hiram.k.hackenbacker

I don’t even think they’re that much cheaper. I’ve had a look at shipping options a few times when I’m sending stuff I’ve sold on eBay and the price difference is marginal. Certainly nowhere near what it used to be. That said, our Evri courier is fantastic. She always goes the extra mile. I quite often see her driving about in her car and she lets me know if she’s coming to us or if she has anything for us. Our local drop-off shop is a bit of a nightmare. Parcels everywhere in the aisles and it’s one of those shops that gets full of school kids before and after school as well as lunch times. I’m not surprised stuff goes missing.

Just thought of another one as I was listening to some tunes on shuffle.... Album: The Band by The Band Sequence: Across The Great Divide > Rag Mama Rag > The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Looks much the same as a previous version to me. Money making p!55 take.

How much did you put down?

Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie Sequence: Ziggy Stardust > Suffragette City > Rock ‘m’ Roll Suicide

Album: Clutch by Clutch Sequence: Texan Book of The Dead > Escape from The Prison Planet > Spacegrass

Album: Selling England by The Pound by Genesis Sequence: Dancing with the Moonlit Knight > I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) > Firth of Firth

I would steer away from the G4M kit. I know nothing about them, but the colours won’t do him any favours if he continues his interest in drumming. The Millenium kits however are very good. A drummer in a band I dep for has recently bought one and gigs with it. He knows his gear and he wouldn’t have kept it if it didn’t pass muster. Also sounds good to my ears.

Harsh IMHO, but I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♂️

Tuners are OK surely?

My last bass purchase was 23/6, so I'll throw myself in the ring for this year. I did buy a pedal at the end of 2023, but nothing since.

I reckon I can do January easily. I find myself browsing for basses less and less these days. The new web site at BD has helped as I just cannot be bothered to try and navigate it. My Achilles Heel is friends messaging me about basses they have seen that they (usually correctly) think I would like.

He sounds like a bit of a ****, but then he did give Charlotte her marching orders so that fits 🤷‍♂️

You beat me to it 🤣

….or if you remember Not The Nine’o’Clock News, ‘Roberts’ 🤣😂

The mobile number listed on the contact page IS the number for What’s App.

I've not worn mine since I developed trigger finger and it completely seized with the finger pointing towards the palm. I've tried it on a couple of times since, but I can feel it would be a bad idea leaving it on for any length of time, so it sits in Mrs.H's jewellery box. I always did find it much easier playing without it on.

I think you’re going to have to bite the bullet and raise the shelf if you want to use that space for basses in a rack. Even if you find something that will do the job with mm to spare, I wouldn’t want my headstocks that close to the bottom of the shelf as I know what a klutz I am lifting basses out. I have one of these. Slightly over your max with various 34” scale basses in it. Great stand.

Ah I see. I did think it odd all the X tunes were in the 2nd set. Makes sense now 👍

I’m probably being a bit thick, but what do the (X)’s indicate.

I’m so glad I don’t do NYE gigs anymore. I barely escaped before midnight at a gig I did last years NYE before the place erupted which would have put us back loading out by about an hour. The offset of the ‘extra money’ to my mind just isn’t worth the hassle. Singist needs a kick up the proverbial. Just no excuse for that. I had the exact same thing happen at a function gig to my USA J. A wire was in the process of detaching from the jack socket. Hope you get it sorted.

There are a few points that are lacking in the OP’s comments. Is the band leader either of these couple? If not, what do they have to say about it? Have you mentioned that her time might be better served getting her keys playing to a higher standard? Sounds harsh, but that would be my response. Has she said why? This would be my first question. There is no reason to go down this path if you are a functioning band that’s getting gigs. It just doesn’t make any sense other to serve this persons ego. I’ve been in bands which have couples in them and they have been a complete joy. I’m still in one and they are a fantastic pair. I accept other people’s mileage may vary here, but couples in bands are not always doom and gloom. Sometimes it can be a good thing. Personally I think you’re making a rod for your own back by giving advice re gear etc. This will only fan the flames of someone who clearly must believe they can do a job as equal if not better than you. If she thinks she can have a go on bass and not be up to your standard, that’s kind of worse. Sorry, but I have little time for these wannabe types. In every band I’m in, I want them to be the best possible version they can be. The scenario you describe does not fit that mantra and therefore does not compute for me at least.