Beedster

Very good post in every respect Ben, thanks 🙏

Where did you buy yours @DGBass?

@Dan Dare I probably didn't explain myself very well. I didn't mean the 'privilege to gig' statement as in any way an indicator of it being undeserved, more that when Im look at life generally - especially now - I feel bloody privileged that I'm able to do it, from the perspective of everything from being in good enough health, sufficiently motivated, having decent gear and (just about) having the ability, to having a bunch of mates not only in my current band but in my circle to whom I can pick up the phone and say 'fancy doing some gigs' and find myself in my garage or a rehearsal studio pretty quickly playing the music we choose to play and lining up gigs. Not always that simple of course, but mostly. Hence my 'privilege' comment 👍

Welcome 👍

I always see gigging as a privilege, bunch of folks have made the effort to come and see us, I always remember they have a lot of choice these days 👍 And we all have a choice Dan. If it’s your job, fair enough, many gigs will be procedural hard work, and sometime really shit. But if not, and you’re still doing loads of gigs you don’t enjoy, it’s your choice. All of this is choice, I choose to pretty much always help charities whether bar staff are being paid or not. Other players and bands don’t, and that’s fine, something that’s 100% their call and not something I have the right to have an opinion on (although I’m not sure why the latter moan about it so much, just say no to charities and focus on paid gigs) 👍

Pouring drinks is not the bar staff’s hobby, for 90% of bands playing music is. Working a bar is a PITA, playing a gig is a pleasure and sometimes a privilege. These are the criteria I use to decide 👍

Couple of rescue fretlii for your perusal folks Both rather nice in their own way, the Jazz is VERY jazz in an upright kinda way, the other thing is rather Wal-esque, surprisingly so in fact. Nordy PUPs are OUTSTANDING

So now all wired up, strung with La Bella white tapes, and it's a surprisingly nice instrument, it really sings with the strings but keeps a lot f punch courtesy of the PAF. Really enjoying playing it at home, rehearsing with it tomorrow and all going well there gonna be gigging it in early Feb

Nothing unless you’ve positioned it very carefully and you’re also very careful with the bass. My Chadwick required the post be removed and reinstalled with each breakdown, simple job due to the design. If I were modifying a standard bass now I’d also engineer a device to install between gigs to keep the soundpost in place 👌

Bass-firewood-steam trains-village fetes-early street lighting-overpowered 2CVs and all within a single page. Very good work chaps 👍

Thanks Ped, do you think the oils are all much of a muchness, I appear to have Osmo floor oil, worktop oil, and furniture oil (as well as some decking oil but I suspect that'll not be the best bet)?

@ped do you know which variant of Osmo Oil was used? I'm keen to oil a couple of my necks and have a few tins os Osmo lying around the place 👍

On fretted I tend to use the G a lot when I'm playing flats where I find the tone quite full, less so with rounds. On FL I use the G a lot

I think we’re starting to realise the reverse, the expensive stuff ain’t what it’s cracked up to be 👍