discreet Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1359297170' post='1952614'] Shemale basses... that would be disturbing. [/quote] What... like 'Mr Doris Scrotum'? Or 'Mrs Arthur Nipples'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) This has opened a can of worms, hasn't it? Interestingly though, worms do not have a specific gender - they are androgynous. Edit: Or do I mean hermaphrodites..? Whatever, they're well queer anyway. Edited January 27, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1359297170' post='1952614'] Shemale basses... that would be disturbing. [/quote] ...Or 'Bunty Bigdong'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I personally don't like basses referred to as 'she'. But then people have also asked 'What's your weapon of choice, then?' Blaargh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 ...or 'Name your poison'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1359298936' post='1952647'] ...But then people have also asked 'What's your weapon of choice, then?' [size=4]Blaargh...[/size] [/quote] +1 And also say that they have have certain instruments 'in their arsenal...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1359297170' post='1952614'] Shemale basses... that would be disturbing. [/quote] Guitars and basses are actually double phallic symbols due to the curvaceous body but long neck worn at crotch level. That is why they are so sexy because there is something for everyone to enjoy! IMHO this is why a bass is sexier than a guitar...longer neck an all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1359305132' post='1952777'] IMHO this is why a bass is sexier than a guitar...longer neck an all that. [/quote] Generally got a wider strap on, too. Edited January 27, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1359243325' post='1952161'] My bass is a "she" because I slap her. I also call her my "hoe" because she likes being slapped by her mac-daddy pimp. [/quote] i never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBass Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1359296190' post='1952589'] I think you'll find when that we're not allowed to debate an idea we all might be in trouble? [/quote] A debate would begin at a sensible point of view. Yawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbellishment Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Doesn't the whole objects being called 'she' come from the fact we have a Queen or something? I'm sure I heard once thats why ships are called she. My basses are she's like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='mbellishment' timestamp='1359313452' post='1952965'] Doesn't the whole objects being called 'she' come from the fact we have a Queen or something? I'm sure I heard once thats why ships are called she. My basses are she's like. [/quote] When we had a King ships were also called she. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1359314716' post='1952990'] When we had a King ships were also called she. [/quote] Yeah ships are historically she. As is the sea. She's a cruel mistress etc etc. Mostly frowned up nowadays as superstitious claptrap, but like most anthropomorphism and superstition, brought up when the sh*t hits the fan. Each to their own though like. The way I see it is, the more likely you are to call basses "she", the more likely you are end up drinking your own piss Edited January 28, 2013 by bigjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 [quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1359316096' post='1953019'] the more likely you are to call basses "she", the more likely you are end up drinking your own piss [/quote] Or storing it in hundreds of Mason jars in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I just call bass guitar's "Planks" with a slight tongue in cheek attitude, but I don't understand why anyone would care if other call a bass guitar "She" If a person owns a bass it's up to them what they call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 [quote name='fumps' timestamp='1359364797' post='1953443'] I just call bass guitar's "Planks" with a slight tongue in cheek attitude, but I don't understand why anyone would care if other call a bass guitar "She" If a person owns a bass it's up to them what they call it. [/quote] Yes, I've been known to call my 7 string a banjo at times, rather tongue in cheek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'm guessing there's a correlation between folks who name inanimate objects and those who also like to name certain parts of their anatomy (inanimate or otherwise). I can't say I've ever felt the urge to do so myself. But if it floats your boat then by all means... Just be sure to draw a line at talking to such objects. Especially the anatomical ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedmanzie Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 [quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1359311443' post='1952919'] A debate would begin at a sensible point of view. Yawn [/quote] This is not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Time for a musical interlude.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1YipLB-rQQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1YipLB-rQQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1359368161' post='1953497'] Just be sure to draw a line at talking to such objects. Especially the anatomical ones. [/quote] What wrong with having conversations with my Captain Winky ? He's my best mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 You stick the jack plug in the socket on yer bass. Also you stick the strings in through holes. AFAIK there are no bits of the bass that you then stick into other things. Thus it is a she. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1359371798' post='1953564'] You stick the jack plug in the socket on yer bass. Also you stick the strings in through holes. AFAIK there are no bits of the bass that you then stick into other things. Thus it is a she. [/quote] Plus some can be high maintenance, some aren't, some take ages to get ready before you take them out and too much of one and you get a head-ache. edit: apart fromall of the ladies on BC of course, stating the obvious really, erm erm, and they look good with a minimum of scrubbing up. Edited January 28, 2013 by Big_Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 [quote name='fumps' timestamp='1359371398' post='1953554']What wrong with having conversations with my Captain Winky ?He's my best mate[/quote] ... because one day, 'he' might start talking back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'm with the OP to some extend in that I find it mawkish, sentimental and ultimately pretty cringeworthy. Don't get me wrong, I do have a certain fondness for my basses and would be sad if they were destroyed in a fire or whatnot, but at the end of the day they are just things, just tools for doing a particular job. I just happen to believe that being overly attached to ones possessions is not a healthy state of being. I think this explains my automatic revulsion to the idea of naming them - to my mind it seems like misplaced sentimentality. But whatever, if that's what floats your boat, then go for it, I guess it doesn't do anyone else any harm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1359372081' post='1953571'] ... because one day, 'he' might start talking back [/quote] It did once I have to go back to the OP really & ask "What does it matter ? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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