SpondonBassed

Hollywood scriptwriters are already in talks about producing the sequel: Son of Discreet - The Gaggening! Be very afraid. In Bass(chat)... no-one can hear you scream.

I know it's a guitar but never the less, I reckon that's the mutt's baubles mate.

I'll drink to that. You did well.

Since this has been mentioned, I have had my share of 'bike accidents. Fortunately none were serious, the two worst ones involving cuts and fractures only. I read in the nineties that when the calculations were done using the accident statistics from insurance claims for that year it worked out that the average rider would have an accident once every four years. I bought my first car in my forties and a couple of years later, I sold my last 'bike and gave up my boots and helmet for good. I looked back at my 25 years on 'bikes in all weathers and my accident record fitted exactly that average. I never had a problem getting back onto two wheels after but then, I had knowledge of what I might have done better to avoid the accident. I was an Blue badged member of the I.A.M. for my last few years on two wheels. Had there been an inexplicable accident it might have affected me more. In addition to a couple of health issues, I have slowed with age and I would not be capable of the same reactions on a 'bike as those I had. Same with a car. It is enough of a loss to my dignity to say that I had to give up my car. You can say what you like against my decision but it won't match the indignity I already feel. I choose to put it behind me. I'm now enjoying life from a different perspective than from the narrow view you get from behind the steering wheel. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

James Blunt? I know, I'll get me coat.

Welcome Shadven. Lots of the members here are going to be seriously envious. Have fun.

I can testify to that. It makes me feel rotten for not driving but I'd rather not become another digit in the statistical analysis of road traffic accidents in Britain. Having said that, I could well get splattered across the next zebra crossing while running to catch a bus with a bass on me back and a combo hanging out of one arm! Life. Cuh! I'm entirely with you on the turning up with minimum fuss point. That has nothing to do with whether you own your own transport though if you aren't mooching off of your band mates.

He was such a silly Billy that Milli Vanilli. FFFS! (For Frank Farian's Sake)

Thank you. That is as concise an answer as I could hope for.

Congrats and good luck with the venture. I noticed the screw holes for the palm rest or pick-up cover (whasisname?). I suppose the pick guard and body are pre-drilled for that whether you want it or not?

Thanks Phil. I was curious because of the dreaded 50Hz mains hum that sometimes gets past all of the screening and countermeasures. For a moment I thought that might have been a design consideration when 50Hz was stated to be a good frequency for reflex bass cabs to be tuned to. I'm really only scratching the surface in this subject although as a young man, lots of folk had speaker cabinets off me. I'd buy the drivers and crossovers at Oxford Street on my frequent trips from Dublin to London and put them in cabinets that I'd make to order. I'd do two and three-way speaker pairs. The Punt/Sterling (pre-Euro) exchange rate and price differences between the two countries meant I could do this with no expense to myself and at the same time I got to play with basic speaker enclosure projects. If I was right in the head I could have made good money from my hobby. It wouldn't have been so much fun however.

I think that's fairly easy to deal with. The specified port area should be a constant whether it is one port or many, circular or otherwise, no?

...and they said the Japanese introduced Karaoke to Britain. Good old Auntie Beeb.

I would say that the only responsibility the house band has is to hand you an instrument that is in tune. That's not cast in stone either. I'd love to agree with you though. I've done an Open Mic where I've been caught out by an insistence that I play the house bass despite having my own with me. I was stood in the wrong spot for the monitor too because the cable was short and routed badly. I was more crap than usual because of it so I get your point. Next time I went to that pub it was with @PaulWarningand Wendy as their guest. I suppose because we appeared as a trio for the first few numbers I didn't get pressed into using the house bass. I was still rubbish but I felt much more capable and probably sounded a bit better too. When I came away I revised my ideas about these sorts of sessions. Like yourself, I will always want to play my own bass but I am ready to go regardless. Getting asked to step up when you aren't ready is also something I have experienced. It didn't go very well but it won me the notoriety of a short piece of video on twitter when someone kindly clipped out a relatively botch-free part of my meagre effort. I did have my own bass for that but I could just as easily been handed the house bass. My point is that you can't predict what you'll be given but you are expected to make do. I see it as a necessary part of my development on my way to becoming a well-rounded player to meet these circumstance and cope. 'standard set-up' - what is that anyway? We had a thread a while ago where BC members compared action at the 12 fret. I'm still trying to pick the bones out of that one. Oh yes, OT; my housemate gave me a lift to the local OMs and I got a taxi home each time. @Len_derby was kind enough to invite me and give me a lift to the other OM out of town. Last year was the busiest bass year I've had. That's not saying a lot by average standards but it is a booster for my timid ego. This year I aim to build on it. No car though. Wish me luck.

Could you smuggle two bodies past a road block with it? Heeheehee. Looks like you've found a good home for it. Nice.

Is it though?

Sweet (I know it's a Hot Chocolate quote really)

Welcome John. Ah. Fingers. Take care to pick up good habits now and you will avoid painful repercussions in later life. You will find plenty of pointers here.

Welcome Rodd. 'Gearitis' is mostly called GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrome) by folks of this parish. You'll feel right at home.

Is there not a danger that buying a large case would encourage you to occupy the space just because it's available? You could end up carrying more than is necessary. Not so much for the pros who have to be ready for all eventualities but maybe for us wannabes who are legging it more?

The two are synonymous in my mind. The only thing about the skewed footprint is to avoid direct reflections from opposing walls in case of resonance. You could equally say that it is a bad thing to skew a square of speakers by 45 degrees to the (square) room because of unpredictable corner effects. I still have one area in the room where the bass is exaggerated but only the one. My house mate usually sits there and he loves it so - smiles all around.

...And when you share a house it's hardly self-indulgent at all. Heeheehee. I really have to watch myself. It would not take much more for Channel 4 to become interested in me for one of their Hoarder Yukumentaries. I take your point however, it is nice to have everything to hand.

I must apologise to you both, I didn't realise it was for two basses despite it being clearly described as such! I just happened to glance at it on my way out and didn't take the time to read through properly. I am sure that someone will be up for this however.

Thanks Mark. I can appreciate that the tighter break angle makes the difference on through stringers. My touch, being relatively inexperienced as I am, can sometimes be a bit too heavy. From what @kevin_lindsay and yourself said I suppose string movement is only an issue for the inexperienced or heavy handed players if it occurs at all. It makes more sense to have the saddles staggered above all else so I'm really only nit-picking out of ignorance.

I daren't put wall hangers up in the main part of the house because it is two hundred years old and I am wary of loading the old plaster and brickwork with much more than a picture frame's weight. It would not make sense to have basses on the wall when their cases take up space anyway. All but the one I have out for the day are stored in their cases and those are neatly strewn hither and thither in the front music room. Some of Jack's uke's are on table stands because he has made more of them than he could afford cases for. I consider them as ornamental and they aren't in the way as much as my stuff is.