Maude

Just pay using PayPal and claim your money back if you don't win. 😁

I can't remember all the details and terminology but the addition of that question to be answered changes it from a raffle or lottery to a competition, or something like that, and the laws governing it change. I don't know how that affects this and I appear to be waffling now. 🙂

Or Norfolk to use its correct name. 😲

Is the opposite true though. Surely anything softer absorbs more energy than solid objects? I'd rather be hit with a foam tube than a steel tube.

Surely it's as simple as whether you call the strummy thing a plectrum or a pick. I've always called it a plectrum and the big platey cover thing a scratchplate, because calling those items a pick and a pickguard is wrong if you're British. If you're from America call them a pick and pickguard. Same as we don't have trash cans to put garbage in and trunks, hoods and fenders on cars, the Americans don't have rubbish bins, boots, bonnets and wings. It's funny really as 'we all wanna be Americans' but as much as Americans love the British, as far as I'm aware they don't feel the need to try and copy our language and slang. I'm well aware I'm at risk of entering full rant mode but my son calls rubbish trash and my wife goes into a shop and says, "Can I get.......?" But when I say to her, "No he/she will get it for you", everyone looks at me like I'm the idiot! "LIKE TOTES AMAZEBALLS!!" Exiting rant mode and time for a cup of tea I reckon, yes milk, no, no bloody ice! 😉

But it's all about that one song Rico, I mean Ricky 😉.

Ha ha 😁 Oi Oi Bazzaaaaaaah!! 😆

But....... but........ but they're not the same 100 I'd have chosen. Oooh I feel so outraged. [Flounces off to put the kettle on.]

If it's the sort of crack you see in some older basses spreading from the floor of the neck pocket then they don't usually cause any issues. But that said it can certainly never get better and there's no way I'd be accepting that on a new bass. It's hard to see in picture though as it's black so I could be misreading it.

Well done for apologising. Both your first message and Adrian's reply were understandable but out of order. The crack looks like its running away from the base of the neck pocket towards the horn. You do see this in a lot of basses as that's a high stress point in a low strength area, but you should see this on a brand new bass, especially not for that sort of money.

I'll have a look at that later 👍

In my furloughed boredom I'm actually quite tempted to screw a set of tuners, a bridge and a P bass pickup and electrics to the 6"x6" uprights on my carport, record the open EADG and then record the open EADG of my P bass and see if there is a significant difference.

But how far do you take the resonance angle though when pickup type and placement and strings will have far bigger impact on the sound of a bass. You could have the most resonant bass in the world, and then fit flatwounds, roll off the tone and play over the neck which will alter the sound far more than any wood can. Alternatively have what some would regard as a dead, non resonant bass but fit stainless rounds, crank the treble and play with a pick and it will be bright and more resonant than the previous example. Everything makes a difference, but some so small it's not worth worrying about. Comparing to acoustic instruments is, in my opinion, pointless as an acoustic relies on it's body to create all of it's amplification, of course it makes a far bigger difference to an electric instrument which relies on, well electrics for it's amplification. To take it to the extreme, fat bass players will dampen the sound more than skinny players due to the large area of soft bodyfat in contact with the instrument absorbing frequencies compared to a smaller area of denser abdominal muscle and hip bone which will absorb far less of the basses frequencies. If body wood type has a large enough impact on resonance to be of concern then so should the build of the player the bass is strapped to. So all you fatties can stop worrying about tonewoods and either get on with playing bass, or get in shape to improve the resonance of your bass. 😁

Firstly, I don't like basses with stickers on. Secondly, that's cool as f**k! It just depends on what type of band you're in doesn't it. If I was in a punk band I'd be loving that bass. If I was in a functions band I wouldn't. What is it BTW? A double P jazz looks like a beast. 👍

I'd strongly recommend using dead wood, the living type is a struggle to move around due to the roots. 😋 I'm of the opinion that the wood plays a part in the the tone, but such a small part as to be all but irrelevant, compared to differing pickups, strings, electrics, etc. I'd go as far as to say that you could get a variety of body styles made from different materials, different woods, ply, masonite (Danelectro), luthite (Cort Curbow) plastic topped wood (Italia Mondial), hollow, semi hollow, solid and any other type you can think off. Then use the same roundwound strings and EQ to sound as similar as possible and I'd challenge folks to hear the differences in a blind test. Certainly not be able to know which bass is made of what.

I thought it some kind of green haired flying duck man. 😁

Thank you 🙂. The build (strip and paint) diary is here if you're feeling really bored 😉.

That first picture is after I fitted a Squier Bronco bridge. The old one which someone had fitted did actual intonate OK after all but the string spacing was too wide meaning my G string kept falling off (said the vicar😁) the side of the fretboard. The Bronco brought it from 19mm down to 17mm so it's all tickety boo now. 🙂

I can't believe I'm going to say this but I don't think a new bass will help. It will for a bit until the novelty wears off and then you'll be back where you are now. A decent Stingray shouldn't be holding you back. Maybe try playing a completely different style of music and follow it back to its roots and see where that leads, I quite like playing along to hip hop and really getting a groove going, but then find out where the samples came from and play along with those songs, then if I'm enjoying that I'll hunt out more songs by that artist or others in a similar style, I end up playing music I would never have thought of and discovering new stuff. You say new songs on take minutes to figure out so either you're phenomenally good or you aren't taxing yourself enough. Try learning something completely out of your comfort zone. But ultimately, I don't think a new bass will get your head and heart back into it, only you can do that. 🙂

"That boy's not right you know! I'm tellin' you, he's not right in the head!"

I don't like the Sabbath songs with stupid lyrics. Fairies Wear Boots is my favourite. 😁

One mans dancing is another mans torturous convulsions I suppose.

Great stuff. Can you remember any songs? 😁

Now for the rediculous one, an early 70s Kay KJP-1B. Notoriously shite but as I was taught to respect your elders I felt it deserved some love. Completely restored and after a good set up and wax potting the pickup it's surprisingly nice to play. Definitely fun and quirky.

My Hofner Ignition Club. Another super lightweight bass that is a joy to play. Custom oversized ivory scratchplate and control plate, vintage style bakelite knobs and LaBella flats.