Damonjames

Now that looks the part my friend!!! If you were on stage playing I doubt anyone would notice it's not the real thing. Nice work!

Haha!!! I'll be surface mounting them in trunking to prevent any noise leaking through the holes in the wall, so loads of scope to add extras if required. But ther will be loads!!

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in posting more info but I've been mad busy!! I am hoping by the end of this week to have some proper progress photos for you! So, I mentioned a few of the challenges in my earlier post and picture regarding the size/shape of the room, but also eluded to a few others. One of which is that because my Practice room is wedged between the laundry/toilet and the garage, all of the plumbing is run on my side of the wall. This is what I have been busy doing this last week, along with other extension related work. So I have come up with some ideas. I didn't want to have an 8" thick stud wall to hide the sewer main which runs horizontally along the wall, as well as the water and central heating pipes running vertically in one corner, I am planning to box these in. I haven't had a look yet, but I'm tipping the extractor fans for the laundry/toilet will be dudcted in a similar way at the top of the wall, so again, I'll box these in and create a big recessed section to hang my basses in. This way I can get rid of my guitar rack and create a bit more floor space while dealing with the awkward nature of hiding the services. As I say, I'll try and get some pictures of this up shortly so it makes some more sense. I will also be tackling some of the sound insulation problems this week if I can get the time!!!

Apples business model??? What about pro tools??? Now you need to buy the software AND pay an annual subscription. It's probably not so bad for professional studio's, but for the home user it's a bit rich!!!

Ok, here goes 1. Master of puppets - Metallica 2. Core - Stone temple pilots 3. Back in Black - AC/DC 4. Blood sugar sex magic - Red hot chilli peppers 5. Chic greatest hits Bit of a mix, I know but there is some stuff to inspire, it also some stuff that is playable as a beginner!

Ok, firstly have you had the injury assessed?? If you have, what is the issue?? If you have bruising from the accident, if it were me, I'd just do the gig. Simplify where you can, turn down a bit so if you do slip, it will be less noticeable. Let's face it, it's only bass, 99% of people including your band will even notice if you do slip a little despite how important we think we are 😂 I have just had a similar scenario as I am currently suffering a wrist tendon injury, from either over doing it playing gigs without sufficient practice, or from all the DIY around the house at the minute or a combination of the two. I was advised to not do either for 3-4 weeks but had / gigs to do before our summer break over August. I used a wrist brace, ibuprofen (until it gave me the runs), strapping and ice to do the gigs and have run the risk. It is entirely your call, but your order of options should be do the gig, get a dep and cancel as a last option

As I said in the original post, it's not the biggest space in the world!! It's 1900d x 3000w and I know it looks like a low ceiling in the pics, but it is a manageable 2050h.

Cheers Norris, yes I have seen the soundbloc/sound board. That was going to be the weapon of choice, they also do the resilient bars and additional insulation so was going to look into all of this. A job for later in the week I suspect lol

On the other side of th wall mate!!! Lol

Ok so excuse the crappy drawing, but I wanted to give some relevance to the strange layout!! The house has been modified several times from original by previous owners, and that groovy door used to be access from the garage through to the garden. It was being used and a storage cupboard as it is like a little tunnel lol, but had been sheeted off in the dining room side. I'll get some exact measurements when I get home, but it terms of using it for recording, it's kind of a triple whammy in terms of the don't do's for designing a studio, it's small, it's a rectangular shape AND has a low ceiling. But I will have to see how it goes. I have some other challenges to negotiate over the coming weeks, but will keep you all posted!!!

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it is really interesting Les, how your perception can change. I must have seen hundreds of pics of you guys on facebook, and also seen you live - the flags were probably there! I have just grown up with them being a symbol of rebellion (Sorry Blue, ill plead being an ignorant Aussie!!). I have to be honest, when I saw that picture with the two flags hanging, it did have a negative impact - the only thing missing is a guy in a klan hood!!! Glad you have decided to drop the flag - the act is strong enough to survive. Good luck with it.

It represents southern American pride to WHITE southern Americans, but I wonder if the southern African American community feel the same? I feel for Tex on this one, as it is part of the "cowboy" imagery, but it may be time to rethink, perhaps the Stars and Stripes would do? I know you guys well enough to know you are not white supremacists, but a passer by may jump to that conclusion! Hope it hasn't caused too much grief!

http://www.astrings.co.uk/spares-and-parts-electric-guitar-covers-and-pickguards-fender-control-plate-chrome-62-jazz-bass-3-hole-0992055000/dp/5714?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyvaH9YXp1QIV7ArTCh19TgIYEAQYASABEgLxLPD_BwE Here you go!

At the risk of sounding dumb, could you not just use a standard jazz plate and use the front mounted jack, and just leave the side body mounted jack to cover the hole and then you have it if you ever want to go back to active?? Another option would be to get a mark hoppus scratch plate and add an addition hole? OR, after googling, you could just get a stacked jazz control plate lol. £20 online and you are away 😉

Just picked up a 3u road case from John. Great comma and was kind enough to meet me at avibmouh services to save me some time. Buy in confidence, John is a top bloke!!

Great, not one but TWO pedals to GAS over. The Russian pickle looks wicked!!!

[quote name='Treb' timestamp='1503056929' post='3355354'] [attachment=251649:IMG_0435.JPG] Two 4x8"s and the Fusion 550. Boatloads of punch (and fun!) Can't get the image to upload upright but you get the idea. [/quote] I like your style pal!!! There don't seem to be too many of these amps around, so it's nice to know there are a few of us enlightened to the total brilliance of this amp. 2 x 410's, that must be bloody loud!!!!! My 212 is loud enough to keep up with two guitarists lol

Cheers guys!!! After this weekend I will have a clearer picture of what I have to work with. In all honesty, don't get too excited, the space it pretty small, but it's all I have so will have to do the best I can I suppose!!!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1503065006' post='3355468'] How big is the room and how are you intending the ventilate it? Remember that conventional ventilation is very much at cross-purposes with sound insulation! [/quote] Haha, I have tried to consider this, but it is still part of the evolution lol. When I get to up load the drawings, you will see that the entrance to the room will be through the garage, so I'm hoping that I can sacrifice some sound bleed for some fresh air lol

Hey everyone!!! So I am about to embark upon a little project now that our extension is almost finished. In the rejig of downstairs, I have managed to carve out a little practice room with the new layout. So firstly, don't expect much!! It is a TINY space, but it will be enough for my needs, but hopefully I can document some things that might be useful to other basschatters. There will be three goals here 1. Stopping noise coming out of the room to the rest of the house. Like most of us, I practice mostly at night so need to not wake the kids up! 2. Acoustic treatment of the room to maximise recording quality. This may have some hurdles here as I am also new to the home recording scene! 3. Making the room a cool/funky place to hang out and be creative. As it is wedged in between the garage and lounge, I won't have a window, so I will need to be creative to make it a place I want to spend time rather than a suicide chamber. As I have said, it's kind of a makeshift space so there are some issue I need to work around. I will put up some pics and drawings over the next few days and would appreciate any input/advice from people who have tried a build like this before!!

[quote name='Quatschmacher' timestamp='1497560281' post='3319174'] Looks lovely. I always wanted a Stingray but when I bought one I couldn't get on with the neck, which is why I ended up with the Sterling. Swore I'd buy a SLO Special as soon as I could afford one. [/quote] Me too, that's why I play stingray 5's, the flatter neck profile is far more comfortable. I did love the sterling I had too, though the tone wasn't exactly what I wanted which prompted the shift.