KingBollock

We went with some friends to see their daughter perform in a talent show in a venue on Cromer pier. I don’t really know how to describe what her troupe were supposed to be doing but it was truly awful, an absolute shambling mess! My mate was relieved that only the best three acts from each category went through to perform again in the afternoon. He was just glad that we wouldn’t have to stay for that. Except that there were only two acts in her category, so they got through by default. I buggered off outside and spent the afternoon crab fishing.

The only thing I can think of is the Digitech Bass Synth Wah. Which I got new for £34 (I believe I got it just before they stopped making them). I had no idea what I might do with it, but I do sometimes enjoy mucking about with it.

… I grab my walking stick and hat as I leave the house. Jump in the van, still wearing my hat (leather flat cap), and off we go to the lake to do some fishing. I take my hat off before I get out of the van, get set up and put on a different hat (peaked cap)… I sometimes wear my hat (flat cap) indoors if I’m feeling particularly paranoid and worried someone might nick it (it wasn’t cheap) or that I might forget it and leave it behind. There are sunglasses involved, too, but I can’t be bothered with the details.

I have had a couple of ideas for one of my basses, but haven’t actually got around to doing yet… #1 - Replace the cavity cover with a piece of 1mm steel with some ebony veneer. Drill the screw holes in the body to fit some magnets. But I worry about losing it. or #2 - Mount a battery box into the cavity cover.

I have a Fender strap on my Fender banjo, and I thought it would look nice on my Squier telecaster but I couldn’t bring myself to do it!

I don’t get particularly sweaty hands but my thumb still sticks. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for a couple of things… I have a thumb injury I got as a child, this is exacerbated by neuropathic nerve damage that goes from my neck, down my arm and into my thumb. And I can’t play with my thumb brace on. It bloomin’ hurts!

The weirdly stretched body shape of Spectors and Warwicks. Warwicks aren’t helped by that headstock, either. The dumpy, drawn by a child, shape of Wals.

I have a PC and it’s drives all named after fantasy swords. I have another PC and it’s drives named after ships from the Alien franchise. Three of my basses also have names (one of which is named after a fantasy sword…).

I hadn’t but I have now. Thank you! They’re not a bad price, either.

I have a couple of these in the living room. One for guitar and one for a mandolin. They’re nothing special but they are nicer than normal guitar stands. They come in two parts, so they pack down nice and flat. And they’re only £12.99. I love the grabby Hercules stand but it won’t take my favourite bass (not tall enough) nor my favourite guitar (the Telecaster headstock not being wide enough).

A friend of my wife’s owns the only pub in the village. She’s always been strict about closing at 11pm and is only open four days a week. She used to put on live music in a dedicated function room. Then a couple moved in next door and started complaining… So, no music anymore, live or otherwise. This isn’t good enough, though, oh no! They don’t want people talking while walking past their house at closing time. So she had to buy signs that tell people to be quiet when they leave. She has decided to sell the pub, and those neighbours are part of the reason for it. There used to be two pubs in the village but the other one got turned into a bistro/deli. Who knows what’ll happen to her pub once it’s sold?

Thanks! I always appreciate an opportunity to post those pics!

Ohh, I hadn’t thought of red strings. The ones currently on mine are black. (Not the black strings. It came with black strings which I replaced and then unreplaced.) I’ve got some black dye for the fretboard. I just need to get around to using it.

First Bass Owned: Westone Raider I 'Go To' Bass: Cort T-35 'Your' Bass: BC Rich Warlock NT

The only things that I own that might be worth more than what I paid for them are a Digitech Bass Synth Wah (£32, new) and the Behringer Centaur (£59, new). They’re such good pedals that the little I might make on them isn’t worth the effort of selling them and finding replacements. Although, thinking about it, my BC Rich Warlock might be worth a little more than I paid for it, purely because I got it for such a good price. But it’s my dream bass, it ain’t going nowhere. I’m not a collector, but I do have a lot of Behringer stuff. Which I think makes me a hoarder…