Earbrass

I've sold 9 items on B/C in the past 7 months, none of them basses, and not all specifically bass-related (including a microphone). No complaints here. Edit to add: I sold one item on ebay: from the sale price of £165 I got to keep just £128.28 after ebay and paypal had both taken their cut.

I remember playing a natural finish one (can't remember whether it was a Gibson or an Epi) in a shop a few years back. I'd always had a soft spot for them, but when playing it I couldn't shake off the impression that I was playing a huge wooden spoon.

I think it was 14, although that's 14 events, and at some of them we performed multiple times (in the case of one festival in Germany, that was over several days). About the right amount for me.

alternatively, you could name the other pedals in the range Florence, Dougal, Zebedee, Dylan, Ermintrude, Mr. McHenry.....

That body looks a bit like it's made of foam rubber to me. In fact, are you sure the whole thing isn't actually just a giant novelty bath sponge?

This is the first track I've finished in eight years! Been tinkering with it for a few months, and this isn't necessarily the final version, but it's as ready as it's going to get by xmas. The tune is a Swedish folk melody that I learned at the London Scandi session, and which has become the tune which I play for one of Huginn and Muninn's dances, Whirlwind. The arrangement for nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer (a vsti), synths and percussion is mine. I appreciate that the ethos of these comps is for everyone to be very supportive of one another, which is great, but I'd genuinely appreciate any constructive criticism (feel free to PM if you'd rather not post critical stuff in this thread), even if it's only to tactfully suggest that all things considered one track every eight years is probably more than enough, and I should consider slowing down to avoid creative burn-out. Enjoy, and a happy xmas to one and all.

Harsh but fair. 😁

Cool. "Oi! ET! I said pan the guitar a bit to the left, ya cloth-eared eejit!"

Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' has only grown in relevance as the decades roll on.

Sold Lawrence a Fishman preamp. All good - highly recommended. 😊

So in other words, the long straight pole thing, which should ideally remain rigid, flexes when it shouldn't, hindering your "performance". As you say, "frustrating". I simply couldn't begin to guess....😉

Aww , you've been and gawn and done it now!!! Look out, she's gonna blow!!!!

The "Ignore User" button.

Thanks for posting. Just wanted to add that, despite the band name, the rhythm section comprising Pekka Pohjola and Vesa Aaltonen was actually made in Finland 😊.

Sold a pedal to Stofferson. All good - a pleasure to deal with. Recommended.

Lemmy on "Space Ritual", and John Wetton in King Crimson.

Sold a set of strings to Charlie. All good. Recommended.

I feel that I have fallen on my feet with my current gig. I play nyckelharpa for a highly bizarre and eccentric two-person border morris side. So there are just the three of us; I am the musician and the other two are the dancers. This means I have all the freedom of being a soloist, and pretty much get to choose the tunes I play, but am not the primary focus of attention, and enjoy all the camaraderie of being in a band with two (completely mad but) good friends. There is no heavy gear to lug (just my 'harpa and usually a tiny Roland cube amp), no turning up hours early to set up, or waiting around till late to break down. We can travel by public transport when it suits, or we can all fit in my ancient Nissan Micra (aka the Tour Bus). We get some great and interesting gigs. This year we have performed at a folk-metal gig in Camden, a major European folkdance festival in Germany (which included an arena performance in front of around 5000 people), a fetish club (lots of fun), and most recently a pagan samhain festival (All Hallows Dark Gathering in Boscastle), along with the usual morris gatherings and dance-outs. We have been interviewed twice by the press this summer (once for a local paper in Germany, and once for Dancing Times). We only do the gigs we all want to do - so it's quality rather than quantity. We've also made a shedload of (often strange) friends along the way. All in all, it has been a blast. Long may it continue!

I have a set of unused DR DDT 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 strings for sale if it's of any interest.