Len_derby

I don't know about you guys n' gals , but bottles of Grolsch with the rubber washers on have become very difficult to find around my way.
Anyway, ALDI supermarkets are selling one litre glass water bottles for £1.49. These have a lid mechanism very similar to the Grolsch, with a white rubber washer that's just the job for keeping a strap in place.
That's nearly £3 for a pair of washers, but it's still cheaper than the Dunlop or Schaller route.
Plus you'll have a couple of nice glass bottles that can be used for flower arranging. storing moonshine or making Molotov cocktails.

[quote name='alyctes' post='1312266' date='Jul 22 2011, 01:27 AM']Hi folks

I'm middle-aged. ................... I hope to be here for a long time.[/quote]

Me too Mike.

Welcome aboard!

I bought one of those infamous BadAss II bridges off Bill.
The deal was a good one, the bridge arrived promptly and very well wrapped up.
Perfect communications throughout, and I would recommend Bill as a good man to do business with.
The BadAss now lives on my MIJ Jazz.

[quote name='matski' post='1308068' date='Jul 18 2011, 04:38 PM']I was at a gig on Friday night and also found it very hard to distinguish between the instruments that the bass players from the three different bands were using. I certainly wouldn't have known which was which in a 'blind' test.

Bear in mind that this was at one of the best venues in the city, with a very good sound system.

Bass 1: Alembic Orion 6 string
Bass 2: some old 60s Hofner thing (not the typical McCartney violin bass)
Bass 3: Warwick Stuart Zender signature (played by Mr Zender himself)[/quote]

From the way I read your post I presume this was at the same venue. In which case the common fatctors were probably the soundman and the PA. I wonder if he just dialled-up the bass sound that he liked or thought sounded 'right', irrespective of the bass played. As said above, 'it makes you think'!

[quote name='tommorichards' post='1304997' date='Jul 15 2011, 06:58 PM']I got this in a free meal. But im not really a fan of mars bars.

Important stuff:

- Approx 100mm x 30mm x 20mm.
-weight 58g
-Has England official supporter logo on front.
-Contains 260kcal (13%GDA)

You want it, just PM me with a shipping address. Ill do it free P&P.[/quote]

If this is still available are you willing to split it?
I'm looking for some gooey toffee for a build project.

[quote name='ToneDeluxe' post='1305899' date='Jul 16 2011, 03:42 PM']This is just fabulous groove playing... Gene Perez.. with Louis Benedettti.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc8aCFWjdDk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc8aCFWjdDk[/url][/quote]

Smokin'. Or some similar hepcat phrase.
Thanks for that, a perfect partner to a bottle of red.

[quote name='Cygnus x-1' post='1255394' date='Jun 3 2011, 01:11 PM']Fender deluxe active P.
So, does anyone have any opinions or experiance of this bass either good or bad[/quote]

I don't think anyone's come back to you on this one, so......

I've had one from new for 6 years.
A great bass, very versatile. Wonderful balance and ergononmics, I can have it round my shoulders for hours without any discomfort.
But, if it's a P-bass sound you're looking for you'll be paying a lot for options you'll not need.
Also, to me, it only gives an approximation of a genuine P sound and I've played it through many amp/cabinet/PA combinations.
In my personal opinion, to get a proper P bass sound you need a proper P bass neck (or one with similar dimensions).

[quote name='steve-bbb' post='1305714' date='Jul 16 2011, 12:59 PM']thakfully im no longer a newbie ... just as well the stigma of it all was starting to get to me ...anyway as im old and forgetful and not very good with all this new interweb technology can anybody tell me how i get a nice little pic to come up in the margin in the left alongside my rambling posting

thank you muchly [/quote]
Hi Steve,
You do it by going into your profile screen. Access this by clicking on your log-on name next to the 'Logged in as' statement or via your log-on name at the left of one of your postings . There you'll see a box at the top left titled 'Personal photo'. You can do it from there.
I get my teenage kids to help me with all this shizzle. It gives them yet another reason to mock me.

So, we'll be seeing a photo soon of you looking like George Clooney?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1303509' date='Jul 14 2011, 01:26 PM']Well, we seem to have established that - in varying listening circumstances - some basses might sound different from (or similar to) other basses. And that such basses might sound subjectively 'better', 'worse' or 'as good as' depending on the listener's taste, etc.

Life is a wonderful thing and there's a flavour for everyone. [/quote]

I think I'd like to propose you as the Emeritus Basschat professor of philosophy.


Slightly more on topic. We ought to bear in mind that at most gigs the majority of the audience won't be clear about which sounds are coming from which instrument..............and are not really bothered about it anyway.

[quote name='Maverick' post='1301472' date='Jul 12 2011, 07:28 PM']Get your 10,000 hours done then let us know.[/quote]

In case you don't know, this refers to a book called 'The Bounce'. In a nutshell, it questions the idea of 'talent' and suggests, through research, that about 10,000 hours of the right kind of practise is necessary to be a 'master' at anything.
Interesting stuff. The forum had a good chew on it a while back. Here's the link
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=138177"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=138177[/url]

Take a look in Bill Bruford's 'Autobiography. He's very witty about what it's actually like to play in a band with Lord Berlin.

[quote name='ToneDeluxe' post='1298697' date='Jul 10 2011, 01:28 AM']hello.!! check this bass playing out..he owns this groove....IMHO... a few fans of this music?

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDoWT6HVH4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDoWT6HVH4[/url][/quote]

Thanks for that. I'd never come across him before. Excellent stuff.

[quote name='TimR' post='1298493' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:00 PM']Lucky you hadn't written half of some huge great peom and some bloke knocked on the door making you forget the rest of it.[/quote]

Are you in a band called Xanadu by any chance?

[quote name='pickle' post='1298000' date='Jul 9 2011, 09:47 AM']Just a quick rant...

SO yeah i was uber happy today after writing my first ever bass line that i stood up and put my bass down so i could get a drink, nt realising it wasnt secure. You can guess what comes next, it fell over and has bent a tuning key... Bitter-sweet day indeed lol[/quote]

I've knocked lumps out of all my basses and never come up with a half-decent bassline, so you're well ahead of me

Greetings from sunny Derby.
The East Mids rock!!!

I agree with the others that a mixture would probably work best.
Also, as mentioned, everyone has a preferred 'learning style'. For some it's reading first, for some trial and error etc.

But, if I could only choose one I'd say the lessons from a teacher.
I think the discipline it should encourage would play a big part. The financial investment made in paying for lessons should help too. Of course, there are different levels of ability amongst teachers!

Welcome Steve,
Enjoy the forum.
Are you a Beatles fan? Or is there another reason for your user name?

I was lucky enough to have seen John Martyn a couple of times when he was in his pomp in the seventies. He was the first person I saw use loop pedals.
Solid Air was a massively influential album I've always thought that every subsequent British singer/songwriter sounded different after it.
Anyway, the main point of this post was to remind people that Dave Pegg also plays bass on the album, as well as Danny Thompson. I think Peggy is a very underrated player.

Every effects pedal made since the dawn of time.
Maybe it's just the mood I'm in.

Been over to buy a hard case from Stephen tonight.
A lovely case, and a good transaction.
Stephen's a good friendly guy, pleasure to do business with him.

Bought a Speakon ended lead off Peter tonight.
All smooth and good business.
He even let me have a little play on his beautiful G&L.
What a gent.

[quote name='casapete' post='1292305' date='Jul 4 2011, 03:36 PM']I always use bronzewounds on my Washburn AB. Usually Elites though had some Adamas strings off ebay which were great too.
I just like the overall tone that bronze gives, so never felt the need to change really.[/quote]

Same with me. I like my acoustic bass guitar to sound like a low-register acoustic guitar. Which is what it is.

Bought a Fender CIJ 57RI Precision off Tom.
Perfect transaction.
Quick, smooth courteous.
Extremely well packaged.
Highly recommended

Welcome to Basschat John.
Where are you in Holland?
I spent a couple of years working in Arnhem for BASF.
You have a fine country and you appreciate your rock!

[quote name='wesfinn' post='1291292' date='Jul 3 2011, 06:46 PM']Hey all heres a link to one of the band I session for Wolfette single 'Different Story' which will be out 1st August on I-tunes etc.


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-iHvKyjfdA&feature=channel_video_title"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-iHvKyjfdA...nel_video_title[/url]

Appreciate it if you all take a look![/quote]

Nice.
But, I've always been a sucker for wind-blown hair and levitation.
Good track, good vid.