How long did you lurk before joining?

[blacktocomm]

Just like the title says… I lurked around here for 2-3 years before I actually joined. Judging by my post count, I’m still mostly a lurker. I’m mainly here to look at cool basses and occasionally learn something from the more knowledgeable members. Im also not above admitting that a good old fashioned train wreck thread is always entertaining.

 

[5StringBlues]

A year, year and a half maybe?



I know I picked up on MARKBASS and NEO cabs from reading TB before I joined.



Never thought of joining until some basses got stolen from my house. Figured it would be a good idea to help put the word out.

 

[Bent77]

Couple weeks maybe. I was a clueless rookie
Now I’m just clueless

 

[DrBnz]

Days.... I dove in hoping to find people who could educate me. They did.

 

[blacktocomm]

A year, year and a half maybe?



I know I picked up on MARKBASS and NEO cabs from reading TB before I joined.



Never thought of joining until some basses got stolen from my house. Figured it would be a good idea to help put the word out.

What a crap reason to have to join. My friend had his favorite Jackson guitar stolen from his house. When everyone figured out it was the local crackhead that swiped it he threw it into the river to try to hide the fact.

Did you ever recover any of yours?

 

[SoonerBill]

Somewhere between a few hours and a couple of days. I wanted to learn things and all I needed to know was that this was a good place for that. And it is.

 

[five7]

3-4 years

 

[5StringBlues]

What a crap reason to have to join. My friend had his favorite Jackson guitar stolen from his house. When everyone figured out it was the local crackhead that swiped it he threw it into the river to try to hide the fact.

Did you ever recover any of yours?

Seven years later the basses showed up at an auction that included things from police evidence rooms.


A local musician/club owner/friend of mine went to the auction to buy things for the bar and bought them not knowing they were stolen and showed them to other friends who knew they were mine.


I got lucky!

 

[Pep]

Just like the title says… I lurked around here for 2-3 years before I actually joined. Judging by my post count, I’m still mostly a lurker. I’m mainly here to look at cool basses and occasionally learn something from the more knowledgeable members. Im also not above admitting that a good old fashioned train wreck thread is always entertaining.

Probably a week, maybe less.

 

[The Golden Boy]

Probably like a year.


So I used to post a lot. And then I didn't visit for a long time. Don't even remember exactly why. But I thought it was really funny when I hadn't posted in like 10 years and still had a 1.5 post a day average.

 

[ajkula66]

A week or so, from what I can recall.

 

[Bassdirty]

I can't recall. I DO remember being at a different (smaller) Bass Site, that I enjoyed (& trusted), and lot of those folks always said "don't even bother with TB, a bunch of people who think they're better than everyone else, treat newbies like , . Yada yada.."

So for the longest time I didn't even lurk. HOWEVER, small sites can get boring quickly, (and I need constant gratification for my zesty/clever/fun posts), so I'd swing by occasionally.. JUST to see.

Well, there were SO many threads to read/learn from. In the beginning, I actually DID think lots of folks here were 'Course" to newbs, (as I was told), although I misunderstood alot of the context. It can be quite taxing to see the same questions posted over/over BUT I understand the questions. They aren't here every day, so they don't know that question has been asked (& answered) 100X before. Jesus, there I go again with the rambling.



*** was the question? Right..


TLDR: Probably about a year or so.



T$

 

[MonetBass]

Less than a week. I could tell pretty quickly that this place is awesome.

 

[Zooberwerx]

Didn't lurk...jumped ship from Harmony Central as it was largely unmoderated.

Riis

 

[RattleSnack]

I lurked for years, maybe even 5-6? Don't know. Finaly created account in 2011.
I could find all info that I needed without account, but I decided I should contribute as this was important source of info for me, so I should give something back. Well giving something back since then, and sometimes it's even smart and usefull

 

[gln1955]

Two or three years. I would pop in once in a while to search for an answer to a question. I was hanging out and contributing to a Fender-specific forum for a while but the mod and some of the regulars there became jerkweasels so I joined up here.

 

[2saddleslab]

Pretty much jumped in w/ both feet from the get-go.

 

[jdjk7]

Just like the title says… I lurked around here for 2-3 years before I actually joined. Judging by my post count, I’m still mostly a lurker. I’m mainly here to look at cool basses and occasionally learn something from the more knowledgeable members. Im also not above admitting that a good old fashioned train wreck thread is always entertaining.

I lurked even after joining. I didn't start posting regularly for a few years after making an account.

 

[DirkTungsten]

A few months, I think. I still just lurk though because I've only been playing since last September and don't know enough to contribute.

 

[shadowtippy]

Somewhere between 38 minutes and 4 months. I was torn between joining TB and conquering the world. I didn't think I would enjoy the fame/notoriety of the latter so I went with the former. Lots of good people here that I would be more than happy to buy a drink.