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Taylor Swift. I hear she's got a great bass player. That she wrote a song about when they were dating but she wouldn't f*ck him.

All my basses are four (except the Ibanez Studio) right now, tuned either standard or "down". They are all in storage right now, so I currently only play 12 string. The Chapman Stick Dual Bass Reciprocal. I know, I know, etcetera, etcetera, but once you play it...FOR A WHILE, it's easier than a standard bass. You tap with either hand. No calluses. (OMG). It's not like I'm gigging in a cover band... Also. The last 5-string I had was tuned EADGC. I de-tuned the E manually when needed. Ho hum.

Turkey In The Straw.

I'm writing these days but when I "paint myself into a corner" I use Todd Rundgren as a pry-bar. Don't actually "write" like him, but as a "OMG! THAT CHORUS! THOSE CHORD CHANGES!", I steal from him-just a way-around-things-that make-me-grin kinda' thing. So I'm writing/learning Martys Mental Hygiene Music. And believe me, it's easier to hear this music than play it.

Ok I have no idea why I like 3rd Secret. Maybe it's a good tune and interesting vocal harmonies. I may be drunk though. Maybe not. Not like I liked any of the bands the first time around.

I should have mentioned one of the Stick teachers with published manifestos calls it Frickin'BEADGooC. Get it? FBEADGC and you ad yer #/b's where you need to as you go round in circles.

We Stick players who are coming from either 4-string or "what's that funny thing you do?" with the standard guitar tuning thingy, the 4ths/5ths is our bible. babble. bubble. THE THING IS. 4ths/5ths. Up the same way coming down. Only in the other direction. Or for that matter, the scales work out the the same way in the other direction.

I had to watch the video to see Sara Lee in the bathtub. I mean, to see what kind of bass she was playing.

Frenetic. Great name.

Wow. I used D'Addario nickel rounds on all my fretless basses. Same as any other bass I ever had. One string, work from there. I can't imagine using different strings on different basses. When I bought a shortscale bass, I couldn't get my D'Addarios, had to put something else on, and HATED it. Couldn't play it. Had to wait for the D'Addarios to come in. Different strings-it's like different underwear.

I really like the "VIDEO UNAVAILABLE" post. I just keep going back to it...

Blindside Blues Band.

My tunes. They might bore the cotton outa you, but they amuse me for days and days.

I thought this was going to be serious. Then I realized I was on BassChat. My first ever bass was a Jazz. (It was a random pick) And I was never satisfied (or so I thought) because I couldn't get "that" sound. Although it did cut thru. EVERYTHING. A band alumni came by the high school and was selling a fretless P bass w/ maple neck. So I had two basses, until I came back from college, and sold the J. I played all sorts of music on the P. Aggressive. Round wound nickels. Wore two necks out. Bought a Pedulla PentaBuzz w/ Bartoloni P/Js. Hated that combo. (the bass played like a dream.) I get misty-eyed thinking about that J., but those f*ckers are noisy. So I guess it IS a choice between a fart and a belch.

Oh yeah. I'm being me. These days I about manage "practice".

Status Back Baby!

A pound for the brown on the bus -FZ-

Just to let you know, I read the whole thing. I need a nap.

This needs to go in the Bad Jokes...

Always likes me some NINs. Cleans my innards out.

DBR. DBR. What's wrong with me?

Ok now I gotta ask, being a Yank. Is DBM an acronym I don't know about? BM. Oh. What about the "D"?

I actually have a hard time spelling restaurant. I occasionally spell it reastraunt or restaraunt.

My name is Marty and the restaurant was called Martys Marvelous Mexican Chow. My nom de plume here @ BassChat comes from I'm a "Stick" player who tunes Dual Bass Reciprocal and the little "mf" is, just because. I'm known by many names...

(female patron) Hey, you guys were really great! Here's $100 for each of you because I had the best time! (to bassist): What are you doing after the gig? Would you like to come to my place?