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

[tegs07]

2 minutes ago, kiat said:

the roundabout, but they are going so quickly without slowing down for the stop markers

wow you must live in a posh area. Pretty much all road markings have completely worn away around Bristol. 

[TimR]

Audiences on TV shows clapping along to the music. 

[kiat]

1 hour ago, tegs07 said:

wow you must live in a posh area. Pretty much all road markings have completely worn away around Bristol. 

Lincolnshire, hardly posh, it's basically a rural county few visit with the most popular tourist spots Skegness and Mablehorpe! Yeah, the stop/halt markings are in good nick generally, though the general road edges are in a right state at usually because of all the tractors and lorries carrying produce away.

 

Bristol, maybe it's a city thing and/or an incompetent council. Even without the markings with a roundabout they should be stopping and not risking life and limb of anyone entitled to cross.

[Beer of the Bass]

22 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Anyone else hate it when a song has kids singing on it? 

 

Ah, but consider; 

 

https://youtu.be/xccLqr4jW7c?feature=shared

[Leonard Smalls]

59 minutes ago, Beer of the Bass said:

, but consider

Lol Coxhill doesn't count!

I used to play in an improv band with some of his ex-cohorts... They were ever so good at playing in all the keys at the same time!

[tauzero]

3 hours ago, tegs07 said:

wow you must live in a posh area. Pretty much all road markings have completely worn away around Bristol. 

 

Don't they have red crosses on them?

[kiat]

Hofner violin basses. Left handed basses.

[casapete]

On 30/08/2025 at 11:10, SteveXFR said:

If I see a relicd guitar or bass on stage, im not hanging around to hear the band.

If I see a video thumbnail with thumb about to slap string, im not clicking on it.

I don't like bass solos.

If I see a fish sticker on the back of a car, I will expect the driver to be incompetent. 

If anyone calls their kids "dude" or "guys" then their children should be immediately taken in to care and the parent should be put in solitary confinement in Broadmoor.

If I see a ‘rawk’ guitar or bass ( stupid coloured, daft shape etc) I’m not hanging around to see the band.

Likewise massive drum kits, band logos in ‘metal’ fonts, and even stages with no backline ( although I’m 

realising this is rapidly becoming the norm so may have to change my thoughts on that one.) 🤣

[kwmlondon]

1 minute ago, casapete said:

If I see a ‘rawk’ guitar or bass ( stupid coloured, daft shape etc) I’m not hanging around to see the band.

Likewise massive drum kits, band logos in ‘metal’ fonts, and even stages with no backline ( although I’m 

realising this is rapidly becoming the norm so may have to change my thoughts on that one.) 🤣

I attended a fantastic wedding a few years ago and the band was all in ear. They set up quickly and got the sound sorted with an iPad and they were amazing. Slick, fun, funky, dancy. I changed my opinion on the whole iem thing that day. 

[SteveXFR]

4 minutes ago, casapete said:

If I see a ‘rawk’ guitar or bass ( stupid coloured, daft shape etc) I’m not hanging around to see the band.

Likewise massive drum kits, band logos in ‘metal’ fonts, and even stages with no backline ( although I’m 

realising this is rapidly becoming the norm so may have to change my thoughts on that one.) 🤣

 

Why did you include a quote of my post? I don't see the connection. 

[Leonard Smalls]

12 minutes ago, casapete said:

If I see a ‘rawk’ guitar or bass ( stupid coloured, daft shape etc) I’m not hanging around to see the band.

I'm easy with what ever guitar or bass bands might want to play with the exception of:

If I see an acoustic guitar (or worse, two) I'm not hanging around to see the band.

Unless it's someone like Antonio Niebla, in which case  I can be pretty sure it won't be the dreaded "singer/songwriter or (eeek!!!) folk...

[ghostwheel]

2 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I'm easy with what ever guitar or bass bands might want to play with the exception of:

If I see an acoustic guitar (or worse, two) I'm not hanging around to see the band.

Unless it's someone like Antonio Niebla, in which case  I can be pretty sure it won't be the dreaded "singer/songwriter or (eeek!!!) folk...

Pink Floyd "Wish you were here" springs to mind.

[casapete]

On 30/08/2025 at 16:54, Len_derby said:

Recording.

I don’t like the process or the environment. 
To me, modern digital recording smacks too much of pi$$ing around on computers.

I’d rather busk outdoors on a rainy Wednesday than spend time in someone’s home ‘studio’ (spare bedroom). 

Me too. I’ve realised over the years that I’m a ‘live’ musician, not a ‘studio’ one. I seem to lack

the concentration needed to function well in studios, and hate the hanging around and tech

involved as well as being inside in such a sterile environment for hours on end. Much rather

a boozer with an enthusiastic audience anyday. 

[casapete]

4 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I'm easy with what ever guitar or bass bands might want to play with the exception of:

If I see an acoustic guitar (or worse, two) I'm not hanging around to see the band.

Unless it's someone like Antonio Niebla, in which case  I can be pretty sure it won't be the dreaded "singer/songwriter or (eeek!!!) folk...

I quite like acoustic guitars mixed with electric ones. Stops that dreaded two electric guitar thing where you get

both players playing exactly the same thing for no apparent reason. At least acoustics bring a different 

texture and percussive feel to things. 
 

Here’s another one - guitarists who have all their sounds on a ( usually massive ) pedal board,

with everything done by doing a dance on the damned thing every time there’s even a slight change in sounds.

Most of the time it’s variations on sounding like a wasp in a jam jar, and makes the choice of instrument 

almost redundant as anything they used would sound the bleeding same…

Volume and tone controls on guitars are there for a reason! 

[casapete]

22 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Why did you include a quote of my post? I don't see the connection. 

Just following on from your dislike of certain instruments onstage, that’s all. 

[Beer of the Bass]

2 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Lol Coxhill doesn't count!

I used to play in an improv band with some of his ex-cohorts... They were ever so good at playing in all the keys at the same time!

 

I played a set with him a bit over 20 years ago, before I really knew who he was or what he did. The band I was playing with opened, some local improv-heavy jazz sorts played with him, and then we combined everyone for a third improvised set. I was not prepared for how funny he could be, I remember absolutely cracking up trying to play. 

Edited 6 hours ago by Beer of the Bass

[prowla]

When listening to talk radio I switch off if someone says "y'know" three times.

(I don't know, but if you'd explain it instead of suggesting that I do know then that would probably be more informative.)

[TimR]

Regards recording studios. The last few times I've been in them. 

 

It's been. Ensemble drums, bass, keys, guitar, vocals - one or maybe two takes. Leave.

 

The singer can sort the vocals out on their own, and if the guitarist wants to do 1,000,000 overdubs, I don't need to be there until midnight listening to them all.

 

If the band can't play the tunes live with no mistakes, they're under-rehearsed and shouldn't be wasting studio time. 

Edited 4 hours ago by TimR

[Marvin]

Soapy looking maple necks. The ones that are light in colour and with very little grain.

[petecarlton]

2 hours ago, casapete said:

Here’s another one - guitarists who have all their sounds on a ( usually massive ) pedal board,

with everything done by doing a dance on the damned thing every time there’s even a slight change in sounds.

Most of the time it’s variations on sounding like a wasp in a jam jar, and makes the choice of instrument 

almost redundant as anything they used would sound the bleeding same…

Volume and tone controls on guitars are there for a reason! 

But have you seen Living Colour live?  Doug Wimbish has a massive pedalboard or three and he’s bl**dy incredible.