Velarian

Thanks for the recommendation, I really enjoyed that. 🙂

Me too! I even turned my sub-woofer up to full but it was only marginally better. I’m now reliving my youth by watching Dogtown and the Z-Boys on Sky Documentaries but will take a look at your recommendation at 10pm. Cheers.

Just watching Bob Marley Reimagined on BBC 2. Disappointing lack of bass in the mix I think.

!! 😲 what’s that like?

Sounds more like the original A string broke and whoever replaced it didn’t have one to hand so just put whatever they could find on it. If they didn’t care enough about the bass to chuck it in the skip they probably wouldn’t care about correct string gauge.

I had a quick go this afternoon playing only using 3 fingers. Not a problem at all. Way easier than playing left handed I reckon.

I just had a quick look at Fender basses listed on Thomann’s website and of the 169 advertised, only 23 are in stock and they all seem to be Mexican player series instruments. The availability of the American ones is quoted as “several months”. That doesn’t suggest there are warehouses are full of them. Perhaps it supports the theory that they’re moving to a more custom/built to order model?

Bruce and Sheila will love it. 😉

Superb! What a voice. 😎

Did the bloke also used to run the joke shop that was down Tib Street? I wouldn’t be at all surprised. 😂

I’m still waiting for a veritable plethora to come along. 🤠

She’s also a great songwriter too. This is one of my favourites.

Love this!

Why not ask them when they’re going to be out? i.e. if they visit the derby and Joan club every Thursday for a couple of hours for example, then try and coordinate your rehearsals with their schedule.

Also population growth creates a growing (probably unsustainable) market for all goods. When I was born in 1962 the global population was just over 3 billion and is now rapidly approaching 8 billion! It’s scary to think of the consequences of this. Probably a good time to invest in vintage instruments though. 😉

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_notched_straightedge_bass.htm

I’m pretty sure Midge Ure didn’t feel like that when Shaddap You Face stopped Vienna from getting to number 1 in 1980.

Let the mojo begin 😉

Julia Hofer, everybody’s favourite cellist turned bass player, hasn’t tuned her bass like a cello because it would make playing disco harder. 😉 Edit: this was supposed to be a link to the place in the video where she mentions it but it didn’t work. It’s at 8:53

I sold my Peterson StroboClip to Kevin. Goods comms and quick payment. A pleasure to deal with. 👍

I bought a bridge from Ash. He responded quickly and kept me informed. A hassle-free transaction. Cheers.

Next time I’m at my mum’s I’ll dig my old records out of the attic and have a closer look at them.

I always wondered what that meant! Another piece of the jigsaw falls into place. 🙂

Without knowing anything about it, I did wonder if an exciter might offer a solution. Something to investigate. However your other point about the perception is interesting and I think is valid.