Maude

Evening all, not build related yet, but possibly in the future. Today I bought a substantial slab of wood to make a bathroom counter top for a sink. I wanted something figured as most of the room is slate so wanted a feature piece as it'll be the only piece of wood in there. I found a farmer on Dartmoor selling slices of trees that had come down on his farm. He had some spalted Beech with some lovely figuring. I bought an oversized slab for what I need so that I can cut the area with the nicest pattern for the counter top, I then realised I'll probably have enough left for a bass body. My question is how long should it be seasoned for before attempting to make a body, and is a solid Beech body even suitable? It'll be my first first build and won't be happening for a while as I've got so many other things on. It was sliced up about six months ago and has been in an open fronted barn all summer but I'm guessing it'll need a few years, I don't know. What do we think? 🙂👍

South of Heaven - Slayer For me Slayer are the sound of Donnington, takes me straight back to so many drunken, hazy, good times.

Because it's a bloody catchy tune basically. It's non pretentious, ballsy punk pop rock, with an uplifting, call to arms, football terrace, chant-along chorus. It has a familiar feel, almost as if you've known it for ages, which can only help. I hate myself for comparing new songs to things I've heard before but it's only human nature, and I can hear original punk with hints of Rancid and Distillers punk revival thrown in, with a healthy nod to The Ruts' 'Staring at the Rude Boys', all great stuff. Whilst feeling familiar it also feels new and exciting, especially to a generation that hasn't experienced punk and its nineties revival, helping it appeal to a wide age span. Look at me, the music critic 😄. The bass is sounding especially great in the bit between the Clash quote and the lead break. And a link needs adding here because I clicked your screenshot again.

(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care - Elvis

Die Laughing - Therapy?

What is happening?

I'm still kicking myself that I dithered over, and missed out on, the blue Precision one a few years ago. The only time I've seen Dave the grumpy Canadian YouTube guitar bloke truly happy was playing his red Aerodyne P.

"I am the god of hellfire, and I bring you... ooh, ow, ow, ouch, hot, hot, HOT...........B0LL0CKS!!

A little tale that's been told here before if I may. I started with a plywood SG copy which was soon replaced by my first 'real' bass, a Yamaha Attitude Special in seafoam green and the SG got a ceremonial cremation. A few years later the Attitude got traded in for a brand spanking Yamaha BBG5S, which was my sole bass for over a decade. After a couple of years break I went back to fours with a Yamaha RBX374. I then discovered Basschat and replaced the RBX with thirty or so other basses (🙄😄), but every time I play a Yamaha it feels like 'coming home'. My two latest purchases have been a BB424X and a BBPH, to join the BEX4 I've had for several years. I've got lots of other nice (to me) basses, but if I had to I could quite happily only ever play Yamaha basses for the rest of my days. Whatever price point Yamaha you buy, you always get far more than your moneys worth.

My current Yamaha family, enjoying a bit of sun. 😎 BB424X with reversed P pickup, BEX4 and BBPH.

Great picture. 🙂👍

I was only messing with you, hence the winky face. I guess some like to discuss/debate more than others. You've lost me there I'm afraid.

Can you think of any reason for that @TimR? 😉

Let it go - Whoever sang that terrible Frozen noise.

Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor/The Clash

I've just had a listen and I like it 🙂👍, and yes I did try and click the play button in your screenshot, it's early 🙄😄. With all the conversations about streaming killing music, this is the plus side. Years ago, without some sort of fairly big record deal, nobody in Mexico or Brazil would have heard your music. Genuine question, if this track took off and really did well, generating a decent amount of money, what would happen about the Guns of Brixton quote, royalty wise?

In the Belly of a Shark - Gallows

The Trumpton Riots - Half Man Half Biscuit

Yep, get a bit of paint on it. If the tug bar doesn't get get used there's little chance of it wearing off, and a nice, creamy ivory will look a lot classier than fridge white plastic. I wanted a thumb rest on my Longhorn but didn't want black plastic standing out, so painted it.

I can only apologise in advance... sorry. She Bleeds - EMF

Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater - Tenpole Tudor

My biggest issue with lending a bass out isn't even for the safety of my bass, it's for the hygiene of my strings. People do all sorts of nasty things with their hands, I don't want the remnants of their habits ground into the windings of my strings thank you very much. If someone used my bass for a whole gig I'd have to put new strings on afterwards. Every used bass I buy will get new strings for this reason. It may be over the top but there you go, we all have our 'things'.

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites - Skrillex

If anyone in the West Country (Newton Abbot) is looking. A nice BB235 that just isn't selling. Now £150 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/624240578937859/