bassfan

48 minutes ago, triplebass said:

just to make sure... are trades allowed?

btw, still in as far as i know, i don’t think a metronome and a mic gain booster count, right?

No trades, but the other 2 are good 😃👍🏻

22 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Not that confusing @triplebass

 

Trades aren’t allowed in this little competition as far as I’m aware.

 

you’ve acquired new gear…

 

unless I’m mistaken @bassfan?

You are correct Mr T. No trades! 

25 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

The unprofessional part of all of this is expecting a band to turn up on a separate day to soundcheck against a sound meter because you aren't on the 'approved list' - whatever that is. In all my decades of playing in function bands, I never heard such utter tosh. As previously stated, your contract is with the bride. Tell her the sound check cannot happen and she then either has to sort it out or lose you. Her problem, not yours.

I agree with @hiram.k.hackenbacker here completely. 
 

We’ve had gigs in the past where the venue has stipulated their regulations on us pre event and post agreeing with bride/groom, one venue insisted we set up before 11am and then leave until we play at 9!! That didn’t happen as they wouldn’t guarantee the safety of our gear 🤷🏻‍♂️
Your contract is with the bride, the venue has moved the goal posts,  she should be involved in sorting this. 
 

We had a party several years ago with a sound limiter and the crowd tripped it singing along. It does happen. 
 

Good luck sorting it. 

Damn…. It’s literally a few miles away. Nice looker that! 👍🏻

1 minute ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I'm still in, despite the temptation of the OP offering me one of his 😂.

I have no itches that require scratching, but it doesn't stop me looking, which doesn't bode well.

Moi? 😇

15 minutes ago, PatrickJ said:

Well I made it through Jan, just!  

 

You’ve done well with the temptation that’s been put in front of you to! 😂

3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

I have - and nothing on the horizon.

 

 A pickguard for the sabre I ordered in December arrives tomorrow.

 

And a yamaha bb tuner/machine head.

 

does that mean I’m still in - it’s to keep the bass functioning…

 

 

Still in. I saw the snapped one… 👍🏻

2 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

It's at the end of the signal chain and not affecting the tone any more than putting the output of my pedal board into a "proper" mixing desk. And getting a new mixing desk certainly wouldn't be considered to be "bass gear", would it? 

Are you running your bass through it on your board?

new mixing desk is ok. 

3 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

 

Well if that's really an exam question, then I'll critically say: where is the link between "will power" and "happiness"? Where is the empirical evidence for this hypothesized relationship? 

Well, I guess now you know why I wasn't popular in school (or university or work) 🙂

 

That was question 2 on the exam paper

49 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

 If I get a Boss LS2 to replace my replacement one sent back, but use it as a little mixer to blend in a mic and not as a line selector, I'm assuming that's ok as it's not being used as 'bass gear'? 

I’ll leave that to your conscience to decide …

39 minutes ago, Thump said:

In an exam situation , would this still be an A? 

Depends on what the the exam is:

If little Jonny has 30 friends and 7 have zero will power what percentage of Jonny’s friends are happiest 😂😂

1 hour ago, Thump said:

Well we made it through January with barely a casualty

Only 23.3 % of those signed up. 😂

14 minutes ago, gjones said:

I was down in London yesterday and walked right past The Bass Gallery.

 

I'm very proud of myself.

Was it closed? 

11 minutes ago, walshy said:

I’ve bought 6 basses, 2 cabs, 1 head and pedals. Ill probably sell them all so I’m still in right? 😂

Only probably? 😂

1 minute ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

or what if I say that I did not know that I bought a bass?

or that I did not know that it was a bass?

or that I did not know that buying a bass was against the rules of the gear abstinence club?

I clearly got ambushed with a bass. Not my fault 😎

Guess what the answer to each of those might be 🤔

4 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

what if I send it to the shop that sold it to me and they then sell it as a used bass? Then I am back in, right as I only temporarily bought it from them? Kind of rented it 😉 

Errr still no. 

4 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Good question. I bought one but will sell it soon, so I am back in, right?

I misread that! 😂 no. You are not! 😂 

4 hours ago, ezbass said:

Didn't even manage a month  . However, if I send it back, am I still in?

Yeah. Why not… 

4 minutes ago, Thump said:

Despite having a new bass on the way i'm still in. The reasoning is , the Mrs bought it for my upcoming birthday. This gives me 3 excuses. 1 - she bought it. 2 - its out of stock for a couple of weeks which takes us into February anyway. 3 - my birthday isn't til next month anyway.

 

By my reckoning , i'm still in this 

I think you are to 👍🏻

47 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

Objective of learning guitar fulfilled?

Nah… I went from music lessons to biology. 😂😂

I started guitar lessons in my early teens, then got a girlfriend and stopped… picked up a guitar again in 2003 when my neighbour offered to teach me and quickly realised my hands don’t bend like the way others do, he suggested I try his old bass… it worked!  Kind of 😃

18 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Oof, this could see me out of the GAC 😬

Do it. It’s great! Well I love mine as everyone knows. 😂 

I did to! 

40 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I’ve owned loads, yet I still fancy this one. It would of course see me ousted from the GAC, so I just can’t buy it 🤷‍♂️

Good. Cos I might and I’m already out.  😂 

5 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said:

That would be THE one

That’s not helping. 😂