Let's spread some musical misinformation

[Jay2U]

Right, and thats how the shape of the Bass as we know it today evolved, the inventor of that washtub bass found the rowboat was too big for certain stages so he improvised with the oar from the rowboat and voila...thats how we have the bass that we all know today!

So the Beatle Bass came first?

 

[PillO]

So the Beatle Bass came first?

Correct. And the popularity of Beatles music resulted in metal bands looking for something bigger, so the double bass was born.

 

[Jay2U]

Correct. And the popularity of Beatles music resulted in metal bands looking for something bigger, so the double bass was born.

Which brings us back to the washtub bass.

 

[Jamvan]

Make sure that when storing your bass, you turn the volume controls to zero to prevent the root notes from leaking out and preserving them for later use.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Make sure that when storing your bass, you turn the volume controls to zero to prevent the root notes from leaking out and preserving them for later use.

And the tone control, too, or the highs will evaporate.

 

[The Chuck]

Get a smaller rig- to save gravity.

 

[Jay2U]

Get a smaller rig- to save gravity.

Or carry your gear above your head, so it is further away from gravity.

 

[ZenG]

When keeping time to playing bass you only need to use your big toe.

Tapping the whole foot is unnecessary and uses up energy that would be better spent by the fretting hand.

 

[PillO]

When keeping time to playing bass you only need to use your big toe.

Tapping the whole foot is unnecessary and uses up energy that would be better spent by the fretting hand.

Pffffft. Still wasting energy. If you watch the greatest bassists, you will see that they keep time by blinking in time with the music.

 

[ak56]

Pffffft. Still wasting energy. If you watch the greatest bassists, you will see that they keep time by blinking in time with the music.

The best of us blink only one eye.

 

[ak56]

If you want a bass with sweeter tone, use sugar maple for the fingerboard.

 

[Jay2U]

If you want a bass with sweeter tone, use sugar maple for the fingerboard.

Works very well to silence kazoos.

 

[PillO]

Works very well to silence kazoos.

Few people understand that there are kazoos available in several keys. Interestingly kazoos are not available in C.

 

[Jay2U]

Few people understand that there are kazoos available in several keys. Interestingly kazoos are not available in C.

Kazoos in C have been banned worldwide. They are known to attract aliens. Some say, very sophisticated kazoos in C were found in area 51...

 

[PillO]

Kazoos in C have been banned worldwide. They are known to attract aliens. Some say, very sophisticated kazoos in C were found in area 51...

Those that understand music well enough can make an A minor kazoo sound like it is a C kazoo, but it takes skill and many years of practice.

 

[ZenG]

Those that understand music well enough can make an A minor kazoo sound like it is a C kazoo, but it takes skill and many years of practice.

No it isn't. It's a very minor issue.

 

[Shannon]

No it isn't. It's a very minor issue.

It's still a key issue.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Kazoo can say that again.

 

[PillO]

Musicians have difficulty with email because they have only 12 keys on their computers.

 

[sissy kathy]

Musicians have difficulty with email because they have only 12 keys on their computers.

...and some are to sharp to touch.