Frank Blank

I once received a text from a number not in my contacts it read... Have put up the tent, despite the rain and found a slave.

First line of my CV, there.

You can always ask the man himself @Chownybass

Is this the final scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Hello btw.

Ni, Ni!

Get In! Bass just delivered to PMT, shame I'm at work until 7...

Why Pigeons, Why? Was the best name it generated for me.

There were two pieces of graffiti in my old home town one on a car park sign that just said Slag Bonce and another piece of random writing on a wall that just said President You Slags. Slag Bonce Car Park President You Slags ...I will be in band with one of those names one day.

I shall do some this evening.

...unless I get there first!

I know it isn’t a band name but I still think Ten Benson’s album Satan Kidney Pie is possibly the best album name ever.

Oh sorry dude! You know @sdbass is selling one?

First bass amp I ever played through, it was quiet by today’s standards. Perhaps you could update the innards and keep thatvintage look?

Cheers, like you say, genuinely different. Clearly Mrs Ez has impeccable taste.

I totally owe you, great tip off and a game changer bass for me, thank you so much.

It is a four string and, as you say, just like a strung tree. It is quiet unplugged but glorious enough that I bought it. I was offered to try it through an amp but I always buy instruments on their acoustic tone, in my experience if they sound good unplugged they will sound good amplified. It is loud enough to practice with solo but even alongside an acoustic guitar it needs plugging in.

Well technically it’s NTMBASHBD (New To Me But Actually Second Hand Bass Day). Alright, this was Wednesday but as close as damn it. I posted a while back asking for recommendations for a short scale lined fretless bass, @ikay was kind enough to point out that two fretless Rob Allen Mouse (should this be mice) basses were for sale on here. I feel very lucky to have purchased one of these from the scholar and gentleman @WishIcouldplay. Anyway, I had never tried an RA Mouse before, never seen one or heard one (apart from online, obv.) but I love the look of them from pics so With a pocket full of wonga I headed off to try it out. Just seeing it on its stand was enough, what a beautiful thing. I tried it as in slid one note up a tone on the G and I was in love. I dropped in on my musical collaborator on the way home and played our latest song using it, glorious. Yesterday I got home from work about 6 and went straight to the study, plugged it in and started noodling, when I looked up again I was surprised to see it was dark, a look at the clock, 10:44! I have never owned a hand made instrument before, what a thing, it’s like playing a work of art, bass lines and tunes are falling out of it, I am actually smitten... ...now I need a fretted one.

I was kidding, the genuine answer is 0.

58

The title of my forthcoming novella, there.

I forgive him everything for a smattering of excellent performances, SM are tops though.

Oh my god, are you sure she’s not my good lady wife? Three of my top bands right there. I’m always over the moon when anyone mentions The Slits, totally great band.

Excellent. I think I’ve found my brand!

Your good lady wife is right on the money. I was musing on this a while back, Crass - Sleaford Mods, anything in between is mostly irrelevant.