Show Us Your Basses (Part 2)

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4940

Lol, actually saved one of those because I was tripping out on it so hard.

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4941

Yeah! I know what you mean! I will NEVER play my bass again without putting baby powder on it. Just for the visual effect :slight_smile:

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4942

This is actually pretty cool. And it has some advantages: if the audience is not being nice, the bass player can use the elastic bands like a slingshot to shoot some peas at them! :grin:

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4943

Why the powder? Was that just Sapko being Sapko? Or is there a reason for it?

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4944

I once played with a bass ukulele at GC which has rubber (I believe) strings that are kind of sticky in a way. Iā€™d guess the powder helps with that. Purely a guess though.

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4945

The silicone strings are sticky coating your fingers and string make them smooth and more responsive to play. I want to do that a few times on a gig with my UBassā€™s and even regular basses but it would be too suggestive and cliche, especially we rub our nose from time to time and a white powder stain on the nose is not a good look, :joy:

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4946

I suggest you always go on stage with a dab of talcum powder under each nostril.

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4947

But why do we call it ā€œSex, DRUGS and Rockā€™n Rollā€ then? :slight_smile:

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4948

Sex and drugs are directly responsible for Rockā€™n Roll.

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4949

Just pictured that in my head. :joy:

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4950

Any one of those things always leads to the other two. No exception :slight_smile:

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4951

White powder and 70s Black Sabbathā€¦ seems about right :joy:

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4952

Iā€™ve jammed on quite a few gigs where the guest artist is so in the zone, heā€™s drooling while playing. Dunno if they are substance related, :joy:

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4953

Probably the drummer and the bassist are the only ones who are sober, for the sake of rhythm :grin:

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4954

The drug zone is much different and may sometimes show truth or open the door of perception, however it abruptly closes and was not opened wide.

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4955

The term ā€œRock and Rollā€ literally came from a euphemism for sex!

Well, I donā€™t know about the drummer, but hereā€™s a handy guide

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4956

Rock ā€™in and rolling was a 17th century term used on ships to describe sea conditions.

And there are other times throughout recent history youā€™ll find it.

Then thereā€™s the story of the radio dj in the states who supposedly coined the phrase in the 50ā€™s.

4957

Sure (thanks Grok) but thereā€™s a direct line between ā€œrock and rollā€ the musical genre and this specific meaning.

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4958

i donā€™t use grok but will try it soon.

I sail and live around 1/2 mile, under 2k from the ocean, its something you hear over the years.

Part of my dream is to be sitting calm in the doldrums hammering out Rush songs to the open ocean.

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4959

Sorry. My mistake.

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