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I don't know, but it's good for fusion, for sure...

Just saw one of these in local PMT. They really look the part - didn’t bother trying it as some local bass hero was murdering what I think was a Chilis song on an Ibanez.

Just remember the old bass players adage: If you like a zing - fits new strings. If you like it mellow - leave them, fellow ! (Ok I might have made that up!)

I change my strings regularly, once in 1984 then again in 2004 😁

It was great!! But not actually my gig...went up to see 24 Karat @bassfan's band playing a pub gig near Colchester, with a fellow BC'er, and what a treat! It was lovely to meet his bandmates, whom I've heard a lot about over the past few years, in person - really nice crew. The set-up was...well err "luxurious" is probably the best description!. The band all go through a meaty PA, including a high-end electric drum kit, with a pair of 15" tops and a pair of subs which delivered a fabulous tight but powerful low-end of club level quality and they had also set up a full lighting rig (which my lot would only roll out for functions rather than pub gigs), and Paul's Berg bass rig, which was pretty much being used as his stage monitor in addition to everyone having in-ears, would put most back-lines to shame. Needless to say the band sounded great. It was also nice to hear a whole different set of covers than my lot play - over a 2 hour set there were at most a couple of 'overlapping' songs. I also loved the way the set flowed - guitarist had all his patches set up on a full-fat Helix floor so could scroll effortlessly through the set with little "dead air time" vs the pedal board tap dancing between songs. And what topped it all off was rediscovering that you don't need a second mortgage to buy a drink when you're not in Central London!

I imagine toothpaste would work best on a mint pickguard

I've got no idea what any of this badges shîte is, but I've just been informed that I'm now a 'Mentor'. Please note, BassChat HR dept. - I've met me, and being nominated a 'Mentor' is just plain stupid. I am far too irresponsible to be a 'Mentor', so respectfully request a more appropriate rank - I would accept 'Grand Vizier', 'First Admiral of BassChat', or at a pinch 'His Emminence'. Thanks in advance.

So a lunatic is going to sexually assault her and run away, and the headline will say "Nut screws washer and bolts"?

Coffee Bitsa i love ❤️

U OK hun?

Looks like a challenging project Andy. Must say, Jack specializes in delivering challenging jobs.😃

It's one of my favourites! I've gained a number of badges and awards simply by congratulations posts on this thread. I thought I would keep it going 🤭

Wastrel, plenty of life still left in those!

Also, there seems to be a limited edition 60s Classic Vibe in Sonic Blue with matching headstock. Now that's also nice.

Folks who like super bright round wounds are the ones who change strings most regularly, flatwounds if wiped down now and again, or never if you thats your thing can just let it be. Flatwounds get better with age!

With flats you will probably never need to replace them😁

Our singer had to leave in 2019. We had been playing classic 'Dad Rock', David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix etc. We now have a girl singer who is around 20 years younger than us. Gone are all the old songs that no one danced to, we have learned (with a lot of leaning persuasion on the guitarist) a load of tracks by Pink and similar artists. They're fun and take quite a bit of arrangement to make sound good on Guitar and Bass. Lots of the tracks are keyboard and strings heavy on the originals. We have a younger audience now who get up and dance and gigs are falling into our laps, and the music isn't that hard to play, just takes some work to arrange them. It makes a change.

The XL seems like a winner. All the usual good stuff of the Stomp but the added footswitches feel like that's what it was always designed for rather than being add-ons: - Stomp mode is like a traditional pedalboard that can have 6x effects each assigned to individual colour coded footswitches and still have the tuner/tap tempo and menu footswitches free (the same as the Helix Effects). (Whereas adding that many non-colour coded external footswitches to the Stomp would require quite a big midi footswitch and could be confusing without the colours). - Preset mode means you can have 4x presets as individual switches (e.g Preset #1 a b c d could be used for a single song are all there with a specific footswitch for each change). - 4x snapshots per Preset (it's 3x with the Stomp) that are easily accessed - each can have their own footswitch in snapshot mode or can be on the up/down scroll when in Preset mode, it makes using them useful and always quickly/clearly accessible so potentially one song could just use say Preset #1a and you have 4x snapshots for different parts of the song. - Edit mode means you can edit all block parameters via footswitches. - The extra footswitches means the tap/tuner button can be used for just that rather than being re-assigned (a lot of stomp users re-assign it to get a footswitch and so need to keep a separate tuner pedal). - Looper now works well with 6 buttons (rather than the tricky way it's done on the Stomp). - It's bigger than the Stomp, but no cables on the sides so it doesn't take up lots more pedalboard space (especially if it means getting rid of separate tuner and additional footswitch add-ons). The only thing I'd like to see (literally!) is a bigger screen - there's quite a lot going on in a small screen sometimes, especially in parameter editing mode or reading 4x Preset names. Overall it seems great, I'm going to try and just use it and nothing else so I'll have quite a few pedals for sale (and perhaps even my power brick if I go all in). I think it'll save a lot of money in the long run, and the main push for me to get it was it's much easier/simpler to transport on the tube to practice sessions.

Learn the notes on the fattest string (E) and then learn the relationship of the notes on the other strings to the E. A string is 5 frets down or 7 up D string is 2 frets up G string is 3 frets down

My second post lockdown gig last night and we had to ship in a stand in drummer. Drummer who played the whole of the 90’s with me and after two rehearsals, was a dream to play with. He didn’t have a drum kit, so we asked a friend if we could borrow one of his spare (this is a true story), so he had one delivered for us, white Sonor kit, along with a selection of brand new cymbals. We then get a photo of the last owner of the kit, while it was on tour with Iron Maiden. 😳 Have to say, it was the best sounding drum kit that has ever graced the Horse & Jockey in Lanark. 😳 Couldn’t get a decent sound in the first set and couldn’t hear a thing on stage, but got better as the night went on. Was a good night though and looking forward to next years gigs now.

I just hope they don't fall out once the project has finished.

"we shortened our lives to create a truly unique instrument"? Arrange the following to form a well know phrase or saying: Of. Pretentious. Load Tripe. What a.

Some say his garden is a cemetery for the rhythm section from each album.

Just started a week's holiday in Buxton. Staying in a gorgeous apartment in the town centre. It has a beautiful kitchen, wifi, and a pool table. I don't care if it rains all week. *contented sigh*

Ahem…

Next is this! I'm just trying to find a suitable product to use as a finish for it in Bangkok, but it's proving difficult. Needs a refin, new pots, and a professional needs to look at the truss rod... And you are right! That lurking bass is an Aria Pro II CSB-450. Its super clean and has a well rounded, slightly aggressive tone that I love. I actually bought it for my girlfriend but obviously I play it more!

Some Brits may well have copied the sound of the American records they liked. Many, especially Country and Phil Spector productions, favoured the ‘tic tac’ sound played with a pick, which gave the bass definition in the dense but relatively low-fi recordings.

Getting married TODAY 🥰😁

That's true of some Squiers, but not all. The ones I have are a JV and SQ series, which were made to US specs, and in some cases US parts. The other is a Matt Freeman P Bass, which is also US/Mex specs as far as I know, same as the Classic Vibes. The body I have is guitarbuild, which is made to standard Fender specs.

Nexus Guitars by Jacek Kobylski. http://www.nexus-guitars.com/ Not really my kind of thing, but looks beautifully put together. Think the one you're looking at is a Duke. http://www.nexus-guitars.com/old/bmduke.html

Plus spliff and juggling balls! 😆 After getting interested in the Ozrics I started listening to Gong and Hawkwind, the OTs must be a gateway into 'head music'. There was an electronic side project of Ozrics called Eat Static that was pretty good too.

Youze already have that title.

Because they're awkward båstards. Talentless, awkward båstards.

How did Diana Ross get into the thread?

Exactly. That's what interns are for.

Mate. You are to kind. It was a great night, great crowd, great little venue and you and @PatrickJ coming all that way to see us was a real bonus. You probably got your burger aswell for the price of a pint in your neck of the woods. 😂 We aim to please glad you had a good night 😃👍🏻

I'd say wait and see what bass is being offered. Very generally speaking, any newer bass will be fine regardless of price when new, but budget basses from the mid/early eighties and earlier can be problematic. That said, nearly any budget bass can be made to play reasonably well if enough time is spent setting it up. There are very few truly unplayable basses. But wait and see what is offered, and keep us posted, I'm intrigued. 🙂👍

Own enough basses and it is (statistically) inevitable that some will have challenging issues. Mix in a few totally one-off custom basses with ... erm ... quirks in their design, and it's only a matter of time. 😎

Love me some Wo Fat. Ripple Music are about to re-release their first record, The Gathering Dark, on vinyl.

Or has a habit of buying bad instruments... Wait a minute, he bought some from me. Erm, erm, Jack is really the most discerning person when it comes to buying excellent instruments. 😇

As an owner of a 1962 restored Jazz bass as time passes and instruments get older they will need some extra TLC and possible replacement parts i.e. pots frets bridge nut etc. even those that are locked away and never used.. it seems everyone wants a prestine condition vintage but few take the plunge and decide to actually buy one due to the cost of ownership look around at antique furniture paintings vintage cars etc. most have had some restoration done at sometime my bass at the time of writing this (2021) is 59 years old to be able to play it live / studio or otherwise it will need some work done they all will the alternative is to lock it away in a case somewhere and never use it which isnt what I want on reflection I prefer a restored used instrument ( all my basses and guitars are secondhand ) Im not afraid to take her out and play live if it gets a knock its not the end of the world it can be fixed / restored mended I paid more for my car at present than the bass..the car is devaluing daily unlike the Jazz.. just my view guys yours will probably be different...

Low action for me on my fretless is when it can’t be played lying down …only standing up.

FTFY