Frank Blank

Lyrics, obviously, are a subjective topic, one man’s I wanna really, really, really Wanna zigazig ah, is the next man’s The piano has been drinking, My neck tie is asleep. Obviously if you want to appeal to the lowest common denominator (the chart/pop buying herd) then you need to use broad brush stroke cliches in order to illicit general emotional responses en masse so to speak, All I Ask by Adele as an example, most people have had similar experiences so it’s easy to trigger an emotional response using such lyrics. However, if you write a verse alluding to one of the minor rings of Saturn and a chorus about a Golem in the shape of an artist’s armature emerging from the sea in order to eat the horizon then expect puzzled faces and no sales, like I do.

I thought it was a delightful venue in a lovely part of the world, as you say, just do it on 25th April or the 9th May.

That’s just too much.

...even if I want to be with every fibre of my being?

Yes, me too but in a very good way indeed.

If you booked it first then who has cancelled your booking and usurped it with theirs? Do you need us to come up there and sort it ahhhhhtttt?

Fanackerpan.

They are like that, irresistible, especially live.

Buddha still looks happy amongst the pine cones, that’s still satisfying.

Completely this, excellent.

Is it really whinging? 😉

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Hello!

Definitely in *starts researching hotels and curry houses*

I’d message @ped and see what can be done.

Now that’s an amplifier, I play through a similar rig most Mondays and I love it!

Hello Sir!

This is a real shame, thank you for trying.

I had no idea as I only play sitting down, excellent info.

I was unimpressed with the Ibanez Talman, but I played one straight after playing the Gretsch. What I’d do is make a note of all these basses and go try as many out as you can. At the risk of sounding like a broken record come along to a Bass Bash and you’d be able to try some out and no doubt get a chance to try out many Chowny basses as @Chownybass invariably rocks up with a plethora of shorties.

Try a Gretsch G2220, under £300 and that’s new, they are a little heavy but, imho, about the best short scale in the price range you are looking at. I couldn’t believe the build quality at this price point.

No, I doubt it too.

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I was discussing this with the luthier who had a customer with the same problem as you and in his case the strings were fakes, not only that but the substance coming off the strings was toxic. Not that I’m saying yours is but it is something to watch out for. The amount of fake strings being produced in China is far greater than most people imagine. If you’ve been using a brand for a while and suddenly they are producing this blackening I’d certainly consider fakes as a possibility.

In fact, if you are anywhere in the vicinity of a Bass Bash you can try all sorts of basses and talk to a load of folk who know their stuff in a far less freaky atmosphere than that of a music shop surrounded by people who are interested in a sale rather than you finding a bass you really like. One of the brilliant things about this forum and the Bass Bashes is that since I’ve been a member every time I’ve entered a shop to buy something I am fully informed with brilliant unbiased info and can make my choices with a wealth of BC knowledge behind me. Go to a shop or a Bash try out everything, discuss any issues on here with the vast hive mind of experts and then buy a bass from the BC marketplace where you’ll get a much better bass than you may be able to afford if you bought it new... ...I sound like a fanatic don’t I? It’s just BC has completely, top to bottom, revolutionised every aspect of my bass playing experience. I wish I’d had access to something like this when I started out but, there were steam engines then, weren’t there.