Funky Dunky

Flirting with the dark side....

Clowning around with my son's hat on.

Really looking forward to seeing it because it's a passion project and I'm confident it will be exciting and insightful.

I'll happily give you that, never been a fan or admirer. Thin Lizzy were okay but I just don't see the 'legend' bit.

As for Blackmore - nobody has disappeared up their own rear orifice more than he. Some cracking riffs, but as a lead player I really think he's dreadful.

RHCP. Why is that incompetent fool still the frontman?Can't sing. Can't rap. No rhythm. Can't write lyrics. If they wrote 100 good tunes, his contribution would ruin 95 of them.

I was 11 years old, didn't know about Jaco until I started playing guitar (1992). He's absolutely massive in the bass community but still relatively unknown to most non-musicians. Guy was the Hendrix of bass in terms of influence and legacy.

https://youtu.be/TgntkGc5iBo 28 years gone.

....has anyone got a five string? I have heard that the rule of thumb on fivers is that cheap ones have flappy B strings, but I want a cheap (and I mean cheap) fiver and wondered if anyone can vouch if the HBs are any good or not? That was grammatically awful....sorry....but you hopefully get the gist.

I hate my face, and really object to having my photo taken. I'm action packed with issues about this and have had counselling (which was unsuccessful) in the past. I'm not even keen on mirrors. It's a shame because there are only maybe two or three photos of me with my own son. I just can't get over it.

Currently Playing: Tribal Tech - Let's Get Swung YEAH! Think about this - you can just stick this on and jam, learn new lines by ear outwith your record collection/taste/comfort zone! This is a brilliant asset for all of us.

Oooo yeah, one of these was going to be my next purchase, I like them very much. +1 for t'pics please

Lower frets only. So lefty loosey, aye?

Yeah, I now have a buzzy open E which wasn't there before.

Right, brand new bass, came with stainless steel strings and I'm changing them for nickels tonight. The bass plays like a dream and I don't want to have to touch the truss rod or saddles. Ordinarily, one would change strings one at a time to avoid problems, yes? Here's the problem - I'm putting block decals on the fretboard and I have to remove the strings to make sure they go on precise. Any idea how I avoid buggering the setup? Can it be done? Thanks.

Thanks fellas, I ended up going with eBay, £11.95 delivered. Not to be sneezed at.

It looks expensive! Nice one, enjoy it.

Wow, that's sexy! Congrats. Would love to hear it in action.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1442437834' post='2867040'] What on earth are you doing up there? Don't you know the money is in the first 5 frets! [/quote] I haven't long changed the strings, actually. Loosening the neck screws scares me! To be more accurate, it is more of a choked sound than actually completely dead. It is restricted to that one fret only, and when I fret the note it has a sitar-like quality with a slight buzz to it. The frets either side of it sound perfectly healthy. Just that note, just that string.

My Sterling has developed a dead spot at the 17th fret on the D string. I've had it 8 months and it wasn't there until a couple of weeks ago. Any ideas why this would have happened, and how do I fix it?

Wow, these photos are awful. Poor light and a shaky hand are good for some hobbies, photography is not one of them.

Behold, etc...

Well, it's all legit. I really did win a brand spanking new American Standard Jazz bass, so I'd like to thank Grant Fox and everyone at Fender for this absolutely fantastic prize - she's a beauty! The bass came early this afternoon, and includes a very solid, very expensive-looking Fender hard case, along with a wee goodie bag containing a Fender strap, lead and polishing cloth. This is a lottery win for me, really, as I'd never be able to lay out the money for one of these basses, and my wife would feed me to the lions if I even looked at one in a shop. It's black, with a rosewood fretboard, dot inlays. It arrived with a white pickguard but looks very generic, so I took the liberty of ordering a couple of pickguards so that I could see how it looked with a costume change. I have tort and I have black - so far black is my favourite, but the tort is really nice too. It has Fender stainless steels on, but I favour nickel strings and have ordered a set of my favourites which should be here by Friday. The new JBs have Custom Shop pickups, and they are really sweet-sounding. Unfortunately I don't get to bask in the true glory as, at the moment I'm using a 40w practice amp, but goodness me even at that you can hear how good this is. The neck pickup is round and warm as you'd expect, the bridge pickup is exceptionally tight and tracks really quickly. Quack quack. While many argue that these bad boys are a tad overpriced, I can see why they are in a higher bracket. This beast played perfectly out of the box. Nice, low action and no fretbuzz whatsoever. I'm really curious now to try out Jazzes from different eras to see how they compare. This is several classes above what I'm used to, and I like it a LOT.

It has arrived! NBD thread coming later

Bluetooth DEFINITELY appeals......would love that. Headphone cables are the bane of my life at times.