RhysP

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1453856011' post='2963588'] What projects Rhysp? If there is no stage or audience, I would have zero interest. A good option for some all the same. Blue [/quote] I mean writing & recording projects, which is what has always been my main interest. I never liked gigging, even when I was doing a lot of it. I have no desire to be an entertainer, I just want to be involved making music that I like. I've worked on studio projects for songwriters that I've really enjoyed, but have turned down the offer of playing the same music live with those songwriters after the recording has been completed. I'm about to get involved in the music for a film that is being made locally. I won't make any money from it & I doubt if many people will even see the film when it's finished, but I'm far more excited about doing it than I ever was about playing live.

You missed out the "Get involved in musical projects that don't involve gigging" option.

Emily Portman - Coracle

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1453825961' post='2963179'] I do have somewhere. They may be a bit rubbish....if so I'll record a few more. [/quote] Don't go to any trouble. I've got a lovely high end OM style acoustic & I was just curious as to how yours sounded.

Nice work! I'd love to hear that Om you built, do you have any sound clips?

I know quite a few people that use T-Cut to get rid of small scratches & worming.

You won't be able to reproduce low notes faithfully without annoying the neighbours - bass frequencies carry even when the amp seems quiet. Best to use some kind of headphone amp if using an amp could make you homeless.

I sometimes wonder why I still come on here as I don't really play bass anymore, but then I remember the vast wealth of bass related knowledge & experience I have accumulated over the years & it seems such a shame to deny people of it......

[quote name='CHW' timestamp='1453673793' post='2961733'] I've not been here long, but several forum I've used in the past have had occasional flounces where topics boil over into personal comments and folks simply disappear. [/quote] That sort of thing never happens on Basschat......

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1453651217' post='2961396'] Perhaps musicians just wear out faster? [/quote] Musicians don't wear out faster than any other long term drug & alcohol abusers, the only difference is that they make the headlines when they die.

I do try & find new music, either live or on CD. Nowhere near as much as I used to, but I still do. I don't use Youtube, Spotify or any of the online stuff, I will just go by things people I know recommend to me.

[quote name='albinokiller' timestamp='1453549661' post='2960424'] Hi I am the owner of one of Wreck basses made by young Croatian luthier Danijel Kopjar. These basses are really something special and I needed to share it here. As I am informed, he usualy puts [url="http://www.dolezal-pickups.eur.hr/"]Dolezal[/url] custom made pickups in it, Noll electronics and Schaller hardware (or anything you want - I've put Ken Smith pickups and U-retro electronics). He also makes "vertical pyramid system" bodies to make basses lighter and with more sustain. And he makes the most beautiful finishes. Here is link to his facebook page: [url="https://www.facebook.com/Wreck-Guitars-146603562635/"]LINK[/url] And here are some pics of Wreck Basses: [/quote] This is lovely.

Some nice looking basses there.

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1453465723' post='2959713'] For hand crafted loveliness at a more reasonable price (I'd guess at c. £1,100) how about a nice ACG P bass? http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0217ss-finn-4/ [/quote] I've yet to see an ACG bass that I didn't think was horrendous.

[quote name='lowlandtrees' timestamp='1453451965' post='2959562'] I have the Gretsch 6129. I love it. Has a very distinctive twang and cuts through any mix. The neck is perfection it feels great especially for someone like me who is mainly an acoustic player but it does not hold its tuning well. Think it is related to the Bigsby. Was thinking about trying locking tuners, It is quite an expensive instrument and I am not sure how the other models hold up in comparison. [/quote] Don't bother with locking tuners. Get yourself some kind of lubricant (I use Big Bends Nut Sauce) and use it on the nut slots & the saddles on the bridge. Also make sure you haven't got much break angle on the string behind the nut. What gauge string are you using? Bigsby's don't tend to like light strings. I use 10.5-50 gauge on my Anni & I have no tuning issues with the Bigsby.

Very good quality instruments. A total no brainer at that price.

New model announcements from EBMM never fail to arouse the indifference in me....

There seem to be quite a few of them at the moment, there was a Desmond Dekker one the other day & he died in 2006.

Yep, this is number three.

There are some weird people on this forum....

[quote name='roceci' timestamp='1453318526' post='2958441'] Never knew you were a bar band guy Blue [/quote]

[quote name='Subbeh' timestamp='1453308698' post='2958328'] I used UPS to pickup a bass from Spain and have it delivered over Christmas. They were %u£king hopeless! They were genuinely clueless and the worst courier I've paid to use. [/quote] UPS have badly damaged several parcels that I have sent & received over the years.

Use the Interparcel website & see which courier works out best/cheapest for you. It's a lottery really, no matter which courier you use somebody will come along with a horror story & tell you not to use them. For instance, the only courier I've never had any problems with is Parcelforce, but lots of people on here wouldn't even consider using them.

If the guy who's party it is is an aquaintance of two members of the band then let them do the gig as a duo for £200.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1453293589' post='2958119'] I don't know how old you are, and this is only my opinion, but originals bands are probably a waste of time if you're over 30, unless you want to do music that hardly anybody else is interested in and you only want to do a handful of unpaid gigs a year [/quote] I'm 51 & I'd much rather play original music I enjoy that nobody else likes than play songs I can't stand to an appreciative audience. I never wanted to be an entertainer.