Do Bassman get BAS

57Deluxe

...do Drummers get DAS? And what do singers get? (apart from more arrogant and gobbie....)

StefB

I'd say they all get GAS as the G stands for 'gear' doesn't it?!

PolarityMan

Most bass players get GAS what with actually being guitarists anyway

chrisj1602

From my experience, it's mainly guitar players with the problem.

Paul_C

Phil_aka_Pip

@Paul_C they all look like they're short of a string

guitarfishbay

I thought singers developed LSD - Lead Singer's Disease.  Here is the Urban Dictionary definition.

lead singer's disease

The tendency for the lead singer of a rock band to become egotistical and impossible to work. 

There are a number of factors that can contribute to the onset of LSD including; a natural tendency in the singer to act like a prima donna and treat other people like shit, the level of fame and fortune the band manages to achieve (whether deserved or not), how quickly the band goes from being dirt poor and unknown to filthy rich and overly famous, and whether or not other members of the band have enough talent to compete with the singer for the public and the media's attention. 

LSD is often fatal… …for the band. Once a singer develops LSD there is very little hope of them ever recovering from it. 

PLAIN ENGLISH VERSION: Lead singer's disease is what happens when a lead singer lets the success of their band go to their head, starts acting like he or she is god and begins to demand that everything be done their way. If they don't get their way their inflated ego makes them think that they don't need the other band members and the band splits up. 

EricTheWeary

StefB said:

I'd say they all get GAS as the G stands for 'gear' doesn't it?!

The term GAS ( originally G.A.S.) is generally considered to have been coined by Walter Becker in Guitar Player in 1996 ( the original article is on The Eagles website and other places) . He quite specifically meant Guitar.

However, in common useage it does seem to have become to stand for Gear as the punctuation has  disapeared. 

Some people prefer NGD ( New Guitar Day) although that's a more specific thing. Generally the G needs substituting for other things then eg NBD ( New Bass Day). I have seen NGD criticised as an Americanism and not as good as old British GAS ( possibly a pun intended). Although as the Becker article seems to be the earliest citation GAS does seem to be a very American term. Presumably it is also funnier if you are American and also use Gas as a common term for flatulence (and possibly for petrol, although I don't know why that would be funny). 

not_the_dj

The singer in one of my bands recently got a new mic stand.

Paul_C

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Paul_C they all look like they're short of a string

no, they all have just the right number of strings.



Yamaha did make a 5 string version, but there were only 50 made and I never found one for sale (though I did look)

mudslide73

Our bassist is on his 3rd bass rig in 5 years (Hartke Systems > Mark Bass MiniMark > Ampeg Heritage stack) and his third bass (Fender Geddy Jazz + Fender Geddy Jazz + EBMM Stingray). That's a few quid there I think - he works incredibly hard and deserves it though.  

Phil_aka_Pip

Does anyone remember the late 60's expression "It was a gas", meaning (IIRC) a good time/plenty of fun?

mudslide73

..duplicate post.. damn proxy server!

not_the_dj

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Does anyone remember the late 60's expression "It was a gas", meaning (IIRC) a good time/plenty of fun?

Jumping Jack Flash, it's a gas gas gas.

Phil_aka_Pip

not_the_dj said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Does anyone remember the late 60's expression "It was a gas", meaning (IIRC) a good time/plenty of fun?

Jumping Jack Flash, it's a gas gas gas.

is that where it came from?

not_the_dj

Phil_aka_Pip said:

not_the_dj said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Does anyone remember the late 60's expression "It was a gas", meaning (IIRC) a good time/plenty of fun?

Jumping Jack Flash, it's a gas gas gas.

is that where it came from?

Don't think it came from the song, rather they were just using the expression. I'm sure it's used in other songs from that period, but I just can't recall them right now.

*Edit* years later but the Ramones had "Life's a gas"

Paul_C

http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/07/its-a-gas.html

Phil_aka_Pip

Yes. I also found

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/slang/1960s-slang.html

and

http://cougartown.com/slang.html

EDIT Life's a gas was also the title of a T.Rex song

not_the_dj

Cougar Town sounds like a fun place ;-)

EricTheWeary

not_the_dj said:

The singer in one of my bands recently got a new mic stand.

NMSD
:bz

ICBM

Paul_C said:

Nice bass.