A rant about the re-occurring theme here..

[SamJ]

I never had the pleasure. I am a self-educated hole poker.

That being said, I still think that anyone who went to college and/or knows the definition of "tangential" (great word by the way) would also have caught wind of the word "recurring" (and, while we're picking nits, may have learned how to stick an "upper case" letter at the beginning of a sentence).

I'm just here to help in any way that I can.

both variants of recurring and reoccurring are permitted in the English vernacular actually.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

What did you end up with? A Squier or an SX? Please tell me you didn't get a neckthru Cort.

Figure I could put about a grand in mods on a Squire and still come out ahead.

 

[SamJ]

Quantify "real experience"...then you'll be onto something!

you've owned it for at least a week and played it more than 10 min at GC or at a "Friends" house...

 

[Nobody]

Figure I could put about a grand in mods on a Squire and still come out ahead.

NICE! I played a Squier once at GC for ten minutes forty-five seconds and it..... was...... AWESOME!!!!!

 

[SamJ]

Where do I go to get my opinion qualified? I was under the impression that I was entitled to my opinion. And I thought freedom of speech gave me the right to voice that opinion.

if you read my original post thru the end, you'd see that it's a matter of common sense.. do you know it? have you had it for a few days, enough to really spend somet time with it? or did you just play with it for 10 min at GC?

 

[Odinbass]

Internet forums are built upon unqualified people giving their opinion.

 

[SamJ]

NICE! I played a Squier once at GC and it..... was...... AWESOME!!!!!

and that means absolutely nothing... I too have played all kinds of stuff once at GC and it was great! or bad! don't consider myself an expert on any of it.

 

[SamJ]

Internet forums are built upon unqualified people giving their opinion.

This!

 

[wvbass]

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Happy to help!

 

[john_g]

well i havent really read the OP but here is my opinion on it...my cats breath smells like catfood

 

[BigBobbyBass]

If one had to be an expert to give an opinion here, there would be like 5 people posting. I.e. Super boring...

 

[moody]

There are cases where the person asking the question may want whatever input they can get. Depends on how common the item is.

For example (sorry, I can only think of a guitar, not a bass example):
If the question was asked about how good a 6BM8 was as a power valve in a guitar amp, I would answer that the one time I heard one it sounded incredible.

I have never owned one. That may be the only answer that somebody asking the question will get. In those situations I would prefer to not remain silent.

 

[Nobody]

and that means absolutely nothing... I too have played all kinds of stuff once at GC and it was great! or bad! don't consider myself an expert on any of it.

That makes me sad.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

I guess now wouldn't be the best time to ask, what do you think is better, Fender or Squier?

 

[SamJ]

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Happy to help!

nice find! Well, since this doesn't seem to occur on a scheduled basis, but rather sporadically ... I guess it reoccurs!


Also, funny, I've got not one but two PM's now thanking me for posting what those people were thinking and taking all the flack for it... I responded that I personally am not here to make friends and don't give a rats arse what anonymous people on here thing.. I'm stating my mind, take it or leave it.

 

[SamJ]

If one had to be an expert to give an opinion here, there would be like 5 people posting. I.e. Super boring...

never said the word expert.... just have experince with it outside of GC or "At a friends" house.

 

[Nobody]

I guess now wouldn't be the best time to ask, what do you think is better, Fender or Squier?

Do you ....like ...... mean... for metal?

 

[NecroticImbecil]

I can often tell in a few seconds whether I like a bass or not. That's all it takes to get the feel of the neck. If I like that, maybe I'll plug it in.

I don't know about most people, but I only keep things I like. Unless most collect equipment they don't like, most everything would have only good reviews, making reviews meaningless.

 

[hintz]

So I guess I need *proof* of every piece of gear I've owned since 94 to have an opinion on something?? Why don't we all submit are musical resume while we're at it...

 

[SamJ]

So I guess I need *proof* of every piece of gear I've owned since 94 to have an opinion on something?? Why don't we all submit are musical resume while we're at it...

proof was a bad choice of words... I'll edit that out.