The Top Ten Things I Learned From Talkbass

[Fishheadjoe]

Don't mention a shim to anyone, unless it's for a door!
Fishheadjoe

 

[Gaolee]

I only learned two things from TB last year. The first is that the real number is one more. The second thing is. Uh. I forgot.

 

[kcole4001]

There are really only two TB rules/universal truths:

1) everyone else is always right...always, others know best: never make any decision without consulting popular opinion

2) everything you do is wrong, and can be proved by anyone on the internet (who may or may not have ever had access to the item/action/experience in question)

and if there were another, it would be:

3) never ever ask a simple question in the amps forum and expect a reasonable, sensible answer before 8-10 pages of audiophile nonsense

 

[carl h.]

Nobody really cares about your tone.

 

[kcole4001]

Nobody really cares about your tone.

He really does!

 

[ImNotJoel]

1. Spelling and grammar

2. Carrots

3. You either like fender or everything else.

4. Fire your bandmates

5. Quit the band

6. Go play in a band

7. Go find band mates since you fired the members or quit your last band.

8. Don't use CL

9. Ok you can use CL but must report your funny experiences.

10. Repeat 4-9

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

I looked up Fender Mustang and all I found were Mustag fenders

Is it wrong to put a Shelby emblem on a 6 cyl Mustang?

 

[kcole4001]

Is it wrong to put a Shelby emblem on a 6 cyl Mustang?

Kind of the opposite of a 'sleeper'.
There was a 1978 Trans Am in town that had 6.6L decals on the shaker hood when it only had a 301 (4.9L) in it.
Kinda lame.

 

[carl h.]

I like the 301.

 

[SteveC]

Is it wrong to put a Shelby emblem on a 6 cyl Mustang?

Yes.

 

[kcole4001]

I like the 301.

I had one in my '78 Grand Prix.
It worked well, and certainly had the V8 tone (I'd put dual exhaust with glasspacks on it), but a 400 (6.6L) or 455 (7.4L) Pontiac it ain't!

 

[mattattack187]

- Your pickguard is the wrong color

- Sansamp BDDI are only capable of a mid scoop

- The Tech21 rep on this forum doesn't know what he's talking about

- If a BDDI or MXR M80 is all your budget allows, it makes more sense to get a Darkglass B7K for twice the price.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

Kind of the opposite of a 'sleeper'.
There was a 1978 Trans Am in town that had 6.6L decals on the shaker hood when it only had a 301 (4.9L) in it.
Kinda lame.

I used to hang with a guy who had a '67 Fairlane wagon. Metallic Babys#*t Brown, bench seat, 4 speed, 427.
This was factory stock! Lots of fun at the drag strip, even more so on the street. Total sleeper.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

- Your pickguard is the wrong color

- Sansamp BDDI are only capable of a mid scoop

- The Tech21 rep on this forum doesn't know what he's talking about

- If a BDDI or MXR M80 is all your budget allows, it makes more sense to get a Darkglass B7K for twice the price.

+1, line 1. Yes, yes it is.

 

[Helaskold]

Mixing a 4x10 cab with a 1x15 cab will open a rip in the time-space continuum and suck out all your tone, along with your mojo.

You have been warned.

And when all else fails, fire the drummer.

Mostly agreed, except I'd fire a guitarist first.