SpondonBassed

They say You can't put an old head on young shoulders. It's a sweeping generalisation. Why not own your age? If you are an old person you have a unique perspective. By the same token, why would you think it's any easier to put a young head on old shoulders? To address the OP; I am surprised you can get that far without reading. I am always discouraged by lessons because of some bad experiences with teachers in my youth. I therefore avoid getting into that territory with a passion. I know little about it. It is unlikely that I would ever feel it necessary to embark on a mission to gain certification in the existing Grade system so it is of no consequence in the cosmic scheme of things. As my eyesight deteriorates, I wonder how the grade system copes with blind students.

Does it though?

I've noticed the guitar stand thing. Is that floating anyone else's boat? I think it's a naff idea but I'd like to know if there is a reason for it other than to make them stand apart image-wise as well as stage-wise. Perhaps it is to make it easier to swap players instead of players swapping instruments? I find it hard to criticise them otherwise and it's not a serious criticism anyway.

I like that. I am not a fan of chrome plate. When it fails it looks shoddy and raises sharp edges in some cases. If I see it used on plastic parts, they get replaced in short order. I'm assuming it isn't a pain in the 'arris to keep in "as new" condition.

That's answered the question on how intonation is set. Previously it looked as if the saddle pairs were floating in the bridge channel. Now I can see that each saddle pair is captive with just a small range of adjustment for correct intonation of the individual strings of each pair.

Brass is a lovely metal to work with. Just make sure not to distort the sheet by using tin snips to cut your outline. I'd recommend using a similar set up to what you'd use for fretwork - the decorative sort. It saws and files really well as it is a self lubricating metal.

After your nifty edit, no-one else does either. Heeheehee I only noticed the typo after about six visits to your topic.

Woodcat Hustle Dark Heart YT Search "Tunng" I was delighted to hear Tunng getting exposure on BBC 6music recently with Dark Heart. I became aware of the music when I pursued a musical bed from Chris Hawkins' early morning show some years back. He was using a short loop taken from a track on the album Comments of the Inner Chorus. It was such a subtle hook. It was just a banjo being plucked in a tick-tock fashion for eight bars on repeat. Someone else had been hooked by this musical bed because they had written in to ask where Chris had taken the clip from. When he gave the name of the album, I wrote it down immediately. I was in bed trying to beat insomnia by using 6music as a soother. It was one of those surreal night time things where your mind is somewhere between awareness and sleep. I must have fallen asleep right after I put the notepad down by the bedside because I woke a couple of hours later to find my note. Result! Often I have flashes of inspiration or get little musical ideas in that gap between being asleep and waking up. It is difficult to retain a clear memory of that unless you keep a notepad by the bed. I believe there is a high tech recording device that stimulates the brain in the near sleep phase just to harvest some of these creative flashes of the human brain but that is another topic altogether. I bought the CD. It was interesting. There was only one track that, by itself, you could call potentially commercial (IMHO). That was Woodcat. The BBC later used it as a bed for television promotions. The hooky bit that had been going around in my head for days was hidden in one of the other tracks. I listened to the whole album a couple of times. Then I would pull it out just for Woodcat every so often. After I'd played the track enough to have it spin in my memory on demand, so to speak, the disc stopped on the shelf gathering dust until this year when I heard Tunng getting airplay in their own right. There is a Derbyshire connection with one of the members. I believe he went to London to find the current line up. Beyond that I know little of them. Folktronica is genre that I now have on my shortlist of genres to have on in my workshop as background to my labours. I hope some of you find this quirky band's music interesting too.

That's going to look special. As if you'd only inlaid the outline of your logo.

Right handers can do that just by looking in a mirror. Heeheehee. Seriously though it's not as hard as you think if you want to refine your fretting technique (and indeed plec/picking skills) without craning your neck. Just don't over-think it just as with shaving in the mirror.

Vulfpeck on YT Happy to see another member light up with the discovery of JD's admirable style.

Perflict!

Thanks for the tip.

No one's going to do you for it. I understand completely because we've all binged on JD clips. This is JoeDartChat Basschat after all.

Even if you do the upgrade to CF, you'd have a good spare neck or something to sell/trade here. There's something to be said for giving it a go. Even if it is just to get rid of that niggling feeling of what if? later.

I won't question your priorities this time because I'd agree with you if I was an ordinary punter.

All it's missing is a massive knob*. *(...and here I am!)

"Eh?"

Ultrasound works much better than that. It displaces the greasy deposits using a combination of solvent and the vibration from the ultrasound cleaner. It's less traumatic for your strings and hardware than the method you've seen. You will see the gunk sat at the bottom of the ultrasound bath after a three minute blast.

Sorry.

It's shiny though.

I saw Vulfpeck mentioned first about two years ago when a fellow member posted a link to the Beastly video on YT. They appear to have by-passed a lot of the baggage that weighs most bands down in the business. It goes without saying that JD is the star player from my POV. He makes it look as joyful as it sounds. All of the core line up are strong performers: - Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Woody Goss, Joe Dart. Antwaun Stanley occasionally provides a powerful voice that goes well with Theo's. The flexibility of the line-up guarantees a grand spectacle with various collaborations adding to the novelty. The most memorable clip for me is where they perform in Dublin and the entire audience sings the bassline to Dean Town as Joe rivets the beat to the floor. That's a measure of the charisma that surrounds this band. Thanks for the link Pawel. That's a line up that I had not previously seen.

Ultrasonic bath used with 100 percent IPA. The one that my link points to is a little expensive. I got mine some years ago from ALDI's bargain aisle for less than a tenner. Use this method in a well ventilated room and take fire precautions. Make sure that you use pure Iso Propyl Alcohol - 100%. Less than 100% means that it contains water and it may cause issues with corrosion. I don't recommend it for coated or nylon wrapped strings however. It's ideal for gummed up metal watch straps.

Thanks. That deserves recognition so;