Count Bassy

1 hour ago, tauzero said:

 

Just chop the headstock off. It would look nicer and balance better.

True, and it also would save having to mess about with tuning it.

What do we mean by line level?  A professional standard is  1V + 4db, which equates to approx 3.5 volts Peak to Peak. Well with the capability of a 9 volt battery.

On 12/05/2023 at 10:47, fretmeister said:

We all have the right to "quiet enjoyment" of our homes. That means we shouldn't be forced to consider ear plugs etc due to the actions of others. That isn't quiet enjoyment - that's having to take steps to deal with the selfishness of others.

I agree to some extent, but not to the extent of absolute silence which some people seem to expect or feel entitled to. Complaining about small amounts of noise is just as selfish as making excessive amounts.

Alright Now is an excellent song. This doesn't mean you have to like it, but to deny its quality stinks of musical snobbery (on BassChat? Surely not)

22 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

 

YES!!!!

Janis Joplin?

22 hours ago, spacecowboy said:

Yeah the guitarists weren’t my idea! Singer wanted two, the keys players face was a picture when he found out there was two… he’s so talented as well… he can absolutely do the job for both of them! 

And probably that of the bass player as well!

"Sand" blast it and then paint it. (Don't use actual sand unless fully masked up and outside - free silcates!)

Isn't this a case of the pick guard doing exactly what it was designed (and named) for?

On 27/03/2023 at 08:57, White Cloud said:

Well, an authentic question was posted hence an authentic answer was forthcoming. 

Well, you cannot go round blaming Brexit for everything, willy nilly. I am currently in Australia and they are saying that prices have gone up 20% post covid: Obviously due to Brexit.

The pound dropped around 10% against the dollar last year, largely due to Trussgate. But, even so, how does that explain the reported current  increase in bass prices? Answer: It doesn't.

Brexit has happened, and is unlikely to be reversed anytime so, whether we like it or not, it's pointless going on whinging about it and blaming it for things that it blatantly isn't responsible for. There are enough things it has caused, but it's still pointless moaning about it. It'll just do your head in (well mine anyway).

2 hours ago, White Cloud said:

Ah, Brexit...the gift that just keeps on taking. 

FFS.

I've not had a problem with fret wear since I had the depleted Uranium ones fitted.

3 hours ago, Linus27 said:

Frets ... what are frets? Are they those funny little guide posts to keep you in tune, how very quaint 😋

 

 

Seriously though, as long as everything works, the only thing I've adjusted is the truss rod and string height on my fretted basses. One of my basses is about 35 years old and has seen probably over a thousand gigs and hasn't needed anything doing to the frets.

My Gawd, you've worn your frets completely away.

Rounds or flats, it will still sound like a bass guitar.

15 hours ago, Gasman said:

They did, vinyl is now the new wave and is taking over again!

Actually the vinyls are now being superceded by acetates at 78rpm. They just have so much more atmosphere about them, especially once they've been played a few times.

Personal opinion only, but my God those are ugly basses.

At one time the band "Family" included two twin necks: Charlie Whitney on 6 string/12 string, and John Weider on 4 string bass/6 string guitar.

I have both a US and a Mexican Stu Hamm Urge Mk 1. Puely because of the 32" scale. The US one is particularly beatiful, but I've mostly moved to 5 strings now.

Are you sure that it is more 'oomph' you need rather than 'Heft'. Very different things.

Definitely the last one for me.

Even when the adhesive is conductive I tend run a bit of solder along the joints.

Aluminium works as long as you can ensure a good earth connection to it, and between sections. The disadvantage is that it oxidises with a non conductive layer, and, whether oxidised or not, it's difficult to solder.

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Jaco only needed 4

 

Which explains why he’s twice as good as me as I only need 2

Surely, if you only need 2 and he needed 4 than that makes you twice as good as him. No?

For me: Lazy. Partly because we used to play it in a band I was in (which also did SOTW).

EDIT: Just noticed how old this thread is, and that I have already nominated Lazy - Back in 2017!!

I think I'll wait for the graphene based GR cabinets to come out, and until GR spell "Fibre" properly.

I love the music. I also love the way that it gets more and more surreal as the film progresses.