tauzero

I don't play much with a plectrum but when I do, I generally alternate down and up and can start on either the up or the down, except for "Doctor doctor" where if I start the verse on the upstroke, it completely throws me (it's probably the uneven beat that does it).

It was a bit speculative - The Tweets were trying to get it used for golf coverage on the BBC, much as "The Chain" is used for Formula 1, but failed miserably, as did Abba with "Eagle".

I almost always use a Sei Original headless fretless 5-string. I've had about half a dozen people so far come up to me and say "Lovely bass. What is it, an xxx?" where xxx was most recently Lakland (I must say, he got the pronunciation right) and I think has included Rickenbacker in the past. Funnily enough, neither Status nor Hohner has ever featured as xxx.

[quote name='7tenths' timestamp='1427390149' post='2729833'] Personally I'm looking for something a little simpler with a much smaller footprint. [/quote] Android phone with OTG support and the MIDI Commander app, OTG to USB adaptor cable, USB cable to a M-Audio Midisport 2x2.

[quote name='thehillscorporation' timestamp='1427389594' post='2729826'] Sorry, I don't see the relevance of what you're saying here? & why would I be limited to one hour? [/quote] Per means "for each". So "per cent" means "for each hundred", and you're saying that you can't go over that hundred. Therefore, as "per hour" means "for each hour", by the same logic, you can't go over that hour.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1427371091' post='2729419'] a mischievous part of me... is wondering whether I could pull it off onstage. [/quote] Risky, I'd say.

Peter Green wrote "Albatross" about a superb shot on the 3rd at the Belfry.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1427371480' post='2729427'] I'm sorely disappointed that I only appear in the results with one of my worst ever photos of myself. On the other hand, there's one nice photo of Laurence Cottle at the Herts bash which comes from one of my blogs, and three pics of our gorgeous Ped modelling BC polos [/quote] I recognised Ped. Was that Nikki Lauda in the next row down? Now to try it with quotes...

[quote name='thehillscorporation' timestamp='1427379964' post='2729646'] I promised myself I wouldn't get too involved in this, but, in response to icastle, no I wouldn't use 110% to indicate an increase any more than I would score something as 11 out of 10! & tauzero, if a cake had increased in price by four times it's original price...then it's an increase of four times, not 400%. However, my waistline has increased by eating too much cake! [/quote] Assuming you're driving in the UK, you measure your speed in miles per hour. You'd feel pretty silly if that meant that you couldn't travel for any longer than an hour and you needed to get from Birmingham to Edinburgh.

Interparcel/UPS. If there is a problem, though, deal direct with UPS rather than Interparcel (who have a premium rate number for you to contact them on). I've only ever had one sort-of problem, and that was minor (can't remember exactly what).

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1427282270' post='2728179'] I enjoy winding up my guitarist by referring to his guitar as his "Epiphany". It is of course "Epiphone", but as soon as he bit once..... I can't help myself now [/quote] When I first saw the name "Epifani", I mentally pronounced it "Eppy Fanny" before it clicked.

[quote name='thehillscorporation' timestamp='1427241884' post='2727924'] I suppose I should point out that anything over 100% isn't really logical. % = per cent = one part in a hundred. Ergo, NOT one part in a random number MORE THAN a hundred. Oh, and not 'percent' either (unless you're American). I could say I'm not normally this pedantic,....but I am [/quote] As it happens, anything over 100% is perfectly logical but only if you're not talking about a subdivision of something. So 400% of a cake is just silly (and very, very fattening), whereas a rise of 400% in the price of cake means that the price is now five times what it was, so your waistline is safer.

[quote name='stuckinthepod' timestamp='1427213175' post='2727298'] Also Rig. This is my Bass Rig. Is it fully articulated? Do you run with the radio handle "Rubber Duck"? No this is your amplifier and associated peripherals and accessories. [/quote] What on earth has being articulated and being a rubber duck have to do with having both testicles undescended?

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1427311234' post='2728789'] Jeremy Irons has never played golf. [/quote] Peter Hook has, and he's working on it, as are the Slice Girls.

Our gig on Saturday in Sutton Coldfield was cancelled as the pub manager who had booked us was sacked.

I have a Rolls MP80, yours for £35 + shipping. [url="http://www.rolls.com/pdf/M_MP80.pdf"]http://www.rolls.com/pdf/M_MP80.pdf[/url] I never got round to using it with the Superfly or the Superduperfly. Can't remember whether the Superfly will phantom-power it - if not, IIRC it uses a typical 9V effects pedal power supply.

You haven't got a lead plugged into the effects return, have you? Or got the mute switch pressed in?

I emailed KMC a bit earlier - emailing Genz Benz just goes to Fender who then say that they've flogged it and to get in touch with Chris Cretella at KMC (see post #1). His reply: Hello, There is currently no plan for Genz Benz to go back into production. Best, Chris So that's it then. A sad end to Genz Benz. Looks like there's a few companies who could use "F$cked by Fender" as their slogan...

Ashbory put through a reverb to give it a very short-term extra resonance.

I've got a QTX PB-1 and the guitarist has a couple of floor-standing LED PAR cans, which we control via DMX (guitarist has programmed that up).

Looks as if KMC have all the non-core brands like Takamine now. Fender concentrating on their core business and letting everything else sink or swim under a holding company?

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1425985572' post='2712997'] I know what you mean - I was at Uni 1976-1979, always had enough money to supplement the god-awful food supplied at the hall of residence I lived in (Commonwealth Hall in Russell Square - any other former inmates?). Those were the days - studying in candlelight during the 'winter of discontent'! [/quote] Ah, you were round the corner from me - I was in International Hall, but that was 1975-76, and that was where I joined my first rock band and took up bass.

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1425932155' post='2712498'] Two things I would say. Firstly, I'll need to do something with the strap to push the body to the right a bit. I see the Synapse model does this with a strap button extension thing. I can probably get one of those and fit it to this somehow. [/quote] I've seen a Hohner B2 modified to sort this out - they'd just moved the strap peg from the back of the neck to the bit of body just above the neck. Ah, here it is: [url="http://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses/hohnerb2aprov.htm"]http://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses/hohnerb2aprov.htm[/url] Shall have to do that to my B2AV too.

Just to chuck another one into the mix, there's the Peavey Grind. Also worth having a look at a Mazeti 5-string if you should happen to see one (which TBH isn't that likely).

The Status forum [url="http://statii.com"]http://statii.com[/url] is probably your best bet for finding out what it is. Having had a look around with Google, it looks like Series 1 can be either graphite or wooden necked, and yours does look like the Series 1s pictured. And that birdseye maple facing is lovely, I'm amazed that anyone would paint over it.