stewblack

I really have been a feckless wastrel.

Sorry - I didn't mean the advice wasn't good, just that as you took me in hand and walked me to the answer this - What you need now is for someone who knows what they're talking about to come along. Just felt like a great punchline.

You played me brilliantly there Jack. I thought wow! A serious answer - who'd a thunk it, but you just reeled me in. Bravo - beautifully done sir.

Yes, yes there is.

A guitarist I've worked with has been kicking boxes around for Hermes, now he's gone on to the buildings. 30 odd years teaching his fingers to create music and now those hands will be smashing lump hammers and shoving shovels. It's like a surgeon becoming a coal miner. Nothing wrong with any of these occupations, that really isn't my point. My singer has just applied for office work, I'm supporting a young disabled guy at his place of work a couple days a week. How are you guys putting new strings on your bass, or food on the table now that the arts cannot offer us a living?

They are a mean bunch. You should hear them laugh at how much some of the others cost. Right that's it. I'm phoning the vets

Is there a danger of electric shock to my dogs if any leaks out?

Cool, I will store it the other way up from now on. Thank you, glad it was a simple solution.

But a real expert on the armchair who pontificates from an armchair is more than just an armchair expert surely.

Bought an active bass. Immediately noticed the output was pretty weak so popped in a new 9v and all was fine. Just picked it up a few weeks later and nothing. The battery is totally flat. When it is unplugged on a stand what could be draining the juice out of it?

@Muzz I've been meaning to ask for a while now. I often read here how poor these bridges are, but I'm too technically deficient to understand whats wrong with them. In fact bridges in general are a bit of a closed book to me. I understand the problem with them bending or lifting, but otherwise don't know what makes a good or bad one. I am commissioning a builder soon so I need to swat up on all of this.

Can even get them elected!

Crack on. Don't wait, you might talk yourself out of it.

Goodness, that really does illustrate the age of the Internet Expert!

Someone trying to sell a Spectracomp this morning

It's interesting, often when folk do start a new thread on a familiar topic they run the risk of the "oh God not this again" reaction. (Rude and unnecessary but not mod worthy) so you're kind of damned if you do and damned if you don't. I love the atmosphere and humour on Basschat. Start too much regulation and you might kill the very thing makes it a fun place.

Oh and I'll be 2 not one (same guest I paid for before)

If Frank's there I'm there. Never got to shake his hand when we met like two masked highwaymen!

So what tracks would you JH aficionados recommend to showcase his style?

Just realised I set out one weekend to do a couple of gigs. I incorporated a bit of Basschat buying and trading while on my travels. Turned up for the Sunday afternoon gig with two new speakers, a new P-bass and a new Ashdown head none of which had been with me when I set out from home. Played with them all there and then!

Jet was one of the names the erstwhile Mrs Black rejected for my boy. See also Pitch and Squidgy.

Not the best sounding by any means but the best designed I've found is in the Zoom multi effects. They include a fine tuning control so using an external tuner you get it bang on. If they didn't sound quite as much like a warbling space canary with a cold they'd be perfect.

I'm sold. One of the very best pedal reviews I've ever seen. I really like and use octave /pitch shifting both for messing and gigging. I've been through a ton of them (including some highly regarded) before settling on what I like. But this looks like it's versatile enough to compliment and work with my current line up. Very very interesting.

I like all the things the op dislikes. So, using some kind of logic, I guess what I don't like will fit the bill. Something with a lot of controls, a powerful preamp with tone controls on steroids and a maple fretboard. Always feel like I'm riding a wild horse with no bridle when playing these kind of basses. Yeah and a big ol' humbucker set right back by the bridge.