Beedster

Anatomists have to date failed to find tear ducts in a guitar

Gravity makes the world go around, not fat bottomed girls

Most medical experts would agree that you are not as serious as cancer when you suggest that rhythm is a dancer

I'm not sure I agree with the idea that 15's are unfashionable per se. OK, 15s are seen less often on stages and are easy to buy cheap etc, but that's true of all big cabs these days, 4x10/6x10/8x10 all fall into 'unfashionable', but this is a cabinet size thing, not a sound thing, we're simply all getting used to smaller boxes, so it's big cabs, not 15s per se, that are unfashionable. Certainly, that modern 10s and 12s are far better able to deal with the sonic territory that used to be the sole reserve of 15s is reasonable grounds for saying that bassists don't need 15s in the way they perhaps used to, but not necessarily for saying that there's something wrong with 15s per se as is suggested in one post above (there are good 15s and less good 15s of course). They still very much have their place if you have the space and like the sound. And the Compact is a very good example - I was tempted by the one above as I fancied a 2xCompact rig but that's more a want thing than a need thing, no-one needs a 2xCompact rig unless they're playing stadiums!

Agreed, possibly the only person in history who has pulled that off

Drummers are of course easily baffled, especially by Rics it would seem (the singer in the band I mentioned above was also the drummer). That story has left a great image though, thanks for that Painy

Sorry, is this a ‘61 Jazz advertised as all original and imported at great expense and unseen from LA, or a recent Mex that was inspected and bought in person? Are we not getting a little carried away here

Psychoacoustics research suggest that's true of most humans, so it's not surprising

Having reflected, here's some 80's I would gladly play..... The Church: The Unguarded moment Magazine: Song From Under the Floorboards The Cult: She Sells Sanctuary Rush: Spirit of Radio Faith No More: Epic

Could someone who is competent with Photoshop and is also furloughed produce some images of, for example Flea with a Rickenbacker, Mark King with a......... Rickenbacker, in fact pretty much any bass player other than Macca, Lenny, Lee, Squire or Rick James with a Rickenbacker Or Lemmy with a Status?

Modulus are barely making basses any more, let alone necks

There can be no better argument for it

That’s the truth if it! Perhaps slightly more help, I’ve had some basses on which it appeared to make a difference, and some in which it didn’t. Only one way to find out..............

That is not only true but astounding, not sure I want to use mine any more!

I was referring to me, so yes

A singer I worked with certainly thought so, and pretty much tried to ban me from playing my Ric 4003 in a 3-piece indie/post-punk outfit in which both myself and the guitarist agreed the Ric worked way better than my Precision which the singer favoured. Playing Graceland tracks on a Fretless Ric feels wrong, playing on a Fretless Precision or Jazz feels right. Playing RHCP tracks on a Precision feels wrong, playing them on a Jazz, Ray or Modulus feels right. Playing Motown on a Modulus feels wrong, playing it on a Precision feels right. But in each case it has nothing at all to do with the sound the bass is making, because to the punters, and most of the musicians, the differences are insignificant. But wow the differences are important to the bassist

Fair point mate

If you don’t trust the buyer, courier is your only option. However I’ve done this loads of times without problem, because I generally trust bassists! On one occasion I had cold feet so I took photos of the buyer in my house and of his car parked outside, but there was no problem. I also had messages via eBay indicating time of collection, and I sent one just after he left asking him to confirm collection and he did. You could ask your buyer to do this before he leaves perhaps? Also, PayPal are not above the law, if you have proof in the form of a receipt and/or photo, if things turned sour the threat of legal action would likely release your funds.

Very good point

Frankly I'd open a PayPal claim then, it's probably the path of least resistance. They protect the buyer first, so you will likely get an automatic refund after the seller has been given a reasonable time to respond, unless either the seller is able to prove where it is or it's delivered in the meantime. Good luck

There are, shall we say, some cultural differences at play here All joking aside, if the shop's feedback is good, I'm sure all is OK. If you know the French courier, check out who their UK partner is, and then run the same tracking number on that UK courier's website, it often resolves things nicely.

Often tracking numbers don't register. Reverb are VERY good at this stuff, you will get your money back if there's any problem, and Paypal gives you even more protection (doesn't matter that it went to Reverb then to the shop, that's no different to eBay). It'll work out one way or another

UK Customs is running around 2-months behind at present, not a problem if your item hasn't been flagged for inspection, but a major one if it has. Quite a few folks assume if it's from the EU it won't get stopped, but it can; I had a box from Thomann stopped a couple of years ago and it added several weeks to delivery time. Check out the below, two months between leaving Russia and being processed as having arrived in the UK. It'll be a few more weeks before I get the letter and and then a couple more still before I get the item.

The thing with RS isn't getting the speed and the notes right, it's the feel; the flow and phrasing of NWR's playing are superb. There's the risk in what you're doing that the end result, even if at speed and note perfect, might sound a little mechanical. Along with what you're doing, perhaps try playing along with short sections - perhaps 2-4 bars - of the track in real time, it won't improve your speed and stamina per se as well as the exercises you're using, it will however improve the musicality of the part.