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Things You've Learned by Postings on TB

#81
I've learned that no matter how calmly and rationally you explain why some thing *might not work* or *have inherent limitations as opposed to other things* all people hear is negation and rejection. They wind posting butt hurt, histrionic, hyperbolic posts about how you can't discuss those things without getting you head chewed off. No matter how rationally and calmly you explained your propositions, no matter how many qualifiers you use. C.f. tab and mixing driver sizes, even in this very thread.

I've also learned a lot about effects and amps, some about basses and music, and read some truly hilarious posts.
 
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#82
Spidey2112 said:
Things I've learned posting on TB?

I don't know about posting, but reading the infinite number of knowledgeable threads authored by members on this site has led me to the general conclusion that it only takes a small spark to ignite one's bank account, in the pursuit of new equipment...

... poof! As the smoke clears, behold...

... a new bass, amp, cab, a small furry animal, as well as a proper fit spandex onesie...
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Was that mental imagery really necessary, oh purveyor of anguish?
 
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#83
I've learned that most people here are willing to help each other out, that many products are rather polarizing, that any opinions about effects are subject to swift and severe punishment (regardless of content), that bassists are intelligent (or at least give that impression) and have a great sense of humor, are willing to forgive grammar errors, and prefer their tort clad, sunburst P basses with flat wound strings hovering over the rosewood.
 
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#84
I know that, when your feeling quite contented with what you've posted, and you want to tell the world about it, there's a button for that.

It's called the 'Your Content' button. So, feeling pretty chuffed, and quite content, you hit that Your Content button and straight away, obviously to knock you down a peg or two, your whisked off to a never-ending page, some kind of purgatory, crammed with nothing but all the bilious tripe and vitriol you've been posting, ever since the world was flat.

It's a cruel world. Thank you, TB.
 
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#86
Have learned a lot about all kinds of equipment.

Have gotten useful leads on technique.

Have really enjoyed some of threads featuring a lot of youtube posts of music I'd forgotten or simply never known.

Have gotten a lot of entertainment via some of the debates over issues ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Have gotten some feel for scenes that are never gonna be part of my world - bar bands in the midwest? country bands throughout the southeast and southwest?

Have seen great behavior and insights, and horrible behavior and idiocy. But that's the world - don't need TB for that?

Wish I wasn't quite so addicted to the site. It's kind of a sickness...
 
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#88
Yango said:
Mmmmmmmm, mangos....
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#89
Never speak negatively about a P-Bass, a J-Bass, a Ric or MM Bass. Expensive Basses draw many comments but hey it's not your money. Peeps can buy what they want. Many players are not with buying a bass sight unseen. I've purchased 7 of them and all were in perfect shape and played well. Many suggest buying used. Personally I don't want anything used but by me. It's a great place to sell an instrument. Never speak negatively about Mesa, Genz Benz and the other current Darlings of the Bass Amp World. We never did get a good answer about Eich leaving Tecamp. Members should know the cheap bass sleepers are the Ibby GSR series, Sterling Sub Basses, and Squier VM series. We often recommend what we play on when asked for advice. I try to offer suggestions other than what I play on as well as what I play on. When it comes to the science of Bass Amplification and Cabinet Making I'm a Dummy. Still I trust my ears even if they're lying to me. There are certain members who will have something to say about every comment you make. Just keep scrolling. You're not the first Victim and won't be the last. And lastly, we all have one. :-)
 
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#95
TL;DR? Scroll down to #5.

I've learned:

1) A lot more about gear than I ever would have learned without Talkbass. Sure, that knowledge has helped me spend (waste?) a lot more money buying and selling lots of gear and trying out different things than I probably would have without it. But it also helped me learn more about what I like and why I like it so I'm now quite happy with what I have and am finally starting to sell off the things I decided aren't keepers.

1a) A related nugget of knowledge is "Less eBay, more Mel Bay." I wish I could remember who I saw use that first so I could give them credit. The vast majority of people here can play circles around me yet I probably have "better" gear than a lot of those people. But at least I realize that "better" gear alone isn't going to make me a better player.

2) That with bass playing, as with anything else you can learn to do, there is no shortcut to improvement. Hard work, acquiring knowledge, and expanding your skills are the only way to get there.

3) That this is a great time to be a bass player. The quality of gear at budget price points is quite good, at higher price points there's some *amazing* gear, and the internet has great resources to help you learn (if you adequately sort the useful from the nonsense). Had I gotten serious about playing when I was a teenager instead of in my late 40's, I probably would have had a much different experience than I'm having now.

4) TB is part of internet and therefore there are lots of people here who'll get angry at you regardless of what you say or what you play, make asses of themselves with no provocation, and come down on you for the littlest thing. Despite that, TB'ers are actually a pretty good group. I've gotten to know quite a few people via posts in threads and others via PMs and I've also done a fair amount of buying and selling here, including meeting several TB'ers in person to complete deals, and they've all been great people.

5) If I took half the time I've spent on TB and put that time into practicing, I'd probably be a shockingly talented player by now. :D :facepalm:
 
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#97
I have learned there is an incredible amount of knowledge here, in every aspect of music. Very seldom when I've posted a serious question have I not got an answer regarding whatever it was. Sure you get the " I don't do it that way, why would you want to" or "your thinking is flawed" when your opinion doesn't mesh with theirs, but I take that normally with a grain of salt.

I have noticed TB is very trendy, and what was cool last week may just have lost its luster the next.

All in all, I'm a better player and my knowledge of all things musical are better due to this site.
 
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#98
I learned that Thunderbirds in particular and Gibsons in general have neck dive. In all the years of playing 'em, I never knew this.

Plus, tort. I can't figure out why sticking a big slab of salami on anything looks good, but people think so. TB is full of strange and mysterious knowledge.

Plus, I have wasted a whole lot of practice time. It's not a problem, because the sequence is 1 - Blame the bass player, 2 - Fire the drummer! Whew! I'm safe. Except when I'm the drummer. Then I'm screwed. Except I just bought another snare drum, so that ought to delay the inevitable for another week or so.
 
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#100
Chicory Blue said:
I've learned that the P's and the J's will fight for eternity, as will the torts and anti-torts, the rounds and the flats, the effects and the no-effects crowd, the pickers and the fingerers, the trues and the buffereds, the actives and the passives, all in an endless war senselessly spanning page after page with no intention to ever listen to or learn from one another...
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I think Neil Peart may be able to use this material for the Rush comeback album.
 
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