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- Jun 6, 2012
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- I don't wait 30 minutes after eating, to go swimming.
I call it “my bass.” Where’s “my bass”? Please don’t knock over “my bass”.
Ok. I've tried several ways to say this but it all comes out possibly soo crude, but anyways.
After I initially unboxed her and noodled a bit, I hung her on the wall and went about taking care of a few chores. As I walked past the open door to the studio, there she was, so sleek, hanging under one of the can lights like a double agent so unassuming.
"Hello. I'm Porsche, Porsche Lynn and I have a message for. . . for gods sake pick your jaw up off the floor, you dolt." "Move out of the light, I can't risk being seen."
Now for those of you from the Dayton, Cincinnati and surrounding areas back in the day, you may have, as I did, think "Whoa! 700 WLW Gary Burbank and Doc Wolfe. Porsche Lynn Commode! Where did that come from?!?!?!!?"
The 'Commode' Familial has no place in her persona so it has never been associated with her other than the realization of her origin.
She is Porsche Lynn.
So, that is my only bass that has talked to me. She still commands my attention every time I walk into the studio, but then she seems to say "Oh, it's only you again."
Creepy and too real, but there it is, and here she is.
After I initially unboxed her and noodled a bit, I hung her on the wall and went about taking care of a few chores. As I walked past the open door to the studio, there she was, so sleek, hanging under one of the can lights like a double agent so unassuming.
"Hello. I'm Porsche, Porsche Lynn and I have a message for. . . for gods sake pick your jaw up off the floor, you dolt." "Move out of the light, I can't risk being seen."
Now for those of you from the Dayton, Cincinnati and surrounding areas back in the day, you may have, as I did, think "Whoa! 700 WLW Gary Burbank and Doc Wolfe. Porsche Lynn Commode! Where did that come from?!?!?!!?"
The 'Commode' Familial has no place in her persona so it has never been associated with her other than the realization of her origin.
She is Porsche Lynn.
So, that is my only bass that has talked to me. She still commands my attention every time I walk into the studio, but then she seems to say "Oh, it's only you again."
Creepy and too real, but there it is, and here she is.
My 78 Pbass in "natural" finish was nicknamed Blondie shortly after I bought it in 1980.
Over the years that bass became so identified with me,
If I pulled out any other bass, other players in town would ask " where's Blondie?".
Over the years that bass became so identified with me,
If I pulled out any other bass, other players in town would ask " where's Blondie?".
"Worf" - reference to previous owner
"Dork Lard" - a Vampyre Dark Lord
"Ruby" - the Ruby Rick
"PFB" - the black on black on black Rick with just enough chrome to no longer qualify as "none more black"
None of the others are named. A rather uninspiring lot, those are.
"Dork Lard" - a Vampyre Dark Lord
"Ruby" - the Ruby Rick
"PFB" - the black on black on black Rick with just enough chrome to no longer qualify as "none more black"
None of the others are named. A rather uninspiring lot, those are.
i give them names just so when talking ot my wife she can distinguish which of the 25 we are talking about...lol
for example I have a "P/J" that started life a a Dee Dee Ramone sig "P"...to which I added a MIJ Geddy neck....and finally Geezer Butler pups...so it's called "Fanboy"
for example I have a "P/J" that started life a a Dee Dee Ramone sig "P"...to which I added a MIJ Geddy neck....and finally Geezer Butler pups...so it's called "Fanboy"
Yeah, there's a goofy reason behind the names of all mine, too. I mostly use them when thinking to myself, "which one do I want to play?". Lol. I usually just go with whichever one is handy when I'm just practicing, though. Lol
From left to right: Rebel, Thunder Bass and Big Blue. 
The two guitars aren't mine.
The two guitars aren't mine.
no, but i did just name two for another thread....for fun.
i called one instrument "betty" for a number of years to antagonize/tease a jealous sweetie.
if i named instruments these days = mexican beers or porn stars.
i called one instrument "betty" for a number of years to antagonize/tease a jealous sweetie.
if i named instruments these days = mexican beers or porn stars.
Woody is a 51ish P of mine, and given the simple hardware, wood knobs, and no pickguard.you see a lot of wood.
Thunder is my D standard tuned instrument.
Holey was the bass with the heaviest body, but now has some weight relief holes in the back.
Shorty is a medium scale.
If I ever have an issue on a gig, I can call my wife and ask her to bring me a bass by name - they all have luggage tags on their gig bags with their names. So, it’s practical.
Thunder is my D standard tuned instrument.
Holey was the bass with the heaviest body, but now has some weight relief holes in the back.
Shorty is a medium scale.
If I ever have an issue on a gig, I can call my wife and ask her to bring me a bass by name - they all have luggage tags on their gig bags with their names. So, it’s practical.
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Nope; no names. I generally don't name inanimate objects. They're like cats; they don't come when you call them, so why bother? I often refer to my Gretsch bass in... unflattering terms (it has electronics problems)... but it has no name. A female co-worker is passionate about naming everything she owns - her new Jeep, for example, is named "Walter"...
She pestered me for quite a while about not naming my Nissan Frontier 4x4; so, after I'd had it a month or so, I told her I finally named it.
Inspired by the appallingly low gas mileage, and Bloaty the Pizza Hog from the Rocko's Modern Life cartoons, I told her it was now "Bloaty The Gas Hog". She hasn't bothered me since...
