daz Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) I hope that lots secure, i would hate to see it on here one day after being burgled A few intruder/movement alarms might not go amiss ? Edited August 15, 2011 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 wicked. nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1340838' date='Aug 15 2011, 04:26 PM']We'll just have to stop using it for a couple of weeks each year. In truth, the 2-door design coupled with two smokers in the band just means that we'll need a fag-break every 30 minutes with both doors open and a through draft.[/quote] Open it up and run some fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='daz' post='1341184' date='Aug 15 2011, 09:09 PM']I hope that lots secure, i would hate to see it on here one day after being burgled A few intruder/movement alarms might not go amiss ?[/quote] Yup - security is in place! Good call, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I was given a guided tour this evening by Jack - very impressive space with highly effective sound-deadening for the benefit of the neighbours! Only disappointment was that Jack had Nena's '99 Red balloons' on his PC playlist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 How can anyone resist the line [i]Wuwwy wuwwy, super scuwwy, Call the twoops out in a huwwy.[/i] ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1375507' date='Sep 16 2011, 01:43 PM']How can anyone resist the line [i]Wuwwy wuwwy, super scuwwy, Call the twoops out in a huwwy.[/i] ???[/quote] I think you just answered your own question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Just go with the armpits then ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I forgot about this and just caught up. It looks great! and your sound insulation is pretty damn impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Yup - I'm well pleased with it. Nena says "Thanks", by the way. [attachment=89607:nena.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adledman Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 man i am envious. that is one damn nice nice man cave you have there! only trouble is i wouldnt bother going back in the house at all if i had one. a wonderful thread to have watched but was sadly tarnished by the `nena` revelation! oh dear. its on my list of venomously hated songs along with chris de burgh and everything that oasis ever touted as music. and as noted above, make sure you guard it well. maybe a little tower manned by a shot gun toting guard and some mains wired booby traps ready for the scum bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1316177001' post='1375507'] How can anyone resist the line [i]Wuwwy wuwwy, super scuwwy, Call the twoops out in a huwwy.[/i] ??? [/quote] It's twoo, it's twoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Wow! Thread resurrection after nearly 2 years! So how has it been for you HJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 Outstanding! I linked this thread to someone else asking about rehearsal rooms, which is how it got resurrected. My studio (known as "The Junkyard") has been a complete success. I've rehearsed in there with half a dozen different bands, I've held mini-Bassbashes with different groups of Basschatters, I've played and practised in there endlessly, I've retreated there when I've needed to cut myself off from the world. Nothing has yet failed or broken, none of the neighbours has yet complained, and all my kit has been kept safe and sound. Bear in mind that the entire project cost me less than a second-hand car, and the only reason it cost as much as that is because I'd put my back out and had to pay others to do all the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1378629644' post='2202475'] I linked this thread to someone else asking about rehearsal rooms, which is how it got resurrected. [/quote] Thanks for the link Jack, fascinating. I have a detached double garage full of junk which is also about 30 yards away from the nearest abode, so I will be scrutinising this thread very closely in the coming months... Edited September 8, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunhound Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Good job, an given me idea's . my garage is attached to the house and our neighbours garage (which should also help sound wise) the only thing I need to do is build another garage to store all the crap I already have in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thread resurrection ... again! This is to tie in with Beedster's current (i.e. Jan'16) manshed build thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 And again! This was the original 'Junkyard' studio, at my house in Chiswick. Since then we've had Junkyard #2 in an industrial unit in Acton (2014-17) and now The Final Junkyard in Harrow. Junkyard #2 needed virtually no setting-up at all, it just worked right from the off. It was alongside a freight rail-line, backed onto Bell Percussion and faced an all-night laundry, so noise was never going to be an issue. The Final Junkyard is very much a re-visit of the first Junkyard, a single-garage conversion into a noise-reduced (but not soundproof) rehearsal space, with the great majority of the work being done by a keen DIY type. Probably the biggest single difference with The Final Junkyard (you're singing along now, aren't you?) is that it has an industrial heating/aircon unit built into it, which makes it a genuinely comfortable place to be whatever the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) And when you're done with bass playing you can sub-let to 26 Albanian plumbers. Edited May 7, 2018 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 And yet again! This topic comes up so often that I have finally got around to re-linking all the long-vanished photo links, hopefully making this rather useful again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylpar Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 07/05/2018 at 15:09, Happy Jack said: Probably the biggest single difference with The Final Junkyard (you're singing along now, aren't you?) is that it has an industrial heating/aircon unit built into it, which makes it a genuinely comfortable place to be whatever the weather. What did the heating/aircon set you back, if you don't mind me asking? Does the climate need controlling for the sake of the instruments that live in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 47 minutes ago, Dylpar said: What did the heating/aircon set you back, if you don't mind me asking? Does the climate need controlling for the sake of the instruments that live in there? In 2016, the aircon unit cost £800 plus £200 for necessary bits to install it plus £350 for the actual installation, so £1350 overall plus VAT to take it to £1620. I don't imagine it's got any cheaper since then. This is an aircon rated for a small industrial unit, maybe 1500SF, installed in a space that's well below 500SF, so it's quite deliberate overkill. In six years it has never missed a beat, never misbehaved, and given how much time I've spent in there I'm happy with the decision I made at the time. To the very best of my knowledge, basses and amplification have no need for climate control. The only thing they respond really badly to is rapid change (in temperature or humidity or both), especially if that can lead to condensation. I, on the other hand, am a far more delicate petal ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburban Man Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I know that I'm entering the world of 'shutting the door after the horse has bolted' here, but I loved reading through this thread. Great to see all the pictures as the project developed. I've built a number of studios professionally, so if anyone is interested the key to getting really solid walls is different thicknesses of board - ideally plasterboard, fixed back to back. So something like one 12.5mm sheet directly attached to a 9mm sheet. Double that up each side of a batten wall, take care not to have co-incident joins and you can get quite impressive insulation. The weak point is always the door (or window if you have one). Almost impossible to get better than 20db isolation with a single leaf door. Double doors are the answer if you have enough space, or a neat 'bung' as used in the above design! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 18/08/2022 at 21:58, Happy Jack said: In 2016, the aircon unit cost £800 plus £200 for necessary bits to install it plus £350 for the actual installation, so £1350 overall plus VAT to take it to £1620. I don't imagine it's got any cheaper since then. This is an aircon rated for a small industrial unit, maybe 1500SF, installed in a space that's well below 500SF, so it's quite deliberate overkill. In six years it has never missed a beat, never misbehaved, and given how much time I've spent in there I'm happy with the decision I made at the time. To the very best of my knowledge, basses and amplification have no need for climate control. The only thing they respond really badly to is rapid change (in temperature or humidity or both), especially if that can lead to condensation. I, on the other hand, am a far more delicate petal ... Our rhythm guitarist owns his own aircon compamy. Just before the heatwave hit he installed 2 x Mitsubishi aircon units at Chez Bassfinger for 2 gee. He pretty much covered his costs and worked for free, which was very generous for 8 hours work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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