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Happy Jack

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  1. Had one of those "Dad this is my new number" scam texts this morning. Rather than immediately delete it, I'm going to see how long I can keep them going. I asked "is that you Felicity?" and they said yes. Obvs I do not have a daughter named Felicity :D

     So now I've invented Felicity's no-good bum of a husband Hugo, who keeps selling her iPhones to fund his gambling habit. Let's see if they take that bait too. :lol:

     

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Dad, you've always been like a father to me ...

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  2. 4Why does Spotify keep playing me an advert in Spanish? Just this one Spanish ad, no other ads, just this one. It's weird.

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Because they're easily confused?

       

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  3. Fretless players: do you ever have one of those days when you start playing and your intonation is just bleugh? And then find yourself wondering, "Are my hands having a bad day, or are my ears having an unusually good one?"

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      I just say, "Yeh, but hear that MWAH ...".

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  4. I made a Band Name Generator: https://names.bandrocks.co.uk/

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Added to Favorites ...

  5. Got to Got to meet Pino last night in Cardiff. What a life changing experience!! 

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Will Pino ever be the same again, d'ye think?

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  6. Just re-discovered flats. Re-fitted D'Addario Chromes to my AVRI 63 Precision and all the glorious thump came back. Then spent a delightful half-hour playing Steely Dan numbers on it. Mmm...

  7. Never really got on with Barefaced cabs but a gen1 Compact has come up locally...hmmmm....

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      If you don't get on with them, why would you buy another?

       

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  8. Looks like I'm the new owner of a bass with great provenance! Pics to follow when it arrives 

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      I trust this bass has 19mm provenance, or is it a 35" provenance bass?

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  9. Just been looking through the "Basses for sale" thread. 

    For the first time in ages there are some amazing, not often seen, basses for sale.

    Choice of 2 Pedullas, headless ACG, to name just a few .

    I'm glad that I'm skint, otherwise I would be buying more basses that I don't "need".

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      I dunno ... £17k for a Wal seems perfectly fair to me. :D

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  10. Ska band's gig next Saturday is at a Conservative Club. Hmm, well a payday's a payday I suppose. Anyway... I've bought a special shirt for the occasion. 
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    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Easy Star Allstars. Not only a really great take on Dark Side Of The Moon but also worth checking out Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band.

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  11. I've noticed my left ear was a bit muffled of late, so all this week I've been popping a few drops of Otex in each evening in an attempt to soften it all up... last evening I gave it a good flush out with some hot water, and now not only can I hear in glorious stereo again, but I've got the makings of a good sized candle. zzzzzzzbx3o48f1K6x6.gif.b2b3fc9149a80279e6c0387c2182a48e.gif

     

  12. I've noticed my left ear was a bit muffled of late, so all this week I've been popping a few drops of Otex in each evening in an attempt to soften it all up... last evening I gave it a good flush out with some hot water, and now not only can I hear in glorious stereo again, but I've got the makings of a good sized candle. zzzzzzzbx3o48f1K6x6.gif.b2b3fc9149a80279e6c0387c2182a48e.gif

     

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Getting professionally de-waxed is surprisingly, ridiculously difficult and expensive these days. 

       

      They won't syringe your ears any more so they use a clever 'vacuum' system. That rules out well over 90% of the people who used to do de-waxing and gives the remaining few an opportunity to make you wait three weeks for an appointment and then charge you anything from £60-£100 for a treatment that takes less than 10 minutes.

       

      Don't ask me how I know ...

       

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  13. Further to the 'community?' thread, do any of the Bristol BC massive fancy getting together for a pint and a yak? Maybe even a ruby?

  14. There's nothing in this pointless section. It can all go in Off Topic or some other area

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      In all fairness, I have just a single status.

      It's a gorgeous Streamline 5.

       

      And that was an update.

       

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  15. Engrossing TV...The Pope driving around Rome...

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Hopefully on the heavily-armoured Papal Lambretta?

       

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  16. I went to the Doctor's because I keep painting myself gold.

    He said not to worry, I just have a gilt complex.

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    I Think the damage may be to far gone and I don't have the funds to buy another Bass but id love to find a way of replacing the top if possible and ideas at this point  would gratefully accepted.  Thanks in advance   

     

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    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Ye Gods! What happened mate?

       

      And was that a particularly valuable bass? Because if not, I can't believe it would ever be economic to repair something that bad. ☹️

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  18. Sublimination of photos on aluminum plates - anyone on here do that? 

    I'm having trouble finding a supplier for a project

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Pretty sure it's SUBLIMATED.

       

      If you've been surfing t'Net looking for SUBLIMINATION then you probably only got a very, very short glimpse of what is out there. :ph34r:

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  19. Well, thanks UPS. They shipped my new bass from Tamworth to Amsterdam (where I live). And then to Stanford. And then to Amsterdam. And then to Stanford. And now it's on its way to Amsterdam for the third time in two days. Great.

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Buying the new Fender Boomerang was always likely to be a problem ...

       

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  20. Terrible night. Dreamt something bit me on the neck. Got up to check but the mirror wasn't working.

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Sorry to be a downer, but vampires show up in modern mirrors. They didn't show up in mirrors before because mirrors were backed with silver. Now we use aluminum.

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  21. After seeing their energy bills rise, my local Chinese restaurant has been trying to save money.

    They say they can't turn all the lights off, but they do dim some.

     

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      That is so outrageously awful that I rather wish I'd thought of it ...

  22. There's a first. We walked away from a gig without playing a note as the pub thought we had too many amps (we are a 5 piece) and our amps looked "too loud". We hadn't even plugged in or fully set up. When they asked us to lose a band member or play after 10pm when their restaurant was closed, we packed our gear and left. Lord Raglan in Wokingham, for the record. My advice: never accept a gig there

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Do you not know Wonderwall and Mr Brightside then?

       

      Bwahahahahahahahaha ...

       

       

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  23. There's a first. We walked away from a gig without playing a note as the pub thought we had too many amps (we are a 5 piece) and our amps looked "too loud". We hadn't even plugged in or fully set up. When they asked us to lose a band member or play after 10pm when their restaurant was closed, we packed our gear and left. Lord Raglan in Wokingham, for the record. My advice: never accept a gig there

  24. Pulled the trigger & ordered a Noble! 

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Good choice, mate. They're great cars.

       

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  25. Is there something funy?

    1. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      On a suny day your eggs get runy and you're not a happy buny.

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