OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) Solving problems we don't have ... At music live there was a guy selling a plastic thing about a foot long and 6 inches wide that you wrapped a single mic cable around "to keep your cable box tidy" What is wrong with winding it around your arm and using a Velcro strap? That takes a load less space and costs a lot less.. Another was trying to sell a very nicely carved plectrum-shaped wooden box about 4 inches deep and 8 x 8. This lovely piece of wood (retailing at £35) was to put your plectrums in at home ....... Recently the music mags have been reviewing a plastic thing you attach to your bottom strap button that you pass your guitar cable through to stop jack plug socket damage in case you step on the cable ... er, like all of the reviewers I just pass my cable over my strap ... "Monster" cable fat jack plugs "so your jack doesn't fall out"... That only happens when you use a normal plugged cable after a Monster - and if you do the cable over strap thang it's not a problem anyway.. and ... the current BG magazine has a review of the ZzYzX Snap Jack Cable which has a snap off jack end attached by super magnets ... the point is that you can plug a bunch of loose ends into your different basses and then noiselessly switch over. You leave the end in the guitar.... The end will also pull off if you stand on your cable .. this is to stop you pulling your rig over or wrecking your jack socket ... and to drain your bass batteries when you forget to take them out... Can you imagine dropping your detached cable end on a normal stage in the dark? That comes under the same heading for me - what's wrong with muting your bass with your tuner to swap over, tucking your cable through your strap and around your amp handle? So ... What else is out there trying to part us from our money and solve problems we don't have? Edited March 18, 2008 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Not really in the same league - these are more boys' toys that you really don't need and that really are sad (but are secretly very cool). [url="http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=4&image=1"]http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php...d=4&image=1[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='159439' date='Mar 18 2008, 10:22 AM']Not really in the same league - these are more boys' toys that you really don't need and that really are sad (but are secretly very cool). [url="http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=4&image=1"]http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php...d=4&image=1[/url][/quote] No, no! That really is a life essential and the Fender seating on the same website ... I wonder how much a Shuker Coffee Table would be ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='159439' date='Mar 18 2008, 10:22 AM']Not really in the same league - these are more boys' toys that you really don't need and that really are sad (but are secretly very cool). [url="http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=4&image=1"]http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php...d=4&image=1[/url][/quote] Now I have table GAS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='159439' date='Mar 18 2008, 10:22 AM']Not really in the same league - these are more boys' toys that you really don't need and that really are sad (but are secretly very cool). [url="http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=4&image=1"]http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php...d=4&image=1[/url][/quote] Can you get them 'relic'd'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I don't know about the other things, but I find the plastic things to wind cables round very useful for heavier/longer cables (eg a 15M speaker cable) - far less likely to get tangled in the cable box. Mind you I would pay more than £3.50 for one, and I still use a hand wind, or repeated fold, and velco for mic and instrument cables. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='159415' date='Mar 18 2008, 09:29 AM']What is wrong with [b]winding it around your arm [/b]and using a Velcro strap?[/quote]Nothing wrong with the velcro strap, but winding it round your arm?? Noooooooooo... THE quickest way to tie your cable in knots, not to mention twisting it unnaturally. Wind it up into one hand... it doesn't take much longer than doing the round-yer-arm thing, but it preserves the cable's natural twist and stops it tying itself into knots the moment you release the velcro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [url="http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=13"]http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=13[/url] Dear god - is this an official Fender commode? Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Rich' post='159560' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:18 PM']Nothing wrong with the velcro strap, but winding it round your arm?? Noooooooooo... THE quickest way to tie your cable in knots, not to mention twisting it unnaturally. Wind it up into one hand... it doesn't take much longer than doing the round-yer-arm thing, but it preserves the cable's natural twist and stops it tying itself into knots the moment you release the velcro.[/quote] Oh yeah well I do that really .. silly me .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='159595' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:46 PM'][url="http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=13"]http://www.overkilldesign.com/products.php?productid=13[/url] Dear god - is this an official Fender commode? Jon.[/quote] Ashes urn container? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Clive Thorne' post='159555' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:08 PM']I don't know about the other things, but I find the plastic things to wind cables round very useful for heavier/longer cables (eg a 15M speaker cable) - far less likely to get tangled in the cable box. Mind you I would pay more than £3.50 for one, and I still use a hand wind, or repeated fold, and velco for mic and instrument cables. Clive[/quote] Do you have a link? I couldn't find a website for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burray Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='159599' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:50 PM']Ashes urn container?[/quote] Nope. It's a coffin for a bass obsessed dwarf that still wants to rock out until the end of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='burray' post='159642' date='Mar 18 2008, 02:25 PM']Nope. It's a coffin for a bass obsessed dwarf that still wants to rock out until the end of time.[/quote] Reminds me of this "Marshall" rekkerd cupboard made by my mate's lad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Now THAT I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='159452' date='Mar 18 2008, 10:34 AM']No, no! That really is a life essential and the Fender seating on the same website ... I wonder how much a Shuker Coffee Table would be ?[/quote] MB1. Dont you already play one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='159652' date='Mar 18 2008, 02:36 PM']Reminds me of this "Marshall" rekkerd cupboard made by my mate's lad: [/quote] MB1. Ah! yes ,its a marshall just for the record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I can't decide whether to get the Telecaster table or the Stratocaster table. The Tele is more practical because it's a more useable shape - but then the Strat is just that bit more indulgent and decadent because it's so impractical. I'd rather get the full on all-maple deluxe model than the standard model. This is what happens to you when you get divorced in your 20s! I'm also after a dining table/pool table. [url="http://www.kwlonline.com/conran-pool-diner-table.htm"](In dark walnut.)[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='MB1' post='159676' date='Mar 18 2008, 03:15 PM']MB1. Dont you already play one? [/quote] Oh you wag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='159688' date='Mar 18 2008, 03:31 PM']I can't decide whether to get the Telecaster table or the Stratocaster table. The Tele is more practical because it's a more useable shape - but then the Strat is just that bit more indulgent and decadent because it's so impractical. I'd rather get the full on all-maple deluxe model than the standard model. This is what happens to you when you get divorced in your 20s! I'm also after a dining table/pool table. [url="http://www.kwlonline.com/conran-pool-diner-table.htm"](In dark walnut.)[/url][/quote] She didn't leave you destitute then? Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantdosleepy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 To put the cat amongst the pigeons- Solutions for problems we don't have: Active electronics in a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='159752' date='Mar 18 2008, 05:00 PM']To put the cat amongst the pigeons- Solutions for problems we don't have: Active electronics in a bass.[/quote] Well I used to be 100% passive but since I've had an active bss I can see the flexibility of walking about with your pre-amp for quick big sound changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='159600' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:51 PM']Do you have a link? I couldn't find a website for them[/quote] Try these two: [url="http://cpc.farnell.com/PL00946/electrical-lighting-security/product.us0?sku=BRITISH-GENERAL-CT100&_requestid=182950"]http://cpc.farnell.com/PL00946/electrical-...equestid=182950[/url] [url="http://cpc.farnell.com/PL01353/electrical-lighting-security/product.us0?sku=PRO-ELEC-CT200&_requestid=183238"]http://cpc.farnell.com/PL01353/electrical-...equestid=183238[/url] Unfortunately with CPC you need to go above £40 on an order to get free shipping, and remember that the quotes prices don't include VAT. CPC also have a lot of other stuff pertinent to musicians: cable, plugs and sockets, adaptors, and pre-made cables, so you can soon spend more than £40 on useful stuff, and get the free shipping. Be warned however, that as well as quality stuff (Neutrik, amphenol, vandamme etc) they also do nameless stuff at ridiculously low prices, but you get what you pay for. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Rich' post='159560' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:18 PM']Nothing wrong with the velcro strap, but winding it round your arm?? Noooooooooo... THE quickest way to tie your cable in knots, not to mention twisting it unnaturally. Wind it up into one hand... it doesn't take much longer than doing the round-yer-arm thing, but it preserves the cable's natural twist and stops it tying itself into knots the moment you release the velcro.[/quote] A trick I learnt many years ago, from a BBC sound engineer/roady, was to coil it up into your hand, but put a sort of reverse twist into it every other coil. Very hard to describe in writing, but the affect is that you can coil it up, then hold one end and through the coil away from you and it will (should) completely uncoil itslef and lay flat on the floor without a twist in sight. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Clive Thorne' post='159793' date='Mar 18 2008, 05:57 PM']A trick I learnt many years ago, from a BBC sound engineer/roady, was to coil it up into your hand, but put a sort of reverse twist into it every other coil. Very hard to describe in writing, but the affect is that you can coil it up, then hold one end and through the coil away from you and it will (should) completely uncoil itslef and lay flat on the floor without a twist in sight. Clive.[/quote] I think I need a diagram... I always coil my cables by holding the end in one hand, pulling my other hand down the cable then rolling it a hole turn between my fingers and thumb, then bring my hands together, making a loop. Then lather, rinse, repeat. But this BBC method sounds intriguing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'm an intriguing guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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