tauzero

We'll have to pay UK VAT but conversely not VAT in the country of origin, so Thomann prices will drop by about 20% but you'll have to pay 20% plus duty when importing. Unless we continue with some form of VAT harmonisation of course.

Former wannabee (a long time ago), now hobbyist, hopefully with the right attitude.

The only song I do lead vocals on is "Come up and see me", and I find I'm too busy thinking of what the words are to have the luxury of cocking up the bass line.

Not exactly, it received some bids but didn't get to reserve. Not surprising when you see the BIN price. For some reason, people seem even less enthusiastic about bidding for it now it's been relisted. If you really want a stealth bass like this, get a Variax (you may have to paint it black and put sticky-back plastic on the pickguard though).

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1470769750' post='3108344'] Shall we settle this once and for all with a Bass-Off? I nominate two bands each comprising three bassists thus:[list] [*]In the red corner - SMV (Stanley Clark, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten) [*]and in the blue corner - MAJ (Mark King, Adam Clayton and Jaco Pastorius) [/list] [/quote] I think the second team are slightly disadvantaged. Could I suggest Mark King, Adam Clayton, and Chris Wolstenholme for that team, and Jaco Pastorius, Bernie Edwards, and John Entwistle for the dead team?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1470750158' post='3108138'] I've met him 4 times and he was really friendly and totally unpretentious each time. [/quote] And I'm quite prepared to believe you too. My credulousness is going through the roof. Can anyone else who's met Adam Clayton come in with the casting vote please?

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1470748950' post='3108128'] Mr Tauzero, thanks for the namecheck! Don't forget to put your hand up and tell teacher they've forgotten to give us homework as well. [/quote] That's OK. Saved me hunting down the link that someone asked for. [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1470748950' post='3108128'] Aah, Mr Clayton. My nemesis. As I've posted before, I don't think it's quite hate because that's something I would apply to root vegetables, moreover I simply don't like the guy and like his playing even less. You know, for the record, I met him just the once and he was thoroughly unpleasant, smug and arrogant. He just had this air of incredulity about him, akin to that of someone who had reached the giddy echelons of a given field without having a credible bone in their body to support where they'd got to. On the shoulders of giants. Which I suppose is where I came in. We do live in a world where we have a degree of freewill and comes with that the ability to like and dislike things, people, places. We also seem to live in a world where it seems it's OK to heap praise on things but it's bad to castigate, unless it's Nigel Farage I suppose. [/quote] Actually I may have been wrong - you may have said he had no musical ability. Can't remember now. Anyroadup, I happen to like U2 (for which I'm sure I will be hated) and he does the job for the music. I have no knowledge of him other than that, so you have the advantage of me there, and I'm quite prepared to believe you. Are you sure you mean "incredulity", as that seems to me to imply he couldn't quite believe he'd managed to get where he has, which runs counter to your other comments.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1470746736' post='3108094'] Cool, I'm not famous enough to be a hate figure. [/quote] It's good to have an ambition.

Peavey Grind.

Peavey Grind.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1470735945' post='3107979'] Got any links? can't say as I've seen it - especially on BC. [/quote] NancyJohnson described Adam Clayton as talentless about two days ago.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1470662821' post='3107433'] But what exactly is a bassist. The band [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikinki"]Chikinki[/url] have a member who plays the bass parts on synth (and only bass parts and only on synth). Does he count? And would a Chapman Stick player who uses it simply for tapping chords and melodies and never ventures below the low E of a normal guitar count? [/quote] If the mods wouldn't throw it out of the "Basses for sale" section, it's a bass. How you use it defines whether you're a bassist. Other definitions are available. May contain nuts. Contents may have settled in transit. HTH, HAND.

a-ha on their first three albums (there's one track with a bassist credited). They used bass (as in the instrument) more and more in later albums. Gary Wright, in his solo career (Dream Weaver and following).

The petition cites the US rules, but looking at them, it seems all they say is that if you haven't reserved cabin luggage space for your instrument, you can take it as cabin luggage if it will fit on a first-come, first-served basis, and you should be able to buy a seat for it as long as it's lighter and no larger than the average American 10-year-old.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1470659246' post='3107378'] Theres a tiered import duty as well, anything under £390 is free to import for personal use but its unlikley you'll save much on low end gear. If its value is between £390 and £630 you would pay 2.5% on the whole value, plus vat at 20%. [/quote] Where can you find this information? All I can see is import duty at 3.7% and VAT at 20%. It might be important as I'm going to New York, New York in October.

The way the wording has been amended means it is now self-contradictory. [color=#666666][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Musical instruments should [/size][/font][/color][color=#666666][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]as far as possible[/size][/font][/color][color=#666666][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] be accepted as baggage within the passenger cabin and, where this is not possible, should [/size][/font][/color][color=#666666][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]where possible[/size][/font][/color][color=#666666][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] be carried under the appropriate conditions in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. [/size][/font][/color][color=#666666][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][b][i]In order to allow the passengers concerned to assess whether their instrument can be stored in the cabin, air carriers should inform them about the size of storage facilities.[/i][/b][/size][/font][/color] Removing the "as far as possible" means that it becomes mandatory, so they must be accepted as baggage within the passenger cabin, even when it's not possible. Except that then it says if it's not possible, they can be put into the hold. But in that case, why remove "as far as possible"? When we went to Munich, Easyjet told us how big the maximum cabin luggage size was. Opting not to saw the neck off my bass, I went for the hold luggage option instead, which was painless and damage-free. I don't know if I'd have been able to buy a seat for it, nor if we could have bought a seat for my bass and the guitarist's guitar to share. But the proposed amendment to the regulation doesn't say that the carrier must provide the ability to buy a seat for a musical instrument, nor even compel it to tell me whether it's OK to buy a seat for a musical instrument or not. Oh, and would I qualify for a reduced rate if my bass is less than 14 years old?

You could always just recombine the split signals with a small mixer and run them into your amp, if you're not bothered about sending to two separate cabs.

Mrs Zero and I intend to go out as a duo - that'll be one guitar and two vocals, for which I'll happily use the pair of Behringer B210Ds that I use as floor monitors with the band. About 400W. Four-piece band (which has the same requirements as a trio) - we've got a pair of SRM450 Mk IIs, so about 800-900W.

Yes, before I posted here I emailed them about it. They replied to say an upload failed and they were trying to get it sorted out - obviously they now have. Which is nice.

Gigs - I unplug when I'm not playing it, as I use a wireless and it's attached to my belt, not the strap. Rehearsals - I unplug if I take the bass off. I've got a switching jack plug on the lead I use for rehearsals for exactly that reason. Can't remember when I last changed the battery in the Sei, and if it should suddenly die on me, I can just pull my knob.

Although I'm GES, there is one very specific bass that, if it were to come up for sale (again), I would very definitely consider buying it.

Just went onto [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/"]stringbusters.com[/url] and it's all changed, from the slightly clunky but very usable old one with a string selection list down the left-hand side to a mass of little pictures of string packets, which when clicked just say "Item out of stock" when you're not even able to see any items to select. I can only hope that this is a temporary blip, otherwise they won't have any customers.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1470392246' post='3105666'] Well to be fair we haven't increased prices over the past two years. Plus we are running a cash back promo on our most popular lines at the moment [/quote] Clever. The cash is worth less so it doesn't cost you as much.

What's all this nonsense about clapping in assembly anyway? We only clapped in assembly once a year, on prizegiving day. The rest of the time we were quiet and attentive, at least in the main. There were occasional disturbances when one of the giganotosauruses got loose.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1470291064' post='3104728'] ...used a five string tuned to concert pitch in a band that is tuned down half a step? [/quote] Yes, regularly. The guitarist in one band had two guitars, one tuned standard and the other a semitone flat, and would swap between them. We did consistently do songs with one or the other, though, rather than him switching on a whim. I've played Dakota in three different keys now, Eb, E, and F. I'm depping for an old band in a couple of weeks and I can't remember which they do it in. Not that it really matters, put my fingers in the correct starting position, click Go, and go to sleep.