Now No Minimum Age - Old Basstards Club

[tabdog]

The two worst things in the world is an Old Blue Hair
and an Old Man With a Hat.

I'm tha Old Man With a Hat.

ANY BODY GOT a PROBLEM WITH THAT?

Tabdog

[countbassiedad]

53 going on 93...

I'm tired old and grumpy. Hands hurt, back hurts, everything hurts!

Now where's my dang number kid?! I aint got all day - could be dead any minute now.

Where's my walker!

[idtandt]

Been around a long time.

[Crazy_Climer]

This sounds like my kind of group. I don't know if I'm frequently a bastard, but I'm as nutty as a bacon kilt... does that count? I need a number, or I may get cranky!

[Throckmorten]

Too many amature cranks out there. Finally found a club for the pros.
Humph.

[countbassiedad]

I play bass and
I'm 53
I go to bed at 9
I get up at 4
I take metamucil
My joints hurt
I'm on a first name basis with pharmacist
I'm crankier than a cat in a bathtub

[plankspanker13]

Had to use the hot tub, this morning, to rid myself of some muscle kinks, after last night's gig, which featured a rather sizeable load in/out. I'm becoming rather crotchety, at 47.

[rust_preacher]

Originally Posted by countbassiedad

I play bass and
I'm 53
I go to bed at 9
I get up at 4
I take metamucil
My joints hurt
I'm on a first name basis with pharmacist
I'm crankier than a cat in a bathtub

Hey, my WIFE is a pharmacist!

[countbassiedad]

Originally Posted by rust_preacher

Hey, my WIFE is a pharmacist!

Oh, I forgot to mention she's hot! KIDDING!

[rust_preacher]

Originally Posted by countbassiedad

Oh, I forgot to mention she's hot! KIDDING!

Mine brings me my meds straight to the bedside.

[5StringBlues]

Who the hell are you people?!?

[countbassiedad]

Originally Posted by 5StringBlues

Who the hell are you people?!?

Who the hell are YOU? You ought to show a little respect for your elders sonny!

[BigJilm]

Any of you old basstards have any recommendations for straps that are easy on the shoulders/neck/back/etc.? Only 35 but spent most of it wrecking myself as best I can with physical labor. I don't have time to go down to the park and do tai chi like you silverbacks. Now get back up to the speed limit!


Thanks.

[Ukiah Bass]

Originally Posted by BigJilm

Any of you old basstards have any recommendations for straps that are easy on the shoulders/neck/back/etc.? Only 35 but spent most of it wrecking myself as best I can with physical labor. I don't have time to go down to the park and do tai chi like you silverbacks. Now get back up to the speed limit!


Thanks.

I use the "Y" strap by Michele Morin.

It hooks over both shoulders, which evenly distributes the weight of the bass. Let's me wear a bass for hours with no stress. I've used it for many years - can't think of how I could live without it. Before I endured pain from overburdening one shoulder. No more! Check it out...

http://pages.infinit.net/ystrap/1234/anglais/M1-a.html

[Stumbo]

Here are a few threads on the "comfortable strap" topic:
1 Comfortable strap
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9157519.htm
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2012/02...ss-Players.pdf

[Bert Slide]

Originally Posted by BigJilm

Any of you old basstards have any recommendations for straps that are easy on the shoulders/neck/back/etc.? Only 35 but spent most of it wrecking myself as best I can with physical labor. I don't have time to go down to the park and do tai chi like you silverbacks. Now get back up to the speed limit!


Thanks.

I'm only 47 but back in the 70's when P basses weighed over 50 lbs. we didn't need no fancy straps. We used shoe laces or old E strings. Maybe you should take up ukelele, I hear they are pretty light. Or maybe just play that video game with the plastic guitars and tweet your high scores out hourly to all your intraweb pals on one of them smartalec phone jobies.

And what's with some guy on here in his 50's talkin' bout going to bed at 9 PM. Gig ended at 2 this morn and I'M still up! You can sleep when you're dead, I got more important stuff to do...............................HEY YOU KIDS!, GET THE %$#@ OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thunderstation]

Great - I'm 59, is there something you can do about lowering my age?

[Bert Slide]

Originally Posted by thunderstation

Great - I'm 59, is there something you can do about lowering my age?

Get yourself a young girlfriend. You are only as old as the woman you are currently sleeping with.