Let's spread some musical misinformation

[Jay2U]

Because of the absence of frets, fretless basses have to be intonated by intuition.

 

[Feral Feline]

There's a school specifically devoted to teaching the art of intonating fretless basses, called "Sans Frets Et Son's L'Atelier École de L'Intuition".

Mais, Intuition's tuition c'est tres cher! Consequently not many people enrole...


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x-post from weird basses thread

"Busseto" actually means "overstuffed muffin" and is derived from Latin slang for "phat chik", which was used in a positive light given that only wealthy powerful people could afford muffins and subsequently look like one from eating too many muffins.

 

[zontar]

Se non è possibile parlare italiano, non è possibile riprodurre qualsiasi tipo di musica seria

 

[ZenG]

Se non è possibile parlare italiano, non è possibile riprodurre qualsiasi tipo di musica seria

You got that right.........je triu et si denido di fhern vu applede ne ferporten mi encio corrida ven plus alletra!!

 

[zontar]

You got that right.........je triu et si denido di fhern vu applede ne ferporten mi encio corrida ven plus alletra!!

Aber ich spreche kein Italienisch ...

 

[Feral Feline]

Ik kun spreek een heel kleine beetje Nederlands spraten.

Waarom? Lange Schoonheids.


If a cat pees on your gig bag, you must get a dog to pee on it to counteract.
If a bird poops on your gig bag, you must put some fish poop on it to counteract.
If a human pees on your gig bag, you're s**t out of luck.

 

[pklima]

For all the fancy modern high-end basses being made these days, the Gretsch White Falcon remains the best bass for that "I have more money than I know what to do with" look.

 

[GBassNorth]

The Gibson instrument naming convention has long been a mystery, now the code has finally been broken!
Apparently the name given to one of their popular bass models - the EB bass - is translated as "Excellent bassist". Guitar lovers apparently didn't rate quite as high with the marketing department. The translation for the SG guitar is "Stupid guitarist", and the ES series of guitars translates to "Especially stupid".
Who'd a thunk!

 

[zontar]

ANd the short lived RD series stood for "Really Dumb."

 

[pklima]

Last Christmas, Kanye gave himself a heart.

 

[rtslinger]

It is a little known fact that a staggering 85% of automobile accidents involving bass players are caused not by texting as once thought but, by using their bass fret board amps on their cellphones to practice songs during their daily commute!

Wait!

You just try to push down on the strings of this picture didn't you? I knew it, man you got it bad.

 

[Jay2U]

Ik kun spreek een heel kleine beetje Nederlands spraten.

Waarom? Lange Schoonheids.

Dat vind ik nou leuk!

 

[Jay2U]

ANd the short lived RD series stood for "Really Dumb."

Les Paul? Fiction! LP stands for Lousy Player.

 

[ZenG]

We Boogie Chillen'
We be chillin'

 

[zontar]

You have to go to a playground to play slide guitar or if you want your bass playing to swing.

 

[Feral Feline]

^^

I hate playground gigs. Takes forever to get the drummer off the monkey bars to pack up.



Not only that, the singers ego is always sittin' on the teeter-totter and you never know when her mood's gonna be up or go down...

 

[Jay2U]

Many bass players play six string basses at gigs, to make the gals think they too are cool guitar players.

 

[matt holt]

I got these new cabs for the same ammount I sold my old cabs for, honey...

 

[ZenG]

To be really good at bass you need to lock with the vocalist.

 

[El Güero]

Many bass players play six string basses at gigs, to make the gals think they too are cool guitar players.

You know, that might be the main reason for making the things. If they would have marketed them that way they may have been more popular.

The new Fender Bass VI, guaranteed to attract hot chix.

The six strings and guitarlike appearance WILL get you laid.