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Could we cool it with the bass jargon?

#244
Smooth_bass88 said:
Most of the silly jargon around here I can deal with except for calling a bass ‘she’. Something just seems really really incorrect about that.
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That's "as old as the hills" ;) - cars, boats, guitars, etc, etc... male dominate inflections. At least guitars/basses have some relative qualifiers like curvy shape, an object of affection, physical interaction... one can choose not to use that terminology but it sure ain't gonna go away anytime soon.
 
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#247
pcake said:
part of being a community is usually developing in-jokes and terms for things that outsiders have to work out. they can always ask us.
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For instance, I still don’t understand why the drummer must always be sacked - and I’m fine with that.

Jargon tends to make newcomers hang back at first to get the feel of the forum, its rules, its ebs and flows. That’s a good thing IMO. Listening is good, and we can always ask.
 
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Mike Whitfield said:
For instance, I still don’t understand why the drummer must always be sacked - and I’m fine with that.

Jargon tends to make newcomers hang back at first to get the feel of the forum, its rules, its ebs and flows. That’s a good thing IMO. Listening is good, and we can always ask.
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Human nature. (and not saying it's always a good thing) - always in need of someone to kick. Some people eventually get over this adolescent trait, but if everyone realizes it's a non-serious/light-hearted thing - they all can have fun with it. If not, it's just plain abusive and should be avoided.
 
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#249
I agree with the poster who said "read sentences not words." A.) I'm not being graded. B.) There's not potential of being paid. My internet banter will remain casual.

For all the talk of people acting like they're smarter than everybody else in here.. you'd think they could interpret some slang or maybe even correct someone when they use an improper term.
 
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#253
Gibson Victory said:
Isn’t the “pick on thing” done alphabetical. Drummer start’s with a D, Guitarist, G, Vocalists V. Etc. ?
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And that is the way it can be enjoyable - when everyone involved knows the cliches' and enjoys having fun with such silly human-humor. Once one realizes that anybody can be the butt of a joke (interchangeable subject) for the exact same joke - it's just a matter of having a laugh knowing the subject can always rotate to themself. Self-depreciating humor done correctly is very human and usually pretty funny. The person that "can't take a (harmless) joke" is someone w/o a sense of humor. And that's just sad.
 
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#254
BobDeRosa said:
In the interest of efficient communication, would it be possible to use standard language rather than bass jargon in posts?

I can understand "pups" as shorthand for pickups, but I also see some newer members thinking they've stumbled into a dog owners' group. "Tort" means one thing to us, but something completely different to lawyers.

I bring this up because of two recent experiences.

One poster referred to something like his "Fender L." I know Ps and Js and PJs, but couldn't recollect any Fender model that started with an L. Another TB-er thought that it was a reference to Fender's early numbering system, where an L serial number would have indicated a pre-1965 vintage. But even today, neither of us knows for sure.

And just today, a TB-er posted something about his "Sting." Some responders to the post thought he was talking about the P-bass model that Sting uses. As it turns out (I think, anyway), he was referring to a MusicMan StingRay.

Since we're all in this together, and we do really want to understand and help each other, do you think it might be possible to take a look at your post before sending, just to make sure you're saying what you mean and making your point clearly to a general audience? Assuming that everyone you want to communicate with is familiar with all the bass jargon is usually a mistake.

Thanks.
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First I ever heard of that one. The short for stingray is always "ray" like the models "ray34, etc." Shorthand is usually simply MM
 
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#255
BobDeRosa said:
In the interest of efficient communication, would it be possible to use standard language rather than bass jargon in posts?

I can understand "pups" as shorthand for pickups, but I also see some newer members thinking they've stumbled into a dog owners' group. "Tort" means one thing to us, but something completely different to lawyers.

I bring this up because of two recent experiences.

One poster referred to something like his "Fender L." I know Ps and Js and PJs, but couldn't recollect any Fender model that started with an L. Another TB-er thought that it was a reference to Fender's early numbering system, where an L serial number would have indicated a pre-1965 vintage. But even today, neither of us knows for sure.

And just today, a TB-er posted something about his "Sting." Some responders to the post thought he was talking about the P-bass model that Sting uses. As it turns out (I think, anyway), he was referring to a MusicMan StingRay.

Since we're all in this together, and we do really want to understand and help each other, do you think it might be possible to take a look at your post before sending, just to make sure you're saying what you mean and making your point clearly to a general audience? Assuming that everyone you want to communicate with is familiar with all the bass jargon is usually a mistake.

Thanks.
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Ok Boomer.


















(no, really, GHS Boomers are ok.)
 
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#259
SactoBass said:
"Well, if there's a bright center of the universe, they're on the planet that it's farthest from."
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Holy crap, I think I know some of them!

JIO said:
And that is the way it can be enjoyable - when everyone involved knows the cliches' and enjoys having fun with such silly human-humor. Once one realizes that anybody can be the butt of a joke (interchangeable subject) for the exact same joke - it's just a matter of having a laugh knowing the subject can always rotate to themself. Self-depreciating humor done correctly is very human and usually pretty funny. The person that "can't take a (harmless) joke" is someone w/o a sense of humor. And that's just sad.
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Like the old saying: If you can’t laugh at yourself, other people will do it for you.

I think we’re given way too much today anyway. Much better to spend some time and effort learning the language. It’s good brain exercise if nothing else, and it don’t cost nothin’.
 
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