Rich

I was going to join NoSelfWorthChat but i'm not good enough. [quote name='skankdelvar']almost every thread has a zinger in it somewhere along the line [/quote] a lot of them are yours

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1338565792' post='1676517'] i registered on Jazzscat too. Couldn't make head nor tail of it. All the posts were like "scree diddly doobop wee yeahhhh" I think they might all be foreign [/quote]I considered joining Apathychat, but i really couldn't be arsed.

A cracker as it turned out. Open air thing at Sherston, headlining the final day of 'SherstonFest' Although the weather could have been a lot better, it could have been a hell of a lot worse. The whole fest was nearly cancelled on Friday morning as all the marquees and beer tents etc were in danger of flying away in the gale. Thankfully it all went ahead and it even stopped raining before we went on. Ieuan's band the Rinky Dinks ([u]the[/u] definitive ukulele supergroup) gave us a mountain to climb with an absolutely storming "follow [i]THAT![/i]" set, but I think we did ok. Crowd seemed to enjoy it anyway Here I is, doing ma grooovy Status thang.

The tweeter has blown in one of my Nemesis NSP115 cabs. It's making a very nasty fizzing noise every time it's asked to do anything HF-related. Anyone know where i can source a replacement unit?

Can I cadge a lift if anyone is going from the Bristol area?

Belting gig with Tamba on Saturday night at the Blue Lagoon in Bristol. Not a promising start, a few dickheads at the front making twats of themselves, but after they were ejected when one of them got his tiny knob out (!) on the dancefloor it got a lot better, and the crowd loved everything we did. Even the house sound engineer was dancing. Brilliant night. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1330191722' post='1553998'] Thanks very much! I stand behind our backing singers who tend to get a lot more attention than I do! [/quote] Yes, I know what you mean, I get to stand behind Abi and Siân with the Destroyers. I have the best view in the house

Southern raark isnt my cuppa char i've got to say. But i did record The Who live at the IoW Festival off Sky Arts the other night. Looking forward to watching that.

Bootleg recording of the Mike Stern Quartet at the Bottom Line in 1999. Bob Malach on sax, Lincoln Goines on bass, Dennis Chambers on drums. Oh, this is glorious.

Steinberger cricket bat. Tried one once. Ugh *shudder* Ricky. Tried one once. Ugh *shudder* Stingray 5. Tried one once. Yeah, you know where this is going.

String tree is a problem, i've tried to rub off the black finish from the existing one in the hope that it's brass underneath. Limited success so far, think i'm going to have to grind the rest off. Another option is to get some brass rod and make my own. If i can polish it highly enough and lacquer it, it might be ok. Thanks for the nice comments guys, i'm well pleased with it.

Terrible pic of my bitsa P. Squier Jazz neck, no-name solid body, big chunky bridge, Wilko pickup, cream pearl plate, EMG 2-band eq. Future plans include a bridge J pup. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/Pbassfinished3.jpg[/IMG]

My old 90s wood-necked Series 1 has been around the block a few times, in my hands and previous ones, and the hardware was really starting to get tired. Especially the bridge, which had long since stopped being black and was actually going green in places... The final straw came when I discovered that an intonation screw was missing. I could have got a new screw from Status, but instead i took the opportunity for a bit of a change and went for gold. A set of tuners and monorail bridges later and, well, i think it look a million bucks. Here's a before shot with everything black: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/StatusS1.jpg[/IMG] And here's what it looks like now. Since the pics, i've refitted the 2nd small black eq knob so now just the volume and pan are gold: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/cfdebbcd.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/bda95472.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/55e131d2.jpg[/IMG]

I made my own using some of the Auralex foam, a bit of marine ply and some carpet tiles. Another one of our number made one of his own too, and did a belting job of it. Have a quick search, there's a DIY Gramma pad thread somewhere on here.

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1329991401' post='1550809'] I wish Old Git was here to comment on this [/quote] You and me both mate.

Orright my luvvur? Welcome to yet another Bristle based bass basher hope you enjoy it here. Must admit i have only ever admired the Electric Ladyland stock from afar, really must pop in one day. I used to love Ashley's Warlord basses. Many moons ago I fell in love with one at the Bass Centre, I'd tried a very nice JD Roadie first but the Warlord blew it away both sonically and visually. I'd have gone back to buy it if i hadn't stumbled across a Wal going for silly money instead.

Another vote here for Sailing By and the shipping forecast. So relaxing and evocative. North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne and Dogger...

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1312288621' post='1324222'] [url="http://www.exit45.com/VaxIV"]http://www.exit45.com/VaxIV[/url] Just in case anyones interested, this is a great site about someone who transferred the guts. [/quote] This is a stunning piece of work. Not too keen on the lack of body contours but the craftsmanship is superb. If I had the readies I could quite fancy having some Variax guts built into a Shukerjazz or the like.

I love Power Windows and everything about it, including the bass sound. Starting to look like I'm very much in the minority.

Cans are very definitely the way to go. I plug into either my old Pandora (bought from fleaBay for two thirds of bugger all) or the Pod XTlive. Cans-wise, I cannot recommend Sennheiser HD280pros highly enough. Utterly superb.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1328632559' post='1530385'] [/quote] I guess if we were talking about Blue In Green or Straight No Chaser rather than Price Tag, the sheep would all be wearing berets..?

The only ready-made cables I have are two Klotz leads I bought in 1986. Used them for pretty much every gig and rehearsal since, never a moment's trouble. All my others are homebrew. Jack-wise, i like Neutrik straights and Switchcraft right-angles. If i was to buy a ready-made now, I'd go straight to OBBM.

Any news on this, at all? Who's got it?

I love this guy's playing, his whole approach to the instrument. 'The Enormous Room' is my favourite solo bass piece, quite beautiful and mesmerising. Still, i'm sure somebody will be along in a minute to tell us it's w***ery, grooveless, not 'real' bass, etc etc.