Could we cool it with the bass jargon?

[HertzWhenIPlay]

its time to shame them into doing things "our" way. this is a Revolution!

 

[Guitalia]

Antiquated? No it's not.

He meant "relic'ed."

 

[dkelley]

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.

Calling a prized item she goes back hundreds of years. That one you probably should accept by now lol

 

[mrcbass]

Alex, I'll take "How to keep 5,000 bass players occupied while quarantined" for $1000"

In the interest of efficient communication, would it be possible to use standard language rather than bass jargon in posts?

 

[Kro]

Alex, I'll take "How to keep 5,000 bass players occupied while quarantined" for $1000"

@BobDeRosa knew exactly what he was doing, he's probably Illuminati or a Stonecutter or something.

 

[OldPlucker]

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.

The term "sting" also refers to those of us that fell for trying to buy an under $20 bass.

 

[dkelley]

I remember entering college, straight out of high school and being frustrated with the "new" vocabulary I was discovering. As I read the required material, I often came across words that I was not familiar with. This was years ago and long before I could quickly reference terms on Google. So, as I read, a good old fashioned dictionary and thesaurus were at the ready. Before long, I had vastly expanded my vocabulary and the reading became quite rewarding. Utilize the TB "acronyms" reference link... It's a quick and easy way to clarify confusion and in the long run, is a great little style of "shorthand" that I have found convenient.

I was agreeing until you said 10 years ago you couldn't quickly reference items on Google.
EDIT: I'll leave my post here, but I swear I read 10 years ago. Maybe my reading glasses are failing! LoL
original post continues....
Really? Im sure my sister in law was already a director at Google 10 years ago and I was using an android smart phone with Google search where ever I went.

Other than that, I do agree with the shock of new vocab... similar situation for me but 30 years ago was my university, and for sure no internet back then.... and no new jargon other than education.

But a couple decades ago? Yea, it started then. AOL and popular internet did it.

Most of it started with online chat servers.... long before they were mainstream, and new short acronyms were used constantly. IRC chat etc.

That's the foundation of it all.

 

[RustyAxe]

“Pups”, fist bumping, and people calling me “bro” or “homie” send me into a homicidal rage...

but that’s just me..

They have meds for that now ....

 

[bogwart]

They have meds for that now ....

...but if it lasts for more than four hours you should contact your primary care physician....

 

[walksupright]

Oh foul, impertinent rascals doth sway tongues to speak with
Undeserv’d candour. Mine own eyes alight and, cursing Prometheus,
I proclaim thou hast found me burning; flames of rage
And torment rise with evr’y pup, Sting, and Lbass discover’d.
Oh, vile aberrations, Perdition’s spawn, these words that torture
And belittle us so! Wherefore art the learned men who seek the truth?
Must I lament further? Nay, brethren, it should not be so!

 

[pappabass]

Oh, man, I hate that one. Butter is the last thing I want my bass to play like, all soft and greasy and slimy. Completely idiotic simile.

Glad someone else agrees, I like my bass with low action and tight! Nothing soft!

 

[Kipp Harrington]

I was agreeing until you said 10 years ago you couldn't quickly reference items on Google.

Really? Im sure my sister in law was already a director at Google 10 years ago and I was using an android smart phone with Google search where ever I went.

Other than that, I do agree with the shock of new vocab... similar situation for me but 30 years ago was my university, and for sure no internet back then.... and no new jargon other than education.

But a couple decades ago? Yea, it started then. AOL and popular internet did it.

Most of it started with online chat servers.... long before they were mainstream, and new short acronyms were used constantly. IRC chat etc.

That's the foundation of it all.

I didn't mention how many years ago, actually. But if I do the math... I was 18 and now I'm 55. So.. nearly 40 years ago. Right when the very first Commodore 64 computer was introduced in the U.S. Yikes!

 

[JIO]

Oh foul, impertinent rascals doth sway tongues to speak with
Undeserv’d candour. Mine own eyes alight and, cursing Prometheus,
I proclaim thou hast found me burning; flames of rage
And torment rise with evr’y pup, Sting, and Lbass discover’d.
Oh, vile aberrations, Perdition’s spawn, these words that torture
And belittle us so! Wherefore art the learned men who seek the truth?
Must I lament further? Nay, brethren, it should not be so!

 

[dkelley]

I didn't mention how many years ago, actually. But if I do the math... I was 18 and now I'm 55. So.. nearly 40 years ago. Right when the very first Commodore 64 computer was introduced in the U.S. Yikes!

bizarre about the 10 years thing! Fair enough

My brain is failing I think LoL

 

[Mugre]

RTFM. It's in the FAQ. (smirky face thing here)

Practice being the change you want to see in the world.

I'll write clearly and concisely, at least as much as I can. I hope it shows that I respect the international information exchange forum that I'm part of.

condescension and snark ≠ smart and clever.

Mugre

 

[El Güero]

A couple of days ago I was thinking that "retort" could be used to describe replacing an old tort' pg* with a new one.

* pg = "pickguard" for all those not hep to the jive

 

[JIO]

Alex, I'll take "How to keep 5,000 bass players occupied while quarantined" for $1000"

 

[Michedelic]

And makeup?

No...

Keep
It
Simple,
Stupid

I was using an acronym(which was complained about)to make light of the dislike of big words.

 

[equill]

No...

Keep
It
Simple,
Stupid

I was using an acronym(which was complained about)to make light of the dislike of big words.

I recognised the acronym, don't worry.
I was making a cross-reference to the band KISS, whose name has been occasionally been backronymed that way in reference to their musical sophistication, and their stage presence. You know, continuing the playfulness.

Or did I just get generation-gapped? 'Cause I hate it when that happens.

 

[Michedelic]

I recognised the acronym, don't worry.
I was making a cross-reference to the band KISS, whose name has been occasionally been backronymed that way in reference to their musical sophistication, and their stage presence. You know, continuing the playfulness.

Or did I just get generation-gapped? 'Cause I hate it when that happens.

Naw, I knew that, but I was just making sure, hence the capitalized letters. There’s ‘KISS’, the acronym(just like the “YCDBSOYA”* tie clip my dad used to have), then there’s Kiss/KISS/K.I.S.S., which everyone should know stands for “Knights In Satan’s Service”, or at least that’s what I heard some guy yelling about on television once, a long time ago.

*You Can’t Do Business Sitting On Your Ass