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Double Bass Do you name your bass(es)? Why/why not? DB FORUM THREAD
- Thread starter Ed S
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I hadn't considered naming my double bass but, as of this moment, I name *Her LARGE MARGE after the truck driver that Pee Wee Herman met at The Wheel Inn restaurant in Cabazon, near the Dinosaurs.
I developed a few aches and pains by twisting my neck to look at my new neck when I started playing. I mentioned this to my instructor. He explained to me that playing the upright was like wrestling with a fat lady, hence LARGE MARGE. And I love her!
I developed a few aches and pains by twisting my neck to look at my new neck when I started playing. I mentioned this to my instructor. He explained to me that playing the upright was like wrestling with a fat lady, hence LARGE MARGE. And I love her!
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We can have a discussion about respect if you want, but perhaps we can also just stick to the topic?
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I don't name anything.
My basses, my bikes, are all called by the model names or brands.
The DB is the DB, I only have one.
I do have a name for a big fat wooden club that I made from a fallen tree, it stays at the entrance of our house. You never know if you'll need it.
It's called Sr. Tira-Teimas, the portuguese name for the Grey Hulk, Mr. Joe Fixit.
My basses, my bikes, are all called by the model names or brands.
The DB is the DB, I only have one.
I do have a name for a big fat wooden club that I made from a fallen tree, it stays at the entrance of our house. You never know if you'll need it.
It's called Sr. Tira-Teimas, the portuguese name for the Grey Hulk, Mr. Joe Fixit.
I have edited my comment so the substance isn't on record. Thanks.
Less a name than a designation - I got distracted and smashed my upright into a tree while loading in for a gig. In addition to partially popping the seam for the top, it ended up with a scratch near identical to Harry Potter's scar. I call it the bass that lived. None of my other instruments have names.
Don’t name them, but wife tends to name stuff, and then inadvertently I end up referring to them by that name. She named my NS Cleveland Billy, but calls it William if I’m practicing arco . I also have a fiesta red p bass that she thinks is pink that she named pinky years ago.
I don't name any inanimate objects, nor do I assign them a gender. Why? Because I think it's stupid to do otherwise.
If I ever get a 3rd bass, I'm naming it "Troika".
I had a Telecaster Bass years ago and it was a "big dipper" too because it was a notorious neck diver! Neck heavy, no good. Naming instruments is a time honored tradition. I can rattle off at least a half dozen nicknames and my wife will know exactly which instrument I'm talking about, two of which are upright basses- Doris and BB.
