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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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Wrote an actual paper check today. It's the second one I've written in a year.

My preferred check design was the "safety blue". There is/was a "safety yellow" too. Not much enamoured of checks with an imaginary pastel scene that could have found inspiration from a hotel room "painting".
 
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GwenOnBass said:
Wrote an actual paper check today. It's the second one I've written in a year.

My preferred check design was the "safety blue". There is/was a "safety yellow" too. Not much enamoured of checks with an imaginary pastel scene that could have found inspiration from a hotel room "painting".
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Start the year off right. Get it over with quickly.
 
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I write one personal cheque a month to pay for my parking.

The company is unwilling to set up an account with the bank so that I can manually transfer money to them like everyone else does. I refuse to get into automatic monthly debits which is their only other option. I've heard too many stories where they keep taking your money even if you terminate their services. Health clubs are notorious for doing this.

It used to be, you could get free generic cheque books from the bank. Then they started with personalized cheques with security features. The cost was reasonable. Last time I ordered 100 cheques from the bank it was $50 and they dropped the security features; 200 business cheques, bigger with logo go for $125. Third party companies sell cheques for less but I don't want to supply my address and account info so I stick with the bank. You can apparently print your own two sided cheques. I have security concerns about that. Banks refuse to play ball at the drop of a hat.
 
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Learned late this afternoon I'm one of the coaches for Ari Cap's 2021 Music Theory for the Bass Player cohort
 
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StereoPlayer said:
After listening to this briefly...I am reminded what a good song this is. But really boring to play on bass.
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It can be boring to play on bass. But, if you can sing harmony while doing so, it's much more fun. One of the first tunes I learned on bass, along with Age of Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine. Talk about fun!!!


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G-Dog said:
It can be boring to play on bass. But, if you can sing harmony while doing so, it's much more fun. One of the first tunes I learned on bass, along with Age of Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine. Talk about fun!!!


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The 5th dimension was one of those bands that would go into the studio and sing to already completed fully produced backing tracks. It was all done for them. They were talented singers.
 
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StereoPlayer said:
After listening to this briefly...I am reminded what a good song this is. But really boring to play on bass.
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OK, it's not exciting, but go back and listen to the 'foundation' Cetera laid for the rest of the band. And Kath's haunting vocal.
EDIT: In the band I was in in Miami, I played bass-and sang-to start the song then, with the keyboard man covering the bass line, did my best imitation of Parazaider's flute solo.(yes, I played flute)
 
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Ain't no magic I ever seen what makes a bass go. Plain old 'putting in the time is all I've ever seen that works.

When I started the MTftBP cohort a year ago, I agreed to keep an open mind. Agreed to put in the time even if "I know this". And all of it came with a video record of my progress for me to see — videos we all commit to and follow through on. Sometimes feels a bit like a ̶r̶u̶p̶t̶u̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶y̶ lot of work. What it is, is a powerful tool. I came to discover this, as did others in our cohort.

Made a promise to myself somewhere along in MTftBP there would be a new bass in the deal. A short scale (my, how my world has changed!) and something that's not typically seen. It's Christmas night and I see the Acinonyx checks all the boxes, and it's blue, and part of that agreement to keep an open mind is staring me in the face and it's done.

The first Sunday of the month is Ari's live Zoom for anyone enrolled in one of her courses, past or present. All bass and bass-related questions answered ... and this Sunday came the inevitable what strings question.

I see a lot of my students using flats, she states.

And it all being a very complex matter, I hear one point for roundwounds reinforced — flats can mask sloppy technique.

My bass with flats is to fill the role of that British Invasion vibe ... should the job call for a thing like that. Well, ain't got no job like that, but it's there and I love playing it.

The cat bass with rounds feels to me like it will do all the other jobs that I ain't got, and I expect I'm going to love playing it. AFIK GHS short scale are the strings that fit its slightly weird configuration, so that's Balanced Nickels or Pressurewounds for me. It comes with D'Addario nickels, a string I know well and respect. As good a baseline string as I know of.

Me being me I like strings with silks and the DaDs ain't got that thing going. Green silks or black silks, thinking I'll go Balanced Nickels first to begin this year's cohort, see what I can do about my technique :angel:
 
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GwenOnBass said:
Ain't no magic I ever seen what makes a bass go. Plain old 'putting in the time is all I've ever seen that works.

When I started the MTftBP cohort a year ago, I agreed to keep an open mind. Agreed to put in the time even if "I know this". And all of it came with a video record of my progress for me to see — videos we all commit to and follow through on. Sometimes feels a bit like a ̶r̶u̶p̶t̶u̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶y̶ lot of work. What it is, is a powerful tool. I came to discover this, as did others in our cohort.

Made a promise to myself somewhere along in MTftBP there would be a new bass in the deal. A short scale (my how my world has changed!) and something that's not typically seen. It's Christmas night and I see the Acinonyx checks all the boxes, and it's blue, and part of that agreement to keep an open mind is staring me in the face and it's done.

The first Sunday of the month is Ari's live Zoom for anyone enrolled in one of her courses, past or present. All bass and bass-related questions answered ... and this Sunday came the inevitable what strings question.

I see a lot of my students using flats, she states.

And it all being a very complex matter, I hear one point for roundwounds reinforced — flats can mask sloppy technique.

My bass with flats is to fill the role of that British Invasion vibe ... should the job call for a thing like that. Well, ain't got no job like that, but it's there and I love playing it.

The cat bass with rounds feels to me like it will do all the other jobs that I ain't got, and I expect I'm going to love playing it. AFIK GHS short scale are the strings that fit its slightly weird configuration, so that's Balanced Nickels or Pressurewounds for me. It comes with D'Addario nickels, a string I know well and respect. As good a baseline string as I know of.

Me being me I like strings with silks and the DaDs ain't got that thing going. Green silks or black silks, thinking I'll go Balanced Nickels first to begin this year's cohort, see what I can do about my technique :angel:
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I wouldn't discount flats on The Cat without even slipping on a set to try. You never know. "Flats can mask sloppy technique" restated properly is that round wounds are more revealing. So are some practice amps. But flats have a lot of inherent tone. Don't avoid flats simply because they don't emphasize playing flaws. Maybe a critical practice bass should have rounds installed.

If you're satisified with your technique, go with whatever suits the song and provides the best tone.
 
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