Silvia Bluejay

That version of The Trooper is sheer anathema. It makes me want to cross myself and bathe in holy water

[quote name='Bass-Driver' timestamp='1367791465' post='2069552'] No, not a Warwick! If you want your bass to have any sound, steer right clear of those morbidly overpriced soundless pieces of badly seasoned furniture wood. [/quote] The above probably happens when one of those is in your hands - but definitely not when this chap is playing his.

Oh, all right. I asked because I saw someone comment on FB along the lines of "so what", so I wondered whether it was a controversial move or sumfink... Now there's no excuse to keep away from the Marketplace, folks!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1368107487' post='2073290'] Top work, Chris! Nice to see your work's appreciated [/quote] Have there been complaints about this new facility??

Nope, because Xmas features [b]much [/b]less prominently in my calendar than the LBGS or indeed most music-related events...

I wish I could! (I'm not wishing my life away, incidentally, just wishing we had a LBGS every 6 months )

Yes, yes, I know, this post may well win the Most Preposterously Early Thread award! Aaanyway, the dates have been announced, and they're 1 & 2 March 2014. Just thought y'all might like to know [url="http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/"]http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/[/url] Hopefully lots of Good Things will come to those of us who can wait!

Well, at the very least what I did this year, only with a little more space! If Ped and Kiwi choose to get a small stand for us, I imagine they'll let us know how they plan to use it, and I'll be there unless told otherwise.

Definitely at the LBGS next year as a punter, and also hopefully as a Basschat rep, if we're allowed to have a small stand or a corner.

Go for it Mark! Sorry can't help, only lefty Rockbasses over here. I'm sure someone will come to your aid soon

Welcome to the "Lefties Ghetto", Aloysius I'm sure someone will get back to you about the G&L. In the meantime, get stuck in - the non-lefty topcs are very interesting too

LOL just to get back on topic, we'll have some more down time tomorrow morning. Facebook post is displayed on this site's home page.

I keep noticing that the site isn't as responsive as it used to be, and I've seen the ad.click.net message occasionally while clicking on forum threads or posts, so it's not just you. However, the delay could simply be caused by some extra layer of security filtering/processing being applied against bots and spammers.

You guys just stop scheduling gigs on the same dates as the Junkyard Dogs!! Grrrr Jokes aside, our gang will have to miss this, I'm afraid, as we'll be otherwise engaged at the George in W4. Any hope of catching this lineup on another occasion? PS Have a fantastic evening and take and publish photos and vids!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1367324657' post='2064153'] Start saving for an EUB. Then a DB. That's the normal progression, isn't it? [/quote] LOL yes, except when you do it the other way round and buy an EUB first and then a fretless (5 strings in my case), followed inevitably by a 5-string EUB. No space for the DB at present, thank God!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1367264104' post='2063449'] When you have a chance to use an open string, use it. That will let your brain re-set your mental intonation and give you an open string to compare your fretted strings to. [/quote] Good advice, but doing so usually sounds a lot better on double bass than it does on bass guitar, especially if you're playing twangy or boomy rounds and/or a fretless 5.

The neck will have the usual dots, which you can (in fact should) check periodically while you're fingering the notes, to make sure you're not too far out. As for the rest, trust your muscle memory and your ear, and just play

I've just tweeted this announcement for the second time today, and made it Basschat's 1000th tweet

[quote name='patch006' timestamp='1367261084' post='2063374'] There was plenty of lefty thumb basses at the bass day last year bluejay ; ) . [/quote] I had to miss the bass day due to a bad case of snowed-underness with work! And it turned out to be a horrid project I should have avoided like the plague

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1367261045' post='2063372'] Grim. What percentage of the market is LH sales I wonder? Would more stock mean more sales, tricky issue for the retailers I guess. Is the lefty market place on here a good source of instruments - I've never looked tbh? [/quote] I'm not sure, it's a bit like the chicken and the egg. Perhaps if lefty instruments were easier to obtain, lefty children (and adults) would tend to learn to play in the way that's most natural to them. Instead, many force themselves - or are advised - to learn right-handed to have more choice, ready availability, cheaper price etc.

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1367259323' post='2063339'] How much of a problem is it being a lefty bluejay? Can you get pretty much what you want (eventually) but presumably much harder to find examples to try out I'm guessing; at least judging by what I haven't seen in the high street. [/quote] Exactly. You can order almost anything - especially from Warwick, who offer lefty models of practically every bass they sell - but the actual instrument you receive will be something coming directly from the manufacturer (if you buy new), and it won't be the classic "model you've tried and fallen in love with and bought on the spot at the shop", as there are usually no lefty models to try out and fall in love with... Having said that, a couple of the large music stores I visited in NYC offered the luxury of an entire lefty section, with a lot of guitars and also a few basses. Unfortunately, the choice tends to be limited to the usual Fender P, Musicman, Fender J, Fender something-or-other, you get the idea (YAAAWWWN!!)

OK, then - my next Warwick-related mission will be to find a lefty Thumb on display somewhere and try it. They didn't have a lefty in NYC when I visited. (That's possibly a good excuse to visit again soon...!)

Since I seem to gather that you do a lot of gigging in different styles, I would go for a second bass if you can afford it and have the space. After all, the number of lefty electric bassists and upright/double bassists is slowly increasing, now that we are no longer seen as spawn of the devil or sumfink... It's a matter of ordering a bass and waiting, as opposed to walking into a shop and grabbing one, but at least you're usually no longer met with a scornful laugh and a head-shake. You may well be able to sell on your spare bass - if one day either becomes surplus to requirements - to a younger musician. Or even to me, if I ever manage to move into a bigger flat!

Good stuff Posted on Tony's FB page! By the way, Jason's surname is spelled "Fraticelli" on his FB page, though (i tagged him in my post too).

David Ellefson's model sold by Jackson is identical to the one he plays, apparently, and comes at a price. Jackson also sell a more affordable model based on his specs. (That's what Ellefson said at the London Bass Guitar Show.) I was suitably impressed and GASsing.