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Old 08-17-2011, 09:37 PM
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...pulled the first fret off his bass because "it sounds the same as the second one."
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lmao
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Seriously? *facepalm*
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Old 08-17-2011, 11:13 PM
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I cant top that in terms of stupid things to do, asides from the black woman I once met that named her kid 'Popcorn' at least.

Only thats on par.
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What a clown - doesn't he know in that situation you remove the 2nd one?
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This calls for a facepan, not a facepalm.
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What are the best strings for a removed 1st fret?
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Which are the best removed frets for metal?
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Lmao! That made for a good laugh, thanks
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Old 08-18-2011, 06:47 AM
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All the frets sound the same. Its the strings that matter.
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Which are the best removed frets for metal?
Just close your eyes, grab some pliers and start pulling!
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...pulled the first fret off his bass because "it sounds the same as the second one."
Em...this case just might be beyond the scope of an ear training course...
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Going for a semi fretless bass?
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Old 08-18-2011, 10:28 AM
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he should pull his pickups out now
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What are the best frets to remove for metal?
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Who needs those stinkin' Fs, Bbs, Ebs, and Abs anyways? Oh, and Cs for ya fivers.
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was it a zero fret?
pretty hard to believe anyone is that dense
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I cant top that in terms of stupid things to do, asides from the black woman I once met that named her kid 'Popcorn' at least.

Only thats on par.
A friend of mine used to work in a hospital in Terre Haute, and she said the names people came up with for their newborn infants were utterly mind-boggling. Honest to Bob, she had to talk one woman out of naming her kid "Chlamydia."
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Who needs those stinkin' Fs, Bbs, Ebs, and Abs anyways? Oh, and Cs for ya fivers.
Yeah, don't forget us 5er players!
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I have seen the name Female' before, pronounced fee-mal-ay. Supposedly thats the name that "the doctor already wrote on the birth certificate".....
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