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Hoping to match 5 numbers & the bonus ball !! 😂😂

There seems to be a strain of nostalgia (especially among the English) that there was once a golden age when things were better. Luckily we don't apply that to medicine! 😄

A band I love, and have been lucky enough to play gigs with, Booze & Glory started out in 2008. They released their 4th album last year, and have been pretty much on a world tour since then. They started out as an Oi band, but have shifted slightly to a street-punk band, still a minority genre, yet they`ve all had to give up work in order to be in the band full-time. It is possible, yes the odds are stacked against us originallers more than ever, but with a clear idea of what is wanted, band members who are prepared to put in the graft, and a good working ethic it can be done. Even if the aim isn`t to "make it" but to venture forwards you can still have a great time, accepting that "making it" isn`t what is wanted. We`ve no intentions of that, we`re too old, and too comfortable in regular working life, yet in the four years we`ve been together our profile has grown and we`ve had a blast doing it. We released our 3rd album last year, and already in 2018 have gigs booked in (if you include England, Scotland & Wales) 7 countries. There`s also possibility of an overseas tour with a larger band being proposed. Our albums on vinyl are with record companies but on CD we handle that ourselves, along with all of the other merch. So it is possible to do a whole lot more than you`d think, but it requires no passengers, lead, follow, or get out of the way really (I`m a follower btw).

Something I'll never need again is a comb. Does that count?

Well, I did tell some already. But to sum it up: My goal was to build an acoustic bass that would be loud enough to compete with an acoustic guitar without amplifying. So I gave it a very big body (wide and deep). I used a bass bar and a staple, just like a Cello. The sound holes are actually built as bass ports. In this pic you can see the construction. Body sides and back: Maple Top: Spruce Neck: maple-rosewood-maple Fretboard: ebony with mahogany fretlines Bridge: ebony Tailpiece brass and ebony Tuners: Gotoh lightweight Scale: 30" I also gave the bass an inspection hole. Initially meant to be able to (re)position the staple. But it also comes in handy as a sound port, because it reflects to the player while being played. Here's a shot of the back Like I said: The experiment failed. The bass is not loud enough. But it is pretty! ;-)

Ha! I see your tactic now. You wouldn't have got any chancers saying "I had my Wal stolen! It's mine! Er, and it's banana yellow..." Having said that, I like it a lot..

It's a metaphor for our overcrowded planet: there isn't much room left...

Came across this guy by accident, looking for something else completely. Love his voice & his passionate delivery. Talented chap too.

I sometimes discover new music when it's used as theme/incidental music for TV shows. I found Agnes Obel when they used her song 'Familiar' for the crime drama Cardinal. Totally different mood to the other links above but I think this is a great live version of 'The Curse' and check out those pedal boards!

Jim travelled over this morning to purchase the ashdown 212 cab, communication was absolutely superb, Jim is a top Bloke & in the real world, another great Basschatter !! All the best mate.

hi just got the bass out of the loft it`s just a cheap Hondo 2 from about 1979/80 when I was bout 15/16 years old when we tried to start a punk band

https://youtu.be/Ulqt_Im4Txw

Enjoyed that. In the "good old days" one band I was in made a couple of albums, did a 2 week tour and numerous gigs around and about. It was fun, some of it was tedious, some of it was relentless, some of it was just plain dreadful, but I wouldn't change any of it (well, OK, not too much of it). Latest band we've just got a new singer on board, and it's going well. The next step is getting another song polished off, then a recording session at the end of the month. Hopefully, we can start looking to get some gigs booked, and see where it takes us.

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That is gorgeous, very nice addition.

A 2018 Gibson SG Std. headstock.

You sound like a funghi baddum tish !!!

As a bb1100s owner of 21 years, I think I would happily buy that unseen! Awesome bass☺

According to this guy, it's all subtractive. He MIGHT know what he's talking about. My most recent purchase of his products was built in 2017. Some of the wood used in it is reputed to be over one hundred years old.

Ah ... an excuse to re-visit one of my favourite clips:

Not really in the spirit of this thread, I know, but seeing as the topic is actually about stumbling ...

Happy New Year from across the pond! It's been a c-c-c-cold holiday season here in Northern Ontario-at 6:00AM today it was -32C and the high is forecast to be around -19C so I might not get out skiing today.It will be a bit warmer by mid week but this is unusually cold for this time of the year. I guess I'll just have to stay inside and work on some tricky bass lines that need some attention.

yeah, it's a mahogany body. It weighs a ton but still comfortable to play on the strap. Absolutely fantastic instrument but what the heck do all these controls do?

A yellow wal, now I can see why noone has come forward! Sure it's a great bass, enjoy it.

Congratulations, definitely a nice find. Banana Wal 😄. Enjoy it.

Happy New Year to all Basschat members. Ok, so I’ve been dipping in and out of the site for the past month or so to see what’s what (and to read some very interesting / funny threads) but there's nothing new been added to the thread about the Wal and with no news from anywhere else I think it’s time I can actually call it my own. So, as promised (if anyone is still interested) here are some pics. As soon as you see them you may understand why I didn’t want to just post pics etc but rather wanted someone to come forward and say “is it serial number $%^$&* and is it such and such a finish?”. Being such a distinctive bass nobody could have guessed the details i don’t think so it would have been pretty apparent that they actually knew the instrument! I can’t imagine there are many like it out there?!!! as I haven’t heard a thing from anyone about it or even a hint of a mention of it anywhere I’m really hoping that I’ll be it’s new custodian from now on but if these pics throw up any new leads i’ll follow them up for sure. A little bit about the instrument. It was virtually unplayable when I found it; action was through the roof and the neck was so loose in the pocket it would move from side to side with little effort. I appreciate some people may have liked and played a set up like that (apart from the loose neck perhaps) but I got the feeling it hadn't been played for a while. It all just needed a little tweaking though and now it plays wonderfully, though it does still have some electrical problems. a quick once over by electric wood at some point will sort that I’m sure. Ok, so over to the pictures to tell the rest of the story. Not a beautifully exotic wood faced instrument and perhaps not everyone’s cup of tea (or glass of banana milk?) but…it’s….a….wonderful…..WAL (and definitely not something you ever expect to find at a bootsale so keep your eyes peeled!).

I have a hankering after an Epiphone Jack Casady Blue Royale bass

Well that worked out ok, needn't have worried after all.....Venue has a capacity of 160, sold 200 tickets allowing for no shows and the clicker on the door said there were 184 people in there :-) Everyone up for it from the start, we did 3 sets for a change. 9.30 till 10.30, 10.45 till 11.45, watched the fireworks till 12.15 then played until 1am when the drummer finally conked out on us. We played well, the sound was good, lights and lasers looked fab and the crowd were brill - including the 'mature' lady having sex with the crowd barrier right in front of me in the last set........get the wet wipes out..... The owner was delighted with us "you guys are just pure rock and roll, what a night - probably the best gig we've ever had here, gave the punters exactly what they wanted, they're all going home buzzing". Job done! A fabulous night and ended the year on a real high.

Thats the type of info that bassists want to hear. Having that confidence in a back up is very reassuring. Id be surprised if that didnt mean a few more sales of the elf.

I agree with most of that apart from: I don't believe that is any more true than it was at any time before, someone passionate about music will devote most of their time to it in the way they did before. I would also think it was easier to get to gigs now, vans are more common and pretty cheap.

Not explicitly about harmony, but a well-written book that isn't really a conventional 'study method' is 'Primacy of The Ear' by Ran Blake, quite different from most books on ear training (I wrote about it in more depth here).

I have decided I want to go back to a Mesa Boogie amp set up, given the prices it will be a year long plan which unfortunately has not started well, I brought a Subway D800 just before Christmas which the postal services have now lost, I am struggling to decide whether to go 2x10 and 1x15 or 2 1x15 subway cabs

Music stand.

May 2108 be a good gigging year for everyone.

Chic and Niles Rogers are still a quality act. I like the way that Niles isn't pretending to be the original band and that he's allowing some of the great players in the band today to put their own stamp on his music.

Butt ugly? Oh, hang on... I see what you mean.

I do think most people would prefer this to the somewhat whacky Rascal design (which I did like btw, just not keen on the weight and ergo's of the original). Having said that, I suppose it still qualifies as a Fender design given the P Lyte inspiration for the body. The more I look at this, the more I like that 'blue bird' headstock

Treat yourselves!

Aye,for folk with "big hands".

Maybe he practises doing it?

Quick print of first prototype minus the polycarbonate screen (I've still got the original film on the screen hence the bubbles). I'll be making a few tweaks to the design (mainly so the lettering prints better) but it fits well and doesn't look too out of place.

On the other hand, prowlachat.co.uk will be amazing

Couldn't agree more, with the exception of the Vantage (which is both well-made and rare in the UK) this is a sh!tshow of horrible, borderline-unplayable throwaway trash. The Grant J-type thing is the exact bass I started with - if I hadn't got something slightly better after a couple of months, there's no way I would have carried on playing.

You have to wonder who will pay decent money for one of those old lumps of plywood toot; they were utter crap when they were new and they're not going to have improved with age.

I got a looper from the Mrs, so I’m well happy!

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Franz Sirius. I've owned a lot of fretless basses, but this one is the best by some way.

One thing i found with my CVP was that although the pcikguard looks pretty standard ive had to either use the covers that came with the bass, if the new pups fit, or file down the cutouts on the pcikguard (and I had 3 different ones on my CVP over the years). Not saying this is normal, but it was frustrating.

Well, it's already in the Build Diaries but it definitely belongs here too - 1975 Gibson Ripper, restored from the wood up.