"Plays like butter" and other annoying phrases

[saabfender]

I think that's the original marketing blurb.

The last sentence sounds like something you’d read in official Fender materials? I think your BS Detector is broke.

 

[toowrongfoo]

Or, I thought it sounded like a marketing blurb and it was just a thought. Honestly.

 

[shortscalesrule]

I thought it was totally tongue-in-cheek, and pretty amusing.

 

[JeffJ2112]

Just so everyone is aware, I'm keeping an eye on this thread and will be using all the phrases here for my next sale.

 

[Bass Man Dan]

I would like to see "recently professionally set-up and re-strung" added.

 

[birminghambass]

Just read an ad that described the color of their bass as "sexy". Stupid.

 

[Mr_O'B]

How about, “It’s the best bass that I own, and it’s like new! It’s not getting much playing time, because I’m moving in a different direction these days!”​

When someone inquires about the weight of the bass, the bass is generally a heavyweight and the real reason the person is selling “The best bass that they own that is like new!”

I may not be that bright, but I thought the goal was to keep the best bass that you own!

 

[Bass Man Dan]

How about, “It’s the best bass that I own, and it’s like new! It’s not getting much playing time, because I’m moving in a different direction these days!”​

When someone inquires about the weight of the bass, the bass is generally a heavyweight and the real reason the person is selling “The best bass that they own that is like new!”

The direction they're moving is away from spinal fusion surgery.

 

[Mr_O'B]

The direction they're moving is away from spinal fusion surgery.

Yes, and to pass the potential problem on to someone else!

 

[Drgonzonm]

The direction they're moving is away from spinal fusion surgery.

no jelly fish need to apply. Or with this bass thinking is not a requirement?

 

[Figjam]

The last Dirnt P I played was an anchor. Far from lightweight. Probably 11 pounds.

 

[Mr_O'B]

The last Dirnt P I played was an anchor. Far from lightweight. Probably 11 pounds.

I have no problem with anyone selling a boat anchor weight bass as
long as they are truthful about the reason why they are selling the bass.

There are plenty of dudes who love boat anchor weight basses,
so there is no reason deceive the potential buyer.

 

[Passinwind]

"Thinning the herd" has always bothered me a little. What exactly is a "herd of basses" and how many do you have to own in order to have a herd? I contacted someone a few years ago who said he was "thinning the herd". Come to find out, he owned 2 basses.

Besides which, in nearly every case the miscreant is just going to introduce a new animal to the herd as soon as he offs the lamer.

 

[eastcoasteddie]

For some reason, I can’t stand the term “in the mix”; either sitting well within or cutting through...hated it ever since the first time I heard it.

 

[birminghambass]

For some reason, I can’t stand the term “in the mix”; either sitting well within or cutting through...hated it ever since the first time I heard it.

True. I've never once seen a bass listed FS that states "gets buried in the mix". Apparently every bass ever on TB either cuts through or sits perfectly in said mix.

 

[saabfender]

Sits like butter in the mix.

 

[creaturegods]

This thread is incredibly punchy and really cuts through the mix! I really like the Poll option. it's like a regular post... On steroids!

 

[cdef]

For some reason, I can’t stand the term “in the mix”; either sitting well within or cutting through...

Quite so - as if any bass had a property like either of those built in, when it's always down to the experience, ears and preference of the person(s) in charge of the board.

God knows that in my salad days I made more than one Precision not "sit well" and more than one Stingray not "cut through" in "the mix".

 

[TomB]

Ya know, I would have expected to see "it needs to be played" take a higher position on the list, but hey, maybe we all agree on that .

 

[JRA]

I only investigate for-sale threads about basses that are festooned with large quantities of "mojo".

i only purchase instruments which have mojo that can be demonstrated.

I called one of my basses a "groove machine" when I was selling it. Is that fine?

yes. that's fine.

Referring to guitars as “axes” just sounds so dumb to me, especially when it’s repeatedly used in a serious conversation. It feels like an instant indicator that the person speaking is old but it’s a trying to sound young.

you're right about the old part, IMO, but it's not about trying to act young. youngsters don't get it because they're not hip enough. but an ax/axe is a tool. in history: if you could only have one tool...you would have chosen an axe. duh.

axe......................what the hell does that mean??!!

see above, youngin'.

In French, many refer to basses as "Shovels"

see above. an instrument is a tool.

"i'm selling this instrument even though it plays well above your skill level."