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Help update TB Abbreviations and Slang FAQ
- Thread starter Stumbo
- Start date
Can you add "NAD" to the list for New Amp Day?
Edit: Deleted part of my post for..it being strange.
Edit: Deleted part of my post for..it being strange.
Blocked - Rectangular inlays in fretboard at 3rd, 5th etc. frets
Bound - Fretboard edges inlaid with material of contrasting color
B&B - Neck is blocked & bound
Pretty sure I've run across the "B&B neck" thing in Basses For Sale but can't offer a cite.
Cheers Stumbo!
Bound - Fretboard edges inlaid with material of contrasting color
B&B - Neck is blocked & bound
Pretty sure I've run across the "B&B neck" thing in Basses For Sale but can't offer a cite.
Cheers Stumbo!
To date: (corrections/additions welcome).
https://www.facebook.com/talkbass: TB's Facebook site.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/ TB's home page, now's a good time to visit if you haven't seen it before.
8x10, 4x12, 1x15: For speaker cabinets, the number and size of the speakers mounted in the cabinet.
15/6/1, 15/6, 12/6, 151566: For speaker cabinets containing speakers of different sizes.
$$: Warwick Double Humbucker
[OT] A polite way to mark up a comment to indicate that you know you're making an Off Topic post in a thread so you don't get flamed. [/OT]
+1 (or any number): Agreed. More numbers= you HIGHLY agree.
A/B: When you compare two instruments by playing them one after another.
ABG: Acoustic Bass Guitar
AFAICS As Far As I Can See
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AFAICT: As far as I can tell
All original: As in "an all original '63 Fender Jazz Bass".
Atoz: Icon designed from TBr Atoz'. Also, photochopped many a time in the TB Photochop thread.
AUB: Acoustic Upright Bass
AYFKM: Just what you'd think(not specific to TB). Are you freakin' kidding me?
B&B - Neck is blocked & bound
Backline: What amps are being used for a gig. Used a lot in rental situations..."Backline provided".
Bacon: You know... bacon.
Ban, Banned (Temp/Permanent): What happens to TBer's who are unable to control what comes out of their keyboard on to their screen and into their TB posts AND, who are unable/unwilling to change despite warnings from TB mods.
BardsTale: Ok I made this up, I loved the old game and I love TBr Bard2theBones' stories
Bassface : A particularly ugly/funny/odd facial expression associated with a person "feelin' it" while playing.
BFM: Bill Fitzmaurice - audio and speaker cab guru.
'bic = Alembic
Blocked - Rectangular inlays in fretboard at 3rd, 5th etc. frets
Blocks: Fretboard Markings
BOH: Back of House (to go along with FOH] Back line, monitors, etc...anything heard on stage.
Boner Bass: basses with an extra long top horn.
Bound - Fretboard edges inlaid with material of contrasting color
BSO: Bass-Shaped Object, a poorly-made 'bass-shaped object'. Heard more in DB(double bass)forums
Bump or Bumping: When you post in your own thread or another TBr's thread to move it to the top of the thread list.
CAR: Candy Apple Red
Carrots: in a thread poll, a choice provided by the pollster for TBers who want to vote but don't care about the poll question.
CIJ: "Crafted In Japan"
Closet Classic: Bass that has some signs of aging, cracked finish etc., as if stored in a closet for many years.
Coffee Table: Instrument with highly figured top
Combo: amp and speaker built into one cabinet.
DB: Double Bass (as played by Jazz, Rock-a-billy and other musicians.)
DC: Double Cut Body Style (two horns).
DI, DI Box, Direct Box: Unit to plug bass into that splits signal for sending clean bass signal to PA and to amp. Many amps have them built in with a switch (Pre/Post DI) to send either EQ'd tone or clean, unfiltered bass tone to the PA
Dinger: Dingwall BAss
Dots: Fretboard Marking
Emo: Emotional (as in, Don't get all emo over this!)
EB: Electric Bass Guitar. Term usually seen on the DB forum side of TB.
EQ: Adjusting the Highs, Mids, Lows to shape the sound of your bass.
EQ, Equalizer: Multi-Band (frequency) tone controls the allow control over specific frequencies. Can be Built-in amp, pedal, rack unit or stand alone unit. Also can be digital.
ERB: Extended Range Bass
EURB or EUB: Electric Upright Bass
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. Please read the TB list.
Fassa: Legendary newbie TBr.
FCOL: for cryin' out loud
fdeck: TBr/Designer of a popular adjustable high-pass-filter used to cut out undesirable low freq. noise below specific frequencies.
fEARful: DIY speaker cabs designed by TBr Greenboy
Feeler: Used mainly on the "for sale" forums. Meaning "I'll sell if I get what I believe is top dollar."
Fenderbird: A bass made from parts of a Gibson(or copy)Thunderbird & a Fender(usually). Typically a T-Bird body, Fender neck and any kind of electronics. The late John Entwistle had several made
Fingerboard: Fret Board WITHOUT Frets (Fretless)
FL: Fretless
Flame: A wood pattern, usually associated with a top.
Flame: To unleash copious amounts of vitriol on a fellow TBr. Note: can get you banned.
FOH: Front Of House (as in, in front of the PA).
Frankenstein: A bass made of various, sometimes rarely-used-together parts
Freq/Freqs: Frequency/Frequencies
Fretboard: Board With Frets (Fretted)
Fridge: Ampeg 8x10 cab
FSR: Factory Special Run
Fugly: Beyond ugly ... ******* + Ugly
FUQUA'd: Having DBr Ed Fuqua bastardize your TB handle.
FWIW: For What It's Worth.
GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome.
GAT: Get a teacher
GC: Guitar Center. A chain of music stores.
Get the hell off my lawn: Uused by old guys when noobs et.al. make us cranky.
Git Player: Guitar Player
GK - Gallien Krueger
GL: Can Refer to "Geddy Lee" (ie. The model) or G&L basses.
Greenboy: designer of fEARful and other light weight cabs.
GTG: Get Together.
Guitard: Derogatory term for guitar players. Frowned upon on TB except when applicable.
Hannie = Hanewinckle
HH: Double Humbucker Pickup Combo
High Pass Filter (Rumble Filter/Subsonic Filter): effect built to eliminate low freqs. below a specific freq. Eliminate inaudible low bass frequencies that suck amplifier power and can damage/blow speakers. Some amps have it built in.
Hissy Quit: See Rage Quit
Hoffy - Hofner
HTH: Hope That Helps.
Hz: A Measurement Of Cycles Per Second
Ibbie, Ibby: Ibanez
IBTL: In Before The Thread Lock (Frowned upon by TB mods). Making a post before it's locked due to issues in a thread.
IEM: In ear monitors. System used to replace on stage floor monitors.
iOS: (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed/distributed by Apple Inc. Also of for iPad, iPod Touch.
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
IME: In my experience
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion or In My Honest Opinion
IMO: In my opinion.
Jazz: Fender Jazz Bass or basses built in the style.
J/H: Jazz/Humbucker Pickup Combination
J/P/J: Bass built the format of: Jazz p/up, Precision P/up, Jazz P/up. Usually with a Fender Jazz Bass style bass.
J-Bass: Fender Jazz Bass or basses built in the style.
JM(H)O: Just My (Humble) Opinion
LGS: Lead Guitarist's Disease
Lownered: To start a thread or post once ( usually a trollish type post ) and leave a thread forever.
LP or LPB: Les Paul or Les Paul Bass (Referring to the body style) or even Lake Placid Blue (A colour)
LSD: Lead Singer's Disease
Macca: Paul McCartney
MHDW: Maki has done worse
MIA: Often referred to as "Made In America". Also "Missing In Action" for all the army buffs.
Mic/Mic'd or Mike/Miked: Microphone
MicroThumpinator: See High Pass Filter.
Mid-Forward: Bass cab that emphasizes mid-range.
Mids: Generally between ____ Hz and ____ Hz.
MIJ: "Made In Japan"
MIK: "Made In Korea"
MIM: "Made In Mexico"
MM or EBMM: Music Man or Ernie Ball Music Man. MM can also refer to the Marcus Miller signature bass
Mod(s): Moderator(s). They can shut you up.
Mod(s): Modify, as in "Mod a bass" or "What mods does your bass have?"
Mojo: Extensive wear on a bass due to years of playing. Such basses seem to have a deep history or charisma.
Mosh Girl: Photochop thread based a girl dancing in mosh pit. Mosh Girl Photoshop Thread
Mothman: bass of legend, forged in the depths of hell
My Inspired Pose: Photochop thread based on TBr Oniman's picture: My inspired pose
NAD: New amp day
N'Ampeg: Ampegs of overseas manufacture
NBD: New Bass Day
NBD: No big deal
NIMBY: Not in my backyard.
No pic, no hot chick: Calling out a fellow TBr to provide pics of the "hot chick" he/she referenced in a previous post.
No pic, no _____: Used when you want a TBr to provide pics of whatever has been referenced in a previous post.
Noob/Newbie/Newb: New Member
NOOB: (Newbie) Can mean *new to whatever subject is being discussed* not just *new to TB*
NOS: applies to any object that was originally made years ago and is still in new condition for sale.
NOS: Is not always an RI(Re Issue).
NOS: New Old Stock. Always a Reissue Bass. It's like it's NEVER been played and never aged.
NTTAWWT: Not that there's anything wrong with that
OP: Original Poster
Original: As in "an original, '63 Fender Jazz Bass".
OT: Off Topic
OTOH: On The Other Hand
P: Fender Precision Bass or basses built in the style.
PA: Public Address system used to amplify vocals and various musical instruments that a band uses.
P/G: Pickguard
P/H: Precision/Humbucker Pickup Combo
P/J: Precision/Jazz pickup combination. Usually installed on a Jazz Bass. Precision p/u- neck position, Jazz p/up bridge position.
Precision: based on Fender Precision Bass.
P/U or Pups: Pickups
Paul Determan: Forum administrator/owner. Contact with any issues the mods can't handle or to file complaints.
P-Bass: Precision Bass
PBDDI: Tech 21 Programmable Bass Driver DI
PDDI: Tech 21 Para Driver DI
Photochop: modifying a photo, usually in a humorous way. Modified version of Photoshop.
Pic: Picture
Pillow: Bass tone that emphasizes the lower frequencies but is not distorted but more smooth/rounded tone.
Plank: DBer's derisive term for electric bass guitar
PM: Private Message sent through TalkBass
Port, Ported: Usually a round hole cut into a speaker cabinet with a specific length plastic pipe extension attached. To maximize bass response.
POS: Piece of ****. Not a good piece of equipment.
Pot: Potentiometer. Volume control, etc.
Pron: Porn
PUPs(s): Pickup(s)
Pwned: Owned, as in, (I pwned you!)
QFT: Quoted for Truth
Rack, Rack Mount(ed): amps, pre-amps, etc. designed (with ears/tabs) to be semi-permanently mounted into a (usually) metal box (rack). Many racks are modified to hold pretty much any thing that will fit in them.
Rage Quit: Posting a tantrum thread and then quitting TB. Possibly deleting one's account in the process.
Ramp: Small piece of rectangular wood placed to fill space between pickups and usually used to rest your thumb.
RB5: Roscoe Beck 5-string
Relic a bass: Nicks, scratches. etc. added to a bass to make it look like you've been gigging/playing it for 30 years.
Respect: Number one rule on TB: Respect your fellow TBr's at all times when posting.
RI: Reissue
Ric: Rickenbacker Basses
Rumble Filter: See High Pass Filter
SABDDI: Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI.
SC: Single Cut Body Style.
Scale Length: The length from the nut of the bass, so the bridge of the bass.
SDMH: Shaking My D*** Head
Search is your friend: A polite way to inform a thread creator to use the Search function.
Shelf port: Alternative to a round port. Usually built as a specific full-length or full-width opening to maximize speaker capabilities. Can also be built into both sides of a speaker cabinet.
Sig: Signature
Siggable: A phrase or comment worth putting into the TB signature display space.
Sigged: Putting another TBr' phrase into your TB signature display space.
Signature: display area at the bottom of posts.
Single Cut: Bass with only one cut away.
Slab: DBer's derisive term for bass guitar
Slab: Bass w/o comfort shaping, like the original Fender Precision Basses.
Slab: Rosewood fingerboard with a flat bottom on a neck with comparable mating surface.
SM57: An Industry Standard Microphone made by the Sure company. Mostly used to mic instruments.
SM58: An industry standard vocal microphone made by the Sure company.
Spec(s): Specifications
SR5: Ernie Ball Stingray 5-string
Stammie: Stambaugh bass
Sticky: Thread that rises to such popularity or contains highly useful information that is placed permanently at the top of the forum it originated in for TBr's easy access.
Subsonic Filter: See High Pass Filter.
Supporting Member: $20.00, $60.00-GOLD supporting member. Larger message storage and avatar pics + other benefits.
SX Basses: Essex Basses
TB: TalkBass
TBBFM: The Best Bass For Metal
TG: TalkGuitar.com, TB's sister site.
The Best Bass for Metal: Humorous reply to a thread/post taken from a thread the asked "What's the best bass for Metal?"
The Best Bass For ________: Humorous reply to a thread/post that asks about "The best", "The most" or any other overused superlative.
The Qintar: An old poster on Talkbass.
TI: Thomastik-Infeld strings, TI Flats
TL;DR: Too long, Don't Read. Too long, Didn't Read. Summary of long post, usually seen at the beginning of the post.
Tort: Tortoise Shell (pickguard)
Troll: A person who posts for the sole purpose of stirring the pot.
TTIUWOP or TTIUWP: This Thread Is Useless Without Pics
TTT: "To The Top", alternative to Bump. Typed in a post to get a thread moved to the top of the thread list.
Tug Bar: Small piece of rectangular wood/plastic placed on top or bottom side of bass to rest thumb/fingers.
URB or UB: Upright Bass
Vintage: Previously used to describe old basses until incorporated into the names of new basses made in the style of old basses.
VTC: Vintage Tone Control
'wick: Warwick
WinISD: Free speaker cabinet design program available in the Interwebz.
Wish: Bass-shaped object made by Steve Wishnevsky- rumored to be capable of making bass like sounds
WTL;DR: Way too long, Didn't read. See TL;DR.
Wunkay: G&L L-100 bass
WWMD: What Would Maki Do.
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary. Advising a reader that taking your advice is at his/her own risk.
https://www.facebook.com/talkbass: TB's Facebook site.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/ TB's home page, now's a good time to visit if you haven't seen it before.
8x10, 4x12, 1x15: For speaker cabinets, the number and size of the speakers mounted in the cabinet.
15/6/1, 15/6, 12/6, 151566: For speaker cabinets containing speakers of different sizes.
$$: Warwick Double Humbucker
[OT] A polite way to mark up a comment to indicate that you know you're making an Off Topic post in a thread so you don't get flamed. [/OT]
+1 (or any number): Agreed. More numbers= you HIGHLY agree.
A/B: When you compare two instruments by playing them one after another.
ABG: Acoustic Bass Guitar
AFAICS As Far As I Can See
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AFAICT: As far as I can tell
All original: As in "an all original '63 Fender Jazz Bass".
Atoz: Icon designed from TBr Atoz'. Also, photochopped many a time in the TB Photochop thread.
AUB: Acoustic Upright Bass
AYFKM: Just what you'd think(not specific to TB). Are you freakin' kidding me?
B&B - Neck is blocked & bound
Backline: What amps are being used for a gig. Used a lot in rental situations..."Backline provided".
Bacon: You know... bacon.
Ban, Banned (Temp/Permanent): What happens to TBer's who are unable to control what comes out of their keyboard on to their screen and into their TB posts AND, who are unable/unwilling to change despite warnings from TB mods.
BardsTale: Ok I made this up, I loved the old game and I love TBr Bard2theBones' stories
Bassface : A particularly ugly/funny/odd facial expression associated with a person "feelin' it" while playing.
BFM: Bill Fitzmaurice - audio and speaker cab guru.
'bic = Alembic
Blocked - Rectangular inlays in fretboard at 3rd, 5th etc. frets
Blocks: Fretboard Markings
BOH: Back of House (to go along with FOH] Back line, monitors, etc...anything heard on stage.
Boner Bass: basses with an extra long top horn.
Bound - Fretboard edges inlaid with material of contrasting color
BSO: Bass-Shaped Object, a poorly-made 'bass-shaped object'. Heard more in DB(double bass)forums
Bump or Bumping: When you post in your own thread or another TBr's thread to move it to the top of the thread list.
CAR: Candy Apple Red
Carrots: in a thread poll, a choice provided by the pollster for TBers who want to vote but don't care about the poll question.
CIJ: "Crafted In Japan"
Closet Classic: Bass that has some signs of aging, cracked finish etc., as if stored in a closet for many years.
Coffee Table: Instrument with highly figured top
Combo: amp and speaker built into one cabinet.
DB: Double Bass (as played by Jazz, Rock-a-billy and other musicians.)
DC: Double Cut Body Style (two horns).
DI, DI Box, Direct Box: Unit to plug bass into that splits signal for sending clean bass signal to PA and to amp. Many amps have them built in with a switch (Pre/Post DI) to send either EQ'd tone or clean, unfiltered bass tone to the PA
Dinger: Dingwall BAss
Dots: Fretboard Marking
Emo: Emotional (as in, Don't get all emo over this!)
EB: Electric Bass Guitar. Term usually seen on the DB forum side of TB.
EQ: Adjusting the Highs, Mids, Lows to shape the sound of your bass.
EQ, Equalizer: Multi-Band (frequency) tone controls the allow control over specific frequencies. Can be Built-in amp, pedal, rack unit or stand alone unit. Also can be digital.
ERB: Extended Range Bass
EURB or EUB: Electric Upright Bass
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. Please read the TB list.
Fassa: Legendary newbie TBr.
FCOL: for cryin' out loud
fdeck: TBr/Designer of a popular adjustable high-pass-filter used to cut out undesirable low freq. noise below specific frequencies.
fEARful: DIY speaker cabs designed by TBr Greenboy
Feeler: Used mainly on the "for sale" forums. Meaning "I'll sell if I get what I believe is top dollar."
Fenderbird: A bass made from parts of a Gibson(or copy)Thunderbird & a Fender(usually). Typically a T-Bird body, Fender neck and any kind of electronics. The late John Entwistle had several made
Fingerboard: Fret Board WITHOUT Frets (Fretless)
FL: Fretless
Flame: A wood pattern, usually associated with a top.
Flame: To unleash copious amounts of vitriol on a fellow TBr. Note: can get you banned.
FOH: Front Of House (as in, in front of the PA).
Frankenstein: A bass made of various, sometimes rarely-used-together parts
Freq/Freqs: Frequency/Frequencies
Fretboard: Board With Frets (Fretted)
Fridge: Ampeg 8x10 cab
FSR: Factory Special Run
Fugly: Beyond ugly ... ******* + Ugly
FUQUA'd: Having DBr Ed Fuqua bastardize your TB handle.
FWIW: For What It's Worth.
GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome.
GAT: Get a teacher
GC: Guitar Center. A chain of music stores.
Get the hell off my lawn: Uused by old guys when noobs et.al. make us cranky.
Git Player: Guitar Player
GK - Gallien Krueger
GL: Can Refer to "Geddy Lee" (ie. The model) or G&L basses.
Greenboy: designer of fEARful and other light weight cabs.
GTG: Get Together.
Guitard: Derogatory term for guitar players. Frowned upon on TB except when applicable.
Hannie = Hanewinckle
HH: Double Humbucker Pickup Combo
High Pass Filter (Rumble Filter/Subsonic Filter): effect built to eliminate low freqs. below a specific freq. Eliminate inaudible low bass frequencies that suck amplifier power and can damage/blow speakers. Some amps have it built in.
Hissy Quit: See Rage Quit
Hoffy - Hofner
HTH: Hope That Helps.
Hz: A Measurement Of Cycles Per Second
Ibbie, Ibby: Ibanez
IBTL: In Before The Thread Lock (Frowned upon by TB mods). Making a post before it's locked due to issues in a thread.
IEM: In ear monitors. System used to replace on stage floor monitors.
iOS: (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed/distributed by Apple Inc. Also of for iPad, iPod Touch.
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
IME: In my experience
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion or In My Honest Opinion
IMO: In my opinion.
Jazz: Fender Jazz Bass or basses built in the style.
J/H: Jazz/Humbucker Pickup Combination
J/P/J: Bass built the format of: Jazz p/up, Precision P/up, Jazz P/up. Usually with a Fender Jazz Bass style bass.
J-Bass: Fender Jazz Bass or basses built in the style.
JM(H)O: Just My (Humble) Opinion
LGS: Lead Guitarist's Disease
Lownered: To start a thread or post once ( usually a trollish type post ) and leave a thread forever.
LP or LPB: Les Paul or Les Paul Bass (Referring to the body style) or even Lake Placid Blue (A colour)
LSD: Lead Singer's Disease
Macca: Paul McCartney
MHDW: Maki has done worse
MIA: Often referred to as "Made In America". Also "Missing In Action" for all the army buffs.
Mic/Mic'd or Mike/Miked: Microphone
MicroThumpinator: See High Pass Filter.
Mid-Forward: Bass cab that emphasizes mid-range.
Mids: Generally between ____ Hz and ____ Hz.
MIJ: "Made In Japan"
MIK: "Made In Korea"
MIM: "Made In Mexico"
MM or EBMM: Music Man or Ernie Ball Music Man. MM can also refer to the Marcus Miller signature bass
Mod(s): Moderator(s). They can shut you up.
Mod(s): Modify, as in "Mod a bass" or "What mods does your bass have?"
Mojo: Extensive wear on a bass due to years of playing. Such basses seem to have a deep history or charisma.
Mosh Girl: Photochop thread based a girl dancing in mosh pit. Mosh Girl Photoshop Thread
Mothman: bass of legend, forged in the depths of hell
My Inspired Pose: Photochop thread based on TBr Oniman's picture: My inspired pose
NAD: New amp day
N'Ampeg: Ampegs of overseas manufacture
NBD: New Bass Day
NBD: No big deal
NIMBY: Not in my backyard.
No pic, no hot chick: Calling out a fellow TBr to provide pics of the "hot chick" he/she referenced in a previous post.
No pic, no _____: Used when you want a TBr to provide pics of whatever has been referenced in a previous post.
Noob/Newbie/Newb: New Member
NOOB: (Newbie) Can mean *new to whatever subject is being discussed* not just *new to TB*
NOS: applies to any object that was originally made years ago and is still in new condition for sale.
NOS: Is not always an RI(Re Issue).
NOS: New Old Stock. Always a Reissue Bass. It's like it's NEVER been played and never aged.
NTTAWWT: Not that there's anything wrong with that
OP: Original Poster
Original: As in "an original, '63 Fender Jazz Bass".
OT: Off Topic
OTOH: On The Other Hand
P: Fender Precision Bass or basses built in the style.
PA: Public Address system used to amplify vocals and various musical instruments that a band uses.
P/G: Pickguard
P/H: Precision/Humbucker Pickup Combo
P/J: Precision/Jazz pickup combination. Usually installed on a Jazz Bass. Precision p/u- neck position, Jazz p/up bridge position.
Precision: based on Fender Precision Bass.
P/U or Pups: Pickups
Paul Determan: Forum administrator/owner. Contact with any issues the mods can't handle or to file complaints.
P-Bass: Precision Bass
PBDDI: Tech 21 Programmable Bass Driver DI
PDDI: Tech 21 Para Driver DI
Photochop: modifying a photo, usually in a humorous way. Modified version of Photoshop.
Pic: Picture
Pillow: Bass tone that emphasizes the lower frequencies but is not distorted but more smooth/rounded tone.
Plank: DBer's derisive term for electric bass guitar
PM: Private Message sent through TalkBass
Port, Ported: Usually a round hole cut into a speaker cabinet with a specific length plastic pipe extension attached. To maximize bass response.
POS: Piece of ****. Not a good piece of equipment.
Pot: Potentiometer. Volume control, etc.
Pron: Porn
PUPs(s): Pickup(s)
Pwned: Owned, as in, (I pwned you!)
QFT: Quoted for Truth
Rack, Rack Mount(ed): amps, pre-amps, etc. designed (with ears/tabs) to be semi-permanently mounted into a (usually) metal box (rack). Many racks are modified to hold pretty much any thing that will fit in them.
Rage Quit: Posting a tantrum thread and then quitting TB. Possibly deleting one's account in the process.
Ramp: Small piece of rectangular wood placed to fill space between pickups and usually used to rest your thumb.
RB5: Roscoe Beck 5-string
Relic a bass: Nicks, scratches. etc. added to a bass to make it look like you've been gigging/playing it for 30 years.
Respect: Number one rule on TB: Respect your fellow TBr's at all times when posting.
RI: Reissue
Ric: Rickenbacker Basses
Rumble Filter: See High Pass Filter
SABDDI: Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI.
SC: Single Cut Body Style.
Scale Length: The length from the nut of the bass, so the bridge of the bass.
SDMH: Shaking My D*** Head
Search is your friend: A polite way to inform a thread creator to use the Search function.
Shelf port: Alternative to a round port. Usually built as a specific full-length or full-width opening to maximize speaker capabilities. Can also be built into both sides of a speaker cabinet.
Sig: Signature
Siggable: A phrase or comment worth putting into the TB signature display space.
Sigged: Putting another TBr' phrase into your TB signature display space.
Signature: display area at the bottom of posts.
Single Cut: Bass with only one cut away.
Slab: DBer's derisive term for bass guitar
Slab: Bass w/o comfort shaping, like the original Fender Precision Basses.
Slab: Rosewood fingerboard with a flat bottom on a neck with comparable mating surface.
SM57: An Industry Standard Microphone made by the Sure company. Mostly used to mic instruments.
SM58: An industry standard vocal microphone made by the Sure company.
Spec(s): Specifications
SR5: Ernie Ball Stingray 5-string
Stammie: Stambaugh bass
Sticky: Thread that rises to such popularity or contains highly useful information that is placed permanently at the top of the forum it originated in for TBr's easy access.
Subsonic Filter: See High Pass Filter.
Supporting Member: $20.00, $60.00-GOLD supporting member. Larger message storage and avatar pics + other benefits.
SX Basses: Essex Basses
TB: TalkBass
TBBFM: The Best Bass For Metal
TG: TalkGuitar.com, TB's sister site.
The Best Bass for Metal: Humorous reply to a thread/post taken from a thread the asked "What's the best bass for Metal?"
The Best Bass For ________: Humorous reply to a thread/post that asks about "The best", "The most" or any other overused superlative.
The Qintar: An old poster on Talkbass.
TI: Thomastik-Infeld strings, TI Flats
TL;DR: Too long, Don't Read. Too long, Didn't Read. Summary of long post, usually seen at the beginning of the post.
Tort: Tortoise Shell (pickguard)
Troll: A person who posts for the sole purpose of stirring the pot.
TTIUWOP or TTIUWP: This Thread Is Useless Without Pics
TTT: "To The Top", alternative to Bump. Typed in a post to get a thread moved to the top of the thread list.
Tug Bar: Small piece of rectangular wood/plastic placed on top or bottom side of bass to rest thumb/fingers.
URB or UB: Upright Bass
Vintage: Previously used to describe old basses until incorporated into the names of new basses made in the style of old basses.
VTC: Vintage Tone Control
'wick: Warwick
WinISD: Free speaker cabinet design program available in the Interwebz.
Wish: Bass-shaped object made by Steve Wishnevsky- rumored to be capable of making bass like sounds
WTL;DR: Way too long, Didn't read. See TL;DR.
Wunkay: G&L L-100 bass
WWMD: What Would Maki Do.
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary. Advising a reader that taking your advice is at his/her own risk.
I sincerely hope you and your grandson are not chanting W-T-F at the supper table.
Or at the restaurant.
I sincerely hope you and your grandson are not chanting W-T-F at the supper table.
Or at the restaurant.
You can probably hear our chanting. They live in Muskego. It's really a nice area. I told Noah that I was born at night but it wasn't last night. I think he got my point.
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, but i dont have to.
Come to think of it, I think I did hear something!
My wife's from the Big Bend area and went to High School in Muskego. Nice area indeed!
Keep educating your grandson...after all, his generation will determine which elderly health care facility us old timers will be living in at some point.
[DEL]I retract the last part of the previous sentence...Obamacare will take care of us all...right?!
[/DEL]Better retract that one too.
GCMF = Guitar Center + Musicians Friend + Music123 + WW & BW, all a single company
B = Bugera = Behringer
*Lost* = BG answer to a DB question
B = Bugera = Behringer
*Lost* = BG answer to a DB question
"Squire": Squier, a budget brand of FMIC
FMIC: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
BB: The late Bob Babbitt, Motown bassist, an all-time great
DD: The late Donald "Duck" Dunn, R&B bassist, an all-time great
JJ: The late James Jamerson, Motown bassist, arguably the greatest bass player ever
SS: solid state (transistor, not tube circuit)
: an emoticon that expresses bass-related exuberance or delight
FMIC: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
BB: The late Bob Babbitt, Motown bassist, an all-time great
DD: The late Donald "Duck" Dunn, R&B bassist, an all-time great
JJ: The late James Jamerson, Motown bassist, arguably the greatest bass player ever
SS: solid state (transistor, not tube circuit)
: an emoticon that expresses bass-related exuberance or delight
