The acronym thread

[SherpaKahn]

So...reading a post in which a TBer tossed the words 'MIM', 'MIJ', J-Bass, and P-bass into a post aimed at a newcomer to TB, I realized how many acronyms we use in these forums, and how confusing and intimidating it can be to newcomers, and with that in mind, I decided that we should put together a list of acronyms for various bass gear, brand names, models, eras, album names, and gastrointestinal disorders.

That way a newcomer could run into the phrase "I run my pre-CBS '57 P into a 70's SVT with two 810s" and decode it merely by looking at one thread instead of doing a new search on a three or two-letter word every twenty seconds. So, I'll kick it off with a few.


MIA: Made In America
MIJ: Made In Japan
MIM: Made In Mexico
CBS: As in the television network "Columbia Broadcasting System"
SVT: Super Valve Technology, a line of Ampeg amplifiers.
P-Bass (or just 'P'): Precision Bass
J-bass/'J': Jazz Bass

It's late, so I'll leave the rest of this up to others. And if this thread has already been done before, it will sort itself out. Woohoo!

[superbassman2000]

GAS=Gear Acquisition Syndrome

[mjolnir]

I been wondering about that damn GAS thing... everything else I'm cool with, but GAS has been plaguing me since I joined this site!

[Anesthesia]

GAS plauges everyone all the time

[Espidog]

I wouldn't mind a glossary of all the commonly used acronyms, too. I still haven't worked out what LOL means!

[Anesthesia]

ROFL OMG you cant be serious about LOL

[sinophysiker]

Originally Posted by mjolnir2730

I been wondering about that damn GAS thing... everything else I'm cool with, but GAS has been plaguing me since I joined this site!

yep me too. everything but GAS.
It takes me about 2months to find that one out .

[Fun Size Nick]

How about these ones...
MIJ: Made in Japan
CIJ: Crafted in Japan
RMS: Root Means Squared (Standard method of measuring an amplifier's power output)
EBMM: Ernie Ball Music Man
MM: Music Man or Marcus Miller dependant on context
SR: Stringray (or occasionally Soundgear)
SR5: Stingray5
Pup: Pickup
PU: Pickup
J Pup: Single coil pickup a la Jazz Bass
P Pup: Split coil pickup a la Precision Bass
MM Pup: Humbucking pickup a la Music Man Stingray
ERB: Extended Range Bass (ie lots of strings - see http://www.jeanbaudin.com
CJ: Contemporary Jazz
URB: Upright Bass
EUB: Electric Upright Bass
DB: Double Bass
dB: Decibels (Unit of SPL measurement - see SPL)
SPL: Sound Pressure Level (ie Volume or Loudness)
FL: Fretless
Ric: Rickenbacker
RW: Rosewood (often in the context of yet another fingerboard wood debate )
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion (sometimes used where humility may otherwise be lacking)
210: 2 X 10" speaker configuration
410: 4 X 10" speaker configuration
610, 810, 115, 215, 112, 212: You get the idea
TI: Thomastik-Infeld (Purveyors of fine quality strings)
JFs: Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flatwound Strings
DR: DR strings (well...)
FB: Fingerboard or Fretboard
GAS: What you get the day after a really good curry

[SherpaKahn]

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (added to the end of advice or guidance, meaning that your experience may be different than the poster's experience should you do whatever they say)
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
Pots: Potentiometers (the knobs that control volume, tone, and blend on your bass)
CAR: Candy Apple Red, a particularly red finish color, made famous by some older Fender basses.
6L6, EL34, 12AX7, and many more: Types of tubes, or valves if you're not from the US, that are found in amplifiers.
EB0, EB2, EB3: If referred to in the context of a bass made by Gibson , they are different models of Gibson basses, all of which were designed long ago.
DI: Direct Input

[BOOCAKE4U]

FIELDY = frequency idiosyncracies elicit liquidy diarrhea (yellow)
GC = g****r center

[Espidog]

Originally Posted by Anesthesia

ROFL OMG you cant be serious about LOL

Yes, I am. An answer would have been more useful.

[mjolnir]

LOL= Laugh out loud...

Sok, my friend, happens to the best of us.

[Vorago]

FTW: For the win

[mimaz]

I think we missed AEB (acoustic-electric bass)

[werbo1]

410, 212, 210 - all refer to different spearker cabs. first number is number of speakers, second number is size of the speaker so a 410 is four ten inch speakers

[Espidog]

Originally Posted by mjolnir2730

LOL= Laugh out loud...

Sok, my friend, happens to the best of us.

Thanks for that: much appreciated (hereinafter to be known as TFTMA !)

TTFN,
Espidog

[mrmoonjam]

I googled some acronyms I didn't get and found this resource:

www.urbandictionary.com

[gottawalk]

BTDT; Been there; done that.

[Chunk-O-Funk]

As soon as possible
Thank God it's Friday
For your information.
Too much information.
Laugh out loud
In my honest opinion
Bull $|-|1T


So,.. I'm a

[Bassic83]

PCMCIA- People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
IBM- I've Been Misled