Those that complain that they can't get a good sound just don't understand that you get the best sound out of a bass when you align the magnetic field of your pickups with the earth's magnetic field.
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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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Those that complain that they can't get a good sound just don't understand that you get the best sound out of a bass when you align the magnetic field of your pickups with the earth's magnetic field.
The word "acoustics" was coined by an unhappy Roman bassist playing for Caesar at an outdoor gig in an amphitheatre (or "arm pit theatre" as he called it). Having difficulty getting a good live sound from his new Sunn Coliseum, he proceeded to turn the cabinet around at all sorts of weird angles to improve it. The B/L asked where he got the idea from from, and the bassist replied he thought of sound bouncing around and being aimed like a billiard ball. All he needed was A Cue Stick, but, unfortunately, he was living centuries before pool was invented. Since this was ancient Rome, the B/L didn't speak English and thought he said "Acoustics". At any rate, like most outdoor gigs the FOH was eaten by lions, and the sound was garbage. Caesar was not amused and the bassist paid for it with his life. Now you know where the concept of the Headless Bass came from. 
With those magnets mounted, the bass will automatically align itself, including its player.
Behold the best magnet for metal. At least, Ferrous Metal.... 
For truly great tone you need a Van Der Graaf generator. The band of the same name got confused, though, and was trying to use the starter motor from The Strawbs old Ford Transit.
In these modern days of safety consciousness, if playing rock music you must warn people of a nervous disposition, and if using pickups with those pole pieces, those with pacemakers or dental braces (you'll find out who those are anyway).
Howard Jones was an innovator in inclusivity when he used Jed the mime to interpret his songs in live performance for the hard of hearing, or parents of under 16s accompanying their progency ("you can't hear the words any more, now get off my lawn"). But from next year in the EU having signing for your gigs will be mandatory, although Pink Floyd has had its light and story show grandfathered in. Obama's signer is said to be anticipating a contract from Michael Stipe as whatever he does will make as much sense as Stipe"s lyrics.
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Jane's Addiction originally wanted to call their breakthrough album "Ritual De Lo Hobbitual", but their record label didn't want to offend Tolkien fans who preferred orcs.
The rules around having a signer are quite broad. Metal bands will be able to use Cookie Monster to help the hearing impaired.
I think prog bands are required to either use someone in a cape or an actual elf.
Well, then-- those Tolkien fans should not be listening to Jane's Addiction; they should confine themselves to orcestral music.
<rim shot>
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One does not simply Rock into Mordor.
Peart is a philosopher first, drummer second. Satre was much the same, except he blew a mean harmonica, but got kicked out of his band for engaging the audience in too many debates as to whether the harmonica existed. This worried the banjo player , who kicked him out, as he was worried that Satre might ask if banjos should exist, and we know that the answer is no.
Marx's band failed as "from each, according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" doesn't work with a singer in the band, as their apparent needs are infinite. Great jazz vibes player, though, and Schoenberg's original inspiration for twelve tone music was Marx's interpretations of standards.
Maynard Keynes was asked to play bass in the first version of the Sisters of Mercy purely on the basis of the statement "in the long run we're all dead" which was sufficiently gloomy to fit the ethos and was one of Eldritch's inspirations to form the band when he was studying for a combined degree in Economics and Misery at Leeds University (it was 1970s UK, so miserableness was very popular). He failed the audition, though, due to having already been dead for thirty years which had significantly reduced his bass playing chops.
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Google's AI department is now working on what they call "progressive intelligent guitarist", aka "The Pig". This uses machine learning to combine the best of guitar solos from Yes, Genesis, Amon Dul, and ELP so you can fire your guitarist and turn it down.
All drummers are philosophers first. The take up drumming because it substantially increases their income.
They repeatedly ask themselves the philosophic "chicken and egg" question: "What came first? The drums or the drummer?".
What they do know for sure, however, is that the chicken came before the drumstick.
Rumours have surfaced in the UK that if Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes prime minister (he is currently Minister for the 1920s), then modern pop music will be banned. In a sop to older voters, allowed music will include music up to the point that Buddy Holly died, and for younger ones Orkestra Obsolete () will be allowed to play versions of material up to 1999. I advise you to sell your electric bass now, and buy a theremin.
Unfortunately the hoped-for ban on ukelele orchestras has not materialised.
Unfortunately the hoped-for ban on ukelele orchestras has not materialised.
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