Double Bass versus Bass Guitar.

[Richard Prowse]

Childish exchanges. There are worse things, I suppose. Like violence and hate. Guns too. The term 'childish exchanges' is quite powerful because most adults have a fear of being seen as childish, of having missed the maturing process. It implies some sort of retardation in life's growing process.
Or maybe our maturity meter is loaded with springs that enable us to shift along the scale and then swoosh back? If that were the case, Oren's and mine might need oiling. Our moods have springs, for sure. Some people might have big loose ones. Our sense of worth, our self esteem, would probably be fixed in one position and quite hard to adjust. Our level of self esteem doesn't come with a certificate or a licence. It sits, like a grill, weathering what comes in. What comes bounding at it.

[Richard Prowse]

A bass guitar fits under your bed when you decide to give up playing.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

A bass guitar fits under your bed when you decide to give up playing.

A double bass requires a bigger space.

[Oren Hudson]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

A bass guitar fits under your bed when you decide to give up playing.

Do bass guitar players ever give up? Agreed - Some probably should.

[Richard Prowse]

Double basses take up too much room in play pens, whereas an unwanted bass guitar can be pushed out through the wooden bars.

[Richard Prowse]

Double basses come in a more limited range of colours.

[Oren Hudson]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Double basses come in a more limited range of colours.

Richard, you just need to drink more Bourbon with your grits. You can then see your double bass in any color that you desire. Maybe even a double double bass. Here's the best part - or you could put a bag over it's head.

[Richard Prowse]

German bow players are far too busy arguing with French bow players to worry about the pros abd cons of bass guitars.

[Oren Hudson]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Childish exchanges. There are worse things, I suppose. Like violence and hate. Guns too. The term 'childish exchanges' is quite powerful because most adults have a fear of being seen as childish, of having missed the maturing process. It implies some sort of retardation in life's growing process.
Or maybe our maturity meter is loaded with springs that enable us to shift along the scale and then swoosh back? If that were the case, Oren's and mine might need oiling. Our moods have springs, for sure. Some people might have big loose ones. Our sense of worth, our self esteem, would probably be fixed in one position and quite hard to adjust. Our level of self esteem doesn't come with a certificate or a licence. It sits, like a grill, weathering what comes in. What comes bounding at it.

What can I add to this? Not much - accurately says it all.