Let's spread some musical misinformation

[Feral Feline]

I could've sworn ODs were GREEN! Ibanez must be paying out a fortune in fees...

Compressors are red. MXR, like Ibanez, must be bleeding revenue on the colour-change surcharges...



One thing I've learned, for sure, is that effects are meant to be used. So if you have any, you turn them on and leave them on, always on or what's the point?

Arrive at the gig, turn on all your pedals, gig ends and THEN you can turn off your pedals.



And indeed there was no Line 5, that never succeeded in raising enough starter capital in the eBay of Fundme camping, ehr, campy, champagne, no — Champlain... wait, I think I got it... Can-o-pain! Can't feign? Complain, Coaltrain...

Whatever, nobody talks about Line5, it's furboatin'. You can mention the war, once, but don't mention Line5 if you wanna stay alive... Line5 is off limits, merely mentioning Line5 in conversation may cause you to...


[We regret to inform TalkBass that Feral Feline has just slipped on a bar of soap and hit his head on the claw-foot of his bathtub. RIP.]

 

[PillO]

One thing I've learned, for sure, is that effects are meant to be used. So if you have any, you turn them on and leave them on, always on or what's the point?

Arrive at the gig, turn on all your pedals, gig ends and THEN you can turn off your pedals.

Make sure you keep the boxes, else how will you get your pedals to and from gigs?

 

[Jay2U]

The correct term for a speaker is a postamp as it comes after the amplifier.

The correct term for a bassist is pre-amp, as it comes before the amplifier.

 

[Jay2U]

^ Electric instruments are for the weak.

 

[roccobass]

^ Electric instruments are for the weak.

 

[zontar]

Bongos are the only instrument allowed to be played live in Albania

 

[roccobass]

Ted Nugent just became a vegan.

 

[Diamond_Dave]

the McDonalds 'Bic Mac' burger was actually named after Fleetwood Macs John Mc Vie
After a heavy drinking session early in their career, he and Mick Fleetwood headed to the local McD's where John ordered a cheese burger... not impressed with the size of the cheese burger, he ordered another one - sandwiched the 2 burgers together and ate them.... the owner of that McD's decided to make a burger that consisted of 2 cheese burgers sandwiched together to see if it would sell... and it did

John made McLovin fun.

 

[roccobass]

Zontar is not really from Venus!

 

[Scooter Johnson]

if you know what you're doing you can pick up HBO on your guitar cable.... If you don't know what you are doing you only get Showtime...

 

[Shlafenflarst]

^ Electric instruments are for the weak.

Electric instruments were invented during the second industrial revolution. Before that, people had to use magic to amplify the sound of their instruments, which means most musicians were wizards, witches and druids (because who wants to listen to a non amplified instrument ?). This great invention, allowing anyone to play music, was not welcome by everyone. Some people, like Jay2U apparently, still believe that people who do not have magical skills (most commonly designed as muggles), shouldn't be musicians. I strongly believe this kind of elitism should stop.

 

[PillO]

Electric instruments were invented during the second industrial revolution. Before that, people had to use magic to amplify the sound of their instruments, which means most musicians were wizards, witches and druids (because who wants to listen to a non amplified instrument ?). This great invention, allowing anyone to play music, was not welcome by everyone. Some people, like Jay2U apparently, still believe that people who do not have magical skills (most commonly designed as muggles), shouldn't be musicians. I strongly believe this kind of elitism should stop.

Few realize that James Watt in addition to inventing the steam engine, invented the steam amplifier. Initially, steam amps were intended to amplify the musicians to be heard over loud sopranos. However, as many musicians became disaffected by high unemployment rates and high taxes, they played loud, simple, angry, music thus giving birth to steam punk.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Always use a dummy load, when testing sensitive equipment before application or whenever you wish to take advantage of valve-driven amplification in a silent setting. These days, dummies are not too hard to come by so there's no excuse not to follow this advice.

High-profile dummies are the best — the higher the profile the better — as they tend to be much more consistent, rarely displaying any dissimilar characteristics, beyond profound dumbness. This makes them the ideal tool, whenever you require a seriously low noise floor.

Don't forget the gaffer tape — always comes in handy. And, dumb it down, every chance you get, by hook or by crook, if you're seeking perfection in signal transmission.

 

[zontar]

Zontar is not really from Venus!

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If this is from the misinformation thread, then you;re saying I really am from Venus?

 

[roccobass]

If this is from the misinformation thread, then you;re saying I really am from Venus?

It all depends! LOL!..
I was doing a play on the movie poster as well as your avatar. I was thinking you were hankering on the
Zontar, the Thing from Venus theme. Now I could have completely missed the mark if you meant this Zontar!

 

[zontar]

It all depends! LOL!..
I was doing a play on the movie poster as well as your avatar. I was thinking you were hankering on the
Zontar, the Thing from Venus theme. Now I could have completely missed the mark if you meant this Zontar!
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Both--but primarily the Zontar Thing From Venus.
SCTV was a funny show. And I enjoyed that episode.

 

[roccobass]

Both--but primarily the Zontar Thing From Venus.
SCTV was a funny show. And I enjoyed that episode.

I liked the SCTV skit too. Regarding Zontar the sci fi, my brother and I used to watch that and a number of other classic sci fi movies on a local horror/sci fi weekly tv show call Bob Wilken's Creature Feature. The film that made John Agar a household name. When I saw your avatar, it brought back tons of memories. LOL.

 

[zontar]

I liked the SCTV skit too. Regarding Zontar the sci fi, my brother and I used to watch that and a number of other classic sci fi movies on a local horror/sci fi weekly tv show call Bob Wilken's Creature Feature. The film that made John Agar a household name. When I saw your avatar, it brought back tons of memories. LOL.

There seems to be some comfort in knowing you weren't the only one.

 

[Jeff Hughes]

The brand name Ampeg comes from a company founder who witnessed a person who kept shouting “ I am Peg...I am Peg...I am Peg” after consuming dental LSD.

 

[Jeff Hughes]

The Jazz bass is named after the fragrant smell of jasmine in the original lacquer formula.