Jump to content

bassman1956

Members
  • Posts

    18,188
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by bassman1956

  1. I saw the SMV show last year. Stanley, Marcus, and Victor, all on one stage!

    Wank fest?

    Yes.

    Great?

    Hell yeah!

    Every-day music?

    Not at all.

     

    All three had periods where their playing showed incredible musical feel and soul. And all three had periods where they were just trying to out-wank the guy next to them. At times, it really did seem like you were in a recital or workshop listening to nothing but blazing technique.

     

    All in all I was incredibly impressed, with both their instrumental skills, and their musical soulfulness. However, I will fully agree I like them better in bands. The exception maybe being listening to Marcus on "Tales".

  2. How long would it take me to read this thread, from beginning to end?


    Let's see... Right now there are 13,284 posts on 665 pages, for an average of 19.98 post per page. Say 5 minutes a page, long term average. That's 5 x 665 = 3325 minutes to read to this point. Or 55.4 hours. Whew!


    Quite a bunch of verbose critters saying nothing, aren't we? biggrin.gif

  3.  

    Originally posted by niomosy



    Could you put salt on the avocado first? wink.gif


    biggrin.gif



    Tried the oddest thing yesterday. Celery soda. It definitely tastes like celery. A bit sweet but not too much. Not something I'd regularly pick up.

     


    biggrin.gif



    I like when the Mexican ice cream truck comes by. The guy doesn't speek too good of English, and my Spanish is only worse, so god knows what I'll come back with. Okay, I can see papaya, mango, coconut, and a few of the other exotic fruits. But ones I've had that really supprised me are jalepeno, rice pudding, chili, and something that tasted like some kind of squash.

  4. Originally posted by Ace Of Bass



    I don't think dry towels microwave well. Only polar molecures (like water and triglycerides) absorb the radiation, and heat up because the oscillating waves cause the polar molecules to turn on their axis to follow the waveform.

    I don't think cotton is polar.

     

    Microwave ovens are specifically tuned to excite water molecules the best. So, liquid molecules with similar properties, especially if they're mixed with water, are the best stuff to heat. Most cooking oils will overheat in some areas and not heat enough in others. Which is why they may burn while not cooking. Dry goods don't seem to heat well, period.

     

    Microwaves heat by vibrating the molecules to build the energy in the molecules, to thereby raise the internal heat level, thereby raising the temperature. Normal ovens use higher temperature to drive heat in to the molecules, to thereby raise the internal energy of the molecules, which then raises the temperature. Basically, they're nearly reverse procedures. The key is that kitchen microwaves are tuned to a good avaerage frequency for forcing water and water-bases fluids to boil. (Which is also why some things like popcorn are hit'n'miss. ) It could just as easily be tuned better for neon gas to glow, or crude oil to thin, or brine, or...

  5.  

    Originally posted by ToeJamFootball



    nah just dizzy


    btw its still only 1 am here biggrin.gif

     

    So TJ, what are you so pissed about?






    A-HAH!

    idea.gif


    It just dawned on me!





    You mean like the Limeys do, that you're snot-slinging drunk!


    I thought you meant it like the Yanks do, irked about somethink.










    Never mind then.

    Carry on.



    thumb.gif

  6. Originally posted by basshunter

    I have a Martin, and I love it!!! As lug said, they have a tone entirely their own. I wouldn't recommend it as your only bass (although I got by for a couple years with just the Martin) but ABGs a re a great addition to your arsenal.


    And I like the Fishman electronics in the Martin as well...

     

     

    What are the pickups in your Martin? Fishman slab piezo? Which pre-amp? Just currrious, comparing w/ my MK.

     

    I LOVE the sound of my MK unplugged, and the volume's not bad when I want it. (Acoustic means want it louder, play it harder, 'cuz there is no volume knob!) The plugged-in tone's pretty good too, but a little crackly.

     

    I'd love to try it with a sound-hole mic setup!

×
×
  • Create New...