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Swearing at people in work isn't professional though, irrespective of what kind of environment you are working in. You certainly wouldn't get away with it in my workplace. Sounds like this person you choose to label a snowflake stood up to some typical alpha male bs macho behaviour, and you don't like it. Good.

Sure beats my usual method of weighing my wife and then getting her to hold the bass and then weighing her again

I like that they're making crossovers from various classic Fender models, but I wish they'd do it with a little more... taste? For example, I really dig the stuff RS Guitarworks is doing with some of the classic designs, like a Jazz Bass in '50s P-bass style. Just awesome! https://rs-guitarworks.myshopify.com/collections/basses/products/contour-bass-54

those lyrics were written down by Knopfler, almost verbatim from a conversation he overheard, as such he is singing in character. Changing the 'offensive' lyric, not only detracts from the ire towards the person being sung about, but also changes the person being sung about (80's American hair metal type). IMO of course

More or less just an excuse to say what a top bloke Paul Young seems to be and what a shame to lose his wife at such a young age. One of those guys who make me wish I could sing like him (if I could sing at all).

Why didn't Fender think of the RS-guitarworks 50s style jazz bass. It's fabulous.

The dUg DP-3X will be a 9 volt pedal. I don't think a manual has been written for it yet as the pedal is just being introduced.

Now that's a universe I definitely DON'T want to be part of.

New bass day: BB1025 They say you don't miss something until it's gone. Well that was very true in my case with a new 'end of line' BB425 I managed to get my hands on last year but then parted with, too soon, in a trade for another bass. I came close to getting a Vintage White ('VW') BB1025 from Rimmers earlier in the year, which was the finish that I'd wanted (the same as my former BB425, in fact), only to find that stuff that was supposed to have already sold out had, in fact, sold out! The trouble with seeing the black 1025 for trade in the FS section each time it got bumped, is that it reminded me I'd really like to get my hands on a VW BB1025! But not at the price the Yammy Store in London had listed theirs online for. @dannybuoy mentioned a little earlier in this thread that they would be willing to price match, so I thought I'd see what I could negotiate. I was in town today and met up with @CameronJ for a pedal swap (returning a loaned bitcrusher and buying a couple more Source Audio pedals off him!) and persuaded him to meet at the Yammy store. We A/B'd a new P34 on display with the VW BB1025. Why they only provide relatively under-powered Hartke amps to show off their wares, I have no idea! The P34 is indeed a lovely bass and had they had a P35 in stock I might have been half tempted, but they didn't and I managed to persuade them to undercut the Rimmers' price on the 1025 and to also include a really good quality Yammy gig bag (which seems to be a lot better than generic one included on the Rimmers' website). There was no way a P35 was going to be worth more than twice the price of a 1025 for me, which should make for an excellent gigging bass (and without being something I'll fret about the occasional ding along the way, which I probably would with a P35). There are just a few differences between the 1025 and the 425. The 1025 has a better body construction with a 3 piece body & spline joint; a better bridge; nickel rather than plastic nut which should improve the articulation on the open strings a touch and the P-pups are split blade rather than split single. That's pretty much it. The PUPs on the 425 are a P-bass on steroids; they deliver a very impressive punch for a passive bass and I found myself dialling-back the mids a touch with the 425. The 1025 pups are more balanced in that regard. So I think I have been fortunate enough to get my hands on very possibly the last new VW BB1025 for sale in the UK; I hope I've learned my lesson from letting my 425 go, too soon, and hold on to this one for a fair bit longer!

Please, not the tedious snowflake cliché, it's so boring. The rest of your post seems to be mostly gibberish.

Given that he's not done a lot with the guitar since it was dropped a couple of years ago I've decided to go with 9s. I spoke with my mate Feritt at Foulds in Derby. After we'd talked through the merits of 8s, 9s and 10s he sold me a set of machine heads for around £15 and some strings for £5. The machine heads are of a good standard he says because he's used them before. We reckoned it would be better to go with the light strings and make it as easy for the lad as possible. The set shown has a spare top e. Not a bad thing since the 0.009" is the most likely to break. Whenever we asked him about getting the guitar fixed he would go quiet about it. I have a feeling he got a severe telling off from his dad about it and has been reluctant to go near it since. Today is his fifteenth birthday so it's time we got it fixed for him so he can have a proper go and if it isn't for him, he's got a good guitar to sell and put the money towards some of his sports activities. The old tulip machine heads are packed up in the pack from the new heads and will do for spares. The lad's granddad Jack says he might have them for a uke build. The new ones pop in nice and snug after I clean out the holes with a 10mm auger bit. It turned out that the older heads had a slight taper down from 10mm and there was a bit of crap in there from paint prep at build. 9 to 42s with a spare 9 thrown in Replaced full set of machine heads Full restring Polished frets Cleaned fretboard with lemon oil Checked wiring (good) Tightened nuts at each pot as one was quite loose and the others finger tight only Cleaned, polished and buffed entire instrument It sounds great and that's just through my bass rig. A light refurbish for £20, not bad.

You realise everybody else is discussing this casually and you're the one who's overreacted? I would have a think about that before labelling anyone a snowflake.

But would you be offended if they didn't change the line? My band changes the homophobic lyric in Dire Straits' Money for Nothing. I wouldn't feel comfortable with a homophobic insult used in that context. However, if the op is referring to "I look all white but my dad was black" then unless I'm missing something in context or other lines I don't find this offensive, it's not saying being black/ white/ mixed race is good, bad or better one than another or giving an insult. Society still has a problem with race and mixed race and calling that out to think about is no bad thing... Unless I'm completely misunderstanding.

Always had time for Steve Winwood, his music and his bands, and some years ago I met him by chance at a christening. So really, I should now tell you what a terrible twunt he was. However, he was charming, urbane, funny, showed a genuine interest in what I was doing musically and we chatted for some time. Sorry.

Another useless bit of Ruts trivia but guitarist Paul Fox played drums for me a few times in a jam band I was in circa 2007, just before he died. He got up and did Babylon's Burning, flicking everything to full on a 40w Fender tube amp - it was the loudest most punk rock I ever saw.

WELCOME TO THE YAMAHA BB MEGA-THREAD! POSSIBLY THE MOST POPULAR BC BASS THREAD EVER! History of the Yamaha BB Bass – Workhorses That Became Thoroughbreds - Bass Musician Magazine, The Face of Bass This thread originally started when the new Yamaha 3 series were announced in early 2017, this has turned into a bit of a 'hub' thread for discussions on all matters related to Yammy BB and there have been a LOT of really helpful contributions and discussions on these much loved basses (as well as plenty of banter and banality) along the way. Given that we are now nearly at 10k posts, nearly 1.2M views and 170 followers, I thought it might be useful to add some sort of index in case you had a particular query, which had already been discussed. INDEX [To follow] WHICH YAMAHA 3 SERIES BASS IS FOR YOU? Dating your Yamaha BB bass More recent Yamaha BBs seem to use a YY-M format with the first 3 letters providing the date, but using the following code: H=1, I=2, J=3, K=4, L=5, M=6, N=7, O=8, P=9, Q=0, X=10, Y=11, Z=12 => HMI = 16-2 i.e. Feb 2016 The Yamaha BB Series 2 (BB424/5, 1024/5 and 2024/5) was released in 2010, followed by the Series 3 in 2017, the PH came out to much excitement in Dec-20 after a torrid Covid year. Yamaha spare parts, recommended by BC'ers: www.btnmusic.co.uk [email protected] BC current Yammy BB owners "The Wall":- in case you want to pick their brains about an older or modern BB model! All BB's unless stated otherwise: acroxixo - 1025, 424 Al Krow - currently none! (prev: 425, P35, 735A, NE2, 1025, 2005) AdrianP - 1025x, 424, 1024, Andy Travis - 614, 414 (prev: 200, 300, 350f, 415, 424x, 425x, 450, 714BS, 1024x, 1100s, 1300, 1500A, 1600, G4sII) **[LIKELY TO BE OUT OF DATE ON ANY GIVEN DAY 😁] andy 67 - 714BS, Attitude Ltd II (prev: 1600, 424, 425, G5s, 604a) ba55me15ter - 1500A Bassman666 - 1025X BigJHW - 1025X Black Coffee - 735A briansbrew - BB2000, 1100S Carl_D - 235 Chopthebass - NE2 ChrisJackson - 735A Claustra - 1200S, 2024, 1000S CPCustomdubwise - 434M, 415WR, (prev: 350F, 5Gs, N5) crabman - 1025X (prev: 424X, P35) dave_bass5 - 425 (prev: P34, 435) Dean Vincent - 424 Danuman - 435 david 1711 - 1024, 1025X dirgefornovember - 414 djc63 - 400S EJWW - (prev: 1025X, 734A, 414, 300) Fil1ip - 414, 714 Folkesy - 604, 605, 734A (prev: 435) GMRbass - 1024X Gnermo - 3000A, 1000S gobasserk - 1000ma, 300 (prev: 414, 424, 424x, 614, 1024x, 1600, 3000, 3000ma) greeneking - PH Hacksawbob - 425X Happypants - 1025, 435 (prev: P34) Horizontalste - 350 hookys6stringbass - 1200S, PH (prev: BB300 both Japanese and Taiwan versions. BB1100S ,BB734a) hypercarrots - 300, VI, 1200, 1200S, 734A (prev: 450) javi_bassist - 414, 605, 734A, 735A lee650 - 1024, 425, 350f (prev: N5, NE1, 1025x, 424) linear - 414 LloydyG10 - 414, 415 M@23 - 735A (prev: P35) Machines - BB415 (prev: 734A) marleaux62 - 3000A, 1024X, 1300, PH (prev: 414) martfitz - 1500A (prev: 2004) Marty Forrer - 605 matbard - PH matski - BB425X MattiZ - 1200S, 400S, 300, 450, 235, 735A Maude - PH, 734A, 424X, BB1100S fretless (prev: G5S, 1024X) MDWagstaff - 615 (mod Aguilar OBP3), 5000A (prev: 605) Mickyk - 424 mikeycrikey - 414, 424x, 425x, 1024X, 734A (prev: 1100s, 604) MirrorMan - PH Mojo - 425 (prev: 414, 415, 424, 1024, 300, 350F, 404, 405, 1100s , 1500a) mrtcat - 1024x Muzz - 414 (prev: 300, 450, 3000A, 1024X) pete.young - 800, NE2 (prev: TRB 5P Mk1) pn_day - 2000 Reggaebass - 1024 (prev: 414) Richard Jinman - 1100S sanshiro - 300, 1200 Sarlscharisma - PH Shepster8316 - PH (prev: 734A) sykilz - 414 Tim2291 - N5 TheGreek - 605, 615, G5S tom.android - 424 tredders - 1200, P34 TRBboy - N5 modded (prev: 414, 614FL, 605, 435) Tubster - 434 2elliot - PH (prev: 734A, BB3000, BB300, MB1) willsp - P34 viking 1 - PH yourfurryfiend - 434, 1024, (prev: P34) 73.... Predecessor thread (2011-13): Yamaha BBs - Bass Guitars - Basschat Original Post (March 2017) Paid a visit to the Yamaha store in London on Monday to check out the BB1025 which came highly recommended by BCs (see thread "Best 5 string you've ever owned"). Lovely low action and really good solid build, but not too heavy (important consideration for two hour gigs!). The big news is that it was about to be replaced by a new, slightly thinner, BB1035 model** which are currently being shipped to the UK. As a result Yamaha were willing to knock 17.5% off the normal selling price of this much loved bass and include a gig bag, set up, 12 month service and free shipping (they even managed to locate possibly the final Yamaha store copy of the Tobacco Brown Sunburst finish I'd got my eye on, in Germany!). It was hard to refuse such a good sales pitch! So if any of you are after a BB1025, now is as good a time as any to pick up one at a very good price! (And I see that Gear4Music have discounted a BB1025 Black to just £599, over £200 off their normal selling price!). **Postscript: as we all now know they never did release a BB1035 (!)

Sold my double bass a while back, been playing electric for about 35 years, just recently sold my fender jazz, thought I would never play double again due to wear and tear over the years, had a frozen shoulder, flipped my left arm up over playing the double, had 18 months of sports massage therapy to try to get back to playing, hasn’t worked, recently had to go see a physio over right arm n shoulder pain, it’s proper knotted up, said that the issues I have had in the past haven’t been resolved and it’s all the years of playing, good thing is that the physio thinks I can get in good enough condition if I follow advice, been going two weeks and can feel the difference, it’s painful but getting better. Im saying this as a warning to any one who might be aware that they aren’t in the best condition or are having pains, get checked out by a physio, and I don’t mean the NHS, it’s a waste of time, I ignored for a long time symptoms that should have been a warning to me and it stopped me playing to the point were I thought I would never play again and I sold most of my gear, I won’t play electric again as I can’t stand the weight round my shoulder but am hoping to get fit enough to have a go at double again, prevention is the best thing, get those muscles that we need to play in the right condition or you may end up where I was, regards , Jez

After instigating a thread recently of a scientific nature , I learnt that the thing you speak of, is actually a hypothesis , not a theory

I think it's the weakest of the first five, to be honest, but it's still a banger.

Could be. With the new Line 6 HX showing at GuitarGuitar at £440 (RRP at 540) any single pedal at £400 is going to be a non-starter. I know I'm a Helix fan boy but I've got DG and other expensive pedals too, but most of them I bought before Helix. If I was looking now the HX looks to be a far better choice than any £400 single pedal. The specs are superb.

I think you've totally misundertood my post due to a typo! I'll fix... 95% of my playing at home is through a PJB Bighead. But most of the time I am playing along to an mp3, backing track or drum loop etc. I practice solo as well of course, but being able to play against something is so important that any headphone amp without an aux in is officially useless since you'll just have to buy an extra headphone amp anyway!

That's not entirely fair. Even most band playing bassists have occasional need for 'stealth mode' if they're working on stuff at home rather than in a studio, when the kids are in bed, or neighbours are not being appreciative! A headphone amp with aux in is just the ticket. The headphone out and aux in one on my B3n has meant it's stayed on my board when I've been downsizing a bunch of other pedals (and it may yet make a return, if it doesn't get snapped up and I give up trying to fit everything on a PT Nano+ ); and for some folk e.g. @dave_bass5 - I think that is exactly what he uses for home bass playing.

i had a passive USA Sub when they they first came out. No pre amp, but it sounded like a Stingray

Sure we all know the public can't be trusted . I'm away off to set up for a gig. I'll expect this thread will have 100 replies by the time I'm finished with a 50/50 blend of opinions

Take out 'Chapman Guitars' and insert any other brand and that is pretty much the standard quote for a press release for nearly every signature guitar or bass ever made.

I think the public have already kicked up a fuss about this (I'm guilty of jumping on the bandwagon!) You're not alone in thinking that they may not be great bed-fellows; but if instead of a switch with 50:50, if it was a blend then that could maybe work by allowing folk to add in a touch of fuzz to the drive or vice versa; and enabling a really full spectrum of dirt sounds? It seems churlish to deny folk the choice, even if they choose not to go for it, when you have the two pedals in the same box?

Really good review - thanks for sharing. Also looking forward to the 'ultra' version with a mid-switch setting which engages both halves of the pedal but perhaps with no battery compartment to keep things compact or even more so!

Headphone out without an aux in isn't much use though unless you are a solo bassist!

bet she loves that....

Thank's fella!

What a fantastic toy. I'll have a left handed bass one please!

Dear Blue, you're obviously a lovely guy, but.......................

Haven't seen Martin's W/A yet but I supported Andy Powell's W/A in 2016. They were great.

The Custom Shop did a limited run of these a few years ago. I nearly bought one*. *But didn't.

forgot to mention.. with light strings the nut has to be spot on - or there will be zero chance of staying in tune at the lower frets. The following method has served me well for years... 1) fret string a the 3rd fret 2) tap string onto the top of the first fret (the wire itself), you will almost certainly feel the string move ( too much clearance) before you hear a metallic click. 3) very carefully lower nut slot (keeping the break angle) until you feel no movement but you still hear a click as you tap (any further is to far and will fret buzz). Err on the side of caution here until confident. 4) repeat until all strings are at optimum.

How long until they re-issue the '55 P - single coil pickup, contourd ash body, 2TS finish? That's the perfect design. As far as I'm concerned, there was no need to re-invent the Precision Bass in 1957.

Such radical visionary design in the other universe. It’s almost as if they don’t just jumble up a pile of existing parts and slap a name on it, like they do in this universe.

In 50 years time, we will be looked at as intolerant. People will always be offended. You have to look at the time and the circumstances before we criticise the previous generation. There were awful things going on, but I would never judge my grandparents.

Just wanted to say I’m very, very happy with the PL. I’m so glad I found that before getting any of the much more costly boxes. It worked so well with the BDDI that I had it on almost all night. I’m fact I turned the BDDI off a few times, which I have never done before. Rehearsal was the first time I plugged it in, so I’ve not really messed with it much. I will do the mod at some point but over the weekend I’ll be able to have a proper play and mess with the trim pots inside. i should also mention that I was using my Vanderklay cab and Sire V7 tonight for the first time in months, and the bass really made a difference as well. Going to bed happy knowing that my quest is over......for now. I am thinking of getting a smaller cab for rehearsals though, maybe a BF 1x10. Our new studio is on the first floor.

Does this mean that a classic will become a classic classic and the current Ray will end up being reissued as a new classic.......

I think so. An alternative would be 18 1v batteries, but it might make the basses too heavy.

Agree it looks lovely But it definitely doesn’t need tort....

Have a listen to the Peel Session version on youtube, it`s much clearer to work out what exactly is going on.

I have an AER Three. They have the most astonishing bottom ends of any compact amp bar none. I mainly run with Demeter into Bergs 2x12's and 4x10 but I have to say that the AER is my go to compact. It is the one I will take to any small venue. Bass or Eub in one hand Amp Three in the other. fits in the boot of a small car on the front seat. The pre amp and controls take some mastering but once you find 'your sound' it will be as good a sound as anything out there. Less crisp than the small marks, but the bass reproduction is out of this world. If you are using a P / EUB or micing a DB they are incredibly good. They require a bit of work to master control wise and many people don't get there. The Compressor is also really useful. I actually had 2 at one point and ran them a as a stereo pair but I just couldn't use the power. One is definitely loud enough. Every conceivable back panel out and feature - and of course stupidly high quality components and build. Those two 8" drivers kick like a mule but there is not as much brightness as an aggie, berg or mark small cab. You can wind plenty of treble in and its a sealed cab so it does respond well. It just doesn't have a horn for that very top pip.

I'm in. I'll bring, er, whatever I've got at the time (probably 3 or 4 5-stringers) and, of course................. ' it ' . You all wanna play it, you know you do!

Found this on Twitter.