What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...

[Judo Chop]

-When someone says something like "let's have a jam" 

 

-Calling a guitar an axe 

 

-The word mojo

 

-"the pocket"

 

-When you see band members looking at each other like some little lick they've just played is the best thing to ever hit human ears, with a stupid smug look on their faces. I understand that they're getting into the music and enjoying themselves but I still hate it, smug fart sniffing b*****ds.

 

-The word "lick"

[Leonard Smalls]

My other irrational hatred is when people call every single song a track.

It's not, unless you're playing it off an album!

Otherwise it's just a humble song, or in my case, a duff little ditty.

[prowla]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

My other irrational hatred is when people call every single song a track.

It's not, unless you're playing it off an album!

Otherwise it's just a humble song, or in my case, a duff little ditty.

What if it's an instrumental?

[Leonard Smalls]

25 minutes ago, prowla said:

What if it's an instrumental?

S'an instrumental piece of music.

Or a song without words.

Or simply, a ditty.

[Beer of the Bass]

 

31 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

S'an instrumental piece of music.

Or a song without words.

Or simply, a ditty.

 

A choon, even

[prowla]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

S'an instrumental piece of music.

Or a song without words.

Or simply, a ditty.

Can't be a song if it's not got singing.

A "diity" is more cringe than a "track".

[Bagman]

4 hours ago, Judo Chop said:

-When someone says something like "let's have a jam" 

 

-Calling a guitar an axe 

 

-The word mojo

 

-"the pocket"

 

-When you see band members looking at each other like some little lick they've just played is the best thing to ever hit human ears, with a stupid smug look on their faces. I understand that they're getting into the music and enjoying themselves but I still hate it, smug fart sniffing b*****ds.

 

-The word "lick"

I can tap this hot lick in both A minor and C major dude

[Judo Chop]

14 minutes ago, Bagman said:

I can tap this hot lick in both A minor and C major dude

"Hot lick" is a horrendous expression 😂

[Bagman]

21 minutes ago, Judo Chop said:

"Hot lick" is a horrendous expression 😂

"I couldn't care if I'm soloing in Ab major or O type positive as long as I'm shredding it dude" 

Edited 13 hours ago by Bagman
spelling

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

S'an instrumental piece of music.

Or a song without words.

Or simply, a ditty.

 

An instrumental can't be a ditty!

 

ditty
/ˈdɪti/
noun

    a short, simple song.
    "a lovely little music-hall ditty"

[Judo Chop]

8 minutes ago, Bagman said:

"I couldn't care if I'm soloing in Ab major or O type positive as long as I'm shredding it dude" 

"Yeah man this is a real tasty jam,  digging those hot licks you're throwing into the pocket.

Pure mojo pouring out of your axe."

[Stub Mandrel]

Some people can get away with it...

 

Didn't know what time it was
The lights were low
I leaned back on my radio
Some cat was layin' down
Some rock 'n' roll
'Lotta soul', he said
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

[Jackroadkill]

7 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

I’m 5’6” and I play a Dingwall. I look, frankly, ridiculous.

 

I'm 1m80cm, c.90kg with broad shoulders.  I play a P, and I look ridiculous, too.

 

In all honesty I don't think the P has much to do with the ridiculousness, in my case!

[kwmlondon]

8 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

I'm 1m80cm, c.90kg with broad shoulders.  I play a P, and I look ridiculous, too.

 

In all honesty I don't think the P has much to do with the ridiculousness, in my case!

Hmm. It may not be the basses fault in my case either…

[razor5cl]

7 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

I’m 5’6” and I play a Dingwall. I look, frankly, ridiculous.

 

21 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

I'm 1m80cm, c.90kg with broad shoulders.  I play a P, and I look ridiculous, too.

 

In all honesty I don't think the P has much to do with the ridiculousness, in my case!

 

I think if you don't look at least a little bit ridiculous on stage then you're doing it entirely wrong! Preferably more than just a little too...

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Judo Chop said:

"Yeah man this is a real tasty jam,  digging those hot licks you're throwing into the pocket.

Pure mojo pouring out of your axe."

You forgot “wicked….”

[Franticsmurf]

8 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

Hmm. It may not be the basses fault in my case either…

I'm starting to see the light, too... 😂

[Geek99]

11 minutes ago, Franticsmurf said:

I'm starting to see the light, too... 😂

Unless you’re one of those older drivers lying about your eyesight, in which case you’ll be starting to see the blurry thing near the other blurry things with what look like blurry wheels, and the other blurry things that are talking and getting in your damned way 

 

 

 

ooo - cross-thread hookup … look at me 👍

 

[Boodang]

Keyboard players who still have a left hand..... never employ them. 

[Boodang]

On 13/08/2025 at 19:20, Cliff Edge said:

I can never understand why people wear hats in cars. Especially the driver, I always stay well away from them. Same goes for country singers and cowboy hats. And anyone who wears a baseball cap when not playing baseball. (I have a couple of those).
Oh yes, and bass players with the bass just above the knee when standing.  

In my last blues band the guitarist starting wearing a hat that gave him that SRV look, so I can forgive him that as he did look cool (and had the 'LICKS' to back it up). 

Baseball caps I can't abide! Worked with a guy once who I never saw take off his baseball cap, day, night, restaurant, on a plane. On one occasion we were waiting for transport in an army canteen, he still wearing said cap as we eat, an army guy walks in, I can see the immediate rage in eyes, walks over, takes the cap and puts it straight in a bin. Brilliant. Should be made a standard policy. 

[HeadlessBassist]

9 hours ago, Jackroadkill said:

16 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

I’m 5’6” and I play a Dingwall. I look, frankly, ridiculous.

 

 

9 hours ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

I'm 1m80cm, c.90kg with broad shoulders.  I play a P, and I look ridiculous, too.

 

In all honesty I don't think the P has much to do with the ridiculousness, in my case!

 

Luckily, anyone who knows anything about music sees past your personal dysmorphia and thinks, "Nice bass playing!"

 

However, Joe Public McAverage thinks, "I like a nice tune... Oh, we know that one... Let's dance!" 

[Boodang]

On 07/08/2025 at 23:58, binky_bass said:

Oasis. What a pair of unspeakable twàts. 

Irrational? Don't think so!

[Steve Browning]

9 hours ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

I'm 1m80cm, c.90kg with broad shoulders.  I play a P, and I look ridiculous, too.

 

In all honesty I don't think the P has much to do with the ridiculousness, in my case!

I wonder if it's a light colour? As I mentioned earlier, light coloured basses look daft on me.

[Boodang]

On 08/08/2025 at 12:22, Wolverinebass said:

Most of my prejudices are perfectly rational to me, but maybe people think otherwise.

 

Hans Peter Wilfer - A man who would claim he invented anything and everything regardless how obvious it was he didn't. However, nu-metal is over and nobody really plays Warwicks anymore. Unlucky.

 

People who do the Darkglass/Dingwall combination just so they "can have everything just like Nolly!!" It sounds awful.

 

Mark King fan boys. Moving from every era of bass he plays as he does, just so they can play Mr Pink with whatever bass and amp he's chosen to endorse for 3 months. 

 

People who do that weird slight bendy note thing whilst looking like they're having a hernia. Janek Gwizdala and Phil Mann are hilarious for this.

 

Ashdown thinking they're amazing. All their main endorsees are either dead, retired or not far from either. Don't pretend you're forward looking when everyone who has an endorsed product is over 60.

 

Manufacturers making sub 42mm nuts the norm. Just pack it in.

 

Hofner basses. You know they're crap, we know they're crap.

 

People who use tablets on stage for the music. Either practice more or prepare to be bottled.

 

People who say the word "pocket" as regards playing. Seriously, just no.

 

Influencer/Youtubers. Get in the bin. All of you.

 

Scott Devine - Happy, plastic, Americanised optimism at it's finest. He should be a sales assistant at an Apple store.

 

Obviously, my therapist says I'm "doing much better" with my misanthropy these days.

Came across a Hofner violin bass the other day in a shop. Have never played one before so gave it a go. I always thought they were crap (they still are!) but turns out they're a great slap machine (the salesman was horrified). Maybe could be Mark Kings next unexpected endorsement. 

[snorkie635]

4 minutes ago, Boodang said:

Came across a Hofner violin bass the other day in a shop. Have never played one before so gave it a go. I always thought they were crap (they still are!) but turns out they're a great slap machine (the salesman was horrified). Maybe could be Mark Kings next unexpected endorsement. 

@Boodang - excellent. Agree with so much of this. Best laugh I've had today.