Which phrase annoys you the most?

[NOVAX]

I get annoyed with the phrase, "How do I make my bass sound punchy?". Throughout EVERY thread on this topic, it becomes apparent that no consensus exists on what "punchy" means in the context of bass playing. Maybe we should have a TB virtual meeting and come to an agreement.

Maybe it's not the adjective -punchy!
Maybe it's a verb "punching" or
"punchingly"
Or is it a noun?
Lord of Punch!
Something like that?

 

[since197three]

None of the above poll irks me. But when I see YAAAAAASSSS.....I hate that. I really hate that for some reason.

 

[walking Bass]

Cut through the mix = obnoxious with too much treble, coupled with popping...

 

[Ric5]

Colorado, mellow... I think I see the connection. ;-)

well no ... I do not smoke any pot at all even though it is legal and I have pretty much quit drinking because I am on the plant paradox diet and I do better without alcohol ... I just don't get annoyed easily ...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

well no ... I do not smoke any pot at all even though it is legal and I have pretty much quit drinking because I am on the plant paradox diet and I do better without alcohol ... I just don't get annoyed easily ...

I’m doing keto. Sorry, I’m required to tell at least one person per day and it’s almost midnight. Just made it.

 

[Drang22]

I think we should all lean in to this question, and dialogue about it further.

 

[Ric5]

I’m doing keto. Sorry, I’m required to tell at least one person per day and it’s almost midnight. Just made it.

The plant paradox has a vegan version and a keto - like version ... I do more of a keto version ... except I still eat too many sugars and carbs.

I do a hybrid version where I include parts of the bulletproof diet and the genius diet ... I have been able to reverse autoimmune diseases and lose 30 pounds ... keto is a good diet, but I also have to eliminate harmful lectins and certain high oxalate foods.

 

[morgansterne]

"These are super rare and sell all day long for $xxxx on reverb"

Not that rare if they sell all day long!

 

[Peteyboy]

In the classifieds when someone says "Looks to be a screw missing on the pickguard." Either it is missing or it's not a thing to mention.

Weird way to distance yourself just a little bit from commitment to full disclosure.

 

[JRA]

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".

#duh

so.....i guess you wouldn't like this one:

 

[BassFalcon]

I’d like to nominate the tone adjective “polite” for this list. As in “these pickups/preamp are just too polite”. What’s that even mean? I’ve generally understood it to mean a low treble roll off, but is that what people mean? That a “polite” pickup lacks “bite”. Then just say that pickup isn’t bright enough. I get the difficulty in describing sounds, but let’s try and do better, lol.

 

[bassfiddlesteve]

Two phrases that bother me that are often used when selling a used bass:

"Lawsuit Era" = This is a sub-par copy of a popular instrument for which I'm seeking unwarranted credibility.

"Upgrades" = I ruined this instrument by modifying it but I don't want to reflect this in my asking price.

- Steve

 

[Kirk Bryant]

O. M. G. Don’t get me started, you know how I get.

Currently, Pivot, bugs the crap outta me. You’ve changed, yea we get it, (there’s a song in there) I was Watching “The Foods that built America” on PBS, the other night, and one of the Pabst brothers said “we’re going to PIVOT” as they were going to make a change in the company. No freaking way, they used that expression at the turn of the century in that context. I found that particularly offensive because of the fact whoever the riders were were not bright enough to realize that wasn’t a colloquialism of the times.
Why does each generation feel the need to reinvent the English language? Perhaps to feel somehow superior?
NEW PARADIGM, or paradigm shift. Gag me with a spoon!!! I get it, that the expression can be appropriate for some occasions. A true paradigm shift is a big freaking deal.
As an example “the Covid virus has brought about a paradigm shift”. True because it truly has been a huge change globally. However, these words and expressions become a fad where everyone feels the need to use that “new” expression. Often inappropriately. LIKE, fer sure! In a way, it’s just like a pop song, which becomes too popular, then gets so overused it makes everyone nauseated. Speaking of nauseated I can’t mute the TV fast enough when medical drug ads come on. They start telling everyone that they should take this drug even though it proceeds to say it’s going to give you every side effect known to man and probably kill you. Yeah Doc, give me some of that! I’ll have what he’s taking!
P.fn S. I hate flats and I’m sick of my 7 Precision basses. I’ve barely picked one up in the last five years. I do have one with a 4 band Audere in it. It’s the only one that isn’t a one trick pony. But, Yeah, it’s a great trick I know, I know.
Now get offa’ my lawn.

 

[devilof76]

Mwuah. Burpy. Creamy goodness. Actually, any goodness. It’s not even a word.

I hate lingo in general.

 

[kodiakblair]

“Price point.” In most TB usage, it means exactly the same thing as “price.”

But I also hate “reach out.”

I love carrots.

To those two I'll add ", for the price.".

 

[George Dennis]

Let me say this ...
...We're transitioning ...
...our content ...
...In this space ...
...To drive demand ...
...With on-brand integration ...
...To grow a following ...
...By being more proactive ...
...And customer-centric !

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[metron]

When hyperbole is used literally. Tone is in the fingers for example.

 

[Kijuer]

"Jaco only needed four strings"
"Take a string off, you only need four"
"Real basses only have four strings"

Seriously...play yours and get a life.

 

[Greenstreet]

Kentucky Fried Chicken can not be "piping hot".

Has to do with the term "piping". It's the shrill sound (like bagpipes) which emanates from a cauldron with a lid when a soup or whatever comes to a boil. Read that years ago in an L.M. Boyd column.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is cooked in a pressure fryer. Once the cooking cycle is complete, the pressure is released through a release valve.

Piping hot Kentucky Fried Chicken is more plausible than piping hot "soup or whatever".

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[2F/2F]

Sustain.

Once of the most useless features of a rhythm instrument is long sustain. I take measures to reduce sustain on nearly every bass I own. I can't recall a single time, in 33 years of playing bass, on which the song called for more sustain than a plunky Fender bass with stock components was able to muster. Yet with every single note I have ever played, I have had to actively control where it ends – i.e. use conscious technique to reduce the natural sustain of the string. I have a hard time imagining where the quest for sustain on a bass guitar comes from.