BottomE Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Can't believe this. Its bass as in ACE with a B in front of it. Its not even up for discussion. Its a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1332334457' post='1586762'] bass like face, not like ass [/quote] My face like ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1332334521' post='1586763'] Nooo that can't be right look at the spelling, anyway I can't say it like that without choking, you will be calling scons scones next! Where will it all end? [/quote] We had that discussion last week! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170656-who-says-sc-on-and-who-says-sc-own/page__st__40__p__1578958__hl__scon__fromsearch__1#entry1578958"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1578958[/url] Oh and for the record - it is Bass as in yer face! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hmmm. shall I stick my oar in? oh yeas I think so.... We have people of many nationalities at work here, so here's a quick summary... [b]Nationalities that have said "Oh, you mean you play Bass" (rhymes with Grass)[/b] Germany France Norway Turkey Sweden Denmark Spain Lithuania Peru Poland Belgum [b]Countries where Bass rhymes with Race...[/b] UK I guess we can add USA and Australia to the last category. So it's decided then, It rhymes with Race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 There was a geordie lad called Jamie who used to work in the music shops in Sheffield, and he always pronounced it like the fish rather than the guitar. Confused the hell outta me the first time I talked to him Didn't see him for ages, then a few months ago he turned up on the telly on 'freaky eaters' or whtever it's called, because he wouldn't eat anything that wasn't smothered completely in brown sauce! Not that there's a link there or anything... But yeah, in Sheffield it rhymes with 'race'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus_147 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='SteveO' timestamp='1332344603' post='1586998'] [b]Nationalities that have said "Oh, you mean you play Bass" (rhymes with Grass)[/b] Germany [/quote] I do quite like how they say Jazz Bass over there. Gotta say though, I've never heard a native English speaker (or even many non-native speakers come to think of it) refer to it as a b[i]-ass-[/i] guitar. This is like the brand pronunciation thread only this one fills me with more despair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Scone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1332341570' post='1586944'] probably belongs to the other pronounciation thread but in the olden days before the internet I rang up directory enquiries to get the number for the bass centre. I asked for bass ( as in lace ) which is the only pronouncation and the operator insisted on calling it bass ( as in grass ) , she even told me that my pronounciation was wrong [/quote] Peut-etre elle est Francais? They [i]do[/i] pronounce it like-ze fish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 So lets get this right. It seems to me the only people who might say bass to rhyme with pass are from Tyne-side or[i] maybe[/i] Sheffield ? So the rest of the country pronounces it BASE ? Which is apparently how only the UK (minus a few regions) the USA and Australia pronounce it. But the rest of the world pronounce it to rhyme with pass ? (I noticed a German guy on a youtube vid pronouncing it to rhyme with pass a while back actually. Didn't realize that all of Europe did though? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nicki Minaj ftw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have never, ever heard bass pronounced like the fish or the beer in relation to music [i][b][u]EVER[/u][/b][/i] in the UK. Even the French I know pronounce it "base" in the UK so they don't get laughed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1332348814' post='1587101'] So lets get this right. It seems to me the only people who might say bass to rhyme with pass are from Tyne-side or[i] maybe[/i] Sheffield ? [/quote] Nah, just from Tyneside and [I]living in[/I] Sheffield. So it's a Tyneside thing if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1332348814' post='1587101'] But the rest of the world pronounce it to rhyme with pass ? [/quote]That depends how you pronounce that of course. If you live in the South that would make bass - barse. Can open, worms everywhere. Bath anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='Ed_S' timestamp='1332350714' post='1587152'] Nah, just from Tyneside and [i]living in[/i] Sheffield. So it's a Tyneside thing if anything. [/quote] I've never heard anyone say it before - always pronounced b-ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='el borracho' timestamp='1332352462' post='1587203'] I've never heard anyone say it before - always pronounced b-ace [/quote] Maybe its just people who are from Tyne-side and are [i]of a certain age[/i]. (IE: people who might know what I'm on about if I said [i]"I'd dow anythin for a canny bag o Tudor, man" for instance ?[/i]) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 In Welsh its BAS which would be pronounced as in bass the fish. Since its everyone who speaks english (Except 2 northerners, one of which likes brown sauce a bit to much) that say BASS as in BASE we must be right and the rest of the world, including whos ever language we nicked it from, must be wrong. Stands to reason dunnit. I mean................. its English init. We're right............ right? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='steve' timestamp='1332346982' post='1587058'] Scone [/quote] Its scon! calling it anything else is a southern cone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) [quote name='daz' timestamp='1332352957' post='1587215'] Maybe its just people who are from Tyne-side and are [i]of a certain age[/i]. (IE: people who might know what I'm on about if I said [i]"I'd dow anythin for a canny bag o Tudor, man" for instance ?[/i]) [/quote] Thats me, well Northumberland, which has changed totally since they widened the road! Sooo does that mean that this forum is called Barsechart? Edited March 21, 2012 by Pinball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) [quote name='SteveO' timestamp='1332344603' post='1586998'] [b]Nationalities that have said "Oh, you mean you play Bass" (rhymes with Grass)[/b] Germany France Norway Turkey Sweden Denmark Spain Lithuania Peru Poland Belgum [/quote] You missed Northumberland! Edited March 21, 2012 by Pinball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 JEESIS KRYST!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 What about a bass drum..? No, not a 'kick', that's cheating. I can't imagine playing a barse drum, or a bass (like the fish...) drum. The only option seems to be bass (base...) drum. I'm not likely to change now, anyway, at my age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1332355388' post='1587267'] What about a bass drum..? No, not a 'kick', that's cheating. I can't imagine playing a barse drum, or a bass (like the fish...) drum. The only option seems to be bass (base...) drum. I'm not likely to change now, anyway, at my age. [/quote] Indeed. Just wonderin though. To those two people who pronounce is to rhyme with pass. What about Treble & Bass, is that treble & base, then ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1332352957' post='1587215'] Maybe its just people who are from Tyne-side and are [i]of a certain age[/i]. (IE: people who might know what I'm on about if I said [i]"I'd dow anythin for a canny bag o Tudor, man" for instance ?[/i]) [/quote] Crisps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1332354118' post='1587242'] Its scon! calling it anything else is a southern cone [/quote]Ahem, what about the palace in Perth, "Skoon"? Hang on I'm getting déjà vu here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm from Northumberland and now (spookily) also live in Bristol and I'm afraid I've never heard it pronounced like bass (i.e. crass), it's always been base either up North or doon here. I am, however, with you on "scon". All the way. And whilst I'm at it, it's Baff not Barth when referring to Bath. And if someone asks if I'm from Newcarsel, I say no, I'm from Newcassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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