SpondonBassed

Welcome LD

I was intimidated by the Hash Pipe music vid. Far too much wobbling.

How many high performance motorcycles do you see where the tyres show no sign of being used in corners? When I think what we take for granted these days as being available, let alone affordable. I'm not sure it's fully appreciated just how well off we all are.

Very helpful. Ta.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1459884819' post='3020635'] When I go to Folk Open Mics, turning up with it and a Bass Ukele causes less friction with Cecil and Cecelia Sharp than my MB TTE 500 and the RJ 15" cab...! [/quote] Good one. I always think folk sounds thin unless there is some bottom in it. Would love to do an Open Mic rendition of Queen's '39 on my fretless one day but my uke playing mate isn't up to speed with it. That I haven't done it yet is probably a good thing.

I've never tasted electric meat but I think I might call my next band by that name. I have found some firms that will cut foam blocks using a CNC milling machine. I still want to keep the "furry" finish though. There is a metallic sheen off it and foam is just, well, foam. Maybe there is enough lining to reuse but I am out of my depth if it came to a DIY job.

Much as I like the furry blue lining as is, I am thinking it may well be impossible to get that sort of finish nowadays. The colour topped foam inserts in your link look cool 'nuff though. Will look for local cutters at some point. Thank you.

Thanks Truckstop. I'll bear that in mind if nowt comes of mentioning it here.

An alternative alternative:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Birchwood-Casey-BRASS-BLACK-Metal-Finish-Copper-Bronze-/360191792211 ...black goes with everything.

Have you considered a highly polished and lacquered brass finish to the control plate? I think it might look good if you are keeping the wood grain and if mixing with chrome finishes elsewhere is not an issue.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1459705211' post='3018780'] How the hell does it sound so loud and bassy? [/quote] What he said. HTH?

I stand corrected, thank you. Still and all, I would have a go but for the fact that I seldom finish such endeavours and would likely have an even more knackered hard case as a result. [s]Now, if only I knew how to edit this topic's title.[/s] Done.

Welcome Nate!

Welcome Tarcher

Welcome Lightlyseared.

Welcome Will, Another lurker turns... heeheehee

Hi Zbd and welcome to some new lows in your life. (joking)

Cheers Len! I should warn you however that I am a mere "blow-in". I've only been here for 26 years.

I have no one favourite. When I think "bass doesn't get any better than this" and track down yooboob examples of a performance I tend to find other performers distract me. Too many good players for me to have just one fave. At the moment, I am quite fond of Abe Laboriel sr. Maybe I am just a lickle fickle.

[quote name='Tony p' timestamp='1459677826' post='3018503'] ...and it sounded like a bag of spanners, [/quote] I've been out with a few girls who looked like your bass sounded. I think you had an unlucky match between guitar and amp. "Not every penny fits the slot".

Dad was a "closet" piano player. He was taught classically and would lock himself away with the piano when he needed escape from the family (just Mum and myself). I never worked out why for him, music was a selfish interest in that he never played to or for anyone. My half brothers and sisters (from his previous marriage) learned music to varying levels. One of them was a working guitarist playing in bands and studio sessions on and off. My first "go" at the bass was half-ars3d to say the least. I had no inclination to learn properly but instead knocked around with a family of brothers who were all multi-instrumentalists. The older ones were living off it nicely. I got by as a stand in when the talented ones were creating and I never had to learn to play a known piece. It was all [s]derivative[/s], er, original - ahem. When I did what the OP did and tried to jam with dad, we could not find any common ground whatsoever and both quietly resolved never to try again. I stopped playing for many years after that. When I got over myself years and years after, my new approach was to aim to get people moving rather than gratify myself with how I sound in my own head. I am still working on that. My partner's grandchildren often hang out when I practice and I've seen them shaking it when they think no-one's looking. That has to be the best feedback for me. It encourages me to keep at it.

I have a large old style hard case. It's been well used and I got it for a bass that I no longer have. I'd like to have it refurbished and modified to contain two headless basses "head to toe", so to speak. I'm near to derby but with no transport of my own. Not looking for a freebie, just a competitive estimate at this stage.[attachment=215995:2HeadlessFlightcase.jpg]

[quote name='biro' timestamp='1459411657' post='3016194'] Sorry lads, I did learn this language hanging around Americans, and I guess... [/quote] Two nations divided by a common language huh? (Wilde, Shaw or Churchill - who ever) It does not detract from your positive gesture towards global Karma, carry on as if normal. [size=1](Heeheehee)[/size]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1459114635' post='3013688'] What's a Zero Bass ? I have to have one ! [/quote] I think Mitsubishi made them during WWII...

I haven't played to an audience for over 30 years. Then I was playing my mate's perspex bodied, left-hand strung bass in the right handed postion. It was a right laff because I had also bought a Squier fretless jazz correctly strung for me and with a lovely "mwah" and was in the transition from getting away from what I was used to with the leftie and onto the Fender copy. It all stopped shortly after that due to work commitments but I grew to dislike the Squier purely because of its size. Nowadays I like to think of myself as slightly mellower and less concerned with fashion. I think a lot of folk buy Fender or Fender licensed copies simply because it looks like everyone plays them. I mean, for a beginner, what else is there to guide your choice if you haven't felt an instrument come alive in your hands yet? With all respect to Fender users, (and I DO like their sound) I wont have another because I have limited space to practice and after playing headless for so long, I like the way it sits on the strap better than owt else. Funnily enough, the flip out rest doesn't work for me and I almost never play sat down. The sounds I make suit me and until I frequently play with others again I am not in a position to fine tune my choice of pick-up/amp combination. It doesn't bother me in the slightest what anyone thinks of my sound because I have yet to discover a personal style. I haven't got a complicated repertoire and until I expand the range of genres (I hate that word) that I can feel at home with... I can't reasonably expect anything recognisable in terms of a personal style of playing. I am with the original post. I think a versatile bass is necessary if you occasionally want to dip your toe in the waters of genres alternative to the ones you are used to. On the other hand, my dream bass, the one custom guitar that I would have made after a lottery win would be a headless with a decent mass and fanned frets to get the best out of each string gauge right down to the low B. That's just me and to quote Monty Python's Life of Brian - "Yes! We are all individuals"