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God I feel old sometimes!

We were playing at a charity event in Edinburgh last night - which was great.

After our short set I was approached by a lovely young lady, a volunteer I think ...

LYL - " Oh hi, you're the guy that was playing the red bass"

Me ( Rather chuffed) - " Yes , that's right"

LYL - " Oh, I thought it looked, it looked really nice , like a Fender"

Me - " Well , it's a Precision..."

LYL - " Yeah , but what make is it, is it new?"

Me " Well, no I got it in 1985"

LYL " That's like 100 years ago, your older than my Dad! What make is it"

Me " Well, it's a Squier by Fender "

LYL - " So it's like a Fender ?"

Me - " Exactly !"

LYL - " So Fender make basses then ?"

Me - " Yes , that's right"

LYL - " Since when?"

Me - " Well since the '50's" ( Yeah I know your great grandad was probably born then)

LYL - " Oh my God, I thought they just made proper guitars!! Bye!!!"

Me ( By now slighty bemused & slighty less chuffed) - " Bye, then."

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[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1349541523' post='1827580']
completely rubbish responses to her questions...i'd have been in her knickers within 10 minutes............honest....
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It depends. Had I been in my 20s, the answer to her 1st Q would have been "Yeah, You like bass? I've got an awesome fingering technique".
But nowadays I would probably have given the same answers (well, not entirely true. I don't have a red bass or a Squier :P ).

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[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1349541523' post='1827580']
completely rubbish responses to her questions...i'd have been in her knickers within 10 minutes............honest....
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What can I say, I'm sorry excuse of a man and an embarassment to all proper bassmen :blush: , and of course we all believe you..... honest........ She was also younger than my daughters......

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1349541838' post='1827586']
did she boogie around and shake her thang to your groovy tones?
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I would like to imagine so , me with my lovely red bass 'n'all!!!! B)

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Which just goes to prove that no one but other bass players gies a toss who makes the bass and where abouts in the world it is manufactured.

Donny you realise that you have just buggered up umpteen threads?

Do you feel guilty? :rolleyes:

BTW is that red bass no pink? :yarr:

Edited by jezzaboy
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Least she didn't ask about your red "guitar".

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1349541523' post='1827580']
completely rubbish responses to her questions...i'd have been in her knickers within 10 minutes............honest....
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I very much doubt cross dressing would have helped the situation.

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[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1349553688' post='1827765']
Hold on,you mean a girl actually spoke to a bassist after a gig?
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Even knowing its a bass, not a guitar, would be good enough for me. My partner of 8 years still can't tell the difference

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[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1349554192' post='1827774']
Even knowing its a bass, not a guitar, would be good enough for me. My partner of 8 years still can't tell the difference
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My other half has perfected a :rolleyes: to the nth degree.
She has a degree in engineering and was still totally unmoved as a I took a pickup out of my SG and [b]measured it's resistance[/b]. There's a joke there somewhere but she'd slap me if I used it.

Edited by Big_Stu
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[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1349550742' post='1827711']
Which just goes to prove that no one but other bass players gies a toss who makes the bass and where abouts in the world it is manufactured.

Donny you realise that you have just buggered up umpteen threads?

Do you feel guilty? :rolleyes:

BTW is that red bass no pink? :yarr:
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Fiesta Red, not Pink.. and Iwasnt going to rise to it. Doh!!
Not guilty!

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[quote name='PURPOLARIS' timestamp='1349553442' post='1827759']
He's from Falkirk, they're more interested in sheep :P
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Don't think its very nice bringing relatives into this topic :laugh1: :tatice_03:
So it was a red bass then - Mmmm interesting :thank_you: :D

Cheers
Dave

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