Dad3353

There's a good chance that BC member @D'Addario UK will know the answer to that. Try a PM, maybe..?

Humbrol 73..?

Have we started pinning these threads now..?

Although, to be fair, bass isn't only about string bass or guitar based. I'm a drummer, for instance, and play a bass drum (among others...). Although, to be fair, too, that synth demo sounded much like a cross between rubbing an inflated balloon with one's fingers and the farting of a dray horse. I'll not be investing; I'm out.

Oh no it's not.

Yes there is.

Oh, is that the time..? Must dash; last bus, y'know...

Oh, there's a quieter spot at that table over there. T'was nice meeting you; enjoy your evening. [Scuttles off to another table; any table...]

OK, strawberry milkshake, then. I'm not sure I want to risk asking for a mug of Earl Grey, with a twist of lemon. I said strawberry milkshake, then. It's too loud here.

Shove over, buddy; make a space. I just knew I shouldn't have come this evening. Garçon..? Lait fraise, s'il te plait..?

A bit of a rat's @rse, then, eh..? ...

There are not many beautiful keyboards.

Those that have never had a problem or have simply just not thought of doing it, I suppose (such as myself...), but it does appeal, now that you've shown it. Well played, that man.

No, you're right, naturally, but it's not necessary to know how to do it before having the sordid idea, that's all I was suggesting. Some folks are crazy, s'all..!

My order says 30th January.

Not at all. Thinking that a slap bass fits in a Beatles song could well be the stimulus required to learn how to do it, no..? I agree about it being the devil's road, of course.

... or 'How to ruin a perfectly good microphone in one easy lesson'..! No need for disto pedals, though.

@Lozz196: With a head of sawdust and some wood chips, maybe..?

There's none so deaf as those that will not hear.

S'never been a problem for me...

Nobody likes a clever-clogs..! ... ...

Good evening, Pete, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

This ^^ is correct. The pins will have a groove in them. This groove should be facing the headstock, and will slide down the string, past the ball-end. When under tension, the ball-end will not be beneath the pin, but alongside, such that the more tension, the more the string itself tightens the pin against the hole. If done properly, the pin cannot come out, however high the tension. The bridge would bust first. Hope this helps.

Which begs the retort: 'You can play it alright on your own, then..!'

We play our own version for two main reasons (there are often others...). Firstly, we may not (in fact probably don't have...) the instruments of the original. Example: our singer does a vocal impression of the trombone solo in Beds Are Burning. We once had a few mates on stage with us as a horn section, and it was glorious, but without them, it's 'Parp Parp' from the singer. Secondly, I play drums. I'm (modestly...) quite good, but not up to Soundgarden standards, so I simplify the fills when necessary. RATM I can handle, or Muse, but SOAD has some pretty technical stuff going on, for which there's not enough years left in me to learn. I do what I can with 'em (and it's not catastrophic, just simplified...). Sometimes we just do it differently because we like it better our way, of course. No, it's not laziness.