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7 hours ago, TrevorR said:

Don’t laugh… that’s exactly how luthier Rob Armstrong came to design his “Baby Guitars”… he mucked up a case order and decided to build something to fit the mandolin cases that arrived. 
 

 

Beautiful sounding guitar from Rob Armstrong  - and thank goodness he didn't accidentally order two dozen saxophone cases...

Done.

And hats off to any ambidextrous bassists out there. 

On 13/09/2025 at 15:07, Baloney Balderdash said:

And what is a credit card supposed to test in relation to truss rod adjustment?

It's to pay for the truss rod adjustment to be done properly. 

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Saw a tall guy in the supermarket the other day, well over a foot taller than his partner. They both appeared to have legs the same length...

The obvious explanation is that the tall guy is accidentally wearing his partner's trousers. 

On 08/09/2025 at 18:07, timo said:

@handman got one ordered a few days after that last message, £25 + p&p for a 5 string gen1 maple board neck. 4 month lead time for mine though...

It's at times like this, that basschat needs a "wow" response icon. 

That is almost a nominal fee, or £25 for administration and the neck is free. 

"Thanks for buying a Sire. We are committed to providing you with ongoing support for your instrument."

Hi @DylanDavid, and welcome. 

Perhaps you can show us some photos of the string height above the fretboard, so that the bass experts here can give you advice. 

While you are making those photographs and waiting for help, there is no need  touch the truss rod yet.

Graeme sold me a bumper bundle of cables, for a bargain price, and included free postage!

Great seller. 

Robert 

4 hours ago, Si600 said:

 

 

Don't care.  It's irrational, remember?   I still hate regardless of what the dictionary says 😘

Hurrah for @Si600's admission of irrationality!

4 hours ago, TimR said:

 

Planning permission takes ages to get passed. 

2 hours ago, tegs07 said:

And back on planet earth. Building contractor sorry guv we are booked solid for the next 8 months with actual real jobs that we have been to the property and provided a quote for.

 

Edit: I don’t know your area but the building contractor guys i know doing big jobs like lofts and extensions don’t work on ifs and maybe. There are too many third parties to keep on the right side of and permanent staff to pay to do this.

 

In addition the stamp duty bracket has got so high that people extend rather than move and they have more work than they can handle already without a tepid maybe.

 

 

Thus, my prejudice is provably irrational, and I have met the requirements of this thread.  Hurrah for me!

People who buy a house, then put an extension up, or convert the loft, within six months of moving in.   

If they did it within a month, then it was clearly part of the plan when they purchased the place. 

If they did it within six years, then the family grew, and needs more space after they purchased the place. 

But six months just feels wrong. 

1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

What happened?

 

Hopefully they chopped off his hands.

First hearing, apparently. 

Perhaps others on basschat will be better able to explain what this means? 

33JJ0821825 was the case number, heard at 10am on 10th September 2025.

https://courtlistings.co.uk/magistrates-court-listings/leicester

Cheerfully arranged the sale of a microphone, and speedily dispatched it.  He also included the microphone clip too.

What a guy!!

My desk. 

A pair of Roland Cakewalk powered speakers; Kurzweil SP76 piano; E-MU Classic Keys Module for extra sounds; all into a Xenyx 802 mixer (plus a line-in for the bass guitar); which all connects to a Yamaha AG03 mixer/interface. 

The PC is new, too - the old one wouldn't run Windows 11, and only had the ability to drive one PC monitor.

All this will change next week.  EBay, basschat, and Thomann have together worked to enable a major upgrade. 

I have messaged you.

I have messaged you.

On 21/08/2025 at 10:17, Hellzero said:

Great content?

It would indeed be great to be content, but the Gear Abstinence thread suggests that it is a rare attribute.  Nevertheless, we strive to be content...

One of @NancyJohnson's advantages is that he has a reputation on basschat, as an all-round good egg, and nice chap.

That counts for something  - I know that he won't act in a way that will harm my interests, because he would in turn damage his hard-won reputation.

2 hours ago, Chiliwailer said:

So… all these set ups, but not many folk entering the Basschat monthly composition competition, or maybe you used to? 

 

It’s not a serious competition, just making something up based on a photo chosen by the previous months winner.

September’s comp will be pinned in the Recording section sometime on the 1st or 2nd. 

I would love to be able to record a composition, but never feel that I have the creativity and talent to do so.

However I am intending to create something one day - just so that I can say that I have done it. 

5 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

If I see a fish sticker on the back of a car, I will expect the driver to be incompetent. 

I get irrationally nervous when @SteveXFR is behind me, and start driving erratically.  At least, I think that it's him - I can't properly see, on account of the whacking great fish sticker across my rear window.  😉

17 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Are you sayin you don’t like, There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St Winifred's School Choir Leonard 😁

@Leonard Smalls is in two minds about St Winifred's School Choir's cover of Another Brick in the Wall.

3 hours ago, petecarlton said:

So not irrational, then? 🤣

In that case, my irrational prejudice is that I don't know if the fretboard inserts make a difference, but I believe that they do, without any evidence either way.

Guitars and basses with mother of pearl fret markers that fill the whole space between two frets.

That's because the mother of pearl sections will sound and feel very different to wooden fretboard sections, and ensure that the tone between the positions is unbalanced. 

16 minutes ago, Merton said:

Two positive reviews from two people who have only joined to post a positive review and nothing else. Am I getting cynical in my old age?

I had the same suspicion about @Yorkielanc - joined up, made a single post, and his last visit was the day after his post.

@Merton,you will see that I even hinted at that oddness, in my reply to the new member: "...welcome to basschat.co.uk  - I am honoured that your first post was in reply to my question!"

So, you are not cynical, but healthily curious.

Either that, or we are both cynical...

1 hour ago, Terry M. said:

Don't know if this one is an irrational prejudice or just a part of my evolutionary journey but here goes: 4 string basses. Despite me learning to play on them! 

I agree. Not enough strings or note-position choices. Too thin a neck.

Yet most pop songs in the past 70 years have a 4-string bass guitar on the track, and many bassists are very musical and capable on a 4 string bass.