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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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Remember, those are 18 inch speakers on each side there. You play it by jumping on the keys, as Tom Hanks did in "Big". It's both an instrument, and excellent aerobic exercise. Suitable for larger stages only, of course. And it comes with wheels so you can tow it to the gig behind your HGV/semi. Keith Emerson had two.
Actually, the first bass pedals were invented in Greece in 1200 BC. The pianist Thelonious the Monk needed more bass when he performed live. After much trial and error he finally came up with TAURUS BASS PEDALS. It took 3,000 years to invent an amp and cab to play it through. Originally, there were strings connected to each pedal at one end, and to a bass viola player at the other end. Unfortunately, he needed a viola player for each note. This was very expensive,and he made very little money,caused a divorce and left him old and broke.
Actually, the first bass pedals were invented in Greece in 1200 BC. The pianist Thelonious the Monk needed more bass when he performed live. After much trial and error he finally came up with TAURUS BASS PEDALS. It took 3,000 years to invent an amp and cab to play it through. Originally, there were strings connected to each pedal at one end, and to a bass viola player at the other end. Unfortunately, he needed a viola player for each note. This was very expensive,and he made very little money,caused a divorce and left him old and broke.
Named Taurus and Mycanean culture was heavily involved with Minoan, and clapped-out bull jumpers had a second career in Greece jumping between the outsized pedals. Pythagoras was later employed to develop mathematics to build the amp, and Hero nearly managed to develop a steam powered one.
This all ended when classical culture fell apart and The Goth Ages (aka Dark Ages) began, as Odo (later Andrew) Eldritche and Ye Sisters of Mercia used a bass guitar for the first 1200 years, until 1987.
Patricia Morrison wasn't one of the original nuns, but instead is heiress to one of the UK's larger supermarket chains, and now bass to her means the delicious fish available for very reasonable prices at your local store now.
Some of Sisters of Mercy have properly died in the last half century, mostly at the hands of Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, and Paul Jones of Manfred Mann. Billy Graham recognised this work by giving Cliff and Hank that first Stratocaster. Paul Jones only got a show on Radio 2, a station which s ironically only listened to by those already dead inside.
They were named "The Lettermen" because each guy's last name was "Letterman". They thought about adding a female soprano but decided "The Letterpeople" would sound ridiculous.
Lucas tried to make one but, while the smoke was a good stage effect, the oil leaks made things too dangerous for everyone in the vicinity.New plugs and wires,change the Tube Lube,and a brand new filter!
You can always tell a band that used one, because they're hair was slicked back.
The first step in properly tuning a bass is to sit down, preferably on a seat designed for that exact porpoise , e.g., my new entry in the trending bass furniture category - the Tuna Bass Perch.
