Rich

As are such simple hardware issues as knobs. My fret ends were ok, but I replaced the knobs with shiny ones from fleaBay and the tuners with some nice Hipshot ultralites (thus shaving a good half pound off the overall weight of the bass). Oh, and I replaced the bar string retainer with some Hipshot string trees. Twisted necks and duff finishing and dodgy woodwork are all problems, and as far as I know they are absent from Sire instruments. Tuners and knobs are just niggles.

Ah-one two three, and... We're on the march wi' Ally's army, we're goin tae the Argentine And we'll really shake them up when we win the world cup, 'cos Scotland are the greatest football team. Oh dear.

Paul is about 15-20 years too late to 'make it big'.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Now that's a proper dirge. Dull, fawning load of old toss.

I was on a Caribbean cruise some years ago and got chatting to the young bassist in the 'house' band. He reckoned he was having a whale of a time. The pay wasn't astronomical but he was loving it, said he'd recommend it to anyone. See the world for free and get paid to play bass, what's not to like. If only I was 30 years younger etc.

This ^^

For me, this is THE summer song. 😎

Yeah, nice try Maude, but we're not buying it.

Kraftwerk impress and intrigue me in the same way that the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop do/did. In order to make the sounds/music they wanted to, they had to actually make the instruments and media first. It's all very well doing a bit of programming or tweaking patches a bit, but these people had to actually make things to get the sounds they wanted. Bits of wire and tape and soldering irons and stuff. Fascinating.

Wholeheartedly agreed.

Oh dear. Was she saving herself for marriage?

This is my office for ska gigs. For gigs with the other bands, I also take my Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live which connects to/from the rig via a homebrewed cable snake. EDIT: in the background is my spare bass, which has been finished entirely in grey with grey hardware, frets and strings. It's not a shadow. Honest.

I hear ya. My ex-wife got me into Fish-rillion, but I've tried Ho-rillion a number of times, and it just doesn't light that fire for me. It's very good stuff, but ultimately not for me. Clutching At Straws, on the other hand, is a blinder from start to finish and one of my favourite albums ever. Some of Mr. Di ck's solo stuff is very good too.

I once went into Sound Control looking for strings, and left with a Yamaha RBX765A and a Bass Pod Pro. Whoops.

Because it's the equivalent of saying 'ni' to an old woman?

Primus, 'Sailing The Seas Of Cheese'. I bought it to see what all the fuss was about, what with Les being this supposed bass demi-god and all. Listened to it. Hated it, I mean utterly. Disjointed tuneless bilge with horrid nasal 'vocals'. Stuck the CD in a drawer and tried to forget that I'd actually spent money on it. Found it about 18 months later, stuck it on again to see if time had mellowed my opinion... No. It's still caterwauling nonsense and I still hate it utterly. Gave the CD away.

My favourite on-board bass gadget is the Hipshot d-tuner, or extender key or whatever they call it now. Yes, drop tuning isn't a lengthy process, but just flicking a lever is even quicker. I found it ideal for drop tuning in tiny gaps between songs, or even on the fly in the middle of one.

And £89? I think he's missing a decimal point in there.

I'd actually find it quite handy, but at £106 posted I think I'll pass. I don't want it that much.

I'm fairly lost for words really. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283024783698

I expect he went off on one as usual, without thinking through what he was saying or how it might pss a lot of people off. He has form.

Well let's hope not 😕 Certainly looks like it's got SCAM written all over it.