Let's spread some musical misinformation

[tubedude]

Rickenbacker, so accurate.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Also, the term "Live DJ" has been relegated to the off-world storage area for oxymorons.

Musicians who perform as an opening act for a "live DJ" at any venue, private or public, will incur a mandatory and automatic revocation of their artistic license, and may only play Kenny G's tunes on bagpipes or the accordion for the rest of their career.

Maybe also Banjos.

 

[zontar]

The inventor of the banjo was named Jo, and the name was a misunderstood plea to outlaw the instrument

 

[NZBassman]

President Trump is now claiming it was him that broke up The Beatles

 

[Deleted member 394181]

The inventor of the banjo was named Jo, and the name was a misunderstood plea to outlaw the instrument

 

[Drredplate]

President Trump is now claiming it was him that broke up The Beatles

President Trump was an original member of the Beatles

 

[Deleted member 394181]

President Trump was an original member of the Beatles

Did he play something like this?

 

[definenredefine]

Did he play something like this?

He wouldn't play anything that doesn't have bright gold hardware.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Yes, because that would be more awesome.

 

[zontar]

Before the ukulele the most popular instrument in Hawai was the double bass, but it wouldn’t fit on your lap, so it’s popularity faded.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Before the ukulele the most popular instrument in Hawai was the double bass, but it wouldn’t fit on your lap, so it’s popularity faded.

The Hawaian double bass was derived from traditional canoes. As Hawaii is so pleasant, people felt the need to travel less and reused the canoes as instruments. A similar thing would have happened in Austria had it had a coastline and were it possible to turn a boat into something you can play oompah music on.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The Birdie Song is much derided, but it's from an original tune by Mozart and therefore high art.

 

[pklima]

"Shoegaze" is actually a French word meaning "band with female bassist".

 

[-Asdfgh-]

"Shoegaze" is actually a French word meaning "band with female bassist".

I thought it was from the name of Robert Smith's favourite food, the "chou glaze", a sort of sugar-coated chocolate eclair. His fans don't speak French as well as Robert so misunderstood when he expounded the virtues of Parisian pattiseries during a gig in Bradford, West Yorkshire in November 1989. You can tell a Yorkshireman, but you can't tell him much. Especially about French snacks - he'll just tell you to have an eccles cake. However, by that point, the support band (New Model Army on home turf) had eaten them all.

 

[zontar]

Bass strings never need to be changed, just cleaned with brillo pads every 3 months.

 

[definenredefine]

Bass strings never need to be changed, just cleaned with brillo pads every 3 months.

That's not misinformation at all.

...unless I've been doing it wrong this whole time.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Bass strings never need to be changed, just cleaned with brillo pads every 3 months.

If you want the Motown sound, you then apply brill cream. Or if you do mostly sea shanties, a brill.

 

[dougjwray]

If you want the Motown sound, you then apply brill cream. Or if you do mostly sea shanties, a brill.

Or if you're in a boy band, rub them down with one of those "tie-dye"-patterned giant lollipops.

 

[srosenthal13]

Metronomes are totally unnecessary.

 

[pklima]

Although most people think Kevin Shields refused to use horus pedals because he didn't want to sound like the Cocteau Twins, when actually asked about his reason his only answer was "The Emperor protects!"