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

[Stub Mandrel]

The opposite of this thread would be 'defend the indefensible' where someone shares a North-Korean reliced, refinished Bert Weedon signature nine-string Encore headless doublecut Precision extra-short-scale lined fingerboard fan fretless with neck heel truss adjuster, fake hipshot ultrazlights, high mass bent bit of tin bridge, fifteen control knob active for four original pickups, a transparent pickguard (with unpeeled film) on the tortoiseshell effect ornate burl antigua burst basswood body with brand new Olympic flatwounds, two ramps, a mute, neck wrap, straplocks, Ricky sticker, Fender branded strip.

 

And a plectrum holder held to the front of the body with an industrial strength sticky pad.

[Stub Mandrel]

*best sounding bass I ever heard. Plays like butter. Selling as I only play ukulele since the injuries.

[RhysP]

3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

The opposite of this thread would be 'defend the indefensible' where someone shares a North-Korean reliced, refinished Bert Weedon signature nine-string Encore headless doublecut Precision extra-short-scale lined fingerboard fan fretless with neck heel truss adjuster, fake hipshot ultrazlights, high mass bent bit of tin bridge, fifteen control knob active for four original pickups, a transparent pickguard (with unpeeled film) on the tortoiseshell effect ornate burl antigua burst basswood body with brand new Olympic flatwounds, two ramps, a mute, neck wrap, straplocks, Ricky sticker, Fender branded strip.

 

And a plectrum holder held to the front of the body with an industrial strength sticky pad.

I'm pretty sure Eubassix has that exact bass for sale on Ebay at the moment.

[Geek99]

14 minutes ago, RhysP said:

Having owned two Rickenbacker basses in the past I can confidently state that the little sticker is by far the highest quality part of the instrument & is the only thing that stops them falling apart completely.

Sounds like theyre worth every penny of the inflated price 👍
 

[Jackroadkill]

19 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

The opposite of this thread would be 'defend the indefensible' where someone shares a North-Korean reliced, refinished Bert Weedon signature nine-string Encore headless doublecut Precision extra-short-scale lined fingerboard fan fretless with neck heel truss adjuster, fake hipshot ultrazlights, high mass bent bit of tin bridge, fifteen control knob active for four original pickups, a transparent pickguard (with unpeeled film) on the tortoiseshell effect ornate burl antigua burst basswood body with brand new Olympic flatwounds, two ramps, a mute, neck wrap, straplocks, Ricky sticker, Fender branded strip.

 

And a plectrum holder held to the front of the body with an industrial strength sticky pad.

 

At least it hasn't got a headstock tuner left on it.

[Woodinblack]

25 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

The opposite of this thread would be 'defend the indefensible' where someone shares a North-Korean reliced, refinished Bert Weedon signature ....

 

Sign me up!

 

Well, I had a Kay, it was about the same thing.

[Kiwi]

I'm a teacher, I have to manage no end of annoyances with near heroic levels of self control.  Repeated bad aim at the urinals for example ("Stand closer!  They will not bite you.") and a lack of familiarity with western toilets ("We don't squat on them.  We sit.  Yes, sit! ... Well don't use them then.").  Bass stuff is a walk in the park by comparison.

[snorkie635]

1 hour ago, Kiwi said:

I'm a teacher, I have to manage no end of annoyances with near heroic levels of self control.  Repeated bad aim at the urinals for example ("Stand closer!  They will not bite you.") and a lack of familiarity with western toilets ("We don't squat on them.  We sit.  Yes, sit! ... Well don't use them then.").  Bass stuff is a walk in the park by comparison.

The things that go on in school staff-rooms nowadays.

[prowla]

7 hours ago, RhysP said:

Having owned two Rickenbacker basses in the past I can confidently state that the little sticker is by far the highest quality part of the instrument & is the only thing that stops them falling apart completely.

It definitely devalues the sticker if you take the bass off it. 

[iamtheelvy]

7 hours ago, RhysP said:

Having owned two Rickenbacker basses in the past I can confidently state that the little sticker is by far the highest quality part of the instrument & is the only thing that stops them falling apart completely.

They have their… quirks…

[prowla]

7 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

*best sounding bass I ever heard. Plays like butter. Selling as I only play ukulele since the injuries.

In the past few days I’ve seen ads with “if you’re looking at this you’ll know what it is” piece of hi-FI, a “stunning” amp, “Gb” memory, “very rare”, and one or two other instant swipe-left phrases. 
 

 

Edited 19 hours ago by prowla

[TimR]

23 hours ago, ricksterphil said:

Too long gaps between songs on stage while the drummer adjusts his kit, retrieves his sticks and banters with the audience. Ok this is not irrational at all but it REALLY winds me up.

 

That's definitely not irrational.

 

Add to that the 6 note guitar solo played after every song.

 

The guitarist playing the first 4 chords of the song before the next song.

 

 

Edited 19 hours ago by TimR

[TimR]

Music stands. 

[TimR]

Non-black extension leads.

 

When I did theatre work, nothing on stage should be visible if it's not a prop or a performer. 

[PaulThePlug]

Individual Bridges... never look neat to me.

[Stub Mandrel]

20 minutes ago, TimR said:

The guitarist playing the first 4 chords of the song before the next song.

 

This.

 

I've tried explaining to my bandmates that when the audience recognise a song, they get a little rush of serotonin (like solving a crossword clue or getting a zero in pointless!)

 

Waddling out the riff or introducing every song both underestimates the intelligence of your audience and throws away such an easy way to help build appreciation.

[HeadlessBassist]

2 hours ago, TimR said:

Non-black extension leads.

 

When I did theatre work, nothing on stage should be visible if it's not a prop or a performer. 

 

Sorry, I was reading this while listening to this week's Smith & Sniff Podcast - Is 'theatre work' a bit like 'track work', or 'motorway work'? 

[petecarlton]

16 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

etting a zero in pointless!

Pointless

[HeadlessBassist]

16 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I've tried explaining to my bandmates that when the audience recognise a song, they get a little rush of serotonin (like solving a crossword clue or getting a zero in pointless!)

 

What is 'Pointless'..?

[Dad3353]

32 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

What is 'Pointless'..?

 

A TV quiz programme. 

[HeadlessBassist]

5 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

A TV quiz programme. 

Ah, thanks - I thought that was what it might be. I gave up watching broadcast TV in 2012, so popular culture generally passes me by!

[Woodinblack]

3 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

Ah, thanks - I thought that was what it might be. I gave up watching broadcast TV in 2012, so popular culture generally passes me by!

 

Pointless started in 2009, so you could have seen it!

[Leonard Smalls]

17 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

when the audience recognise a song, they get a little rush of serotonin

I invariably just get a little dribble of disappointment...

Unless they're doing something interesting like The Cramps "The Way I Walk" or Magazine's "Song From Under The Floorboards" or Morglbl's "Tea Time for Punks".