put some strings to it!! (;P) and transmit A440 via IR near it!!! (plain old morning trauma, sorry D) 2005/7/26, tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Last Monday 25 July 2005 17:32, Jay Vaughan was like: > > when was the last time you ever required someone to read the manual > > for their 6-string before they could play it? or their bass? or a > > flute? or the violin? > > > > sure, it takes skill to play an instrument.. but its the doing that > > makes the skill, not the reading. > > > > users should -never- be -required- to get trained before the > > instrument will work. the instrument should work, by itself, by > > default, anyway.. > > I've tried everything, coercion, heavy irony, psychological violence, even > sexual favours and my bass still completely refuses to play itself. It > doesn't make a sound, it just sits in the corner of my room and looks strung > up. What am I doing wrong? Please help!!! > > tim hall > http://glastonburymusic.org.uk > > -- Daniel Payno _-_ a.k.a. _-_ Pay http://dpayno.webhop.net http://pqs.is.dreaming.org