Frank Blank

I've moved on the two Rob Allen basses and now exclusively play two @Jabba_the_gut basses, they are perfect for the music we play so they get gigged.

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

If you're buying a bass for investment purposes then you're not a bass player. 

I know two bass players who have instruments they gig and have also bought basses as an investment, they are both most definitely bass players.

Geordie RIP

3 minutes ago, rwillett said:

I can see your point here, you have to think in both a classic, almost at the same time fulfilling Shrodingers axioms.

I almost saw Shrodinger's point whilst fulfilling his axioms but thankfully I was arrested before it became a classical paradox.

Thus in contemporary quantum theory it seems that the world must be divided into a wavy "quantum system," and a remainder which is in some sense "classical." The division is made one way or another, in a particular application, according to the degree of accuracy and completeness aimed at. For me it is the indispensability, and above all the shiftiness, of such a division that is the big surprise of quantum mechanics. It introduces an essential ambiguity into fundamental physical theory, if only at a level of accuracy and completeness beyond any required in practice. It is the toleration of such an ambiguity, not merely provisionally but permanently, and at the most fundamental level, that is the real break with the classical ideal. It is this rather than the failure of any particular concept such as "particle" or "determinism." In the remainder of this essay I will outline a number of world views with physicists have entertained in trying to digest this situation.

Drives me effin' mental that one.

New Model Dads Army

On 17/11/2023 at 23:19, Lozz196 said:

Motordad

Come on Lozz, it's got to be Motördad, it just doesn't work without the RnR umlaut.

5 hours ago, Stofferson said:

I'm off this week and I'm tempted to head down (hour and a half drive)

 

Can you just rock up?

 

I'm not socially attuned as I used to be, is the customer attitude as bad as it seems? I really can't be arsed with dealing with it haha

Yes, you can just rock up, then it's just a 50/50 chance of either getting excellent customer service or being treated like a feckin' idiot. Best of luck.

An extremely exciting seventeen minutes of brilliance...

I hear Andy's setup tutorials are good enough for anyone, even Guy.

@Jabba_the_gut fretted and fretless > Effectrode PC-2A > Grace Design Alix > QSC K12.2

The Alix into the QSC is sublime for semi-hollow basses like @Jabba_the_gut builds, it also sounds equally sublime with an upright bass. For the music I play it's the perfect rig.

Paging @Andyjr1515

2 minutes ago, dmckee said:

Quite tempted by a very well-priced, pre-owned Acinonyx on Bass Direct just now: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/nordstrand-acinonyx-lake-placid-blue-pre-owned/?fbclid=IwAR3pv1fUJwRc27ss566ByyefDJGaOiVRwY6kd9BM7F-g_wLKAYqrZy9jTjo_aem_AWMYV7XgJaaI5UR3bzDzXgD2ZpAV274vvcBFKjs6H6MAVMHRTftS7zEUxeya7_YpDos

 

But is it too much of a novelty bass? 

No, it isn't a novelty bass at all, by far the easiest to play bass I ever had and they sound great. I totally regret selling mine and am seriously considering this one.

Clock DNA

The Peardrop Explodes

Bad Gadget

15 hours ago, SumOne said:

I'm also listening to something from 1980, Steel Pulse...

13 hours ago, eloisa said:

Crazy, yesterday I was thinking about posting exactly this song and then found out that there was already a lot of them posted here and decided not to do.   great song

You can never have too much Steel Pulse...

13 minutes ago, cetera said:

Yep, plenty of people stay till at least 3.30 or 4...

Yes, because they have eleventy-five Spectors to pack away... 🙄

How is this still here?

Just removing myself from the list as I can no longer attend.

1. @cetera - Charvel 3B, ESP Surveyor '87, Fender FSR PJ Precision, Hamer Impact, Italia Imola, Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Spector EuroX (Spectorbird), Spector Pulse II, Spector Dimension 4HP, Gallien Krueger 400RB & Legacy800 heads, GenzBenz Neox 2x12 cab
2. @TheGreek - All short scale this year - a @Jabba_the_gut scale 5er, Mini Ray, Short scale P bass
3. @Harlequin74 - Zoot Performer, Status Shark, Spector QV4 , Markbass TTE501 and Matching CAB. Maybe the Lehle Basswitch…
4. @TrevorR- Mk 1 Wal, Wal Pro IIE, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, pedals and MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10
5. @bnt - travelling light, probably a couple of pedals such as T-Rex Diva Drive, Orange KongPressor
6. @bass_dinger - 1999 Washburn XB500, 1994 Washburn XB500, Washburn XB925 in zebrawood, Washburn XB925 in bits, Boulder Creek 5 string (likely to be for sale), SWR Workingmans 12.
7. @greentext - 2008 Spector NS4-H2, 2015 Sandberg VS4, 2000 Trace Elliot T-Bass, my pedalboard and my tin of picks 😈
8. @prowla - Probably a couple of Rickenbackers and some interesting oddities. Amp-wise a Markbass EVO and a 1x12 (last year I bought some others to try and never switched them on, as the EVO sounded spot-on).
9. @SuperSeagull - Status S2, Feline P Bass, Modded Fender Lyte, Flea Jazz, MB Combo
10. @Merton - various short and medium scale ACGs, Zoots and Conway basses, Barefaced cabs, modern Trace Elliot amps
11. @MacDaddy - Shuker (probably no3), Snapdragon Folding Bass, possibly a Rob Allen Mouse.
12. @neilp - matching pair of fretted and fretless 1980 Aria SB1000s, possibly my fretless Wal mk1, Ashdown ABM500/Ampeg 4x10, Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig
13. @NickD- Strunal Schonbach 5 String DB, and whatever else I can shoehorn in the car around it... hopefully a MD CMD121 H, Zoom B6, and maybe a Maruszczyk Jake and a Shuker Series 2.
14. @WalMan - converted Wal Pro, Zon Legacy Elite, Status S2, G&L L2500 fretless, McMillen 12Step & DSI MoPho, Two Notes Bass Revolt, Trondheim Audio SkarBassOne, BackBeat2 (and my BackBeat1 will probably be available for sale). 16. Darkglass Microtubes500 and one of the Barefaced cabs. All depends how late I leave and what will fit in the new car 🚙 😁
15. @Smanth - With my small, light, battery powered gear (mostly) ... IBBY-Ibanez GSRM25 5 str sub short scale, 'ELIMA - Kala California 5 str fretless ubass, QUINN- HB 5 Str Fretless, MOD Dwarf based pedalboard, Boss Dual Cube Bass LX. (Also some toys to sell)
16. @Jean-Luc Pickguard - NS Design CR5M, Squier Bass VI, Roland MicroCube Bass RX and some pedals.
17. @tauzero- the basses that @TheGreekmade me buy (handmade 6-string headless, Pedulla 6 fretless), Roland GR-55, one or two Seis, anything else that occurs to me, Mrs Zero (probably)
18. @Stingray5 - EBMM Stingray 5, a trio of Tunes i.e. TWB-6, TWB-4z, SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC180 combo.
19. @rumblefish- Reverend Rumblefish, GB basses, Mesa Walkabout amp, Vanderkley 112 MNT.
20. @Paul S - might be space for a shorty? If not never mind. I have nothing of interest   
21. @bassace97 - Musicman stingray basses, Fender Mustang bass, Pedalboard and my Mesa TT800 + SL112 cabs
22. @BillyBass - Reverend Decision P, Gallien-Krueger Fusion S1200 and Barefaced Midget
23. @silverfoxnik - some basses and noise amplifying boxes. 
24. @Simon C : G&L L2000 Tribute, Sire V7 Fretless, Ibanez EHB1000S Headless Shortscale. Various pedals (switch, tuner, Hypergravity compressor, Laney 85 Bass Octave, Bass Clone Chorus, Spectradrive, Ditto+ looper pedal and a Bluetooth page turner). Carlsboro Colt Keyboard Amp.
25. @Wolverinebass- Hamer Chaparral B12L, Tech 21 Dug Pinnick. Sideburns. Sarcasm.
26. @GoodShowSir- Cake, lots of.
27. @vz7- ACG (tbc) (as mentioned by @BillyBass)
28. @6feet7 - Ibanez EHB1505MS, Rickenbacker 4004L5, Stagg 5 string electric upright, 5 string 'proper' double bass, Markbass CMD121P, Ibanez EWB205WNE-NT 5 string electro-acoustic (for sale).
29. @mrn1989 - GMR Soundboard 4, Maple PRS EB4, Rosewood PRS EB4, Epiphone V Bass, EBS Reidmar 502, Barefaced BB2, some pedals: EBS, Darkglass, Boss, Xotic, Sadowsky, DemonFX

15 minutes ago, Rich said:

A picture missing a flashed 'arris, definitely attending next year, if for no other reason than to give my rump an airing and ruin another group shot.

I very much regret not attending this year, I will definitely be at the next one!

2 minutes ago, GrahamT said:

...loved the crack...

I much preferred it when it was a heroin based Bash.