EliasMooseblaster Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455265630' post='2977541'] Middle-aged, bitter and resentful of his lack of commercial success. Spends his days online denigrating those players who are younger, better looking and more successful. <Runs away fast> [/quote] Ha! Yes, if I were a few years older that would be me in a nutshell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I don't know if I can describe the modern bass player, but I'm pretty sure I'm not one of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1455267293' post='2977563'] Don't think I've ever earned £50 for a gig I'm more; Somebody who loads[b] £10000 [/b]of equipment into [b]a bus[/b] to travel [b]a mile or so [/b]to earn [b]nothing[/b] [/quote] I laughed. And then I cried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonks Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1455268950' post='2977581'] I laughed. And then I cried. [/quote]pass the handkerchief.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonks Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1455267287' post='2977562'] Does this count? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=QMWUYMWlEyo[/url] [/quote][b][b]Grayson Perry's nephew...great bassist[/b][/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1455267287' post='2977562'] Does this count? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=QMWUYMWlEyo[/url] [/quote] That disturbs me in so many ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455282376' post='2977754'] That disturbs me in so many ways. [/quote] Quite well known around these parts - he's a friend of Discreet's I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Ah yes. I'd seen a clip before, but it doesn't get less disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455287169' post='2977835'] Ah yes. I'd seen a clip before, but it doesn't get less disturbing. [/quote] Well yes, I suppose an 8-string bass isn't everybody's cuppa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Someone who spends more time on forums or watching Youtube demos of gear than they do practising their instrument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1455267287' post='2977562'] Does this count? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=QMWUYMWlEyo[/url] [/quote] I somehow just knew what this would be before even clicking on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 How to describe.....hmmm...... Kind, good looking, witty, fiendishly intelligent, a skilled and considerate lover... Oh, I'm sorry....there I am talking about myself again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1455292266' post='2977918'] Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. [/quote] ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1455291847' post='2977908'] Someone who spends more time on forums or watching Youtube demos of gear than they do practising their instrument? [/quote] Again, that describes me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1455292266' post='2977918'] Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. [/quote] I cant play Mustang Sally without wanting to slap someone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1455209092' post='2977098'] ok, I'll start......... Somebody who loads[b] £5000 [/b]of equipment into the back of a [b]£500[/b] car to travel [b]50 miles [/b]to earn [b]£50[/b] ......and not just bass players obviously..... [/quote] Would love to hear about more guys doing that instead of guys complaining about gigging. For those who don't like gigging, you dont like the pay, get out of the business and find something else to do with your time. Blue Edited February 13, 2016 by blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm a 63 year old 70s New York Style bass guitarist. I play mostly vintage hollows. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I've never been to a vintage hollow, but I believe that the Wombles live in one. Hobbits, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1455323065' post='2978268'] I'm a 63 year old 70s New York Style bass guitarist. I play mostly vintage hollows. Blue [/quote] I've always wondered how old you are... You've never mentioned it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1455266776' post='2977553'] Somebody who loads[b] £5000 [/b]of equipment into the back of a [b]£500[/b] car to travel [b]50 miles [/b]to be grudgingly paid [b]£5[/b] by a landlord who reckons you should have done it for "exposure" and seems to think he's running Carnegie Hall rather than the Dog & Duck [/quote] Fixed again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1455362674' post='2978386'] Fixed again. [/quote] HaHa, just read across in the topics and saw "describe the modern bass player" followed by Rich. Oh that it were true!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 All chops and no soul but on the flip side there are those half your age just starting out that seem to have crammed a life time of experience into a couple of years, we call them gifted as it makes us feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonks Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1455362674' post='2978386'] Fixed again. [/quote]not just the Dog and Duck, but the 'Vintage Hollow' too....... (everyone keeps fixing my quotes.....I thank you all....hope there isn't a fee for all the fixing.....skint!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Someone who plays a 60 year old design because it has a F****r decal on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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