Let's spread some musical misinformation

[jamro217]

Jaco only needed 20 frets.

Jaco had such a strong fretting hand that he wore the frets down to nothing in a matter of weeks. After spending several thousand dollars for replacement necks and refret jobs, he decided not to bother and played a fretless bass with an epoxied fingerboard. That seemed to hold up a little better.

 

[jamro217]

Likewise, if you are not certain which notes to play on a given bass line just make up something but play it with authority and confidence and then repeat whatever made up notes you played the first time exactly the same way at least one more time. Everyone will just assume it's your artistic interpretation of the song.

Said another way - a wrong note played once is a mistake, but a wrong note played twice is artistic interpretation.

In other words, if you repeat a lie often enough you begin to believe it. That reminds me, don't forget to vote.

 

[jamro217]

Ah yes, the little known major flat 13 sharp minor chord... Only for the most advanced metal players and novice jazz players. I saw an intermediate country player attempt it once and he caught fire on stage.

He later went on to fame as a one hit wonder for "I Was Tall In The Saddle ('Til My Blisters Broke)". This song was considered for the theme song to "Broke Back Mountain", but the accompanying video was just too embareassing for the big screen.

 

[jamro217]

Those 70's studio guys were wizards. They had samples of every instrument in every register. If required they replaced a lousy player's track note by note. All those notes had to be taped by hand onto the 72 track studio tape. Those guys were Sid Vicious' heros.

Studios were called Mellotrons for that reason.

 

[Jay2U]

Studios were called Mellotrons for that reason.

Then Lemmy came along. He called those studios Orgasmatrons.

 

[Imaginary Pony]

If you played bass for years and never made any money or received recognition, there is still hope.

Open a cafe.

If your name is Fred , call it Fred's Bass Cafe. If your name is Jim, call it Jim's Bass Cafe. Etc etc.

Don't sell your basses . Use them as wallhanger decor. Get everybody that comes in to sign them with a sharpie so you'll appear to be famous.

Come up with a specialty burger ( with names such as "The 4 Stringer", "The Neck Diver", for example..) and you're good to go.

You will need to charge $28.95 for the burger. This puts you on the map.

People have little respect for a run-of-the-mill $3.00 burger.

Have some background music playing at all times. Far and away, the most popular genre everywhere is Death Metal.

A simple test for the right sound level:- have someone stand three feet in front of you and
keep turning up the volume dial until you can see their lips moving but can't understand a word they're saying.

Because of this the waitresses will learn to take customer orders by simply getting them to
point to the item on the menu and raising the right number of fingers for quantity.

I was in a cafe just like that last week in Paris (France) although they weren't playing death metal, more 60's 70's classic rock, Doors, Cream, Stones etc, and the burgers were a little bit cheaper, and they didn't have bass guitars on the wall, the waitress was a bloke, and it wasn't named after the owner. Otherwise the description is perfect.

 

[jamro217]

Not many know about the Fender "Ham Radio".....late 50's 6-string shortscale bass. Produced for 11 months. Weighed 32 pounds.

That's NOT musical Misinformation! The Fender Ham Radio was discontinued in the '50's but reissued decades later when the designer's grandson became a bassist. They called it the Urge.

 

[PillO]

That's NOT musical Misinformation! The Fender Ham Radio was discontinued in the '50's but reissued decades later when the designer's grandson became a bassist. They called it the Urge.

He played in U2's side project - the Urge, the Edge, and Bozo had a side band called no drummer.

 

[ak56]

I have been there. I was disappointed that there was no fish...

I'm starting a petition to make them add a veggieburger to the menu.

It also has to come in a box.

 

[jamro217]

He played in U2's side project - the Urge, the Edge, and Bozo had a side band called no drummer.

That's only because Ringo had a prior commitment.

 

[PunkNerve]

There is never too much bass in the mix.

 

[Jay2U]

The very first pick was made of stone by Fred Flintstone.

 

[PillO]

The very first pick was made of stone by Fred Flintstone.

Barney played bass. He was originally named Barney Rumble.

 

[Jay2U]

Barney played bass. He was originally named Barney Rumble.

Bam Bam was the drummer and Fred was the first screaming vocalist.

 

[ZenG]

Bam Bam was the drummer and Fred was the first screaming vocalist.

It is historically difficult to pinpoint the exact musical talent and propensities of the Flintstones..

There is archived evidence of Fred playing a Hofner viola bass and also a violin and acoustic guitar. Mounted on top of his vehicle is a GK 2x12 combo amp and beside it a Hartke 2x10.

Barney actually played drums as well but we see that he obviously tutored Bam Bam on the skins.

However in the first picture we see that Pebbles plays an early two string lefthanded version of a Squier P.

And of course Barney is shown playing a lefty Keytar ( most likely from his stint in the band " Mammoth ").

 

[zontar]

Orchestras never play good music.

 

[tangentmusic]

Back in the '70's, Robert Plant used to shop in the women's wear department at Macy's

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I feel sorry for you, friend. Positive, doctors don't use nut axes anymore.

Well, that's a relief.

 

[ZenG]

Back in the '70's, Robert Plant used to shop in the women's wear department at Macy's

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You sure that's Macy's? Looks like a converted thrift-shop sofa cover..

 

[PillO]

You sure that's Macy's? Looks like a converted thrift-shop sofa cover..

I think that Plant shopped at the same place as Rush.

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At least Rush isn't suing Google to have their embarrassing pictures removed from the internet.