Nail Soup

I don't adjust the truss rod seasonally, in fact seldom adjust them on any of my instruments. There is one effect. I recently started going to a monthly 'folk session' at a local pub where each person takes turn to lead a song. In summer it's outside, winter inside. When it's outside the acoustics aren't so good......... difficult to hear quiet elements of people's playing, can't hear some vocals very well if the person is not near you. So I tend to choose loud songs in the summer (heavy strumming and projected vocals) and save the subtler songs (yes I have got some!) for the indoor sessions.

Had a pretty empty gig diary, then noticed at the last minute that a local village is having a small 'festival'... folk/roots music, taking place in the old church. Last night and tonight, 3 bands/artists per night. Folk is one of the few genres Mrs Soup will come to... so we picked tonight out of the two nights. The Dicemen (they claim a bit of post-punk as an influence...... don't tell Mrs Soup!), Danni Nichols (A bit country for my tastes, but i'll keep an open mind) The Magpies (Yay - banjo and fiddle!)

Were the whole audience noticing the poor sound, or more noticed by fellow musicians?

Pretty good IMO. Getting any radio play? Italian shoegaze eh? I guess if you are stuck looking at your shoes, then Italian is best right?

According to Wikipedia: Snob is a pejorative term for a person who believes there is a correlation between social status (including physical appearance) and human worth. Bass snobbery would therefore (IMO) translate as a correlation between (perceived) quality of an instrument and the worth of the owner as a musician. An inverted snob would see the correlation as negative, perhaps embodied best in the phrase 'all the gear and no idea'.

I didn't know about that version (or had forgotten it).... I think there was at least one other update after the original?

Suggesting that someone else acquire a different bit of gear could be driven by genuine helpfulness (whether misguided or not). For example one may say to a beginner bassist who is struggling to play a very badly constructed bass that they would benefit from an upgrade to a cheap Squier or Harley Benton.

Honestly, I've never encountered a gear-snob who passes comment on someone else's gear. They maybe exercise their snobbery with their wallet, but not their voice.

If I left any of my instruments in the living room as a decorative item, it would only start one conversation. A fairly one sided one about how quickly it should be removed!

The 64ft organ pipes reminded me of the extreme-down tuning in metal which sometimes gets discussed on BC.

Which one? Duran Duran or Queen?

Getting into a band early, and being able to tell people I liked them before they were well known and that I prefer their early stuff. 😉

Didn't know about Matlock's basses getting nicked. With the Pistols, equipment theft normally went in the opposite direction!

Duplicate post.

Me too. Looks like its worth a watch, but not a bloody Disney subscription.

Love a happy ending! I feel the lure of an unoccupied drum kit too…… but wouldn’t be cheeky enough to jump behind the kit at a first rehearsal……. especially with my drumming skills!

Tropical Hotdog Night is an absolute classic. I was thinking Beefheart during that Jack White song too, but not any specific song.

I used to love the Kills.....still do. I think the Dead Weather was during the, ahem, "Kate Moss" years?

Oh, is he quite well known? If I knew he was popular I wouldn't have liked it 😉!

Yes, amazing that some people don't know what that means............ 😐

I like that picture too..... I feel more relaxed after looking at that. Ok, let's get to work!

My favourite players are more P. I prefer the look of a J. Form vs Function dilemma ahoy!

Jack White is at least in the zone of my cup of tea. Got all the White Stripes stuff but not followed him closely since, just what I hear on 6 music. The stuff posted here is pretty good IMO.

I only have one bass - a p style copy. Id like to upgrade a little to a Squire P or something. But I don’t see myself having multiple basses, just one main bass (for everything) and maybe the old one as a backup.

Maybe it's just telling the same story you already heard. The lyrics and playing on NMTB tell a different story.