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11-03-2006, 03:51 PM
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Although I'm not a moderator, I've been tracking trends on Talkbass for a while now and would like to share what I've learned in the form of a frequently asked questions doc. If it's helpful, maybe it can become a sticky thread to help people with their research.
Talkbass Double Bass Forums Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: How do I post sound clips in the Recordings forum?
A: Get a teacher!
Q: Which is better German bow or French?
A: German! No French! No German! Get a teacher!
Q: Hey, maybe this has been covered before, but what are the best strings for my bass?
A: Get a teacher. Obligatos! Get a teacher! No way, it’s Corellis! Get a teacher! Man, what every happened to Golden Spirals? Get a teacher!
Q: Knock Knock
A: GET A TEACHER!
Q: Hey, I’m getting this weird buzzing sound in 5th position.
A: Seriously, Obligatos are the greatest strings ever. They’re magic, I really didn’t know how to play the bass until I put Obligatos on and now I’m first chair in the Pawtucket Philharmonic.
Q: Hey does anyone know the changes to Giant Steps?
A: Get a teacher. No, he doesn’t need a teacher, he just needs to install the Revolution Solo pickup, it’s simply unparalled for clarity. Like my bass only louder and in-tune with perfect time. No seriously, get a teacher or I’ll kick your ass.
Q: Hey, maybe this has been covered, but what’s the best string for my bass?
A: Crap, you again?
Q: Does anyone know where I could get a standup bass for $300? Nothing fancy, just something really good, that sounds and plays good and doesn’t have any problems. I could possibly go as high as $325.
A: Maybe your teacher has some advice for you about that.
Q: Should I put some fret marks on the fret board.
A: Yeah, definitely. Put them each 1 inch apart and you’ll be fine. And get some Obligatos.
Q: Excuse me, can you tell me where the men’s room is?
A: Get a teacher.
Q: Has anybody played a Shen Willow bass?
A: When Stanley Clarke dropped by and played my $150,000 250 year old English bass with ebony restoration by blah, blah, blah,attached pix...
Q: Hey which steel strings sound exactly like old school, plain gut strings
A: All of them. Exactly.
Q: Did anyone hear who won the Metropolis SO audition?
A:
Anonymous Troll #1: Joe Blow completely dominated the audition, but one of the judges hates his hair, so they cut him.
Anonymous Troll #2: Dan McBasserson won. Joe Blow was drunk and urinated all over the floor.
Anonymous Troll #1: I'm tired of your lies and rumors. Dan McBasserson only won because he had a voodoo doll of Joe Blow and he slept with all of the judges.
Rational Observer: The orchestra website press release says that Pietro Bassoni won.
Anonymous troll #2: That's just a typo, they'll be forced to admit that Dan won soon.
Q: I've been thinking about getting one of those Ronzoni upright basses that I see on eBay. They sell for $299 shipped, come in four colors and include a set of weedwacker strings along with an actual weedwacker and a balsa wood bow (although I don't really need a bow). Good idea? Am I on the right track?
A: OMG SSDD! FYI: CCB=POS but then again YMMV. Hope this helps. (LMFAO).
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Last edited by TroyK : 11-20-2006 at 11:49 AM.
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11-03-2006, 04:36 PM
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11-03-2006, 09:18 PM
|  | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | Apprentice Troy, we have taught you well. You shall go far my son.  |
11-03-2006, 10:11 PM
|  | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | | I'd sticky that post, but since it's already "stuck" all over the forum, I feel it would be redun-dundant. Besides, everybody knows that DOMINANTS are the be-all end-all of bass strings. Obligatos are, like, sooooo last Thursday.
Of course,your teacher would have told you this long ago if only you had one. |
11-04-2006, 01:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Got this one via private mail and updated the original post with it. I don't know how I could have forgotten this one!
Q: Has anybody played a Shen Willow bass?
A: When Stanley Clarke dropped by and played my $150,000, 250 year old English bass with ebony restoration by blah, blah, blah,attached pix... |
11-04-2006, 03:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Extra points to COUPE DEVILLE, YOUSE for laying a Fuquism on TROIKA.... seems like we've missing those lately.
Regards, BIGGUS |
11-04-2006, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Troy, Troy, Again Got this one via private mail and updated the original post with it. I don't know how I could have forgotten this one!
Q: Has anybody played a Shen Willow bass?
A: When Stanley Clarke dropped by and played my $150,000, 250 year old English bass with ebony restoration by blah, blah, blah,attached pix... |
ROTFLMPWAO!!!! |
11-04-2006, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald ROTFLMPWAO!!!! | laughing your pants wet all over? |
11-04-2006, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TroyK Q: Has anybody played a Shen Willow bass?
A: When Stanley Clarke dropped by and played my $150,000, 250 year old English bass with ebony restoration by blah, blah, blah,attached pix... | -High Five- |
11-04-2006, 12:24 PM
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11-04-2006, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by hdiddy laughing your pants wet all over? | No, but close enough for jazz...  (laughing my pasty white *ss off) |
11-04-2006, 05:20 PM
| | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | That was my next guess but I was trying to be PC.  |
11-04-2006, 08:39 PM
| | Inadvertent Microtonalist | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, ME | | | Q. Who's got a 10-pound, 10" $100 speaker that will sound exactly like my bass?
Q. I've been thinking about contemplating whether to ponder looking into examining whether to buy a double bass like Les ****ing Claypool, man. It's just like Fender, right?
Q. Does anybody have a chart for "C-Jam Blues?"
Q. What is "jazz" anyway?
Q. Hey, it's been 20 minutes and none of you guys has answered my question! What's the matter with you people! You are all assholes!
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11-05-2006, 10:30 AM
| | | | Q. What does everyone think of this (insert link to CCB or BSO here)? An (upright or string or acoustic or anything but double) bass for only $500, how can I go wrong? |
11-05-2006, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry Q. Who's got a 10-pound, 10" $100 speaker that will sound exactly like my bass?
Q. I've been thinking about contemplating whether to ponder looking into examining whether to buy a double bass like Les ****ing Claypool, man. It's just like Fender, right?
Q. Does anybody have a chart for "C-Jam Blues?"
Q. What is "jazz" anyway?
Q. Hey, it's been 20 minutes and none of you guys has answered my question! What's the matter with you people! You are all assholes! | A. get a teacher!
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11-05-2006, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by vindy500 A. get a teacher! | Get a real bass! |
11-05-2006, 10:39 AM
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11-07-2006, 10:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Updated to include the obligatory gut string question. Not completely satisfied with the answer, but I'll research the archeives, unless someone else can lend an assist. |
11-07-2006, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by vindy500 my slab does me just fine | hahahahhahahahahahahaha!!!!
oh wait...he wasn't kidding....  |
11-07-2006, 05:39 PM
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