Double Bass Conundrum

[Jake deVilliers]

All this talk got me horny, so I went downstairs, pulled off the Bel Cantos and put old Spiros on the walnut bass, just to see. Ridiculous, f---ing ridiculous.

I bet that sounds ****ing HUGE!

 

[Marcus Johnson]

All this talk got me horny, so I went downstairs, pulled off the Bel Cantos and put old Spiros on the walnut bass, just to see. Ridiculous, f---ing ridiculous.

Nice. That's an awesome bass!

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Bahh. I have no idea what I was thinking. I guess it's good that I played my regular gig unplugged last night, because... man, it is not happening. I can't shake the room any more. (Big room, and no problems with the guts). I felt like I was trying to push a rope all night. Imagine listening to me whining AGAIN about guts. Nobody here deserves that.

I apologize for the disruption. The truth will out, as they say. It also could be a textbook definition of the term "false economy" in my case.

 

[robgrow]

...So now, Quinn is offering a "back to school" special on Spiros... $169.99 a set through October. I'm gritting my teeth, trying to be pure and chaste, but... boy, I'm having a hard time. I figure i could buy TWO sets of these, and not look back for quite some time. My wife would be slightly happier when she sees the string bill on the credit card. Arggh...

String Emporium has Spiros for $149.00.

 

[Mark Perna]

Bahh. I have no idea what I was thinking. I guess it's good that I played my regular gig unplugged last night, because... man, it is not happening. I can't shake the room any more. (Big room, and no problems with the guts). I felt like I was trying to push a rope all night. Imagine listening to me whining AGAIN about guts. Nobody here deserves that.

I apologize for the disruption. The truth will out, as they say. It also could be a textbook definition of the term "false economy" in my case.

Finally, you're coming to your senses. NOW do you want me to send you my old Pistoy G to try out?

mark

 

[Don Higdon]

Marcus, was this just one convoluted scam to start another gut string thread?

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

If so, I'm going to go start a stealth Dominant thread just to keep things fair.

 

[Uncletoad]

Nah, he's just playing coy trying to get someone else to foot his string bill.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Finally, you're coming to your senses. NOW do you want me to send you my old Pistoy G to try out?

mark

thanks, man. You created this monster. I can't ask anything more.

I keep thinking of the gunslinger Roland in Stephen King's Dark Tower series... "You have forgotten the face of your father". That's me, for a minute.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Marcus, was this just one convoluted scam to start another gut string thread?

Gods no... enough already. Spiros are one choice on a very short list that might lead me astray.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Nah, he's just playing coy trying to get someone else to foot his string bill.

Dammit. Busted.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

LOL... even my Spiros are trying to tell me. The E string is coming apart, right about at F#. Alright already! I'll order the damn Gamuts!

 

[Uncletoad]

Good. Broken E. Send me your weich A then you won't be tempted ever again.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Well, Spiros do everything slowly. I figure this one will break sometime in 2017.

 

[Mark Perna]

LOL... even my Spiros are trying to tell me. The E string is coming apart, right about at F#. Alright already! I'll order the damn Gamuts!

(heh heh, he never figured out that I flew to Maui, sabotaged his string and flew back to Pittsburgh without his ever suspecting...)

Did I just say that out loud? nevermind.

What are you going to order? I'm serious about sending you the Pistoy G to check out. You might really like it or you might figure out that you like the Lyon better. This is a loan, not a gift as I'd like it back at some point. I can have it in tomorrow's mail.

mark

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Thanks bud. You're so insistent. Send the mutha out. I'll give it a shot.

 

[Don Higdon]

Any chance I can try it when he's done?

 

[Mark Perna]

@Marcus: It'll be in tomorrow's mail. Tried to do it today but missed it. Sorry.

@Don: of course

@Marcus, please coordinate with Don. When you're done, send it to him.

@Don: I'll send you my address at some later date so you can get it back to me.

 

[MR PC]

This has got to b one of the more intimate threads around here in a long time. There was more that one reason why Dupont came up with Tynex covered gut strings.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

@Marcus: It'll be in tomorrow's mail. Tried to do it today but missed it. Sorry.

@Don: of course

@Marcus, please coordinate with Don. When you're done, send it to him.

@Don: I'll send you my address at some later date so you can get it back to me.

Sha-weeet. Comrade Perna to the rescue once again.