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There's a bass on ebay but it's collection only in Rotherham. Is there any possibilty of a BC relay possibly, to get it nearer to Kent thank you

Firstly, very happy birthday 🎂, and I do like a pink bass, looks really cool

I'll be "that guy" - what are you wanting to achieve by changing the bridge?

I think it's a free choice, and it's none of my business what any of you choose. I don't really feel like sharing my personal opinion on this, because someone will likely come along to tell me how wrong I am, as is always the case in threads like this.

Olivia Dean's new album "The Art of Loving" was released last September. She's the first British solo female artist to top the UK albums and singles charts simultaneously since 2021. https://basslessons.be/transcriptions.php?i=1115

Thank you for your contribution 😁

@Dan Dare I probably didn't explain myself very well. I didn't mean the 'privilege to gig' statement as in any way an indicator of it being undeserved, more that when Im look at life generally - especially now - I feel bloody privileged that I'm able to do it, from the perspective of everything from being in good enough health, sufficiently motivated, having decent gear and (just about) having the ability, to having a bunch of mates not only in my current band but in my circle to whom I can pick up the phone and say 'fancy doing some gigs' and find myself in my garage or a rehearsal studio pretty quickly playing the music we choose to play and lining up gigs. Not always that simple of course, but mostly. Hence my 'privilege' comment 👍

Back to my undies again!

I read somewhere recently that roasted maple necks crack, so I googled and got multiple results indicating it’s true.

Wear and tear, scratches, dints and the like I can stand. I just can’t get my head around, and will not buy, items that haven’t even had a duster over them. “Item for sale, dust, pubes, dog hairs and dead skin included”.

New Tiny Pink Bass Day!!! It's me birfday, innit! And my lovely partner & lifelong co-conspirator in crimes against music knows well enough what will delight and enchant me. And she has nailed it. As most of you will know (there already being an exhaustive thread about these) it's a Cort GB Shortscale - a 30" shorty with a J width neck and single 'bucker, 3 band eq and series/parallel/single coil switching. First impressions - it's incredibly playable - lately I've been playing way more guitar than bass and picking this up feels like no transition at all. The setup's OK - the action will go lower & E string intonation's slightly off - but the fretwork's impeccable, not the slightest buzz & no sharp ends. My previous experience with (admittedly very low-end) short & medium scales had me half-expecting floppy-feeling, dead sounding E & A strings but string tension's spot on, and everything feels right. Plugged in, it's a beast. I've barely scratched the surface with what the EQ & switching will do, but first impressions are that it's stupidly versatile. I love it. And it's so... so... PINK!

Just driven to the local Lidl, first time since the freeze, and the pot holes have got much worse. I was dodging all over parts of the road to avoid them, and the oncoming traffic was doing the same. My wife said we used to drive on the left of the road, now we drive on what’s left. Not original, probably found it on Facebook, but I did laugh.

In my current band the drummer makes the call. If he has to bring more than a snare drum and cymbals - he wants paying.

Let's go back to 1987 and the first Earthworks album from Bill Bruford. The bass player is Mick Hutton and the track is called 'Up North'. Some challenging moments but not unplayable. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/up-north-bill-brufords-earthworks/

Let's go back to 1987 and the first Earthworks album from Bill Bruford. The track is 'Up North' and the bass player is Mick Hutton. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/up-north-bill-brufords-earthworks/

That means my undies are minted.

Maybe it’s “ play 2 or 3 out of this list”. ??

If UK roads were a cab

and on the subject of making room for other instruments in a mix, Waves are giving away Waves Curves Resolve for "free" - https://www.waves.com/plugins/curves-resolve . "Curves Resolve provides an intelligent way of solving conflicts between multiple tracks in your mix. It processes one track by listening to another, carving space only when and where there’s a clash. The result: no masking, no congestion, no mud. A cleaner mix that breathes, letting all your sounds fit together beautifully. And it’s almost impossible to overprocess – more transparent, with more control than any alternative."

Need any reviews, or recommend a new bridge for Fender Jazz bass. I've looked at both the Babics Z and the Halon, any advice? Thanks Gaz

The SSL plugins are designed in conjunction with Sonible who offer their own 'assisted' plugin suites. I've not tried these SSL plugins, but I do own the Sonible suites. They are a useful second set of ears when I am mixing and do sound very good indeed. Sonible's latest Compressor and EQ plugins enable multiple tracks to be analysed at the same time so that each instrument's sound can be adjusted to fit in the mix, rather than 'just being a great sound' solo'd. Clever stuff! As a fan of SSL in general, I'd liek to see what Sonibke have brought to the SSL suites.