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11-25-2004, 06:57 AM
| | gone to Longstanton Spice Museum | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK | | | Are TalkBassers more interested in bass ownership than bass playing??
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every time I scan the numbers of people active in the different sections, the 'Basses' section is invariably the most populated, followed by 'Amps'...
does this mean that, as a community, we're more interested in fetishing & discussing the various tools we use than what we do with them?  |
11-25-2004, 07:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacific Northwet, USA | | | unless we are sharing e-tracks, these forums are for discussions. Research, new ideas..learning about the new gear that's out there.
I don't see why it's an issue at all... |
11-25-2004, 07:15 AM
|  | Jazz Chicken | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ennui, IN USA | | | I'm not sure if you'd interested in how I play I-IV-V, over and over.
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11-25-2004, 07:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Austin, TX | | | Well, if you want me to talk about my adventures in horrid fretless intonation, I guess I can start...
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11-25-2004, 07:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Fl | | | Thats why there are seperate forums here for "Technique" , "Instruction" and "Gig Stories".
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11-25-2004, 08:18 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The Motor City | | | It's where all the pretty pictures are. Seriously. Where else can you see pictures of instruments you'd never even heard of?
If I don't have a lot of time, "Basses" is the place to go to browse quickly. If I drop into one of the other forums, I need to spend more time to understand what's being discussed or to craft a response to a subject that II have an opinion on or advice to add.
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11-25-2004, 08:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | I know that i can say that before i came to TB i barely cared about what i was playing, now im all 'ohhhh need new bass''. |
11-25-2004, 08:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Darwin, Australia | | | Bassically, if I am in the market for a new bass or amp, that would be the only time I would look in those particular forums. |
11-25-2004, 09:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Switzerland | | | I only hang around for Behringer threads.
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11-25-2004, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by cowsgomoo every time I scan the numbers of people active in the different sections, the 'Basses' section is invariably the most populated, followed by 'Amps'...
does this mean that, as a community, we're more interested in fetishing & discussing the various tools we use than what we do with them? | yep, because buying stuff is more titillating than practicing. If someone went to the trouble of categorizing all the posts on TB, the evidence would certainly bear your theory out. |
11-25-2004, 09:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Switzerland | | | I'm actually more interested in gigging than talking about it. Sure I like GASSING and seeing nice gear. But at the end of the day, walking up on stage and playing with good players lights my fire.
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11-25-2004, 09:43 AM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | Wherever I am, it's solely for your entertainment.
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11-25-2004, 09:44 AM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by bmc But at the end of the day, walking up on stage and playing with good players lights my fire. | Same for me ... especially with a bitchen-looking bass.
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11-25-2004, 09:48 AM
| | stinkholier-than-thou | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Beaumont, Texarse | | | Personally I am working to actively reduce my playing time, so as to better focus on chatting about gear. It takes more discipline than a lot of people realize, and I resent the implication that it's somehow wrong or an unworthy pursuit.
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11-25-2004, 10:20 AM
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11-25-2004, 10:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Coronado, California | | | All musicians are gear heads, be it sax players trumpet players or bassists, you put a bunch together itsthe first thing they start talking about. |
11-25-2004, 11:08 AM
| | Jazz Chicken | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ennui, IN USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by James Hart I'm here for the Chicks | Here ya' go. 
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11-25-2004, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by lbanks Here ya' go. | That's funny and disturbing all at the same time.
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11-25-2004, 11:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | I am very proud of my basses. They might not be the end all, custom made, private label, but I have put a lot into them and like to share with others. |
11-25-2004, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidMidnight That's funny and disturbing all at the same time. | Wait until after that first bite...
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