Recent content by Slacking Zac

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    Why do bassists draw the most ire from other musicians

    I think this is one of those things like remembering when the drinking age was 18... I'm honestly shocked at the age of some of the posters on here in regards to the things they're experiencing. Makes retirement homes seem worse than high schools.
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    I need... wardrobe advice

    Surprised I haven't seen more of this, but you have to try things on too. And then wash and at least hang them up before wrinkles set. While ordering the cheapest black button-down off Amazon is an option, it's also...a choice. One thing that women hit on that men never do is it is incredibly...
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    I need... wardrobe advice

    Looks great on you, and I'm not 255 lbs, but clocking in at 5'6'' so if I do anything like this it looks like my mom dressed me for a middle school dance. I'd wear a Bret the Hitman Hart Halloween costume because he was the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
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    St. Pat's Day: Setting ourselves up to flop horribly?

    Open with Whiskey in the Jar by Metallica. Then, Whiskey in the Jar by the Dubliners. Then, Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy. That's like 20 minutes right there.
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    How common are amateur bands events in your area?

    I honestly can't tell if this is satire or not. You want to make a law whether people can play music? Outside of all the other things like noise ordinances. 10/10 Troll job. I'm going back to the usual posts on here of "I have too much money and my kids won't talk to me, which bass should I...
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    How common are amateur bands events in your area?

    How 'good' someone is at music is subjective. Definitions like this are pointless online because people just move the goalposts when they're wrong. When they get shown there are lots of amateur musicians, the goalposts get moved. The definition ppl use because it has easier to define...
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    How common are amateur bands events in your area?

    This is exactly what I'm talking about. Saying there is no good music out there is just old men yelling at clouds with no actual substance behind it. What does "just a sign of today's working environment" even mean? Kids aren't walking in asking to see managers to hand them paper copies of...
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    How common are amateur bands events in your area?

    Our local places are good about having music multiple times a week, between coffee shops, bars, and parks in the summer. Each town around us has either a summer park series, or an outdoor venue that is free to listen to music at least twice a week, be it farmer's markets or summer concert park...
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    St. Pat's Day: Setting ourselves up to flop horribly?

    Exactly! I went to a German restaurant for St. Patrick's Day because the Irish Pub in Ann Arbor wanted a $20 cover. People just wanna day-drink and shout the words to songs they know. The Irish Police aren't going to be out writing tickets.
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    Boss GT-1B noise issue

    This is where I am at. I'm pretty convinced it is my power, which is why I think the power supply might be my answer. One of my goals is actually to get a dedicated power line put into my office just because the way my house is wired. When I mapped my outlets, my office, my wife's office, and...
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    Boss GT-1B noise issue

    I have a similar noise. Mine is constant, plucking strings or not. Mostly like a buzz or hum. I'm assuming for myself it has to be the power adapter. I only get it when using it with my amp. It's worse if I use anything else with it. I think I need to get an actual power supply. If I have it...
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    Wisconsin Bassist Club chapter IV (to the 4th degree)

    I ended up buying a guitar yesterday. I've got an opportunity to do an eight-week music program, and since I've been happy with my bass progress on my own, I'm using it to get over some hurdles I never have been able to get past self-teaching with guitar. Plus, it's always nice to have a good...
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    St. Pat's Day: Setting ourselves up to flop horribly?

    There's Dropkick Murphy's too. Bunch of drunks hearing Shippin' up to Boston are gonna lose their minds. If you do hire a piper, that's more of their stuff you can pull.
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    St. Pat's Day: Setting ourselves up to flop horribly?

    We have a free concert summer series in our town that will have theme nights like bluegrass or tributes. Along with a few songs from that genre, a cover of "Don't stop Believing" was played each week in a different style. I had to stop going because then we have fairs or festivals and it's the...
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    St. Pat's Day: Setting ourselves up to flop horribly?

    If this is the Midwest, by the end of the night people are just going to want to hear Living on a Prayer, Don't Stop Believing, and Pour Some Sugar on me by the evening of St. Patrick's Day.