Count Bassy

Saw them live once, 15 years or so ago. They were polished, but played so like the original tracks that you might as well have listened to the CD (youngsters - ask your parents). When I see someone live I hope for soemthing a bit extra.

5 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Let him do three but tell him everyone else needs a turn before he can go again.

5 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Whoever organises the list needs to put him on first, then put him plus parents on last.

To be fair he doesn't usually get his 3 + 3 + others consecutively, but i is still like he gets at least twice as much as anyone else.

Apart from this problem the open mike is generally run pretty well.

Pehaps I should sing some songs with Mrs CB on piano (what we normally do) and the suggest that Mrs CB playes some piano with me adding in words!!

On 23/10/2025 at 22:54, Ammobass said:

Soldered on the main board. Can't be re-seated, unfortunately.

But could be removed and replaced if you're handy with a soldering iron. Especially as it is likely to be "through hole" mounted.

Our regular open mike has a particular "problem" that is really putting us off going. Basically there is a young lad who plays a piano, sings and composes. He is mostly ok (composing not so good), but not as good as he or his parents think he is. The problem is that people are generally limited to three songs each and stick to that, but by playing with his parents (which is essentially him with some backing), then on his own, and then joining in with some others people have to endure at least 6 songs of his playing, which is just too much.It is noticable that when he is on a lot of audience take a fag/ fresh air break. 

Three songs would be fine, but this "Playing the system" makes it too much.

8 hours ago, itu said:

That equals: 

B x £30 + g x £10 = £1000 

g x £10 = £1000 - B x £30 

B = 33 AND g = 1 

Solved. Could you share some pictures of your basses, that g-word sidestep is not of importance. 

Pedant alert:

There are multple solution though, e.g. B=1 G=97. you can only get a unique solution if we know the total number of instruments (ie G + B).

9 hours ago, jonnybass said:

Its a tough one, if I sold a bass at around market value and for some reason the market changed and it was worth 10 times more and it was resold at the new price I'd curse my bad timing but not the other seller.

 

If someone gave me a sob story and convinced me to sell under value then the next day had it on at market value id not be best pleased and be unlikely to deal with that person again.

 

However, we've all dreamed of or managed to snap up that 59 les paul at a car boot for £10.  if you did and sold it would you go looking for the seller to give them a share?  or would you pocket it?  Or if they had a 54 p bass for £20 would you offer them market value or buy it at the bargain price?

 

 

Jonny

If it was a 54p bass for £20 I'd tell them to stuff it. 😄

23 hours ago, tegs07 said:

Shocking 3D printed cock would get far more hits. Those of the errant thumb persuasion may be tempted…

Or "I 3d printed a clock - you won't believe what happened next!"

As far as I'm aware the Albert Hall only has 5 levels.

Learning a scale is great, but how often do you actually play a scale in a tune, rather than as an exercise.  Arpeggios possibly, but even then it surely depends on what you are doing immediately before it?

2 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

"I'm sorry - Is this the five minute argument, or the full half hour..?"

It has to be at least 30 minutes to earn any money!

The second part of Robin Trower's "Too Rolling Stoned" . From about 3:00

15 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

Is this a complete the sentence competition? If so, I suggest:

 

Boutique basses are bought by lawyers, medics and well-paid weekend warriors in the vain hope that spending lots of cash will make up for lack of talent.

 

Over to you lot.

Sorry, it had to be in 20 words or less.

In my other life I play a concertina. I find I can't wear hearing aids (NHS ones) while playing as they introduce a marked tremelo effect to the sound.

2 hours ago, ezbass said:

As to “AI” hearing ads, I call marketing BS.

A few years ago everything tstarted appearing with "I" in the name, following the lead of Apple.

This has now been replaced/suplimented by "AI".

As you say marketing BS.

The last band I left I truthfully said that I just wasn't getting the buzz from rehearsals that I should be getting (it hadn't got to the point of gigging), and it was accepted gracefully.

Unfortunately in the next few weeks two other members also quit and I think the whole thing collapsed.

On 23/08/2025 at 09:38, Beedster said:

Why a 4-string nut?

Indeed, why a four string neck?

I actually quite lake the shape of the headstock. But that is about all I do like about it.

On 20/08/2025 at 08:54, Leonard Smalls said:

Aye... Playing anything complicated or difficult shouldn't be allowed! Just because they're using a musical instrument to produce sound doesn't mean it's music, it's just about inflating their own ego. They should just stick to straightforward and easy tunes, so for keyboards, no harder than Chopsticks, and for bass players, stick to the root and throw in the occasional fifth if you really must.

I blame that Paganini and Liszt.

What's this "fifth" thing you mention?

Bass players who have way too many effects pedals (i.e. more than zero). It's a bass guitar, no-one except other bass players will even notice.

Also goes for guitarists to some extent. Pedal boards that they spend ages fiddling with between songs. Just play the bloody thing.

21 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Do you think it might be obvious because it exists already? It certainly makes nut adjustments an absolute breeze either way. 

Possibly, but I suspect that if you told any engineering minded person that you wanted a nut with adjustable string height then 80% would come up with either the two screw tilting nut idea, or the 4/5/6 screw individual string adjustment idea. The rest would probably suggest shims.

3 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Sitting here reading this whilst playing my Thumb 5 string. I wouldn't be without it or my Streamer and I don't play metal 😄 Who invented the adjust-a-nut of curiosity as I don't know? I assumed Warwick did.

IMHO the adjust-a-nut princible is so obvious that you couldn't really say anyone invented it. Lots of people must have thought of it but didn't have the equipment/couldn't be arsed to follow it through.

More a case of who decided to actually make and market it first.

First the bad news: 

     These are traditonal technology speakers - No light weight speakers or cabinets. Hence these weigh in at 46Kg each, which is why I am moving them on, just too heavy for me to lug around anymore.

     Also the foam fronts are completely shot and need replacing if you want foam fronts.

Apart from that if it is all positive.

These are Shermann speakers, serious professional bits of kit - see the reviews. I know that almost everything claims to be professional these days, but these really are.

These speakers are 770mm high 480mm wide at the font and 250mm wide at the back. and weigh 46Kg  each!. They are probably about 30 years old, so traditional technology & design, hence the weight.

Not the sort of weight I want to be lugging about anymore, hence moving them on.

Can't see it on the photgraph, but I believe that the 15" bass units are Beyma, the tweeters and the 6.5" mirange are both Audix.

Shermann informed me that they are 8 ohm, and are good for at least 400W RMS each (See attached notes from Shermann). The man at shermann said he'd be looking at using a 600W/chanell amp with them.

Despite being 30 years old these still sound as good as ever, as far as I can tell. They were oginally installed at the Theatr Hafren, Newtown, Powys, and we bought them from Shermann when they we theatre was being upgraded. - and had top hats fitted at the same time.

I have used them in folk dance bands (including a sousaphone) and rock bands for front of house - easily enough to fill a typical pub or village hall, and even used them outside in a pub garden and for PA and background music on a village playing field. They have also been used as side-fill foldback on a pretty large stage.

The weight is a downside, for portable use, but they would be ideal for someone considerably younger/stronger than me, or for use in a permanent installation. Unlikely to need subs with these unless you are a dub nut or something.

One of my tests for a PA system is the human voice, and these are brilliant for that,i.e.  apart from the volume you wouldn't know that they are there!

I attach various photos.

As I say I'm looking for £350 for the pair. As you will have guessed, pickup only, but that gives you the chance to try them out!

Due to its weight: COLLECTION ONLY, but that gives you the chance to try it out.

NOTE THAT: As part of the clear out I have listed/will soon be listing:

Laney 100W 15" combo.

Behringer BEQ3012 two channel 32 band equaliser with feedback detection.

Two Shermann PA cabinets (15" + 6" + tweeter). Seriously professional bits of kit.

12 + 4 15m Snake cable/box

12 + 4 25m Snake cable/box

Behringer FBQ6200  32 band, 2 channel equaliser with feedback detection.

Large base tall lighting
Various LED lighting units & controllers

Ibanez SR505 Bass.

It's a bass cab. Doesn't matter what it looks like.

Isn't the clue in the name. i.e "Pirate"?

4 hours ago, Hellzero said:

The funny thing is that those preaching for noise tolerance would refuse to live in such a neighbourhood all year long, it's exactly the same as those complaining about people driving too fast in their street and doing it themselves everywhere else.

What ? All of them?   It doesn't help your arguement if you just make stuff up and then claim it as a fact.  Next thing you'll be saying that everyone eats their neighbour's pets.