EliasMooseblaster Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455265630' post='2977541'] Middle-aged, bitter and resentful of his lack of commercial success. Spends his days online denigrating those players who are younger, better looking and more successful. <Runs away fast> [/quote] Ha! Yes, if I were a few years older that would be me in a nutshell. Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 I don't know if I can describe the modern bass player, but I'm pretty sure I'm not one of them! Quote
rushbo Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1455267293' post='2977563'] Don't think I've ever earned £50 for a gig I'm more; Somebody who loads[b] £10000 [/b]of equipment into [b]a bus[/b] to travel [b]a mile or so [/b]to earn [b]nothing[/b] [/quote] I laughed. And then I cried. Quote
Shonks Posted February 12, 2016 Author Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1455268950' post='2977581'] I laughed. And then I cried. [/quote]pass the handkerchief.... Quote
Shonks Posted February 12, 2016 Author Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1455267287' post='2977562'] Does this count? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=QMWUYMWlEyo[/url] [/quote][b][b]Grayson Perry's nephew...great bassist[/b][/b] Quote
colgraff Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1455267287' post='2977562'] Does this count? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=QMWUYMWlEyo[/url] [/quote] That disturbs me in so many ways. Quote
leftybassman392 Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455282376' post='2977754'] That disturbs me in so many ways. [/quote] Quite well known around these parts - he's a friend of Discreet's I think... Quote
colgraff Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 Ah yes. I'd seen a clip before, but it doesn't get less disturbing. Quote
leftybassman392 Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455287169' post='2977835'] Ah yes. I'd seen a clip before, but it doesn't get less disturbing. [/quote] Well yes, I suppose an 8-string bass isn't everybody's cuppa. Quote
dannybuoy Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 Someone who spends more time on forums or watching Youtube demos of gear than they do practising their instrument? Quote
dannybuoy Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1455267287' post='2977562'] Does this count? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=QMWUYMWlEyo[/url] [/quote] I somehow just knew what this would be before even clicking on it! Quote
ahpook Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 How to describe.....hmmm...... Kind, good looking, witty, fiendishly intelligent, a skilled and considerate lover... Oh, I'm sorry....there I am talking about myself again ! Quote
chris_b Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. Quote
Mykesbass Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1455292266' post='2977918'] Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. [/quote] ... Quote
Cameronj279 Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1455291847' post='2977908'] Someone who spends more time on forums or watching Youtube demos of gear than they do practising their instrument? [/quote] Again, that describes me... Quote
colgraff Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1455292266' post='2977918'] Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. [/quote] I cant play Mustang Sally without wanting to slap someone... Quote
blue Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1455209092' post='2977098'] ok, I'll start......... Somebody who loads[b] £5000 [/b]of equipment into the back of a [b]£500[/b] car to travel [b]50 miles [/b]to earn [b]£50[/b] ......and not just bass players obviously..... [/quote] Would love to hear about more guys doing that instead of guys complaining about gigging. For those who don't like gigging, you dont like the pay, get out of the business and find something else to do with your time. Blue Edited February 13, 2016 by blue Quote
blue Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 I'm a 63 year old 70s New York Style bass guitarist. I play mostly vintage hollows. Blue Quote
colgraff Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 I've never been to a vintage hollow, but I believe that the Wombles live in one. Hobbits, too. Quote
CamdenRob Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1455323065' post='2978268'] I'm a 63 year old 70s New York Style bass guitarist. I play mostly vintage hollows. Blue [/quote] I've always wondered how old you are... You've never mentioned it before. Quote
Rich Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1455266776' post='2977553'] Somebody who loads[b] £5000 [/b]of equipment into the back of a [b]£500[/b] car to travel [b]50 miles [/b]to be grudgingly paid [b]£5[/b] by a landlord who reckons you should have done it for "exposure" and seems to think he's running Carnegie Hall rather than the Dog & Duck [/quote] Fixed again. Quote
Mykesbass Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1455362674' post='2978386'] Fixed again. [/quote] HaHa, just read across in the topics and saw "describe the modern bass player" followed by Rich. Oh that it were true!! Quote
deepbass5 Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 All chops and no soul but on the flip side there are those half your age just starting out that seem to have crammed a life time of experience into a couple of years, we call them gifted as it makes us feel better. Quote
Shonks Posted February 13, 2016 Author Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1455362674' post='2978386'] Fixed again. [/quote]not just the Dog and Duck, but the 'Vintage Hollow' too....... (everyone keeps fixing my quotes.....I thank you all....hope there isn't a fee for all the fixing.....skint!) Quote
zero9 Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 Someone who plays a 60 year old design because it has a F****r decal on it Quote
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