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You know you´re obsessed with bass when...
- Thread starter jugoziithouu
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when you're at any random band gig, even music you dont even like, and you just stand there looking at the bassist, judging his playing style and trying to guess what bass it is, and have a good time after all, when the bassist is talented
I do this all the time! In fact, I heard some live music today, and walked over just to check out the bass player, his instrument and rig.
Guilty!!
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When you shake your fist at the screen in School of Rock when everyone gets a solo besides the bassist.
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I thought I was the only one who noticed that! And, I'm nearly 50!
When terms like "punch", "snap", "sizzle", "beef", "greasy", "a great a**", "thick", "thin", "honky", "fat", "SVT-ish", "old school thud", "salty", "hi-fi", "grit", "growl", "dub", "clanky", "fork on a plate" or "spanky" all mean specific, quantifiable, things to you about TONE.
Also, when my family get back from going to see a concert,the first thing they tell me when they get back is what bass the bassist is playing.
When you don't need to take any reading material when going for a dump, because you have an acoustic bass, sitting on a guitar stand, right next to the "throne".
You do realize you're setting yourself up for a big joke, right, Fassa? Didn't you already get something on that bass...?
But 30" would be the way to go, esp. if you live in a small flat.
You do realize you're setting yourself up for a big joke, right, Fassa? Didn't you already get something on that bass...?
But 30" would be the way to go, esp. if you live in a small flat.
I cleaned it!
And my bathroom is big enough to get my 34" scale Yamaha in but I prefer my Shergold.
Last week my wife & I took the kids to Friday's for dinner. On the wall next to our table were various framed "artsy" photos (over-exposed, splashes of color, etc.). One of the pictures featured a guy playing a fretless 5-string ABG.
"Hey, it's Abe Laboriel!", I said to my wife & two sons.
My boys looked at me with confused, blank stares & my wife gave me the old "you are the biggest DORK in the world" look of disgust!
Needless to say, I quietly went back to eating my burger...
Yup, I'm obsessed with bass.
BTW - it was a Yamaha that Abe was playing! LOL!!!
"Hey, it's Abe Laboriel!", I said to my wife & two sons.
My boys looked at me with confused, blank stares & my wife gave me the old "you are the biggest DORK in the world" look of disgust!
Needless to say, I quietly went back to eating my burger...Yup, I'm obsessed with bass.
BTW - it was a Yamaha that Abe was playing! LOL!!!
Last week my wife & I took the kids to Friday's for dinner. On the wall next to our table were various framed "artsy" photos (over-exposed, splashes of color, etc.). One of the pictures featured a guy playing a fretless 5-string ABG.
"Hey, it's Abe Laboriel!", I said to my wife & two sons.
My boys looked at me with confused, blank stares & my wife gave me the old "you are the biggest DORK in the world" look of disgust!
Yup, I'm obsessed with bass.
BTW - it was a Yamaha that Abe was playing! LOL!!!
I've done this.
I went to my friend's music lecture (I was playing bass for him) and they were doing a lesson on jazz history.
Among the pictures shown was a really long-distance shot of one band. I realsised it was a shot of Jaco Pastorius.
I was the only person who knew who Jaco Pastorius was. Unfortunately I started bouncing around excitedly shouting something about bass.
:-(
