Talkbass vs the Real World

[lousybassplayer]

From what I have noticed of both, TB and the real world have very little in common.

 

[Emm9T]

Today I remembered this thread while talking to a friend about my guitar, told him my G string was too tight (it was a little sharp at the time) and that I needed to lube my nut, we got off the conversation pretty quickly.

 

[Meddle]

In the real world people give you strange looks when you tell them the janky worn-out faded crackly banana-necked bass is actually worth $10,000 because its a 1968 Jazz bass with all the original soldering....

 

[billoetjen]

For me the biggest difference is the a**hole to awesome ratio. TB has way more awesome members per a**hole than the real world.
Oh, and in the real world nobody understands the overarching coolness of a Sansamp.

 

[Meddle]

In the real world the mothman looks like this:

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That is indeed a hairy headless human body with extra wings and glowing red eyes on the shoulders... that is the mothman I grew up on.

 

[dalkowski]

why, umlaüts, of course!

One would think so, but umlauts are diacritical marks, not punctuation marks.

That said, umlauts ARE the best diacritical marks for metal. In a walk.

 

[Saxn]

actually me and my friend noticed this recently. we were talking about speeker dispersion (or however you spell it) and the phycology of the people who use neo cabs..."

Man I TOTALLY mean no disrespect here, but you cracked me up when you put in the (or however you spell it) - and you got 'dispersion' right and misspelled 'speaker'!

I know. I have a weird sense of humor - but thanks for making my day.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

My point was, the guy who doesn't do either, but talks like he's a seasoned pro........
You can track all day long by yourself, and get good results. But that doesn't make you a studio musician because you record yourself a lot.

I've logged close to 200 gigs thus far this year alone.
And literally thousands in the last 25 years.
But it's the guy who sits at home either tracking with his Mac and a Digi-001 but will tell you how to get a good sound through a Neve counsel. Or will tell you how to EQ to get you bass to cut through on a big stage etc.....

Agreed... but like I said - such is the net. Old men posing as young girls, n00bs posing as vets, madness... madness...

 

[TheDude007]

My favorite thing about TB is that I started reading this 15 minutes ago because it was a nut joke.

 

[Jonyak]

In the real world people give you strange looks when you tell them the janky worn-out faded crackly banana-necked bass is actually worth $10,000 because its a 1968 Jazz bass with all the original soldering....

This. I have never seen another market where beat up, abused guitars sell for the same as mint condition ones because it has been "reliced", or has "mojo".

 

[TimK]

It's not the method in which it's played, just don't tell me how well a bass works in the mix when you play 4 shows a year.
Or wax poetic about the nuances that amp XXX has on the gig as well.

Just because your bank account allows you to have some great gear does NOT mean you have the knowledge that goes with some of that gear.

+1!

I want to hear about gear after 150-200 gigs a year, in all kinds of environments/genres and situations. Not just in a man cave with a drum machine. No offence to those guys/gals at all though. It's not a rip. But it's like saying you took a test drive of a brand new BMW all the down your driveway and back into the garage.

 

[Deathblade Eric]

Just out of curiosity, how long has the mothman thing been around? I think I was the first to mention it in my thread that I read, so did I invent the Mothman trend?

If the Search Function is to be believed, then it all stared on Feb 16th 2009:
this thread

Seems longer.

Ok I am lame.

Can someone point me to a thread or explain to the slow-wit what the 'carrot' joke was? It's driving me nuts.

Long story short, it means "other" (like voting in a poll). The background story, don't ask...

I'm giving you a freebee.........I'm sure the guys here, who would rather torture you with everything but the answer

As with many things around here, it appears that Ultimate Responsibility lies at the feet of the hand of Our Lord John Turner in http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=517828...

I guess I'd better go into hiding now.

Originally posted by yawnsie

By the way, I like carrots.

of course, as do we all. that's why they must be included on all ballots, so that no longer will we, the carrot loving public, be forced to suffer the ignorance of those unenlightened carrot haters. RISE UP, I SAY, AND JOIN THE JIHAD, AND SPILL THE BLOOD OF THE CABBAGE AND POTATO LOVING HEATHENS. LET THEIR HEADS BE FOISTED UP ON CARROT-TOPPED PIKES AT THE GATES OF THE CITY SO THAT ALL WILL KNOW, ALL WILL KNOW THE PRICE OF CARROT-HATRED.

(pant)(pant)

i especially like carrot cake.

I quite like a spud, but I'm foursquare shoulder-to-shoulder with JT regarding Cabbage. Hateful stuff.

 

[Chebass88]

Man I TOTALLY mean no disrespect here, but you cracked me up when you put in the (or however you spell it) - and you got 'dispersion' right and misspelled 'speaker'!

I know. I have a weird sense of humor - but thanks for making my day.

You forgot "phycology".

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

This. I have never seen another market where beat up, abused guitars sell for the same as mint condition ones because it has been "reliced", or has "mojo".

It is funny how things change. When I started out, it was pretty common for guys with 50s/60s fenders to have them refinished because they were so thrashed. Today, that would be considered heresy. I blame it on poseurs who want to look wise and experienced but are too young/lazy to actually have made their bones. Rockband/MTV, etc.

 

[lousybassplayer]

You know, it is so insensitive to take the wind out of the sails of some snot who is pretending he knows a great deal about something you have devoted considerable amounts of time and energy to in an effort to appear "cool" in some fashion. Very insensitive, and rather funny. I get a kick out of it myself. Harry, you strike me as a grizzled, cantankerous fellow, and you have my full support in continuing your crusade against wanna-be internet crap-talkers.

 

[Saxn]

You forgot "phycology".

Well, no, I SAW it... but something about being aware that you are very probably about to misspell a word, stating as much, and then misspelling the more common of the two just poked my funny bone. It'd be kind of like... I dunno... counter-electromotive forse. Sorry. Best I could come up with on the spot.

 

[PSPookie]

+1!

But it's like saying you took a test drive of a brand new BMW all the down your driveway and back into the garage.

To be fair, some of us have longer driveways than others.

 

[Southpaw5]

Mentioning grilled cheese sandwiches can get blank stares, too.

The thought of delicious grilled cheese sandwiches makes me stare blankly too...mmmmm

 

[OtterOnBass]

While we are discussing the Talkbass world, Who participated in the "Talkbass $50 Mystery Bass" thread? That was the most intense evening on a forum, ever, and it was much ado about nothing. I think it may have been the only thread to be closed simply because of the growth-rate. The mods couldn't read it as fast as it was growing!

 

[ajb]

From what I have noticed of both, TB and the real world have very little in common.

I couldn't disagree more. Both are ABSOLUTELY LOADED with hot air.