neepheid

Damn, that does look nice in red. Oh dear. Just as well I think they're a mite bit too expensive, even with the addition of a gigbag and other minor improvements, if the price had been the same as the previous Vintage Pro/60s model then my gear abstinence this year might have come under more serious threat...

Main difference is that the BB3000 is neck thru, BB414 is bolt on. The BB3000 generally comes with gold hardware, BB414 is chrome. There will be hardware differences, tuners, bridge. Pickups are probably different.

Hand on heart, there was no googling involved - wasn't the Mystery Machine predominantly green?

Well maybe one day the music industry will be a meritocracy...

Thanks! Have to say though, after a Monday at work, bashing the rivets out of the chain with hammer and punch was very satisfying indeed After this, I put up a picture for Mrs. Neepheid. When you get on a run of practical stuff and the tools are out already...

Right, that's not going anywhere fast! And I think that will genuinely be it now. Thanks to whoever it was who surfaced the idea of using bike chain links to secure pedals to boards!

Design revision required - turns out my velcro is great at keeping pedals in place when gravity is working with it, not so much in the opposite direction. It was actually the adhesive that failed, not the velcro itself. Bugger. So a more permanent way of attaching the PSU is required. I could replace the tape with... better tape like 3M Dual Lock but I figured in keeping with the whole "make do and mend" approach I'd find a way to mechanically couple the PSU to the board. Someone on here, I'm sure it was put up a picture of using bike chain links as brackets to attach pedals to boards. As luck would have it, I had a small length of bike chain lying around so I spent a satisfying 20 mins or so bashing the rivets out of the chain. Thanks to T-Rex putting all the screws on the side and none on the bottom, I had to bend the links to make right angle brackets. This is when I found out that the outer links are too brittle to be bent, but the inner ones are fine? Anyway, some hammering and bending round the vice gave me this: Now, just need to find some screws small enough to get in those wee holes. Maybe tuner screws, maybe pickguard screws. Time for a rummage in the spares boxes!

Yes, it's currently my office bass because I've been doing some lunchtime swotting - perks of having one's own office. A couple of the guys in the workshop play bass or guitar and I asked them to tell me how much they thought it cost. They overestimated by several hundred pounds and were blown away when I told them the actual price...

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1622000908/genuine-leather-purple-guitar-strap?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mauve+guitar+strap&ref=sr_gallery-1-4&local_signal_search=1&search_preloaded_img=1&organic_search_click=1 Etsy's full of them. I found this one by searching for "mauve guitar strap". Not sure if this one's a better colour match, but it's not as fancy either.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1593710090/buckled-leather-softy-guitar-strap-bass?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=purple+guitar+strap&ref=sr_gallery-1-6&frs=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1 ?

Something's been bugging me about these - it's the single colour on the headstock. Should Epiphone have done a trad black headstock with colour outline? Here's a quick and dirty mockup: VS FIGHT

You think any of them A) read what we write and B) pay the slightest heed to it? Maybe I haven't been screaming into the void all these years!

Well, maybe one day you'll be in charge, you never know

Well, that was eerily prescient...

What a surprise, EBMM send in the lawyers. I don't think they've got a leg to stand on, personally. They going to come after me if I make a bass which has the tuners in a 3+1 arrangement? Clearly, they're worried though. Scared of Sire cannibalising sales because Sire make good instruments. They've shot themselves in the foot though - all this does is make production more efficient for Sire - one less headstock shape to manufacture. This kind of anti-competitive nonsense grinds my gears. F you EBMM, I'm going to buy a Z7 next year out of spite! Actually, I quite fancy one anyway, but now I've got added incentive.

Next time you're up, noise me up and I'll see if I can plot a path for you through all the restrictions.

And not one of them on the settee. Poor show! This thread's called "Basses on the settee" not "Basses near the settee"

Did you not get to use the car park at Drummonds? Admittedly it's not ideal because it's several floors below the bar itself, but at least it's nearby.

Had a great gig with the Inevitable Teaspoons last night at Krakatoa in Aberdeen. Sound was a bit of a 'mare, we were late starting because the regular sound guy was off ill so it was the venue owner with a newbie assistant trying to chase the bugs out of the system - some annoying feedback coming from somewhere, took a while to track down the offending mic. But the crowd were patient and they were (hopefully) rewarded with a decent set. I felt really relaxed in my own performance, the sort of good feeling you get when you can have a laugh with the drummer if either of us does something a little odd instead of worried scowls. Played my Reverend Triad, and it got some questions (chiefly "what is your bass?" - happy to inform, 'mon the Reverend!). Rather more bizarre after we finished and I came off stage I got stopped by a guy at the bar who said very nice things about my playing, and paid me the very specific compliment of comparing me to Leland Sklar (!) - and he wasn't talking about my beard because that's a no contest - I'm only similar to Leland Sklar in that respect in the sense that I have a beard at all! He complimented me specifically on my fingerstyle and was talking himself down because he "only" plays pick. I was quick to point out that it's just a different technique, neither one is "better" than the other and mentioned that I can't play pick for toffee. Anyway, was kinda blown away by that very bass-specific compliment that I'm not sure what I did to earn, but I'll bloody well take it!

The struggle against gig clash is real Hope you had a good one!

Tonight - The Inevitable Teaspoons play at Krakatoa, Aberdeen...

Yup, an hour each way is doable. Our rehearsal space (for both bands) is about 45 mins away.

Never mind the bollards...

I know how it works, I'm lamenting the fact that some people don't ask the simple questions that would keep them safer online. As you point out (and as I was alluding to, possibly too obliquely), enough folk must fall for it or else they wouldn't do it.

Yet you use terms like "tofu eating wokeratus"...