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  1. Andyjr1515
    And another one off the list. And I remembered that it's best to install the luminlay dots before the final sanding of the neck! Some folks make their own, but with the material coming in stick form, it is SO easy to install: ...and looks SO good once it has been, especially the black bound version. Makes great daylight and low light visibility even if you don't charge them up for the glow:
    5 points
  2. Kirky
    I had a young, rather drunk lady shout in my ear whilst playing with my blues band, asking if we knew any songs by One Direction. I shouted back "Ask the singer". Her reply, "which one's the singer?". When I told the rest of the band at the break, the singer told us the said girl had then shouted in his ear (whilst he was singing) "are you the singer?" - not knowing the context, he had been quite confused.
    5 points
  3. Andyjr1515
    And another 1.5 items off the list. Just-a-nut positioned and back glued, and ebony trussrod cover cut. This will be secured with a single small magnet once the headstock plate has been finish-sanded:
    4 points
  4. Andyjr1515
    I'm at the stage where I can start listing out the remaining jobs. It'll be a long list, but it's a milestone to get to that stage! One of the jobs on the list was to cut the hatch rebate and cover. I've used an offcut of the poplar top and the hatch will be held by magnets: So that's one ticked off the list and only 16 to go...
    4 points
  5. Passinwind
    The branding is meant to be a little more casual than the engineering, but if the shoe fits...
    4 points
  6. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Love him or hate him, Sterling and his staff do appear to have put some thought into this redesign. I quite fancy giving one of them a try....
    3 points
  7. mr4stringz
    Stating what so many do but it still puts a smile on my face and restores just a little of my faith in (some) humans when I only encounter good, solid and genuine people on here. Have never had an issue with anything I’ve sold or bought on here. Always smooth transactions and never any issues. Good work, bass people!
    3 points
  8. ped
    Wasn't very easy getting it all in one pic, but here we go. The 'amp' here is my headphones from the VB99 synth and the BH800 under my monitor powers the TecAmp bassboard under me' chair.
    3 points
  9. tonyquipment
    Bass people are nice people. Nice club. Nice.
    3 points
  10. ped
    It's seriously nice when I hear how people enjoy the forum. It's a big pat on the back for the mods, too - it's largely thanks to them that we have such a nice community here. Well done everyone and long may it continue. Sybil
    3 points
  11. EliasMooseblaster
    The biggest barrier I have to getting on with Muse is that I've noticed Matt Bellamy's audible gasps for breath before every single line that he sings. Once you've noticed it, it's impossible not to notice it on EVERY SINGLE MUSE SONG. There. I've just ruined Muse for the rest of you now as well.
    3 points
  12. Sibob
    Then I'd argue it's not football that's hampering your practice.....it's beer and women!! 😆 Si
    3 points
  13. uk_lefty
    Or to quote Jimmy Carr: "oi, I'm trying to work here! How rude to interrupt. I don't come down your place of work and knock all the sailors c*cks out your mouth"
    3 points
  14. Rich
    Primus, 'Sailing The Seas Of Cheese'. I bought it to see what all the fuss was about, what with Les being this supposed bass demi-god and all. Listened to it. Hated it, I mean utterly. Disjointed tuneless bilge with horrid nasal 'vocals'. Stuck the CD in a drawer and tried to forget that I'd actually spent money on it. Found it about 18 months later, stuck it on again to see if time had mellowed my opinion... No. It's still caterwauling nonsense and I still hate it utterly. Gave the CD away.
    3 points
  15. ordep
    Selling this lovely example from Dingwall. In gigged condition, have some slight dings and marks from use (see pics) but otherwise in perfect working condition. Will come with its own dingwall (Levy’s) gigbag. original Bassdirect sales page can be seen here: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/SJ5_Vintage.html Asking for £2000 collected from WD6 which I think is a fair price already. Might be able to post at buyer’s risk and cost.
    2 points
  16. Andyjr1515
    Yes - where the fretboard is over the body, there is only room for the 3mm versions. Albeit I did them vertically (as there was no raised fretboard - the body curve was the fretboard) I did the same thing on Mick's Psilos: I put the small dots on Neil's fretboard before gluing it on. Don't fret (like the pun?) about the glue line, by the way - the joint hasn't been scraped yet:
    2 points
  17. Mornats
    Finished it now So, this is the closest I'll get to a love song. "Strings" refers to those strings that pluck at yer heart and all that. There's a heartbeat pulsing in the background near the end (and a fast-paced beating near the start too) and there's general confusion throughout so yeah, love song
    2 points
  18. ambient
    2 points
  19. Bobthedog
    There is at least one person living in France but I say un oef is enough
    2 points
  20. eubassix
    Cort Curbow fretless bass 4-string: Price includes Courier.
    2 points
  21. Bridgehouse
    P-Retro delivered and fitted. Needed an extra hole for the second dpdt switch (amp on/off) but otherwise it was a simple job. Range of tones is very impressive - the boost is really useful and I love the split mid-boost or treble/bass boost - just sweeping that single knob gives a huge tonal range. The deep boost is really good as well. Love it. The east stuff is really high quality and Alan is a real gent. Same great lightweight feel and playability but with a totally new range of tones. And flick the switch to passive and it sounds just like it did before (perhaps with a bit more sparkle which is probably the tone cap)
    2 points
  22. dmccombe7
    Need to stop following this thread. I'm starting to realize i'm getting a severe bout of GAS.
    2 points
  23. mattbass6
    Here’s mine ☺️
    2 points
  24. nightsun
    We make the git-arist stand on that, there is a lever...oh yes
    2 points
  25. still-young
    I like Muse quite a bit (although not as much as I used to), and every now and then I sort of focus in on the gasping and it's all I can focus on.
    2 points
  26. uk_lefty
    To set on fire on stage?
    2 points
  27. Cat Burrito
    I thought London Calling was always a tad over-rated but I bought it on vinyl again this year and FINALLY got what the fuss was about. I don't think it was the format (I'd previously owned it on cassette and then CD - twice), more just the mood struck me. The album I have tried the hardest to get along with - and believe me I tried for years - is Mickey mouse Clubhouse! Thankfully the kids are older now.
    2 points
  28. Dood
    I genuinely was too! However, my own board certainly didn't have anything as incredible as say @andybassdoyle's impressive set up. I did eventually crack and take my all-time favourite drive pedal off when I made something I liked the sound of in Helix using a number of different effects blocks. Yes, it does take up room in my signal path on Helix but it's one less box on the floor. I have Native too and can confirm for those wanting to know, It sounds exactly the same as Helix hardware.
    2 points
  29. Dood
    Oooooh, I knowowwwwww! Oh, I knowwwwww!
    2 points
  30. Happy Jack
    At the risk of sounding seriously pretentious, we are all privileged to be around to watch a World Cup this entertaining, this unpredictable, and this gripping. I've watched every major tournament since 1966 (that's 25 of the buggers) and I simply cannot recall anything that has been this much fun. When Japan -v- Belgium turns out to be a cracker, despite the usually desperately tight Round-Of-16 scenario, you know that all bets are off. My point? The bass-playing can reasonably be reduced or even set aside just for this short while. You'll kick yourself if you miss one of the great matches because you'd decided to have another run through Play That Funky Music ...
    2 points
  31. yanto
    I think it's quite common to fit a mittel E with the weich set to strengthen the bottom end response
    2 points
  32. drTStingray
    I have had a 4HH and a 5HH on order for a while so this has increased my GAS and excitement. The finishes on offer are great as well - the 4 will be Aqua sparkle and the 5 Cruz teal. Can't wait to get my hands on them.
    2 points
  33. Bobthedog
    Can’t beat this up loud in your Jeep or your Benzo’s
    2 points
  34. stingrayPete1977
    I've tried to listen to Jaco Pastorius many times, awful.
    2 points
  35. Happy Jack
    Anything by Jaco Pastorius, especially the Best Of double album. Frankly, I'd rather listen to The Bay City Rollers.
    2 points
  36. dave_bass5
    Very Probably Nigerian.....i think 🙂.
    2 points
  37. simontdo
    When I bought this bass, I was told the last owner bought it around 1970 in pristine condition, and subsequently had the body stripped purely because he was not overly keen on the “girly pink” colour (Shell Pink). It was used semi-professionally up to around 1980, then effectively retired from use thereafter, since the owner found a preference for more modern instruments. Hence, it is still in outstandingly clean condition and 100% original in content, including the often missing "ashtray" covers. Other than the body refin, the only alteration from new is a small extra hole through the pickguard where the finger rest was at one time temporarily relocated as a thumb rest. The object of the refinish was to restore the instrument as close as possible to how it would look today if the body had never been stripped at all. So the refin is in the original Shell Pink nitrocellulose, but with the top coat lightened and slightly yellowed for ageing. The resulting creamy off-white with only a hint of pink is a good accurate representation of the hue Shell Pink does naturally fade to over time, and this is further enhanced by introduction of some subtle and even lacquer checking . No “relic” battle-scars have been added. In summary Serial # L14865 Pots – Stackpole, both dated week 03, 1964 Neck date January 1964, size “C” (1.75” wide at nut) Weight 8.4 pounds Pickup DC resistance, 10.5 kohms Body-only refinish in original colour (pre-aged Shell Pink) All parts original The Bass will be supplied in a non fender hard case.
    2 points
  38. EliasMooseblaster
    I've been rather enjoying Nancy Johnson's thread about Albums You've Really Tried To Love... and it reminded me of a bit of a shock I got a few weeks ago. But first, the question: are there any albums which you used to love, but which have aged really badly in retrospect? For me, the shock was Nirvana's apparently seminal Nevermind. I'd gone back to Soundgarden and Mudhoney with reasonable regularity, but I hadn't put this album on in years. And I adored that album as a teenager. So, I thought, surely it would do to revisit the album that is, for many, the defining grunge LP? My god. Two things stuck out: my tastes have matured, and the sloppy-but-kind-of-cool songwriting I used to be impressed by now just sounds sloppy. It's also painfully apparent that Cobain couldn't really sing. But the other is the production...it sounds so dated now. That strange conflict of trying to move away from the pomp of overproduced '80s rock albums but still using most of the same techniques, combined with the (possibly coke-driven) instinct to keep nudging the faders up until everything's far too loud and compressed to buggery. (Further revisiting has led to me be to believe that the Foo Fighters' debut, from later in the decade, has stood the test of time a lot better.) Over to you...
    1 point
  39. KiOgon
    Fixed 🤣
    1 point
  40. Bridgehouse
    Well, if I worked for Warwick I’d be reporting back that the “ironyburst” has garnered a 3 pager on Basschat and marketing deserve a slap on the back.
    1 point
  41. spectoremg
    The first album I heard was Fragile and to this day I love every last note of it and play it often. I love Steve's playing right up to the bit where he steps onto a stage and starts widdling. Sadly cos they've made ten million live albums there are plenty of examples. The trouble with later Rabin albums is they used studios with 256 channel desks, and used every one of them. Phil Spector's mushy wall of sound ☹️
    1 point
  42. jezzaboy
    The Rush albums from the late 80`s - early 90`s. Hold your fire, Roll the bones, Presto etc. I tried to play them the other day but the production is terrible and the lyrics that at the time were meaningful, just sound like tosh to me now. Still love the 70`s and early 80`s stuff.
    1 point
  43. BreadBin
    I am interested in this too, as I am not a fan of the A neck. I have an Allen Eden Jazz which has B neck dimensions and is lovely!
    1 point
  44. Daz39
    My first new DT album when I first came to know of them. A few annoy me now but most of that album is cracking.
    1 point
  45. mattbass6
    Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity. Melodic and classy.
    1 point
  46. Miki Groove
    SOLD. Damn, that was fast!
    1 point
  47. fretmeister
    I hope so - it will take a while to raise the money! Teenage kids are expensive! I won't buy toys for me on credit.
    1 point
  48. Wilco
    Unfortunately that does seem to look like a 'Friday afternoon' bass doesn't it. Those neck pocket gaps are very Fenderesque! With any manufactured product anywhere, there's bound to be examples of where production hasn't gone right, & to my mind when that happens the response of the manufacturer is key. In the circumstances, that's a great response from Adrian - if it were me, I'd spec a different bass from him & haggle a decent discount for the inconvenience!!
    1 point
  49. bearhart74
    perfect example of "just because you can doesn't mean you should."
    1 point
  50. TheGreek
    I've also got 2x basses built by Andyjr1515.
    1 point
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