Russ Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='cheddatom' post='493361' date='May 20 2009, 02:40 PM']but really, what's shedding and hanging?[/quote] I'm in America at the moment, so I'll have a go at these... Shedding = woodshedding = practice. No idea where that term came from, as it's utterly pointless. Hang - socialising with other musicians before or after the gig. Seems to have connotations towards being able to keep up with other musicians' drink and drug habits too. You just know that anyone who "hung" with Jaco was downing just as much coke and booze as he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 People have been "hanging out" with each other for years now. Is the only new thing about it in this context that it applies to the ammount of intoxicants consumed? Or is there nothing new about it? Ta for the explaination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='dlloyd' post='493193' date='May 20 2009, 12:45 PM']'Playing in the pocket'[/quote] Wa****g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='skywalker' post='493459' date='May 20 2009, 04:57 PM']Wa****g [/quote] Funnily enough, it's meaning is the direct opposite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I don't know dawg, you cats really need to get with the vibe and scope out the hang. Ain't nuthin' but a thang if you don't lay it down in the pocket, drop those big bass bombz. Get back in tha woodshed and work those grooves until it's sounding bad, mmmkay? Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I don't know dawg, you cats really need to get with the vibe and scope out the hang. Ain't nuthin' but a thang if you don't lay it down in the pocket, drop those big bass bombz. Get back in tha woodshed and work those grooves until it's sounding bad, mmmkay? Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='cheddatom' post='493450' date='May 20 2009, 04:51 PM']People have been "hanging out" with each other for years now. Is the only new thing about it in this context that it applies to the ammount of intoxicants consumed? Or is there nothing new about it? Ta for the explaination![/quote] See, I don't mind "hanging out". However I seem to not like the phrases "going for a hang", "it was a great hang man", "Fancy a hang soon?" and other such variants. The "hang" doesn't seem to just be about booze and drugs though. If it was, I would "nail" the first part. But at the end of the day if people like wayne krantz, chris potter and keith carlock wanted a hang, I'd be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='493232' date='May 20 2009, 01:20 PM']"Shedding" is another one I hate. It sounds like the type of thing you'd do in a "Cottage" on Hampstead Heath. Also, I agree with Rich about "chops".[/quote] Oh so that's what shedding means! Thanks for letting us know... The term chops has been around for decades now.. not new or trendy in any way M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='Mikey D' post='493473' date='May 20 2009, 05:10 PM']See, I don't mind "hanging out". However I seem to not like the phrases "going for a hang", "it was a great hang man", "Fancy a hang soon?" and other such variants. The "hang" doesn't seem to just be about booze and drugs though. If it was, I would "nail" the first part. But at the end of the day if people like wayne krantz, chris potter and keith carlock wanted a hang, I'd be there.[/quote] I think it's a stupid expression. Even after having been in the US for a year and a half, some Americanisms still confuse me. Not because I don't understand them, more just, "why?". To me, "hanging out" is what happens if I forgot to zip up my fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='dlloyd' post='493229' date='May 20 2009, 01:17 PM']And 'pickguard'. It's 'scratchplate'.[/quote] No it isn't - Jean-Luc Scratchplate would sound daft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny-lad Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 The term "chops" comes from horn players, as far as I know - it refers to their cheeks and so forth because of the muscles that you develop in your face as a horn player. The better your chops are, the better you play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='alexclaber' post='493470' date='May 20 2009, 05:09 PM']Get back in tha woodshed and work those grooves until it's sounding bad, mmmkay?[/quote] My playing already sounds bad. Does that mean I can come out of the shed now? S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='alexclaber' post='493470' date='May 20 2009, 05:09 PM']I don't know dawg, you cats really need to get with the vibe and scope out the hang. Ain't nuthin' but a thang if you don't lay it down in the pocket, drop those big bass bombz. Get back in tha woodshed and work those grooves until it's sounding bad, mmmkay? Alex[/quote] Word... (to your mutha ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='jonny-lad' post='493499' date='May 20 2009, 05:32 PM']The term "chops" comes from horn players, as far as I know - it refers to their cheeks and so forth because of the muscles that you develop in your face as a horn player. The better your chops are, the better you play![/quote] H'mmm. I rather think it refers to pianists who can play "Chopsticks" [i]very, very [/i]quickly. Possibly. Or not. Apropos nothing - is it acceptable, when in polite company, to "shred" while in the shed? Would this be Shed-Shredding or Shred-Shedding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Clayton Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='493489' date='May 20 2009, 05:25 PM']No it isn't - Jean-Luc Scratchplate would sound daft [/quote] You do have the best name on the forum you know... Right, back to the woodshed... Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Pick? PICK? It's [b]plectrum[/b] mush - always has been, always will be. Bleedin' Shermans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='DaveSetchfield' post='492717' date='May 19 2009, 09:27 PM']I speak English and find that I have occasional problems understanding language used in Bass player magazine. In recent times they seem to increasingly refer to "props" and "the hang". What do they mean? On the new look of the magazine; larger print = less content. I suppose it's recession friendly![/quote] "Props" = respect or acknowledgement of skill "the hang" = chilling out together or if you're English "props" = those big guys with no ears and no necks that play Rugby "the hang" = the end the baying mob hopes corrupt members of parliament will face! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='johnnylager' post='493962' date='May 21 2009, 09:29 AM']Pick? PICK? It's [b]plectrum[/b] mush - always has been, always will be. Bleedin' Shermans.[/quote] Who else calls them pleckies? They were always called that in the bands I was in years ago with schoolmates and now my kids call them that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='jonny-lad' post='493499' date='May 20 2009, 05:32 PM']The term "chops" comes from horn players, as far as I know - it refers to their cheeks and so forth because of the muscles that you develop in your face as a horn player. The better your chops are, the better you play![/quote] I thought it was related to 'woodshedding'... but then I may be misunderstanding the original meaning of 'woodshed'... you chop wood there, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackLondon Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='johnnylager' post='493962' date='May 21 2009, 09:29 AM']Pick? PICK? It's [b]plectrum[/b] mush - always has been, always will be. Bleedin' Shermans.[/quote] You wouldn't like Poland then The Plectrum is called : Feather Dice Brick Bone Coin Disk In the exact translation obvoiusly Plectrum would just sound daft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='urb' post='493480' date='May 20 2009, 05:15 PM']The term chops has been around for decades now.. not new or trendy in any way[/quote] Agreed. Not new. Not trendy. Just REALLY REALLY stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='493232' date='May 20 2009, 01:20 PM']Obviously, anyone using the term "Dawg" should be shot in the face.[/quote] Unless it is immediately preceded by "Deputy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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