<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><TT><FONT size=3>Geesh. I was the one who = STARTED the post about cleaning bass strings. Little did I know it would degenerate into = a good ol' boys bass club. Thankfully, none of you has resorted (yet) to puns = about it, which seems the favorite form of humor shared by those of the lower = register ilk. (Admittedly more by lower BRASS players -- lowlifes. Ooops, I just = did it.)<BR><BR>Anyway, I suppose I have to admit to being something of a = kindred spirit. I'm a drummer. And without a bass player to work with, = preferably a good 'un, music is just not gonna make anybody dance. Thanks to all of you = for being part of the battery!<BR><BR>One more bass player anecdote. The = antithesis to the one about the maniac who spent all his earnings by changing strings for = each take in the studio... I heard that James Jamerson, "Funk Brother" at = Motown Records once received as a present a new set of shiny, clean bass = strings. Ruined his signature sound. I s'pose all the grime and grease kept his = tone very fundamental and all those new upper partials were just not his style. = Whatever makes 'em dance!<BR><BR>Q: Didja hear about the two trombone players who = went walking past a bar???<BR>A: It could happen!!</FONT><BR></TT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>