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What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
and jif is for lemons. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Can't be a song if it's not got singing. A "diity" is more cringe than a "track". -
2025 SE Bass Basheroonie! Sunday 9/11/25 *CONFIRMED*
prowla replied to NancyJohnson's topic in Events
So, some compression chats are expanded... -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
What if it's an instrumental? -
Bass players you didn't know were bass players
prowla replied to Cestrian's topic in General Discussion
George Harrison John Lennon Jimmy Page Keith Richards Ritchie Blackmore -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Well, G is for 1 billion, so it'd be billions of times worse. 1024 would be kB, which wouldn't then be GB. Unless you believe in the multiverse, in which case they already exist in all permutations, every second of every day, and thus far exceeds even a TB and even a personal best (PB). Incidentally, just as "g" is excluded as a prefix because it is the symbol for grammes, "K" isn't allowed because it is the symbol for the Kelvin temperature range. Thus kilogrammes are denoted by kg. OK? -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
My Frankenstein! (Or is it Fronkenshtone?) -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
People writing "gb" for gigabytes... "g" is for grammes and "b" is for bits, so "gb" is gram-bits. "G" is for giga and "B" is for bytes, so "GB" denotes gigabytes. Also writing memory as "Gb", which is gigabits. Nothing is measured in gigabits; data rates are often expressed in gigabits per second, "Gbps" or "Gb/s". This is especially prevalent in the case of mobile phones, where there are both data rates (expressed in gigabits per second ("Gbps") and phone memory (expressed in gigabytes, "GB"). However, I did once have someone from a mobile supplier telling me that they were in fact the same thing. Then we have data rates being written as "mb" or "mbps". "m" is for milli (1/1000th). So an "mb" is a milli-bit, which doesn't exist. Whenever I see someone purporting to be knowledgeable about a topic writing "gb" or "mb", I inherently reject their post on the basis they don't even know their units. -
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What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
I think they are at peace with themselves. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
I agree - I think they look daft. I suppose it makes it easier to buy stock for building 4/5/6-string models, but it doesn't seem to be reflected in a price reduction. The worst example was Status Graphite basses - I just don't like their more recent models. -
Squire with a P-bass.
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What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
I have a Ric with a whammy! -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
There's nothing irrational about those items. Those sperm whale basses are particularly stupid. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Squeezy cheesy peas! -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Ironically, and though I admire his ability, my favourite Level 42 songs are the ones without slap. Some of the ridiculous "pop"s, especially in 70's music simply don't fit in to the song. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
I'm indifferent to Wals - I think there was one song with a fretless in it which was OK, but otherwise they're indistinct. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Cheese beanos is one of my favourite meals (cheese on toast with beans on top). -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
If looking at a for sale item I'll factor in the cost of a refin. The laughable one is "professionally relic'd". -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
prowla replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
I skip ads or posts naming an instrument or calling it "she". -
Fender has certain build standards so you know parts are interchangeable, as evidenced in a parts bass thread. They have a defined hierarchy for their products to match certain price points and quality expectations; however, the respective ranges can overlap and some lesser ones may be surprisingly good. I have a Squier Strat and a Fender USA Strat: they are both Strats, but each element of the USA one is noticeably higher quality than the Squier; I also have a MIM Strat and it falls somewhere in-between the two. A lot of other companies businesses are based on copying and/or replacing Fender original designs/parts; again they place their products at certain price points based on functionality and quality. Fender is the industry leader, others follow. Many products are deemed to be "better than a Fender", but the fact they feel the need to mention "Fender" tells the story. If you buy a Fender you have a pretty good idea of what you can expect to receive. If you buy another brand (I have Tokai, Levinson Blade, and parts Strats) you may or may not get something suitable "for the price", but it'll always be compared to the respective Fender in some way.
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Ali Express, that's definitely not graphite, mate!
prowla replied to HeadlessBassist's topic in Bass Guitars
The main problem with this is the tuners stick out beyond the strap buttons. -
Ali Express, that's definitely not graphite, mate!
prowla replied to HeadlessBassist's topic in Bass Guitars
It doesn't say it's Graphite.