Beedster

Reading yet another bridge thread this morning, and realised that in nearly every thread about mechanics, e.g., the various Badass v BBOT, through-neck versus bolt-on, tone woods versus whatever the opposite of tone woods are, and even about the basses themselves, sustain is often the characteristic of the bass that is discussed. But why? I get it with, for example lead guitar (although for rhythm it's often completely undesirable), and I get it with some orchestral instruments, although in many again it's undesirable (and I'm prepared to be told I'm wrong, but I assume that with many instruments it's de facto undesirable, for example kick drum)? Anyway, I've realised over recent years that I've always been impressed by sustain on a bass, as if its capacity to sustain was somehow a mark of superior quality build or components, but that I rarely, if ever use sustain, even on fretless. In fact I use foam mutes so often that whilst being impressed by an instrument's sustain in principle, I often immediately inhibit it. So, genuine question, why is this? Is sustain just the Emperors' Invisible Clothes, or a legitimate mark of quality?

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Either way, it always comes down to A = (B - C)/D I’ll leave you guys to figure out what that means

I’m listening to Warren Zevon, the darkness of his lyrics always seems to cheer me up

I’ll take a listen to some earlier stuff

That’s how bad Yes appeared

Love the BVs on that album, someone in that band has one hell of a voice

Brosnan, I'd stake my reputation on it

Also discovered today that Kraftwerk have a live album, go figure. Somewhat disappointed it didn’t start with the usual ‘Hey Düsseldorf, how you doing? Tonight we’re going to raaawk. Any ladies in the house with any German in them......?’ Perhaps I’m in a generally unpleasable mood today?

He’s a very handsome dog Andy, no need to be mate

You know what, I think the werewolf is Pierce Brosnan....?

He was looking apologetic on account of the hole in the blanket he’d just made

He is

Tried, they accepted the dog, I got a red card

Up there with ‘he’s the guitarist cos he owns the PA’

Shall play Identify the Musos? WoT will probably be along and he tends to be quite good it it? In the meantime the drummist looks familiar?

I hit the Yes Essentials button on iTunes. First doing was Going for the One. Didn’t land for me. I’m happy to take suggestions?

Autobahn’s starting to grate a bit now as well

Thing is that I really want to like them...?

No

Agree 100%

Yes yes yes

So does my dog

I think my dog’s a better bass player than me

Yes