binky_bass

To me, single cut bass just look better! To me there's nothing worse than the same old bass shape time and time again! Its the whole Chocolate/Vanilla thing, 90% of bassist out there use Fender P or J basses, or at least P or J shaped basses. There is a whole wide and vibrant world of flavours out there, why only have Chocolate and Vanilla? P and J basses are more like a workman's tool I suppose, a Ronseal bass, it does what it says on the tin, no frills, no surprises, bang average! Single cuts have so much more flavour, granted you might not like the flavour, but at least its different! I can look at my ACGs or my Conklin, Bee Bass or De Giers as works of art as well as being unspeakably good basses. I just can't do that with a P or a J. Nowt wrong with either choice, it's all opinion, but I like a different flavour and my basses have exactly the taste I like!

Hi all, For the first time in about 5 months, I've fired up my Mesa Boogie Strategy Eight:88 just really to blow off any cobwebs and make sure it's still alive and well! I've noticed that every maybe 10-20 seconds there's a pop or a crackle coming from the amp... The symptoms are as below: Popping occurs every 10-20 seconds when the amp is turned on. When the standby switch is engaged, there is no popping. It's not the bass or the leads (tested the full run). The sound of the pop reacts to effects, so for example when reverb and delay are engaged the popping has a little reverb and delay to it. With no effects engaged, the popping still exists, just obviously without the effects of the effects... I have had the amp in my lounge for the last 5-6 months and I (perhaps foolishly?) didn't have the cover on it as it looks better without it! Could dust have gotten in there and is now causing an issue with the valves? The whole rig has had very light use as I got it maybe 3 months before COVID and used it once a week for 4 hours or so at band practice and never really pushed it anywhere near the max. I don't think its the valves themselves, as I say its had light use since purchase so if the valves (or one valve) was dodgy already I'd not be best pleased! Any thoughts or fixes to such an issue? Is it easy and safe enough to remove all the valves and give everything a good clean before re-seating the valves? Could it really be dust thats caused the pops? Any advice would be welcome!

You also might miss out on a worth while deal for the bass you're looking for if the forum is split by UK/Non-UK. I've seen basses in the UK being offered at say £1000 and the same bass being offered by someone in the EU at say £700, so you're still potentially able to get a better deal even with tax included. Also depends of how 'ready' the seller is to sell, someone in the UK might be hard on price, someone in the EU might be flexible.

You need to send that to the seller then let us know his response! My face remains in tact... for now...

He'll find you... He has a base near Hanmer Springs, he's already on his way...

Don't anger Binky... he will jump right out of that fretboard and eat you face first! I've seen him do it...

If that's a Warwick I will eat my own face.

@Hellzero - You sir, are a big old box of wrong! In fact this clearly looks like the bass @mhoss32 has modeled his build on! 😂

If this turns out to be a Wishbass I will be very upset...

But who gets the spleen?

@Rich So all I need to do is bankrupt you, make you homeless and maybe steel your spleen, then your Wal is mine? I shall get this into motion post haste!!!

You emotionless heathen!!!! Be gone from this forum... BE GONE!!!!

A new ACG delivery today... that makes 4 in the 'built by Alan' collection. A number no doubt to grow in the future!

Just to let you know, I am in fact your eldest daughter... when can I have my bass please?

A new one that just arrived an hour ago that will most definitely never be sold!

Pete looks like he's been relic'd.

Among a few others, I will never sell Binky or my USA Conklin 8. They are simply the best instruments I have ever seen/heard/owned.

Boil it up for a few hours, I'm sure it'll come out just fine.

Cats and basses don't mix. In fact cats don't mix with anything. I've tried. I blended one once and all the catty bits just floated to the surface.