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[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1481454392' post='3192338'] Those are the screws and rawl plugs that came with this hanger (a Hercules one). [/quote] Aye. That's a classic! A classic corner-cutting money-saving scheme, or a classic having-no-clue-whatsoever. In really many cases, the supplied stuff is only a sales booster, as you get the impression you buy something complete, and this here is a great example of it: In this type of rawl plug, any resistance gained from (on the picture) the upper part, is a freebie, and not [b][i]really[/i][/b] part of the system (though admittedly many objects do hang safely for decades on that "upper" part). This resistance is a product of the width of the hole and the materials that are in play. The real system on the other hand is much less critical of materials and widths, and starts where the plug is split into three loose ends. IOW exactly where your screws seem to stop (if the pic doesn't lie).

Judging from the picture only, and I hope I see it wrongly, your screws are [i][b]far too short[/b][/i] to even let the rawl plugs start to begin do their job, and that's even before talking about these exact rawl plugs and the capacities of the wall. You need screws twice the length. That's how the system is supposed to work. I'd say: if all your screws are this short, and the wall material the same, then remove the basses immediately. In a wall that fits these old-type plugs, these [i][b]will[/b][/i] do a good enough job, BTW.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1481322245' post='3191584'] I was looking for Asschat, "a hamlet in the municipality Leusden" and ended up here in error. [/quote]

[i]Viola da gamba[/i], back in the seventies. Never learned it well, but could play some tunes. [i]Pipe organ[/i], my profession. I guess the pipe organ's getting more and more unusual, due to fewer churches, fewer concert venues with pipe organs, and the remaining churches investing in electronic alternatives to pipe organs. [i]Darbuka[/i], as in the larger Moroccan concert goblet drum for males. [i]Taarija[/i], a related, smaller procession goblet drum for females and children, and played differently. The darbuka has a head made of ray skin, whereas the taarija has goat skin and resonator ropes under its skin - much like a snare drum. I love both. I order to learn to play at all, I went to some djembe courses, even though the djembe traditionally is played differently to both.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1481054173' post='3189388'] "I think it may work better if you put wheels on it, you could call it a skateboard" [/quote] Fanbloodytastic

[quote name='anti-barbie' timestamp='1481017865' post='3188928'] Thought that was 36 hours? (Ish) [/quote] A physics 36 hours. Not a maths 36 hours of course, but more than good enough. I'll be posting this reply in 26 hours or so. C-ya then! Wait!

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1480975624' post='3188717'] The Blue boy was Gainsborough, this is Yeames. (royalist child being questioned by the Parliamentarians about his father) [/quote] Yes, but Yeames' blue boy was based on Gainsborough's blue boy, and IMS in real life was Yeames' nephew - or similarly related to Yeames. Also, if you look closely, you can see he's probably Blue's grandchild... er ... grandfather! (look at the characterful eyes and nose!)

"And When Did You Last See The Blue Boy On BassChat?

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1480972987' post='3188660'] Only messing! There's only one Steve Harris. [/quote] Phew! Yes, there's only one of me. Only me. And JTUK. TWO! Two of us! And BassTractor... I'll come in again...

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1480971686' post='3188641'] Are you on drugs? [/quote] Is that a serious question? My guess is that it is. In case: no, I'm not on drugs. I never am, nor am I ever drunk. Why would you ask the question? My guess is you just answered the thread title without reading the thread. Reading the thread would have explained to you what my post was about. That or the aforementioned Mr Harris has a certain relationship to drugs.

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1480970003' post='3188606'] with an all-star band and an extensive rider of specific technical requirements for his gigs. [/quote] Not when I play for nowt though, which happens quite often. In those cases I only bring the all-star band. No riders or requirements.

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1480962514' post='3188476'] I met Steve Harris after the gig last Friday, but doubt it very much he is a basschatter. [/quote] Ah. You're mistaken then. I'm very much a basschatter, though I use the JTUK login name most of the time, and BassTractor and the other mentioned ones slightly less often. You may call me Mr Harris or simply JTUK.

I'd get one with a temperature pot and interchangeable tips for different uses, rather than the type where you MUST change the tip to change the temperature. That said, I know some pro solderers swear by the latter. My Weller station with temperature pot and interchangeable tip is roughly 30 years old and still like new despite heavy use in periods.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1480884383' post='3187854'] Have you never played at last night of the proms? [/quote] Oh Yeah! That's true! I forgot those gigs. Good point though. There's a huge change going on as more and more members of the classical audience are people with an openness to all kinds of music, and as an audience they don't any more fit the description of the proverbial one I played for 30 to 40 years ago. There's a looser ambience these days, and more noise. Me like. (I take it the LNotP audience may contain some alcohol, but has never been seen to wreck the harps and the timpani.)

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1480882843' post='3187819'] I doubt many of the folks at the gig on friday had ever been to a classical performance, [/quote] Confirmed. I recognised none of the people in your photo.

As a classical musician I've never liked typical audiences for classical music, but reading this I may have to reconsider. At least they were never drunk, and they wouldn't wreck the instruments or the stage.

[quote name='blisters on my fingers' timestamp='1480866743' post='3187650'] [size=1]Pssst ............ wrong thread !!!! [/size] [/quote] [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1480871275' post='3187696'] You won't get too many Pete Townsend auctions will you? (He's the first to say, it was a real waste of some expensive instruments) [/quote] Oops. My post was for a completely different thread. The weird thing is I'd never opened this here thread, so I can't understand how that post got here. Anyway, it's gone now.

I'm guessing that your expression "my lack of knowledge" is not entirely accurate. If your ears work, and I expect they do, then most chapters in the theory book should mainly tell you stuff you already know, whilst providing you with the the language to express that which you've known all along. Some theory is hard on the angle of: [i][b]In <situation>, you can only do <choice>[/b][/i]. Me, I don't like that (and it's wrong as well). I like the angle of: [i][b]Is <existing snippet> good? How does it work on the listener? Why does it work on the listener like that?[/b][/i] IOW, to me personally, theory is almost the same thing as music psychology. I don't care about rules as in "commands". I care about: "OMG! What did the composer do in order to make me love this so much?" In this, to me the most central term is that of tension (stability, powers away from stability and powers back to stability), and this goes for harmonic content as well as rhythmic and melodic content. So: don't go for the first theory book you see. Find the one that is open to possibilities and freedom of choice. We also had many threads about this, the last one (IMS) two months ago, that might provide some interesting views and experiences: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/293119-theory-yes-please-or-a-bit-of-a-yawn/ This is not criticism, BTW. Just a heads up that stuff does exist in these boards that can still be read, and a possible explanation if you get fewer answers than expected.

[quote name='anti-barbie' timestamp='1480814963' post='3187332'] Bump [/quote] I do hope and trust you'll be honouring the 36 hour bumping rule, so as not to attract undue attention or vegan anger.

No complaining this year that you didn't see the thread! Here it is: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/296150-well-jingle-my-bellsits-time-for-basschat-secret-santa-already/"]http://basschat.co.u...-santa-already/[/url]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1479765553' post='3179174'] Yeah, even now when everyone has a camera my band has very few current pics. Most folks have no clue on how to take a decent band pic. It's not easy and some bands and people don't photograph so well. I'm one of then. Blue [/quote] WOT? You always look more than stellar! ...and I hate you intensely for that!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1479762447' post='3179128'] Well, remember not many kids had cameras at that time. [/quote] Yeah, but me, I [b][i]did[/i][/b] have several cameras. I could've gotten others to take pics with my gear. It just never seemed important at the time, which now feels like a shame.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1479753661' post='3179016'] It's a great picture, it's only as I'm getting older I wish I had more pictures from things like early gigs. Looking good blue [/quote] I fully agree with SR Pete in all of this. Me, I wish I had any pictures at all from early gigs. It just never seemed important back then. Cherish the pic and the memories, Blue!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1479722290' post='3178641'] That's why I said "best". There must be one that is better than the others or do they all do this job equally well/badly? [/quote] Sorry, I took your initial post as a joke or ironic question, the answer to which would be "bass guitar". Seeing you're serious, I can't really tell which of the mentioned ones is best, as I've spent only little time with each of these, BUT: I've had great results with a synth as simple as the Korg MS-10, which has only one oscillator. This approach demanded two effect pedals, one of which I think was a chorus. The result was unbelievably close to a real bass guitar of indescript model - though of course not in every respect. I was flabbergasted though, and that was after decades of synth "programming". The Korg MS-20 Mini, which is still available, would do the same job, and could also do a better job with its two oscillators and other stuff. Another time I had a great result was with three channels on the Yamaha TX802 synth module, comparable to three layered DX7 synths. The programming took me three working days though. I'm not saying these solutions can't be discerned from a bass guitar, but I do say you could fool many casual listeners with them, and I also do say that in many circumstances the difference with a real bass guitar is not even important. Synths are handy when sequencing. Wouldn't use them if I could avoid them though, and I say that as a synth man since the 60s.