Crusoe

Have you ever considered paying a woman to whip you, like normal masochists do? 😄 

Good job on the bass!

Welcome!

Any song by the Smiths, though if your guitarist is really poor he might struggle with Johnny Marr guitar lines.

If you are going to go down the trailer route, I would make sure it's one of the four-wheeled ones. I have a two wheeled one for shopping and it's not the most stable, especially when empty (it can tip over if I hit a bum ). Maybe put some thick foam in the bottom to act as a shock absorber.

23 hours ago, asingardenof said:

Or just use a 4-string and conventional music paper but ignore the bottom staff line.

You have to ignore the top line or it will sound wrong. 😂

1 hour ago, Japhet said:

I think it's more genres of music that I can't stand. For instance, the pseudo operatic wailing of Bruce Dickinson just instantly boils my pi55. I don't mind a bit of heavy music but don't go all 'Pavarotti' on me, please.

Heathen!

Headless basses. No matter what the body shape.

The Threadlock should do the trick, but I was wondering if plumber's tape (PTFE tape) would work.

I never took music classes in school very seriously, though I was in the school choir and ended up playing the lead in the school musical, in sixth form. I probably never looked at it as a serious academic subject, compared to the likes of Maths, English or the sciences. I think quite a few people in the class were of a similar mindset and it was only the ones who went on to choose the subject for GCSE who took it seriously.

A Fleetwood Mac tribute band called Big Love. They weren't bad, though some of their intros were interesting - one song started and we thought it was going to be "Common People" by Pulp. The drummer looked like he could have been Mick Fleetwood's dad. It was a fun night.

I've been learning guitar (sue me), so I've been watching channels like Anyone Can Play Guitar - really good tutorials and covers a range of styles, like jazz, blues, indie, punk, rockabilly, reggae... Justin Guitar is very good too. he covers a lot of theory as well as songs.

I'm very sorry to hear it @Gasman My deepest condolences to you and your family.

8 hours ago, tauzero said:

Back to studio etiquette, and I would say that asking the engineer-cum-producer ( @cheddatom - how do you refer to yourself?) to give an opinion of your band is bad form. If the opinion is offered, fair enough (after all, they're not going to say you're shit so if they give an opinion, it's going to be good).

Sorry, the engineer what now? 😳

17 minutes ago, MrCrane said:

Yes, but according to Adams, the '69 isn't referring to 1969

At 9 years old, that just makes it worse! 😲😳

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams Bryan, you were 9 years old in the summer of '69. There's no way you played until your fingers bled.

6 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

Well that looks like it was a solution looking for a problem.

 

Apart from looking ridiculous, I bet going for a slash between sets would be a bit tricky.

That's probably how he kept getting shocked

I love the wedjat pendant... very "The World's End". I got the one from the cover of "Vision Thing" as a tattoo (only it turned out a bit shit)

Pretty much anything by Robbie Williams, but especially "Angels"

Most REM stuff

Most Alannis Morrisette stuff

Another shout for "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes

4 hours ago, Staggering on said:

 

Steady now, there are some banjo players on here, I'm one of them.....😊

Burn the heretic 😄

13 minutes ago, rmorris said:

I think you can get insurance against saxophonists turning up ?

It's impossible to get cover against banjo or accordion players, though.

On 24/03/2024 at 19:10, Jackroadkill said:

 

If only I had - that would have been the world's longest toilet break, wouldn't it?!

Then walk in and say "I'd leave that for ten minutes"

On 19/03/2024 at 22:25, Dan Dare said:

I enjoy some of the AI descriptions that are appearing on eBay recently, For example, "whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, this bass is sure to tick all the boxes" (a genuine word-for-word quote from one particularly desperate listing). 

= bog standard Squier

I can't give any advice as to the best place for selling gear (though I have bought an item on Basschat with no problems), but I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis and would like to wish you the best.

5 minutes ago, SamIAm said:

Retro Rewind

Neon Nostalga

Sam x

Sam x is a great name for a band. 😁

22 hours ago, badger said:

you reminded me of this:

I wonder if that did actually come from Lucy Worsley. 😆 Viz do actually print genuine letters from readers. I know someone who's had a few printed.