Hated musical phrases...

[thunderbird13]

I've got a fever and the only perscription is more cowbell

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[neilb]

Bar for nothing.

[pietruszka]

[quote name='martin8708' timestamp='1333891488' post='1607785']
Guitarist :" Wow , I've definately found my sound !! "
Other Guitarist " Oh ,man , I'm really struggling with my sound "
To me , they sound exactly the same ( too loud )
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Yep, that's a good one. And yes they're generally a tad on the loud side, though I'm fortunate with mine. Plus he has all he chops!


Dan

[wateroftyne]

Not totally musical, but - 'Price point'. 'Tone goals'.

Horrible phrases carried over from Talkbass, infesting BC like Japanese knotweed.

[Big_Stu]

Pronouncing a deep toned guitar to a fish; but I think we covered that already.

[musophilr]

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1333891581' post='1607786']
When people say 'rift' instead of riff
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+1

And when they say "top string" meaning the bottom string

[flyfisher]

"in the zone"

WTF does that mean? Within walking distance of the correct note?

[musophilr]

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' timestamp='1333896092' post='1607862']
It's a Bass Guitar is it not?

[/quote]

We've had that conversation recently. That might have been Leo's intention (point taken from whoever made it so eloquently), but no it isn't, not any more. Its function in a band is nothing to to with that of a guitar, and physically you can't play it like one. It's an electric bass so get used to it!

[Mylkinut]

What is this pocket you all keep talking about?

Why do I need to be in it?

[discreet]

[quote name='Mylkinut' timestamp='1333903644' post='1608009']
What is this pocket you all keep talking about? Why do I need to be in it?
[/quote]

I think it's something to do with snooker.

[Mylkinut]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333903717' post='1608011']
I think it's something to do with snooker.
[/quote]

That's a relief. My first thought when I read 'pocket' was how to fit into the ones on my trousers. Could've been a very messy evening.

[daz]

If you aint in it, you cant win. Tra la la!

[thisnameistaken]

Growl, as in bass sound. Occasionally I have heard a bass growl but its always been a simple matter of replacing the battery.

[thepurpleblob]

Some repeats, but just because they annoy me so much...

* In the pocket (...and any other stupid Americanisms for that matter)
* Plays like butter (...I do hope not!)
* Jamming (...as opposed to rehearsing/practicing)
* Can I see your guitar (...it is NOT a bloody guitar!)
* You look like the bald guy off Lost (...well I do, but still..)

[urb]

Being asked while playing a jazz gig with a guitarist: "Know any Kylie or Oasis songs...mate?"

[Tinman]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1333902315' post='1607978']

........infesting BC like Japanese knotweed.
[/quote]

More like Giant Hogweed

[Sibob]

Someone said it earlier, but modern players referring to each other as "Cats", really makes me cringe, it just sounds so try-hard lol

Si

[icastle]

It's the 'chops' thing for me every time.
I do not, and never have had any reason to liken my bass playing with a lump of meat, attacking foliage with sharp blades or martial arts.

[Dad3353]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333892254' post='1607798']
Drummer? Vocabulary?

Edit: Yes I see you Dad, I'm just joshing of course.
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What what what..? Joshing..? What would drummers know of such..?
Strike one...

(...and I dislike 'kick', preferring 'bass drum' every time. Yes, I get lonely sometimes...)

Edited April 8, 2012 by Dad3353

[Bilbo]

I think 'Cats', in the jazz fraternity, refers to hardcore jazzers who can do it, as opposed to those on the periphery of the jazz scene who are not there yet. So, say Jasper Hollby could be a 'Cat' but I wouldn't be as I am not in that league. So if someone like Branford Marsalis or whoever called you a 'Cat' it would be a compliment. So old farts playng Jazz in pubs in Sheffield who call people Cats are kinda poseurs. Personally, I think you have to be a Cat to decide who else is so its a minefield and if you try to call someone a Cat who isn't, you coudl look a bit of a dick. I can't call anyone a Cat yet because I am mere cannon fodder.

Alternatively, I could be talking total bollocks!

[Prime_BASS]

'The tone'

I find the word tone infuriating....
For example : 'I really found my tone with these new strings'

kill me now..

growl
bark
bite
any other similar meaningless adjective.

[Sibob]

[quote]I think 'Cats', in the jazz fraternity, refers to hardcore jazzers who can do it, as opposed to those on the periphery of the jazz scene who are not there yet. So, say Jasper Hollby could be a 'Cat' but I wouldn't be as I am not in that league. So if someone like Branford Marsalis or whoever called you a 'Cat' it would be a compliment. So old farts playng Jazz in pubs in Sheffield who call people Cats are kinda poseurs. Personally, I think you have to be a Cat to decide who else is so its a minefield and if you try to call someone a Cat who isn't, you coudl look a bit of a dick. I can't call anyone a Cat yet because I am mere cannon fodder.

Alternatively, I could be talking total bollocks! [/quote]

I think you just proved my point?! lol

Si

[Jayben]

[quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1333895778' post='1607855']
TBH I thought the 2 meant the same thing
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Bass drum and kick drum mean the exact same object yes, but my drummer just says 'bass', so it really irritates me..

[BigAlonBass]

In more or less the same vein, the Drummers who refer to "playing/I've got/I use a double bass" when they are talking about a twin Bass-Drum PEDAL.

[JakeBrownBass]

[quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1333895778' post='1607855']
TBH I thought the 2 meant the same thing
[/quote]

Not technically.

A 'Bass' Drum generally refers to the largest drum in an orchestra.
A 'Kick' Drum is what you'd generally find on a drum kit.

If the conductor asked for the bass drum & the guy on kit played his kick. He'd probably get a pencil thrown at him.

Edited April 8, 2012 by JakeBrownBass