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What ticks you off? Example page 4

#121
Salmon1 said:
What really pisses me off right now? Alcohol; I grew up in a family of alcoholics (that was fun), I'm a recovering drunk myself, and I just lost a friend to the disease...died alone in a hotel room. She was 47.

You asked.
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Sorry for your loss. I've been sober 6 years; in that time during my recovery I've seen a lot of people try to get sober and ultimately die of alcoholism. It's a real MFer. Not all of us get to recover.

As for the my part on the topic of the thread.. I don't like: like: band mates that overplay their parts, gearheads band mates who seem to be more concerned with my instruments than their own, Subaru headlights, waiting for backordered basses, LA traffic, junk mail, the mall, day time television, etc. I'm like Larry David. I have complaints.
 
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#123
"Gibson/Epi 3-point bridges. Why these still exist I’ll never understand."

Gibson has finally addressed this deficiency with help from Babicz:

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#126
Energy said:
$4 per gallon? We pay $7 over here, if that makes you feel any better.
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It's not necessarily the price so much. When my boss went to a Gem/Rock Show in Blythe, California recently, he said they wanted about $4.09 /gallon there. So, he just drove a short distance into Arizona, where they were charging... about $2.39/gallon. That's what's really irritating...:rolleyes:
 
#131
MD Stingray said:
Example picture on page 4

I am the first to admit. I have a compulsive disorder.

I buy and sell a bass at least once a month. Have owned over a 100 now. Currently own 5.

It seems I just get bored/ticked off/frustrated with any bass I have ever owned within a couple of months.

Every time in the shop any bass I try seems like the best one ever, until I return home and after a month I start too think..:

It's too heavy
Too light
Too ugly
Neck too wide
Bored with the color
Fretbuzz
Not comfortable playing seated
Not comfortable playing standing
Too expensive for what it is
Too many sound options - except the right one
Dislike the brand
Bad electronics
Vintage crap
Humm
Unfinished dirty necks
Too exotic woods
Sharp frets
A dent in the back of the neck
neck-pocket too wide
Pick-guard not perfectly lined with control-plate
too many strings
Can't get intonation pitch -perfect
and last but not least - some just smell funny

- it has to go.

Of course It's me. I'm definitive not the player that can make any bass sound good.
From Squier to Fodera to Vintage Fenders - I've owned them all.

So, besides this topic, what ticks you off?

If you are wondering.. My wife and I are together 25 years.
I guess her standards for a husband are much lower than mine for bass guitars :)
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wow--your last reason: and last but not least - some just smell funny

Thats not much of a reason. My wife says that about me, and she ain't traded me off yet.... :D
 
#133
Sharp fret ends that were not properly dressed. Maybe it is my personal OCD. Every instrument I test, guitar or bass, the first thing I do is run my fingers along both sides of the fret board to determine how smooth or how badly the frets feel, up and down the length. If I feel any sharpness of fret ends, I put the instrument back in it's place and move on. If they are smooth and silky, I will test drive. Fret dressing, for me, is the first test of quality of an instrument. The neck is the conduit that allows our fingers to hit the intuitive notes that produces our mojo, without obstacles. There is nothing worse, IMHO, than feeling the groove and feel the annoyance of sharp frets. It interrupts my stream of consciousness and results in a less than fluid performance. Just my OCD.
 
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#134
MEKer said:
wow--your last reason: and last but not least - some just smell funny

Thats not much of a reason. My wife says that about me, and she ain't traded me off yet.... :D
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It happens. Very old cases sometimes just have a terrible cigarette oder.
If the bass was in the case often the bass will smell too, and there’s no way you can fix that.
 
#135
TheGreatSealof said:
Sharp fret ends that were not properly dressed. Maybe it is my personal OCD. Every instrument I test, guitar or bass, the first thing I do is run my fingers along both sides of the fret board to determine how smooth or how badly the frets feel, up and down the length. If I feel any sharpness of fret ends, I put the instrument back in it's place and move on. If they are smooth and silky, I will test drive. Fret dressing, for me, is the first test of quality of an instrument. The neck is the conduit that allows our fingers to hit the intuitive notes that produces our mojo, without obstacles. There is nothing worse, IMHO, than feeling the groove and feel the annoyance of sharp frets. It interrupts my stream of consciousness and results in a less than fluid performance. Just my OCD.
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Exactly. I have had the same experience several times.
One in particular comes to mind last year. I pulled a 15K Alembic off the wall, an incredibly beautiful piece of art.
I had my eye on it for a couple of years (New old stock from 2008) - and had the cash plus a couple of part-trades to finance it.
But after 5 seconds of testing it was back on the wall. Very sharp fret-ends across the whole neck. I could not stand it.

I've had Alembics, and they were always very well built, no imperfections whatsoever (sold them because of OSD/GAS whatever..).
The shop told me that due to the bass sitting on the wall for a decade the wood/frets had started to work.
Knowing Alembic - it must be true, but it was a big let down for me.

I know it can be fixed - but I don't have the patience for that. My bad.
 
#136
Wide necks used to really tick me off...one of the many reasons why I never have owned a regular P bass. However, they have grown on me.

What really gets me these days in general are the MFers in the union who eff off on their butts all day and make money without risk of losing their job. There are tons of guys/gals who work hard and then those losers. There's those who dont work, and those who kill themselves to try to do everything they can to make the best product. I don't see too many in between.
 
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#138
Novarocker said:
Wide necks used to really tick me off...one of the many reasons why I never have owned a regular P bass. However, they have grown on me.

What really gets me these days in general are the MFers in the union who eff off on their butts all day and make money without risk of losing their job. There are tons of guys/gals who work hard and then those losers. There's those who dont work, and those who kill themselves to try to do everything they can to make the best product. I don't see too many in between.
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I'm a union worker, too. I love what the union represents and what it does for us.. but i have a hard time when people take advantage of the benefits. I just gotta do my best and mind my own to preserve my own sanity.
 
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#139
TheGreatSealof said:
Sharp fret ends that were not properly dressed. Maybe it is my personal OCD. Every instrument I test, guitar or bass, the first thing I do is run my fingers along both sides of the fret board to determine how smooth or how badly the frets feel, up and down the length. If I feel any sharpness of fret ends, I put the instrument back in it's place and move on. If they are smooth and silky, I will test drive. Fret dressing, for me, is the first test of quality of an instrument. The neck is the conduit that allows our fingers to hit the intuitive notes that produces our mojo, without obstacles. There is nothing worse, IMHO, than feeling the groove and feel the annoyance of sharp frets. It interrupts my stream of consciousness and results in a less than fluid performance. Just my OCD.
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No, I do it too but considering the area I live in it's either know you have to do some work or don't get anything.
 
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