Burns-bass

Here’s a picture of the connection.

I’ve checked back, and I bought a Pearl BC-930 Series Cymbal Boom Stand. I needed some foam insert (which I cut myself) to clasp the connector to the boom stand securely. You can see the feet really widely spaced out in the pic, but I found it was perfectly stable with a much smaller footprint because the stand was super heavy. I needed a new stand as the NS one was broken, and this worked well. I’d suggest finding a stand second hand. I was lucky enough to get one of those cheap (£40 brand new) but they’re about double that now.

When I had an NXT k swapped the cheapo stand for a drum stand which was far sturdier and heavier which meant the legs didn’t need to be spread as widely, and I consequently had more room around the bass. It’s an easy mod that costs about £50

well done. I’m starting for 2022!

My brother is a record dealer and does a lot of punk, post punk and new wave stuff. As the guys say here, condition is everything and record collectors are fastidious. Before listing it’s not enough to view the record you should also play it in its entirety to identify and scratches or skips. There are some really good and fair record dealers around. I’m happy to give a recommendation if you’re near Bristol. I’d only use Discogs to sell if you know what you’re doing otherwise it’s unfair on the buyer and you’ll reputation will be trashed very quickly.

The necks are huge on old P basses. I struggled (and I play DB too)

I’ve just put a wanted ad out for one!

That was my first bass and it was absolutely bloody brilliant.

Depending on where you live, I’d also suggest somewhere like Vintage and rare in Bath. The guys who buy expensive vintage guitars are pretty much the same audience…

Totally agree on the grey area. My parents have been isolating, and had agreed to visit us. To ensure they’re safety we cancelled all social stuff and basically stayed at home for a week and tested each day to ensure we were as safe as possible. Is it 100% risk free? No, but nothing is. We did what we could and I’m happy with that.

Those people have chosen to attend, it’s their free decision and unless you’re wilfully doing something reckless (like doing the gig while you’re positive or should be isolating) I really can’t see how you’re in any way to blame for what happens to others.

The Omicron variant may pose more of a risk (or less, depending on the science) but Covid was always going to be circulating and gigs a risk, so I can’t see how the decision has changed much from when you accepted the gig. The prevailing political view seems to be that life can continue as close to normal as it can. Again, you either trust the Government or not (this isn’t the place for that discussion). You have no moral duty to those people in the crowd, but you do to your family and friends. Personally, I’d do all I can to limit contact at the gig, follow the rules and just get on with it. And try and enjoy it if you can!

haha, that’s what I meant! https://reverb.com/uk/news/the-mystery-of-fender-selmer-refin-guitars-solved

Well, the tale is that they were respected when they landed here as I understood it.