.

Ed and Don, since you two are directly addressing me (or trying to slam me further) I will address you both and in private... I see no need to carry on this thread any more. Also, it seems that rebuttals just add fuel to the fire, so I'll let it burn out right here.
Like I said; It is a pointless battle.

I was simply posting my opinions on a thread that caught my attention and concerned me.

Rablack and Limezone, thank you for your more welcoming posts. Clear-headedness is greatly appreciatted.

Mr. Turner, you are always more enjoyable to converse with at Bunnybass. Talkbass, much like war, must change a man.:(

the only dead horse i was beating was jazzbo. and see, that's what i do here. ask anybody - he's my little string-changing bass-polishing beee-aaatch. yeah.








:D

actually, it's just the avatar. i hide behind his ferocious mug to obfuscate the fact that i'm really only looking for love and acceptance, and reassurance inspite of my woefully inadequate ... uh ... you know.

Originally posted by john turner

actually, it's just the avatar. i hide behind his ferocious mug to obfuscate the fact that i'm really only looking for love and acceptance, and reassurance inspite of my woefully inadequate ... uh ... you know.
... no, we do not know - you have to tell us. details, Johnny, they make the world go 'round :D

mr happy, tones. mr happy.

Sorry John, I thought the "wussy" remark was somehow directed at me. Happens, I guess.

Although the Pinhead avatar is a bit menacing. Perhaps a forest completely barren of trees but with a single, gazillion-stringed, multi-laminated conklin bass standing where they once were would be a more suitable avatar for you? hehe!;)

Originally posted by Ad Nauseam


Although the Pinhead avatar is a bit menacing. Perhaps a forest completely barren of trees but with a single, gazillion-stringed, multi-laminated conklin bass standing where they once were would be a more suitable avatar for you? hehe!;)

Methinks the humor police just made a joke.

Originally posted by Chris Fitzgerald


Methinks the humor police just made a joke.
your influence is as infectious as it is corrosive, Fitzo.

Originally posted by
Christ! YourFitsGetOld


Methinks the humor police just made a joke.

Yeah, yeah. Like I said before, I was being too defensive. Humor police? No, no.... more like rodney king being badly beaten by them. Can't we all just get along? :confused:

Originally posted by MAD NOSMILIN'


Yeah, yeah. Like I said before, I was being too defensive. Humor police? No, no.... more like rodney king being badly beaten by them. Can't we all just get along? :confused:


BAD NOSTRILSCUM,

Footgrizzle? Christ!YourFitsGetOld? Dude, you've got potential :D...all you have to do now is post your real name from time to time, lose the political correctness obsession, and get a REALBASS, and you'll be just like one of the family.

Think about it, willya?


Yours,

DURRLSJUSTWANNAHAVEFUN

Not enough money in the well right now, Chris. Most of the Uprights that I've seen in the pawn shops have fingerboards worn right down to the wood of the neck! If you know of anyone who wants to give one away, just let me know! hehe!

~Ad