SpondonBassed

[i]Pull up to the bumper[/i] is not actually about stopping roller skaters from taking the p155 in traffic jams. I was astonished at that revelation.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1505415884' post='3371830'] I had to use one because Kevin Dean was already taken... [/quote] Hahahahahaha!

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1505416974' post='3371837'] (gin) --- hyperbole...? [/quote] It must be the gin that made you say that because she's so modest usually. Heeheehee.

I can feel your anticipation for tonight's gig. I hope it goes well for you. Even if the bass doesn't get to you in time, I am looking forward to your NBD photos.

I always thought of it as a wise precaution against weirdos.

I have to say thanks also. If not for the encouragement of those here I'd never have taken my bass out of the house again. I've never known an Internet forum like it. Well done all concerned.

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1505392536' post='3371574'] Great stuff. Well done that man, Please tell me you went for a kebab after this Les [/quote] Hahahahaha! Thanks Les. Sorry to disappoint you, I wasn't rock and roll enough for it. I'm working my way up to it though. You are a fine example but the three-kebab-weekend (3KW?) is a little way down the line for me.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1505386232' post='3371484'] Great to hear that you are getting out and about more, that's the beauty of music right there [/quote] Cheers Pete!

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1505329052' post='3371136'] OK, just a quick update about the binding. I've decided to go with the ivoroid so first up was to prepare some binding tape. Cut 66 pieces and I'm beginning to run out of suitable surface.... The plastic binding dissolves in acetone, so rather than use glue I just wick in some acetone using a pipette and that melts the binding enough that it sticks to the wood. I hold it with my fingers for 10 seconds or so then use some tape to clamp it. It works pretty well. Taped up for the night.... Once the binding is done the body is more or less complete apart from sanding. The neck is also pretty much done so if I get some time tomorrow I'll start the bridge and the nut. The eagle-eyed among you will notice that I haven't done a pickup rout. I'm in two minds. Part of me wants a jazz pickup in the bridge position to complement the rounder tones of the piezo, part of me wants to keep the top as clean as possible, and a pickup would detract from the woods. Decisions decisions..... [/quote] You could make a wooden case for the pick-up if you have enough scrap from your top. I like the avoidance of messy glue on your binding. Do you know how resilient the bond is likely to be long term?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1505381972' post='3371436'] IMO there's a pretty good chance that with someone less controversial and a more conventional approach to singing and melody as a front man, The Smiths would never have anything more than another Manchester band with a couple of cult singles released on their own label. [/quote] You're probably right but at least you could say you got a singer who used ALL of the notes, not just his favourite one.

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1505377418' post='3371381'] Sorry but just realised I missed out the most significant part - this was "as supplied by the factory" on ALL P basses at the time. [/quote] Carol Kaye is quite adamant that it was pants.

[quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1505316181' post='3370991'] As a contrast, Whip It is popularly believed to be about masturbation, but is in fact not. [size=6]There's a [i]handful[/i][/size] of other Devo tracks which definitely are, though. [/quote] Hahahahahahahaha! Well done.

Dexys' - Jackie Wilson Said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc90PuFMjyk

[quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1505325220' post='3371094'] Slightly inspired by the overrated bands thread. Do you ever remain unimpressed by a band even though you really quite like one, or several, of its individual members? Personally, I think Brian May is a terrific guitar player, but Queen never manages to move me. His tone is great, and his solos are exciting and ear-catching, but the songs they're trapped in always leave me cold. It's almost a bit frustrating! [/quote] I always liked the Smiths. I never liked Morrisey. There, I've said it. While I respect his contribution to music I don't have to like the fellow. I think the Smiths might have stayed on the scene longer with a different front man. Hindsight's a bugger. [quote name='kendall' timestamp='1505374014' post='3371349'] Guns n Roses for me. I love Duff's playing and really enjoyed Velvet Revolver and his last 'Loaded' release. Can't stand Axls whine and snake dance. [/quote] Me too. To my tinnitus riddled hearing he usually sounds like he could do with a shot of laxative to ease his discomfort.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1505376540' post='3371372'] nice one, found yourself a band then? [/quote] Thanks Paul. Not quite. It's definitely a step in that direction though.

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1505374043' post='3371350'] This now leaves me with a mix of fear and morbid fascination every time I open this thread. [/quote] Let me preempt your fears by posting this image of some dangly objects: [attachment=253584:PawnBrokerSign.png]

Here's the clip from last Sunday at the Holly Bush, Marehay Derbyshire. Whoever extracted that clip was very kind. Thanks. https://www.facebook.com/RipleyMusicFestival/videos/1519932258084422/

Amen

[quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' timestamp='1504704155' post='3366740'] ...Does anyone else have this issue? [/quote] No sponge here. Or is there? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCYTR3wReXc[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCj_tjFXX2U

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1505277651' post='3370639'] If there are, they will not be mine Mine seem to to reside in my wife's handbag [/quote] You gave her the sac? My deepest sympathy. Never having married I can't really appreciate what that's like.

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1505198081' post='3370058'] I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but the bc rich testicle rest headstock is the ultimate candidate for me [/quote] [quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1505286087' post='3370680'] How do your balls rest sideways? [/quote] Those of us over fifty or so have little difficulty with the reach. Everything sags. That's a pointier headstock than I usually like though. I'd have to be careful mounting and dismounting my gentleman jewellery. Alternatively, it could be used to emasculate hecklers in the mosh pit with a deft thrust and a swift twist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSdcSc_8fU4

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1505243410' post='3370511'] If you believe that, you must be quackers. [/quote] There is only the one funky duck though; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwdoJZWzcY That wasn't it.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1505242608' post='3370501'] It's my understanding, from someone who was there, that with Booker T & The MGs "Green Onions" as an example was a jam started by Booker, which the others went into and Jim Stewart recorded on the sly. Though obviously for that particular track Duck wasn't there at the time. The band were four colleagues/mates who just worked things out together; as the main backing band for Stax at it's peak Cropper was frequently the writer and/or producer too so it was very much a less rigid session. [/quote] That sounds about right. I'd draw a parallel between that and the practice of copying the patches that bashers (sheet metalwork experts) make when they do, for example, an aircraft skin repair. When there has been damage to a part of an aircraft for which a repair scheme has not been drafted, they let the senior basher loose with his tin snips and rivet blocks. Then, when the patch has been completed to the basher's satisfaction, someone comes down from the drawing office with tracing paper. Within hours the tracing becomes an approved drawing complete with instructions on materials and heat treatments etc and is then published. The only names you see on the drawing are those of the draftsman and the officials who sign it off. The basher is expected to do this under the terms of the contract which owns your intellectual rights if you come up with anything original on works time. I had one contract that extended that to my free time too. In most industrial situations this is normal. The unions are okay with it. The musician's union in America wasn't much different it seems. For all the complaints that impoverished musicians and their families make about loss of royalties on hit records, I think it works out the same. When you work you are just one small cog in a massive machine. If you don't like it, take a walk. I sympathise with those who get left out of the hitmakers' dividends when music becomes popular beyond expectations. It's only natural to feel slighted if you've been part of the creative process. I doubt that anyone would volunteer to share in the loss that a production makes if it plummets towards oblivion however.