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Which phrase annoys you the most?

Which phrase annoys you the most?

  • Cut through the mix

  • Sustain (in any context)

  • Maple or Rosewood

  • Hi mass bridge

  • P or J

  • Carrots

  • Carrots for carrots sake!

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#504
NortyFiner said:
"Road worn", "relic" and "relic-ing", and so forth.

I treat my instruments like family treasures. I keep them clean and polished. At most, they might get a few scratches in their time with me; when I sell a bass, I can honestly say it's in great shape. How the hell some people can beat their basses into a dirty, dented, missing paint condition that looks like they were used as a shovel in an archaeological dig, much less why anybody would want to do so deliberately and prematurely, is completely beyond me.
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I second that. I take great care of my precious tools and when I see "relic, road worn or mojo" I skip right past the classified post. If I'm buying an expensive instrument I want to know it was taken care of the same way I would take care of it. If I'm looking at a bass that wasn't valued enough by the owner to take good care of it that really depreciates the value for me. Why not just call it what it is, a beat up looking bass.

This is completely just my personal opinion/hang-up and do not want to offend anybody that is into that sort of thing. To each his own it just isn't my thing and I do understand there is the argument that the instrument is about the sound/tone it produces and not what it looks like. I just like to have both, a pretty voice with a sexy smile.
 
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#505
BrentB said:
I second that. I take great care of my precious tools and when I see "relic, road worn or mojo" I skip right past the classified post. If I'm buying an expensive instrument I want to know it was taken care of the same way I would take care of it. If I'm looking at a bass that wasn't valued enough by the owner to take good care of it that really depreciates the value for me. Why not just call it what it is, a beat up looking bass.

This is completely just my personal opinion/hang-up and do not want to offend anybody that is into that sort of thing. To each his own it just isn't my thing and I do understand there is the argument that the instrument is about the sound/tone it produces and not what it looks like. I just like to have both, a pretty voice with a sexy smile.
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Agree with all of this, BUT, have you seen Danocasters work? I'd take anything from him in a heartbeat.

OregonMike
 
#506
Spectrum said:
If we're expanding this to non-bass related phrases, I'll nominate any phrase that starts with "hashtag" as in "#carrots". The real world does not talk like we're all on twitter.

(Also, # is not a "hashtag", it's a number sign. Get off my lawn.)

Also, stop starting sentences with the word "so".
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Also, # is a sharp! I might also accept "pound sign", but "hashtag" is annoying! And so are too many exclamation points!!!!
 
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#513
The term Bass Guitar as applied to the electric bass. Or, perhaps more accurately, any bass played (relatively speaking) in the horizontal position. It is not a guitar. It is a bass. Period. Just because it kinda/sorta looks like a guitar, and can be played kinda/sorta like a guitar, does not make it a guitar. It is a bass. Again, period.

And for the people who absolutely insist on referring to this instrument as a "bass guitar", I have developed my own turnaround: Seeing as you distinctly resemble a penis with ears, I will forevermore refer to you as "dickhead". Let's see how much you like that:)
 
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#514
This is a thread that I can relate to.

I've been compiling a list of dopey phrases since 1998. Way too many to list (maybe when I retire, though), but I'd say "my bad" probably tops the list.

Spectrum said:
25045772[/URL], member: 190717"]If we're expanding this to non-bass related phrases, I'll nominate any phrase that starts with "hashtag" as in "#carrots". The real world does not talk like we're all on twitter.

(Also, # is not a "hashtag", it's a number sign. Get off my lawn.)

Also, stop starting sentences with the word "so".
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#519
Maxwellt said:
Also, # is a sharp! I might also accept "pound sign", but "hashtag" is annoying! And so are too many exclamation points!!!!
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Let's learn about the sharp sign. This is the actual symbol: ♯. However in type, it is often written like this: # (same symbol as pound, number sign or hash symbol on social media.)

The main difference between the actual sharp sign and the pound (number) or hash sign is that the number/hashtag sign has two horizontal strokes while the sharp musical sign has two slanted parallel lines which rise from left to right, in order to avoid being obscured by the horizontal musical staff lines.
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The sharp sign in piano music – ♯
 
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