Exoctica? pah! gimme a p bass

[BaggyMan]

do I get the prize for the most random thread yet?

[Rich]

2 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

I saw Mr Goggle with his sig model on the Slack Mattress re-union tour a few years back when they played Devizes Corn Exchange. The Gaylord sounded absolutely thunderous through Tony's vintage Acoustic rig - heft for days and bags of growl. When he hit the E 12th fret harmonic at the end of Hollywood Hooker a crack appeared in the floor of the venue that went right out the front door, across the square and up the front of WH Smiths.
 

Yes. There was a time when Goggle wasn't seen anywhere without a Gaylord. I think it worked a lot better than his short lived Fender sig model. For some reason it never really caught on.

 

[Ricky 4000]

7 hours ago, Teebs said:

It's like the VW Golf of the bass world [...]

We're on a bass forum discussing basses. Who in their right mind would think we need car analogies for that??

😜

[Skinnyman]

17 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

We're on a bass forum discussing basses. Who in their right mind would think we need car analogies for that??

😜

Teebs. Your question answers itself

Edited February 28, 2019 by Skinnyman

[Ricky 4000]

Just in case - A bass string is rather like an old fashioned washing line... in as much as it's usually secured at both ends, otherwise it would be uselessly saggy... very unlike a modern tumble dryer - which is nothing like a bass string.

Hope this helps.

[Teebs]

31 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

Who in their right mind would think we need car analogies for that??

?

[Teebs]

28 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

Just in case - A bass string is rather like an old fashioned washing line... in as much as it's usually secured at both ends, otherwise it would be uselessly saggy... very unlike a modern tumble dryer - which is nothing like a bass string.

Hope this helps.

Aaah, my dear misguided friend! *shakes head, smiling in a patronising manner*

We were discussing the ubiquitousness of the precision bass - my analogy, or analogy if you will, was drawing an interesting comparison between the world of motor-vehicles & bass guitars - subjects that are very dear to many BCers hearts.

I had hoped to spark an interesting bass/car discussion that could have led to enlightening & light-hearted interaction.

Instead, I was met with your washing line silliness.

Ricky, I feel that you've let yourself down, you've let Rickenbacker owners down, you've let BassChat down, and most of all, you've let me down.

    

Edited February 28, 2019 by Teebs

[Ricky 4000]

3 minutes ago, Teebs said:

Aaah, my dear misguided friend! *shakes head, smiling in a patronising manner*

We were discussing the ubiquitousness of the precision bass - my analogy, or analogy if you will, was drawing an interesting comparison between the world of motor-vehicles & bass guitars - subjects that are very dear to many BCers hearts.

I had hoped to spark an interesting bass/car discussion that could have led to enlightening & light-hearted interaction.

Instead, I was met with your washing line silliness.

Ricky, I feel that you've let yourself down, you've let Rickenbacker owners down, you've let BassChat down, and most of all, you've let me down.

    

You're like the Bristol City FC of bass players. 😁

(or some other rubbish football team, as I know nowt about football)

Edited February 28, 2019 by Ricky 4000

[Teebs]

11 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

You're like the Manchester City of bass players. 😁

Thanks Ricky - a small part towards redeeming yourself!

Edited February 28, 2019 by Teebs

[Teebs]

15 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

You're like the washing line of bass players. 😁

(or some other rubbish thing, as I know nowt about bass guitars)

[Ricky 4000]

7 minutes ago, Teebs said:

I refuse to be drawn further into your crazy world, robot. 🤖

[Teebs]

8 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

I refuse to be drawn further into your crazy world, robot. 🤖

Awww!

Its not tin foil, it's my new skin. I am a robot, I have interfaced with my spectrum. Behold! 🤖

Edited February 28, 2019 by Teebs

[Ricky 4000]

Just now, Teebs said:

Awww!

Its not tin foil, it's my new skin. I am a robot, I have interfaced with my spectrum. Behold! 🤖

*I fart in your general direction* 😁

[Teebs]

8 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

*I fart in your general direction* 😁

https://genius.com/Goldie-lookin-chain-half-man-half-machine-lyrics

 

[Ricky 4000]

19 minutes ago, Teebs said:

https://genius.com/Goldie-lookin-chain-half-man-half-machine-lyrics

 

Oooh, that's where it's from! Welcome back into my good books. 👍 😁

https://genius.com/Goldie-lookin-chain-your-mothers-got-a-penis-lyrics

Edited February 28, 2019 by Ricky 4000

[drTStingray]

I can't help feeling that those people who tell you they prefer a Precision to erotica any day are being disingenuous - or maybe a bit old!! 😂

I like that Tony Goggle signature one 👍

Edited February 28, 2019 by drTStingray

[Skinnyman]

18 minutes ago, drTStingray said:

I can't help feeling that those people who tell you they prefer a Precision to erotica any day are being disingenuous - or maybe a bit old!! 😂

I like that Tony Goggle signature one 👍

Freudian slip? 😁

Edited February 28, 2019 by Skinnyman

[Ricky 4000]

6 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

Freudian slip? 😁

Give me Madonna with a radio mic' on, squirming on her sexy bed - any day. 😁

[Skinnyman]

7 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

Give me Madonna with a radio mic' on, squirming on her sexy bed - any day. 😁

You do know she's my age, don't you?

[Happy Jack]

And now, the previously-quoted meme in its full, unexpurgated glory:

Captain: What happen ? 
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb. 
Operator: We get signal. 
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on. 
Captain: It's you !! 
CATS: How are you gentlemen !!
CATS: All your base are belong to us. 
CATS: You are on the way to destruction. 
Captain: What you say !!
CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time.
CATS: Ha ha ha ha … 
Operator: Captain !!
Captain: Take off every 'ZIG'!! 
Captain: You know what you doing.
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For great justice.

[skankdelvar]

2 hours ago, Rich said:

Yes. There was a time when Goggle wasn't seen anywhere without a Gaylord. I think it worked a lot better than his short lived Fender sig model. For some reason it never really caught on.

I had a Fender Goggle back in the day. Hung nicely on the strap; fast neck; the deep belly cut was particularly comfortable. The problem was that whichever way you switched the pick-ups they were always out of phase with each other; also, the cap values were wildly inappropriate. As a result, the output was about 75% less than a stock P.  In the end I traded it for a re-fin George Formby Strat and never regretted it.

[Happy Jack]

Personally, I'd buy a ZIG bass (base?) every time.

 

[Happy Jack]

Mind you, the thing that worries me most is that we've made it to near the bottom of p.3 and no one has yet had a pop at the concept of 'Exoctica', which sounds like a nightclub where they show pornography.

 

[skankdelvar]

6 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

Personally, I'd buy a ZIG bass (base?) every time.

You know who else used to sport a Zig bass? Bernie Sanders, when he was backing Joan Baez in '65. He was one of Ralph Zig's first endorsees.

Sanders: Zig bass? That f**ker would sustain for days. Vote for me.

[taunton-hobbit]

15 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

a nightclub where they show pornography.

I went to one of those in Wuppertal a long time ago - it was more a dive bar, I had a nasty dose of flu & the woman behind the bar was practically sha...ng the only other customer. After about one drink, I left, thus proving that shnaps does not act as a universal cure...........

😎