LowB_FTW

It's been out about a month now but it's just popped up on my radar, the new album by PiL - End of World. The first two tracks are absolute crackers. I'm very impressed with these. I quite like tracks 4, 7, 8, and 12, but for me the absolute standouts are the first two tracks. I wish the rest of the album could have followed these two, but then, that wouldn't be PiL now, would it? https://soundcloud.com/publicimageltd/sets/end-of-world-3 Above SoundCloud link for the full album, for anyone interested. Mark

I suspect it'll be longer than 20cm, yeah. I don't have final dimensions because the damn thing is taking me such a long time to complete. Hahaha But I know that once it's done, it can go to template and that will be it complete, so the hard work will all be worth it. Mark

The build I'm working on has side mounted tuners, and it's giving me a proper headache trying to get it right. Especially considering it's a 5 in-line and I want straight string pulls from the nut. So I can totally understand reluctance in starting something like this. Mark

The only impracticality I can see is the tuners being somewhat at an angle to the string pull. Care to elaborate what you find impractical about it? FWIW, I really like that design. Mark

Am I out of GAS? Nope. There's. Always. Something. *sigh* Mark

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Possibly. I wasn't aware that Sandberg did 5 in-line headstocks though. Mark

I also shoot film, very very occasionally, on my Lomography Sprocket Rocket. Mark

I've noticed this. I'm trying not to fanboi over it, as one of her tunes was a motivating factor in me starting to compose my own tunes. Since then, she's produced even more stuff that has been inspiring. And I didn't wanna fanboi in this post. hahaha Mark

In 1985 I was 14. No interest in music at that age, and didn't have a Walkman. I did have a battered and beaten BMX Banana (one of the ones with the plastic spoke wheels) that I spent the vast majority of my time on with my mates on their bikes cycling anywhere and everywhere we could. Mark

Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro Mark

Good shout on Cici Bass @asingardenof. I don't follow her on YT, I follow on Fb, but I'm guessing there's overlap of content. I don't follow any bass specific on YT, I reserve that for photography content, but I do keep an eye on Fanblade Instruments, he creates basses and has a very easy going manner and describes things very clearly. Mark

Sandberg to do a Forty Eight bass, 5-String with reverse in-line headstock. Mark

For Status to make a 5-String T-bass with reverse headstock, wood neck. Mark

That must've been some size window! 😳 It sounds funny 😂 You gotta do what you gotta do. No judgement. Mark

This is interesting to me, as I don't get this feeling at all when listening to any of my music. Some of the songs/albums I still listen to were ones that were introduced to me at various stages through my life, but listening to them now doesn’t automatically take me back to any specific time. I've recently had this conversation with my wife as she found it incredible that music doesn’t affect me in this way. I've always been aware that music can be a conduit for people to revisit certain events in their past that the song/artist engages in the listeners brain, but it's never impacted me like this at all. I know we are specifically talking music in this thread, but some people have mentioned smells do the same thing with them, however I have congenital anosmia (inherited from my mum) so smell has never had this impact on me either. I can't help thinking perhaps one is related to the other, even though logically I can't make what that connection would be. Mark

I'm absolutely loving the updates you provide for us, Michael. Informative but also brutally honest and with good humour. Keep up the good work. Mark

Mick Ronson ft. David Bowie - Like a Rolling Stone. Mark

I wouldn't trade my Washburn AB-35 for anything. I have a Washburn AB-34 which I may be selling at some unspecified point in the future, but the AB-35 is going nowhere. Mark

I'm hearing the 'Chinese Democracy reject' comments a lot about this new track. I'm not overly familiar with that album of theirs, so I can't really say, but a lot of other people have the same opinion of the vibe of the song as you. After watching the video earlier, I just remember thinking that Duff was by far the one having the most fun. Mark

I hope these new Status basses kick-start the secondhand market for the older Status basses. I'm still hopeful to get my hands on a T-bass fiver with that ergonomic tuning system. Mark

I've never thought about this in the 'Arriving, reflecting and departing' steps, so the 'Arriving' and 'Departing' sections are still empty, but for the 'Reflecting' I want You'll Have Time by William Shatner. This is what I've wanted at my funeral since I first heard it. The wife is aware as are all my closest friends. A quick tip for those unfamiliar with it, if you just look up the lyrics you'll not get the full nuance of the track, so if you're going to look it up, go for the actual song and not just the words. Mark

Fender Tony the Tiger? It may or may not be grrreat! Mark

Is the shape of the lower horn slightly mirrored in the shape of the headstock? I kinda like that little design detail, plus I like the look of the lower horn as it is, so I'd personally try to leave that. But this is your build, and I'm following with interest. Mark