W11ATO Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 This has probably been posted before but why is it bass and not base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUI101 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Hi W11ATO, Try this link, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bass And this explanation from a talkbass forum member, [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Way back in the dark ages when music was first being discovered and defined. There was this famous singer in Italy, Leonardo L. Bassus (that became Basso, once the italiand stopped speaking latin). He had a voice that the likes of most Europeans had never heard He could cover the E flat in the lower stave all the way up through the F above middle C. his voice was so deep, and so hip that a guitar maker[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]built an instrument to duplicate Leonardo's voice.[/font][/color] [left][font="verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][size="2"][color="#000000"]cheers[/color][/size][/font][/left] [left][font="verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][size="2"][color="#000000"]Gui.[/color][/size][/font][/left] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W11ATO Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thank you, I didn't know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUI101 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 No worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Meanwhile back in Wales, a distant ancestor of Aled Jones by the name of Jimmy Treble... CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Because it's a fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1377286443' post='2185940'] Because it's a fish [/quote] Is that why a tuna is so important? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1377286836' post='2185944'] Is that why a tuna is so important? [/quote] Of course not..! That's a red herring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Poor Johnny one note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1377295165' post='2186062'] Of course not..! That's a red herring. [/quote] I don't think this is the plaice for these jokes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Because it was named by a bass player not a geetard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 You can tune a bass but you can't tuna fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1377332150' post='2186246'] I don't think this is the plaice for these jokes... [/quote] No need to carp on about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I try not to get hooked up on things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Every time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='Mog' timestamp='1377354322' post='2186633'] Every time!!! [/quote] That's hook a duck "prize every time"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 'cos if it was base we'd end up playing sole music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Actually, it [i][b]was [/b][/i]"base" originally. The Jaco started playing solos ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 English is just plain daft that's why. Something I saw posted on FB recently... [IMG]http://i308.photobucket.com/albums/kk344/ezbass/ad4e8f7010007459bc3170b22a510287_zpsce573a6a.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoRi Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 [quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1377353678' post='2186623'] You can tune a bass but you can't tuna fish! [/quote] Parliament! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 [quote name='W11ATO' timestamp='1377282827' post='2185884'] This has probably been posted before but why is it bass and not base? [/quote] Don't tell him, Pike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 It can be base if you join a band of illiterate idiots advertising in the Musicians Wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I wonder what the question would have been if we'd played a tenor or a soprano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 [quote name='W11ATO' timestamp='1377282827' post='2185884'] This has probably been posted before but why is it bass and not base? [/quote] [quote name='GUI101' timestamp='1377283997' post='2185903'] Hi W11ATO, Try this link, [url="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bass"]http://www.etymonlin...x.php?term=bass[/url] And this explanation from a talkbass forum member, [color=#000000]Way back in the dark ages when music was first being discovered and defined. There was this famous singer in Italy, Leonardo L. Bassus (that became Basso, once the italiand stopped speaking latin). He had a voice that the likes of most Europeans had never heard He could cover the E flat in the lower stave all the way up through the F above middle C. his voice was so deep, and so hip that a guitar maker[/color][color=#000000]built an instrument to duplicate Leonardo's voice.[/color] [/quote] It's a postcode lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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