SpondonBassed

I'm glad you didn't go all Ringo like that 'click' quote he's known for. I am the walrus BTW and the eggman will be along shortly after he has collected all of the eggs from his flock of golden geese. It's not easy sitting on a cornflake you know. I may try Weetabix next time. I played with @PaulWarning and Wendy one night. Wendy on drums, Paul on guitar and vox, me on bass. He did advise me that it was intended as a punk performance. The BPM on The Letter was enough to make my fingertips smoke but the beat was consistent and relentless and fun. I prefer that to slowing a song down. It drags.

The car speaker idea has not been ruled out yet. I have a centre speaker in a long established 5.1 set-up. My Denon AVR X3000 does a self calibration to the room and I was quite happy with it. The intention is to have the new speakers positioned near the ceiling to take advantage of the 'Height' feature in 7.1 surround encoded blu ray films (for helicopter effects I suppose) so it's got to be a pair. They're going to be on a 180 Watt per channel (Peak) amp. The ebay examples like the one @RichardH posted are looking like good value. It would be difficult to match that with a self-build.

...and I thought it was just me! Hahahahaha

Yes. (Although I was aiming my comment at StringrayPete's comment above mine.) If anyone else but the drummer had brought it do you still think it would have gone down as well? I stand by my words. You'd get the weewee ripped out of you at any jam night if you were a drummer and if you were playing any other instrument the drummer would bottle you. 'Round here anyway.

Oakey dokey. Time to sharpen up your honing skills then. Do you sharpen stuff like chisels and saw blades by eye or do you use a set gauge? I use a dremmel with grindstone and a cutting angle gauge on chainsaw blades and other coarse saw blades but I do my chisels by eye on an oilstone and honing plate for speed.

Is he doing that for tax purposes like Hotblack Desiato? Interesting fact from the link above; 'Hotblack Desiato is the name of an estate agency in Islington.' It's good because the popular image of Estate Agents in general was of a bunch of cowboys. A squad of Space Cadets is a much better mental image for them, dontcha think?

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It's not clear what it is so... okay. I thought your second last one was kinda cool however.

Try bringing a metronome to a jam night though Pete...

Frustrating to the band. It's not so great for the audience either. When a vocalist goes all self-indulgent with their take (on classics usually) on how a song should be delivered. It reminds me of Joe Cocker's cover of A Little Help. Bl**dy awful.

I like the saucy pose with her leaning against that cabinet.

I think I know what you mean but could you explain in case I've got it wrong please? What do bipoles or dipoles do? To me that suggests that sound would be broadcast from two axis. I'd like to understand that better because I've seen it said that Monitor Audio's BXFX is switchable between bipole and dipole modes but I am not convinced that the author knew what he was on about. It probably would be best to have wide dispersal for the ceiling installation. I want to use the height encoding for cinema viewing mostly. I'm happy with the distribution of sound at ear level as I have 2 x Heco Superior @ front, 2x KEF Q300 @ rear, Bower & Wilkins CM Centre @ centre and a Wharfdale SW150 sub. Yes. I had already considered stands and the odd shape of my living room makes the stands impractical. I am not really sold on the idea of having large speakers hanging from my living room ceiling joists either. You have however given me an idea of the sort of enclosure that would be less intrusive. I take your point about expense and £25 does sound attractive. I am still undecided whether to buy off-the-shelf, so to speak or whether to build. It would be hard to improve on those sort of prices but then I'd miss out on the pleasure of the build and its end result.

Welcome Thomas (although I think you should have started an introduction topic of your own). That's a grand looking tool kit you have there. Respect. You needn't hide your DB (I can just see its nicely rounded bottom.) as there are many double bassists here who would love to see it in full frontal view, so to speak.

Welcome DG. I like your choice of influences.

I suppose that's close to how a piccolo bass would sound or maybe a parlor guitar.

I have an itch that needs scratching. In the living room I have a 7.1 capable Denon AV receiver. I have it set up for 5.1 and I am struggling to find a way of accommodating an additional pair of cabs. I'd like to use the height setting in the 7.1 configuration. To cut it short The only option that I think will work soundwise and without using PA type floor stands is to mount a pair of wedges on the ceiling joists above the existing front pair of cabs. I haven't refined my ideas yet. It might be that there is already a suitable speaker cabinet for the purpose on the market. I think I'll do a build anyway. It should save money and I have more control over the way the installation looks in my living room. Electrostatic panels might work even though each one would need power as well as a signal. I am keeping an open mind so ideas are welcome.

I've never seen one of these before so not only am I blown away by the craftsmanship, I am intrigued by the Wingbass idea itself. Not too much different to a uBass, I suppose?

Have you ever noticed how singists seem to have larger gobs than the rest of the band? I mean, Carly Simon could probably swallow the desk along with the mic, you know? I don't think I have the chops to be a really good singer.

Welcome Iain

Remind me never to supply goods to your address Andy. I'd hate to end up beneath your patio with the others. Heeheehee

Welcome Ian.

That looks impressive! I would agree with the comment above. Adding trim might not look the best. It looks great without it.

Welcome Dennis. Arpeggios? I'm fairly sure there is a pedal for that, heeheehee. Tutors Available Theory and Technique I'd suggest following either of the sub-forums above. Good hunting!

I once went to the best little warehouse but that was in Texas and I wouldn't dare describe it here.

Sacrilege. I thank you for it. It is no harm to dispel these precious notions from time to time as there are advances in materials, technology and the knowledge of how to use them.