Let's spread some musical misinformation

[Jay2U]

The faster you play the faster time goes by--so you can get paid for 2 hours of playing with only taking up an hour of your day.

That's how Punk Rock works.

 

[zontar]

Playing Triplets is an alternate way of summoning Beetlejuice.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Now I'm confused about which post is misinformation. Perhaps because both trussrods are spares as they are technically not necessary on Rickenbachers. In which case both posts are only half wrong.



I thought left handed 8 string basses only have 7 strings, but right handed ones do have 8 strings for the same reason that the circle of fifths is fifths in one direction and fourths in the other. Similarly, left-handed 5 string basses only have 4 strings.

Tony Levin plays a Music Man 5 string, but since he is left handed twice he plays it right handed and it only has three strings.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Just like Jedi Lee.

I see you have spotted the Star Wars costumes on the cover of 2112.

 

[PillO]

Playing Triplets is an alternate way of summoning Beetlejuice.

Steve Harris can play quadruplets, pentuplets, and sextuplets.

 

[jmlee]

The original acoustic bass from the violin family was a two stringed (only) instrument. Hence, the modern four string instrument is referred to as the "double" bass, and the five stringed version as the "double and a half" bass.

 

[PillO]

Yoda and Geddy Lee... Separated at birth?

 

[ZenG]

Geddy looks like the guy that cuts my hair in that pic.

 

[Big Hoss]

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Yoda and Geddy Lee... Separated at birth?

Yes, yes, separated at birth they were!

To make the bass growl, the force Geddy uses.

 

[ZenG]

 

[ThudThudThud]

Honeyburst 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard guitars are completely waterproof.

 

[Pops OB]

When you cross Yoda, Geddy Lee and Stan Lee you get a superhero, Bassistman, with a five fret spread.

(Bassistman is filling his newly constructed string cleaning tube with denatured alcohol).

 

[Bushrod Johnson]

The original acoustic bass from the violin family was a two stringed (only) instrument. Hence, the modern four string instrument is referred to as the "double" bass, and the five stringed version as the "double and a half" bass.

I actually ran across a three string version in a crazy old place in west Texas last year. Obviously built original as a three string; three tuner keys, and not modified from two or four. Unfortunately the box was busted probably beyond practical repair.

 

[PillO]

Derek Smalls invented the 12 string bass by playing both necks of his 4/8 string double neck bass.

 

[ZenG]

^^^^^

Smalls narrowly escaped death when he got his head stuck between the necks one time..

 

[PillO]

^^^^^

Smalls narrowly escaped death when he got his head stuck between the necks one time..

And with that invented the triple neck bass.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The original acoustic bass from the violin family was a two stringed (only) instrument. Hence, the modern four string instrument is referred to as the "double" bass, and the five stringed version as the "double and a half" bass.

Bass guitar strictly only applies to the Fender Bass VI and similar instruments. The B to C strung six string is a triple bass.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The earplug was invented by opera singers so they don't have to listen to the awful noise that is opera.

Opera was actually invented by any early art prank group akin to the later Dada group, but no-one realised it was supposed to be a joke.

It is little known that Bob Dylan is an ardent devotee of Dada...

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Prince was actually a prince, via descent from the royal family of Savoy, hence his love of the royal colour purple, and his desire for purple reign/rain.

 

[Pops OB]

The First General Rule of Bassistry:

If you play a four string, you are a bassist.

If you play a six or more string, you are just a guitarist.

If you play a five string, you are neither a bassist nor a guitarist. You are a banjoist.