Baloney Balderdash

I am however not the only one appreciating dark humor on this planet, that your post was not intended as such is impossible to tell from what you posted. I do agree with it definitely also being sad and tragic, but as far as I am concerned that doesn't make it unfit to joke about, rather quite on the contrary.

Look at my post again, and see when it was edited last compared to when your post was posted and edited. Though I guess The New Yorker hardly is the language of the soul or the most advanced form of communication we humans are capable of either, or any of the other examples for the matter. I guess the former examples can be argued, but I'd still argue that of all art forms music is the one that lives up to this description the best, and neuroscience seems to support this, as it is one activity, both intensive listening and playing, together with deep meditation, that activates most of our brain simultaneously.

Take A Break is the most advanced form of communication we humans are capable of, and the language of the soul?

My mum is dead. She died of cancer a few years back. But judging from the amount of plays my music get on YouTube there's luckily a few more people who's souls resonate with mine's output.

It's not an urge, not anymore than staying alive is an urge, it's the language of the soul, the most advanced form of communication we humans are capable of, and it's tragic and sad to see it reduced to merely cheap background entertainment.

So would providing guns to people who want to commit suicide be.

That's just tragic and sad. Why then play music at all?

Your point being? My point was that doing covers aiming for it to be a 1:1 of the original brings absolutely nothing new to the table, certainly nothing remotely artistic, original or creative, and the original will with guarantee in by far most cases be vast superior, and always, well, actual original. To me music is, and should be, art.

Nothing matters, we are all going to die anyway... Seriously though: What does what matter or doesn't matter?

2 Girls 1 Cup... Oh, wait, song titles you say?... My Evil Twin - They Might Be Giants

Just fill the existing holes with standard wood glue, squeeze some tight fitting wooden sticks down in the holes, pinch or cut off the excess sticks above the holes, wipe away excess glue with a moist cloth and let it cure for 24 hours. After that you don't have to worry about this. Also just because the body wood of the bass is relatively soft doesn't necessarily makes it a crap bass, the Music Man Bongo Bass and several other relatively high end basses got bodies made out of Basswood, which is a relatively cheap and soft wood that is infamous for stripping screws if exchanging anything, but also acknowledged for actually being a great Tonewood.

If You Could Save Yourself (You'd Save Us All) - Ween

Wouh, that's pretty insane. Wish I had known this many years back when I played bass in a rock band using my 60W Ampeg B-15S, which sounded amazing and was just exactly as loud as I needed and wanted it to be, but unfortunately sometimes would fart out when pushed like that to near the edge of its maximum capacity. Also when I was calling it a "somewhat subtle effect" I naturally meant "somewhat subtle audible effect", I also pointed out that it regardless was still "making a quite significant difference".

Tie a hairband or similar tight around the strings and neck behind the nut at the headstock, or use one of these capos to do the same:

Happy Colored Marbles - Ween

I'm usually not into pop, but:

Original: Johny Cash's cover of it, from his "American IV: The Man Comes Around" album:

Frankly the recently released HoTone Ampero Mini seems like the superior unit for this kind of thing. And it is cheaper as well.

I am not sure that recipe would have given quite the same success to Johny Cash's "American Recordings" series of albums.

I am sure the main objective would be entirely different if you played in an original band, and certainly if you were composing your own music, professionally or not. And frankly I fail to see the point of covers that seeks to copy the original 1:1, why would I ever want listen to something like that when the original exists. To me the whole point of doing covers is to add your own flavor and perspective to them, your own artistic vission. Some of the very best covers are so because they bring something entirely new and original to the original songs.

50 Shades of Beige - Infuse Huddle

The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) - Tom Waits

Well, it might be unscientific, but it pretty much matches the general experience and consensus about the advantages of using a HPF: Tighter low end and therefor improved overall definition and general tightness of the tone, and increasing amp and speaker effectiveness, since they don't have to deal with processing/reproducing excessive low end/sub frequencies, which also to some extend adds further to the first mentioned immediate effect. But yes, it is a somewhat subtle effect, though I'd say at the same time making a quite significant difference.

There's a difference semantically. When using "in my experience" rather than "in my opinion" it kind of insinuates that you came to a somewhat objective conclusion based on that experience, rather than just an opinion. But whatever, it's not like it is really all that important, or that discussing semantics is "on topic". In any case my reply was meant in a jokingly manner, as the"I fixed it for you" quote reply MeMe usually is, and the emote was intended to make that clearer.

There, fixed it for you.