SpondonBassed

Seconded. @Dood manages to keep it interesting without being hysterical.

I've been waiting since puberty for someone to sit me down and have that particular chat with me. I think we may have left it too late for me to benefit much from it. Please, please, please tell me Fleabag wants purple knobs.

Where does that plug in or is it wireless?

Without wanting to stereotype anyone... how is she for shoes? Not that I'd dare use it as a counter argument of course, just curious.

I hope you can fit the machine heads without spoiling that lustrous finish. It's a great effect.

So do I neither!

I agree. A tasteful airbrush job depicting splattered zombie skull and brain fragments with appropriate gouges taken out here and there.

Although that's in E flat I believe Nate originally played that on a four that is tuned to E flat rather than a five as he is sometimes seen with. He said in an interview that he liked the slackness of the lower tuning. That and a relatively high action contribute to "his" sound. I happily play it on my five but I've not yet got it down to my satisfaction.

It shows what can be achieved with a little thought and a suitable donor bass. I think you did well to keep it simple yet dependable. I wish you many years of happy use from it.

Speak for yourself! I only said that we should not that I would... I am perfectly happy to carry on shouting at squirrels and Fender evangelists. Let me enjoy my dotage please. I love my Hohner. That's fighting talk. Oh okay. Fair enough. It's a valid point and it means that Cuzzie and me are still cool. Plus... Hohner paddle basses don't fall over because of the two strap buttons. They aren't going to get the usual knocks and dings as a result. They keep their finish a bit better. Is tw4tting zombies about the head with a bass a recognised relicising technique then?

I'll do the test later when I can run it through the living room amp. In the meantime it reminds me how I used to be able to hear the chirps of bats when I was in my early teens. Later I worked in the aviation industry around commercial jet engines. We were always provided with hearing protection. I know I have lost some of the higher frequencies due to normal ageing but I have also been an all weather motorcyclist for twenty five years. I've done hundreds of hours of motorway riding with no fairing nor ear plugs and I now have tinnitus. It will be interesting to follow through with the test here. More later...

Using the word turdburst is where you may be going astray. It is a somewhat yet not entirely abstract description of the colours on one particular variation of a well known bit of popular Americana. Me? I think that colour scheme looks more like someone has prolapsed rather badly onto a big sheet of blotting paper and then put a sheet of tortoiseshell down in a poor attempt to cover up the stain. There is no doubt that we both should seek professional advice.

Good job it wasn't in Braille.

My Steinberger XT25 had roundwounds from new and I kept popping the B string over the edge of the frets until I got used to the feel of it. I put flats on and it seemed to be a better balance of string gauges across the five of them. The B was less inclined to pop over the edge. The flats seemed to suit the humbucker/neck through combination. I don't look for a lot of treble in my rigs. I am old but I am not an old slapper! Like you, I bought an 18 inch Trace cab. I can't say what it's like at gig volumes but I have it as the extension cab to my Ashdown combo with its 15 inch cone. It's wonderful at the volumes I practice at. If you get the chance I'd love to hear what you think of it through the eighteen incher at full blast, as it were.

Cheers! We're quite optimistic. Whilst not expecting miracles, we can see a bit more scope for mobility because Jack's been doing his physio therapy for the last few weeks. As he was a national weight lifting competitor in his time, he is no stranger to reps and regular training sessions so it's going well. In addition, he is to be assessed at the falls clinic later in the week. We hope to understand what triggers his falls from this and make improvements to his treatment. Also we have had a kind offer of help already. I'm darned if I'm going to let the opportunity to attend slip by. Jack enjoyed it a lot last year too so he's got a goal to pull him through.

I'll put you down as slightly ambivalent then.

Wireless connection. Play with the band but with the rig in the car park.

It might be a diabetic dog... you don't know.

Aw man! That bolt is the coolest bodge I have seen this century.

It's a school night remember and Mama Don't Allow no Bass in this Place.

Bless you. Have a fisherman's friend.

Gosh, that thins out dramatically. Not only could you kill a dinosaur with it... you could also dig a big hole to bury it in with that spade of a headstock! Have you some more photos of that please?

Looks like it's been dusted with cocoa powder. Sweet.

The vision is becoming reality. I couldn't appreciate fully what you had in mind between you until this last lot of images. Ee it's grand. What is it about the colour purple and musicians? I mean... dark pink is just not the same. PS: I wonder if you'd both consider a follow up in five years time, all being well? I'd love to see images detailing how the ageing process affects this bass.

I'm glad to hear that you aren't using whatever screws come to hand. It's so easy to get let down by poorly made screws. Sometimes it can ruin an otherwise "perfect" build to have to drill out sheared screws or replace chewed up screwheads.