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adouglas
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Abalone, big thumbs up
Black knobs, cool
Maple, nifty if you like maple fretboards, extra-nifty if it's got nice birdseye
But those screaming hot pink strings...
...not so much. What the heck are those things, anyway?
And just who is that lame-o joker on your computer monitor?
Black knobs, cool
Maple, nifty if you like maple fretboards, extra-nifty if it's got nice birdseye
But those screaming hot pink strings...
...not so much. What the heck are those things, anyway?
And just who is that lame-o joker on your computer monitor?
Fraxture
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Dude?
Hot Pink DR strings?
Why not Devil Red?
Nice job.
P.S: I was thinking of the Devil Red for my Dargie to be the Pit on my olive.
Hot Pink DR strings?
Why not Devil Red?
Nice job.
P.S: I was thinking of the Devil Red for my Dargie to be the Pit on my olive.
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They are DR Hot Pink Extra Life (coated) strings. I went with the pink ones over red because I like pink; no, really. They're getting replaced with other strings when the new ones come in though. Not quite the tone I'm looking for. They sound good, but not quite what I'm after.
Fraxture
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Hey, it's a misconception.
Pink was originally the male color, and blue female.
It was flipped many decades back.
Pink was originally the male color, and blue female.
It was flipped many decades back.
adouglas
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SLINKYS, MAN, SLINKYS!
I'd like to hear this one. I've heard about this, but never heard the story behind it.Hey, it's a misconception.
Pink was originally the male color, and blue female.
It was flipped many decades back.
Tried them, not it either. Though they may end up on one of my 3 EBMMs when I have all 3. I actually ordered a few Rotosound sets. Those are my strings. Nice and aggressive and bright and ahhh. But enough about those, back to EBMM basses.
My nickname with the bandmates is Pinky. I had thought about getting some of those DR's just to try and get a laugh at the same time, but thought I might not like them. Pink would be cool in slinkys. My guess is colored strings would need to be of the coated variety though or they would get dirty beyond cleaning in no time.
Fraxture
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You asked for it...
According to the website "Gender Specific Colors," it would seem that
assigning color to gender is mostly a 20th century trait. It would
also seem that at one time, the color associations were reversed when
color first came into use as a gender identifier.
In fact, this reversal of what we consider "normal" was considered
conventional, even in the early 20th century.
"At one point pink was considered more of a boy's color, (as a
watered-down red, which is a fierce color) and blue was more for
girls. The associate of pink with bold, dramatic red clearly affected
its use for boys. An American newspaper in 1914 advised mothers, "If
you like the color note on the little one's garments, use pink for the
boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of convention." [The
Sunday Sentinal, March 29, 1914.]
"There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the
generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The
reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more
suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty,
is prettier for the girl." [Ladies Home Journal, June, 1918]
Hispeed.com - The Best high speed internet service Resources and Information. This website is for sale! - "Gender Specific
Colors"
According to Jo B. Paoletti and Carol Kregloh, "The Children's
Department," in Claudia Brush Kidwell and Valerie Steele, ed., Men and
Women: Dressing the Part, (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989). -
In the United States: "The current pink for girls and blue for boys
wasn't uniform until the 1950's.
It would also seem that Nazi Germany had something to do with the
association of pink with femininity:
"Catholic traditions in Germany and neighboring countries reverse the
current color coding, because of the strong association of blue with
the Virgin Mary...the NAZIs in their concentration camps use a pink
triangle to identify homosexuals. (The yellow star of David is the
best known symbol, used of course to identify Jews. The German system
was quite complicated, using various symbols an colors to identify
criminals, political prisinors, an a whole range of other groups). The
NAZI's choice of pink suggests that it by the 1930s was a color that
in Germany had become associate with girls." - "Gender Specific
Colors"
Here is another site backing the same color history.
"The preferred color to dress young boys in was pink! Blue was
reserved for girls as it was considered the paler, more dainty of the
two colors, and pink was thought to be the stronger (akin to red). It
was not until WWII that the colors were reversed and pink was used for
girls and blue for boys..." - Quote from Dress Maker Magazine
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Aussie Mark
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For some reason I thought Italy was supposed to be the fashion capital of the world. I guess not.
bassmonkeee
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You'll also notice some horns. Have you ever seen a horn section that had fashion sense? "Horn" trumps "italian Fashion" any day of the week.
Fraxture
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HEY! You can now call it the Good-N-Plenty Bass.
SteveB
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Saxnbass...
I thought the point of your photo sequence was to see if we'd notice the lack of underwear on the floor...
I thought the point of your photo sequence was to see if we'd notice the lack of underwear on the floor...
EBMM7181
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When did you swap necks?
Eggman
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HEY! You can now call it the Good-N-Plenty Bass.
Hey Frax - your age is showing. Bet most of the young pups out there have no idea what Good-N-Plenty is.
