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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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Scientists still don't know why bassplayers like tort pickguards......and never will.....
The leading scientific theory is that Tort color which consists mostly of swirling shades of brown with flecks of black and chunks of yellow is a subliminal reminder of the elusive goal of every bass player - to hit that mystical "brown note" at full volume in a live setting and causing the bowels of the entire audience to uncontrollably and simultaneously release.
Thus tort pickguards are believed to be nothing more than a physical representation of the fabled "brown note" or "unicorn" of the bass world. Of course, with this theory also comes some puzzling questions like - why would anyone want everyone in eyesight to $hit themselves vs just focusing on causing the guitar players to crap in their pants? Some mysteries may never be solved.
Shortly after metal was first smelted by man, a question immediately emerged, "What's the best metal for bass?"
A recent study concludes that bass players are in fact "more regular" than non-bassplayers.........
Scientists at Weimark University cannot positively connect "the brown note" to daily regularity......but have discovered that bassplayers do, on average, have more bowel movements than the general public.
Squier bass owners had the most movements per day of all tested.......followed closely by those who own a Musicman Stingray....
Upright bass players were prone to spasmodic diarrhea more often than electric bass players....
Scientists compared the "brown note" to notes used on a standard electric 4-string bass.....and found there were many notes that were shades of brown.........one in particular, the "ochre" note, stimulates the lower intestines whenever it is plucked......
Scientists at Weimark University cannot positively connect "the brown note" to daily regularity......but have discovered that bassplayers do, on average, have more bowel movements than the general public.
Squier bass owners had the most movements per day of all tested.......followed closely by those who own a Musicman Stingray....
Upright bass players were prone to spasmodic diarrhea more often than electric bass players....
Scientists compared the "brown note" to notes used on a standard electric 4-string bass.....and found there were many notes that were shades of brown.........one in particular, the "ochre" note, stimulates the lower intestines whenever it is plucked......
The first post on talkbass.com was, in fact, "What is the best chablis for bass?". Which has since been bastardized into the meme "what is the best bass for _____?".
The second post was "This isn't a fish website." not the commonly heard second post "do a search".
The second post was "This isn't a fish website." not the commonly heard second post "do a search".
It's no secret that Jimi Hendrix toured with the Monkees, but...
The resulting connection between Jimi and Davey Jones led to Davey writing all of the lyrics to Jimi's early songs. Jones never received credits or royalties, and that's why the Monkees threw Jimi off the tour.
The resulting connection between Jimi and Davey Jones led to Davey writing all of the lyrics to Jimi's early songs. Jones never received credits or royalties, and that's why the Monkees threw Jimi off the tour.
The title of Slayer's new album is an inside joke. Because Kerry King likes to play wearing shorts, his bandmates call him "Repantless" which is metal English for "pantless again".
I read that he asked them to stop calling him that...but they were unrepantent........
Last time I had a gig at the beach I brought my Fender, and wouldnt you know it - I got a three tone sunburn!
If lawyers played Fenders with pickguards we would surely need some degree of Tort reform.
The quality and power output of an amplifier is directly related to how bright the power LED is. Brighter = better, more watts than the specs say.
The color of the LED dictates the sound. Red LED = warmer/smooth, Blue LED = modern, Green LED = Mid-scooped sound, etc.
The color of the LED dictates the sound. Red LED = warmer/smooth, Blue LED = modern, Green LED = Mid-scooped sound, etc.
While we're on the topic of amps I'd like to address some misconceptions about power ratings.
First of all people need to understand where the term "watt" came from. It quickly became the universal unit of measure for amplification after extended exposure to insane volume levels caused hearing damage in test subjects. German scientists found that hearing damage created by an Ampeg SVT tube amp caused listeners to ask "What? I can't hear you" three hundred times more often than subjects without amp induced hearing damage. Consequently, the SVT head was deemed to be capable of creating "300 what's of power" or "watts of power" as the German scientists pronounced it.
Shortly after the significant hearing loss was documented, American health and safety organizations spearheaded a drive to come up with amplifier designs that created safe and sane levels of power. This was accomplished by ditching the vacuum tube design and moving to transistor based technology. The new "safe and sane" amplification technology was called SS for short. It now meant that 300 watts of SS amplification had noticeably less volume than 300 watts of tube amplification.
To this day uninformed end users in the guitar and bass amplification world still argue about tube vs SS watts - but now you know the difference, and the rest of the story.
First of all people need to understand where the term "watt" came from. It quickly became the universal unit of measure for amplification after extended exposure to insane volume levels caused hearing damage in test subjects. German scientists found that hearing damage created by an Ampeg SVT tube amp caused listeners to ask "What? I can't hear you" three hundred times more often than subjects without amp induced hearing damage. Consequently, the SVT head was deemed to be capable of creating "300 what's of power" or "watts of power" as the German scientists pronounced it.
Shortly after the significant hearing loss was documented, American health and safety organizations spearheaded a drive to come up with amplifier designs that created safe and sane levels of power. This was accomplished by ditching the vacuum tube design and moving to transistor based technology. The new "safe and sane" amplification technology was called SS for short. It now meant that 300 watts of SS amplification had noticeably less volume than 300 watts of tube amplification.
To this day uninformed end users in the guitar and bass amplification world still argue about tube vs SS watts - but now you know the difference, and the rest of the story.
Ohm my God!!.......so that's watt happened....thanks for that,bud......
,,Others have tried to string me along on this subject...
Your explanation is amply put on a good sound bassis....
You did it all without having to tone it down....
I was able to pickup vibrant information...
I will fret no more about this........
......Cheers.......
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