Earbrass

Aged around 11 or 12 I would stand for longer than was entirely sane gazing with longing at the "Top Twenty" bass in the Woolworths in Brentwood High Street. They had the 6 string version as well, but, well....you know how it is.

Anyone who has ever stood in front of a microphone and sung is influenced, whether they know it or not, by Bing Crosby.

If you were there, you're almost certainly dead.

Anderson shelters. All the rage at on one time.

The problem is that checked-in baggage is very often mistreated and not infrequently lost or misdirected, while many instruments are fragile, very valuable and, in the case of professional touring musicians, the tools they use to earn a living.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1470724692' post='3107864']
Now, what were you complaining about?
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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1470671866' post='3107525']

... ahem

wasn't there a little vote not long ago?
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Yes, but if the EU and the US had similar rules, it seems likely that flights to or from either of those destinations would be covered. It wouldn't make much sense to have different rules at either ends of such flights.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1470651733' post='3107290']
Well as just over half of the UK have voted out of the EU is there any point signing it anyway?
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If you think you are ever likely to want to fly with an instrument to Europe, or want to be able to see European artists perform in the UK, then yes. At present, the problem is that airlines have widely differing rules, and the rules they have are not always applied correctly or consistently. Some will not even allow passengers to buy an extra seat for their instruments. The aim as I understand it is to ensure a consistent approach which balances the needs of musicians with those of the airlines. If you are happy putting a prized instrument in the hold and leaving it to the tender mercies of the baggage-handlers, then good luck to you.

The US have passed similar legislation in 2014. If they can do it, so can the EU

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-issues-final-rule-regarding-air-travel-musical

Here's something that should be of interest to many on here:

https://www.change.org/p/council-of-the-european-union-instruments-on-planes-musicians-call-on-the-eu-council-to-follow-the-eu-parliament

I have nothing against "technical" music. Most of the music I love involves very highly skilled musicians displaying dazzling technique. But the clip in the op is just cheesy nonsense to me, however skillful the bass playing.

Who knew John Merrick was a luthier?

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1470236101' post='3104375']
What are you doing in my bathroom?
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ah yes, that reminds me....I must buy some cocktail sausages...

Check out youtube videos of Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L. Can't link to one at the moment as I am at work and YouTube is blocked. The guitar and bass are both "cigar box" instruments. The bass is played by Nuutti Vapaavuori, I believe.

EDIT: found a picture:

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Damn! I've forgotten what I came onto this thread for now.

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1469483368' post='3098769']
If you want to play the note that sounds middle C, then you need to go an octave higher, which I think means fret 15 on the A string.
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[quote name='Joebass' timestamp='1469484500' post='3098774']
To play a true middle C, as it sounds in concert pitch, you'll want the 17th fret of the G-string.
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[quote name='cb1' timestamp='1469491473' post='3098801']
A very concise, easy to understand and accurate answer to the OP's reasonable question - say no more.......
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Here's my all-time bagpipe favourite - Swedish pipes this time, played by the wonderful Alban Faust.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDp0ZZ_QQcI[/media]


Also, bagpipes can be surprisingly good for metal:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WniLTWojgMQ[/media]

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/287751-july-composition-challenge-get-writing/page__p__3088522#entry3088522

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1468937088' post='3094476']
They were not any good for metal.
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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1469041803' post='3095354']
If your a metal guy why would you audition for a band that wasn't into metal?
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Blue, I'm afraid we can't explain all this site's many memes to you - we simply don't have the TIM.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1469005894' post='3094958']
Maybe a USB MIDI breath controller ? Just the job for any VSTi wind instruments, regarding performance, expression and controlling Midi cc#'s.
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You're absolutely right, that would be a better way to go, but I've never played any wind instruments and as it is I'm struggling to achieve adequacy on the curious and varied collection of instruments I already have, so I will resist the temptation.

PS apologies for the thread drift!

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1468082578' post='3088522']
I'm just gonna leave this here. [url="http://epipes.co.uk/products.html"]http://epipes.co.uk/products.html[/url]
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[size=4]Seriously tempted by this - not for the highland pipe sounds (definitely not my cup of tea), but for the [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Uilleann, Border and Smallpipes. I'd have to play them from a keyboard though, and that's not going to be ideal. If it was half the price, or if it included Swedish and German pipes, I'd go for it in an instant.[/font][/color][/size]

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I have a carbon-fibre bow for my nyckelharpa, made by the good folks at Incredibow. They do them for basses too. The hairs are synthetic and you don't "untension" them when not in use (and they don't seem to break like the natural ones do). It has a different, glassier tone compared with my traditional wooden one. I like them both, but on balance I usually find it easier to get a good tone with the wood and hair one.

They're no good for metal.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1467801097' post='3086320']
Looks nice without the scratchplate.
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+1. I'm not usually given to bass GAS, but I am a sucker for yellow......

Bass guitar is just one instrument that I play. There have been periods in my life when I would have regarded it as my primary instrument, mostly when playing bass in a band, but these days it has slipped down the pecking order. I would probably say it was my 4th instrument, after keys, nyckelharpa and melodeon.

[quote name='sellisnba' timestamp='1465656323' post='3070006']
Just wondered how people battle the dreaded GAS.
For some reason I've got it in my head that I want a squier CV 50s p bass. I don't need it, don't really have the room for it can't really justify it but I'm ready to pull the trigger on the thomann website.
Very annoying and it doesn't help when the missus says it's fine!
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My usual rule is: wait a month. If you still really want it, get it. If you're lusting after something else by then, it was never meant to be.