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Andyjr1515
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Many thanks for the great name suggestions and for your feedback and encouragement along the long journey :)

Following a 21 page thread is no mean feat - I think you should all give yourselves a pat on the back ;)

Declaration of the name winner will be announced early afternoon :)

Andy

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[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1500793644' post='3340148']
Many thanks for the great name suggestions and for your feedback and encouragement along the long journey :)

Following a 21 page thread is no mean feat - I think you should all give yourselves a pat on the back ;)

Declaration of the name winner will be announced early afternoon :)

Andy
[/quote] it's the reason I was inspired to make my wee build - though my estimate was you would have finished two basses before I had finished mine still stands. How is Mick's matching fretless going? 😂

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OK folks...lot's of great suggestions - some that came very close. Andy and I have discussed the submissions and agreed on a winner.

Personally I liked "[i]Dali's Daydream[/i]" - had it been "[i]Dali's Xdream[/i]" (extreme?) it would have been hard to beat.

"[i]Minim[/i]" and "[i]Ghost[/i]" were also close runners - I was thinking along these lines with "[i]Ethereal[/i]", "[i]Stark[/i]" and "[i]Amorphous[/i]".

I was hoping somebody would find a word with "[i]And...mic[/i]" - I couldn't.





So the winner, with the Greek connection, is "[b]Psilos[/b]" - Many thanks to Bass Apprentice for the suggestion. The Bass is being named as I write.

PM on it's way.

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There have been so many great name suggestions. Happily, the funniest ones won't fit on the label :lol:

[size=5]So - [i]cue drumroll - [/i]the winner is :[/size]

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Well done [b]BassApprentice :D[/b]

I looked up Psilos and not only is BassApprentice right that it is Ancient Greek for 'uncovered' but there is an interesting second meaning that clinched it.

In Ancient Greek armies, they had a squad of specialist fighters called Psilia. A Psilos was a highly trained fighter who was sent in, with the rest of his squad, to specific target areas in the enemies lines, uncovered - no armour or protection at all. [b] This made the Psilos sleek, light and very, very effective at packing a devastating punch.[/b] Well, folks, if that doesn't deserve the prize..... :D

Well done, BassApprentice - Mick no doubt will PM you. And thanks to all for your name contributions and.... well..... (wiping the beginning of a tear away from his chiselled good looks) just for being there!

B)







P.S. Beware using chisels. Particularly in terms of what they can do to your good looks ;)

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[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1500811339' post='3340291']
Right then, now that's done and dusted, what's next? :D
[/quote]
:D

Well - the first job is to finish off a Wal neck replacement for one of our basschat colleagues (a new 5-string fretted neck as a fully reversible mod to a wonderful fretless 80's instrument). Shouldn't take long.

Then...and here I have to whisper it very quietly so no one hears....a couple of six string electrics. One commissioned and one for me. But ezbass...don't you go telling any of the others!

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Afternoon All,

Sorry for not being about recently, but as a quick follow up to this;

Andy, it was a pleasure to assit on the fine tuning of this fine instrument. I am sure Mick will be ecstatic when he gets it. I can certainly confirm the tonal range available with the combination of external and internal controls gives a massive amount of room to play with adn I am sure he will be able to find a sound of his own personal tastes in short order. The finish on it is sublime, Matt was very taken with simply stroking it and saying "sooo smoooooth...soo smoooth..." over and over again that it did get quite worrying.


Also, Jo has been to the bank and got your cash but since you published that video anyway I am going to go and spend it at the pub instead!


@Mick - you have a truly fine instrument on it's way. I would love to see some video of a proper bassist playing it rather than just me. :D :D :D

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[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1500812628' post='3340302']

:D

Well - the first job is to finish off a Wal neck replacement for one of our basschat colleagues (a new 5-string fretted neck as a fully reversible mod to a wonderful fretless 80's instrument). Shouldn't take long.

Then...and here I have to whisper it very quietly so no one hears....a couple of six string electrics. One commissioned and one for me. But ezbass...don't you go telling any of the others!
[/quote]I think we'd still like to see build diaries for these, we'll just try and ignore the thickness of the strings. ;)

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[quote name='Chris Sharman' timestamp='1500813416' post='3340305']
Afternoon All,

Sorry for not being about recently, but as a quick follow up to this;

Andy, it was a pleasure to assit on the fine tuning of this fine instrument. I am sure Mick will be ecstatic when he gets it. I can certainly confirm the tonal range available with the combination of external and internal controls gives a massive amount of room to play with adn I am sure he will be able to find a sound of his own personal tastes in short order. The finish on it is sublime, Matt was very taken with simply stroking it and saying "sooo smoooooth...soo smoooth..." over and over again that it did get quite worrying.


Also, Jo has been to the bank and got your cash but since you published that video anyway I am going to go and spend it at the pub instead!


@Mick - you have a truly fine instrument on it's way. I would love to see some video of a proper bassist playing it rather than just me. :D :D :D
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:lol:

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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1500818555' post='3340342']
No sign of the Silk Bass or the neck on the Alembic-uesque Bass
[/quote]
That's odd. I wouldn't generally put a neck on, but the Silk Bass should be on there....

Might be I've just forgotten to post the link photo on the gallery (as I realise I had also done with Nic's Mouradian....)

I'll fix next time I'm on the desktop :)

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[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1500812628' post='3340302']

:D

Well - the first job is to finish off a Wal neck replacement for one of our basschat colleagues (a new 5-string fretted neck as a fully reversible mod to a wonderful fretless 80's instrument). Shouldn't take long.

Then...and here I have to whisper it very quietly so no one hears....a couple of six string electrics. One commissioned and one for me. But ezbass...don't you go telling any of the others!
[/quote]

Any chance you could post the skinny string builds on here?

I know it's a bass forum, but I think it might stop a few of us going through cold turkey, you could call them short scale six string piccolo bass builds....

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[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1500844589' post='3340605']
Any chance you could post the skinny string builds on here?

I know it's a bass forum, but I think it might stop a few of us going through cold turkey, you could call them short scale six string piccolo bass builds....
[/quote]
:D

Yes, of course I will - with the trickery of photographic scale and perspective, who would know... ;)

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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1500818555' post='3340342']
No sign of the Silk Bass or the neck on the Alembic-uesque Bass
[/quote]
[url="http://www.ajrguitarmods.co.uk/alembic%20style%20refurb.htm"]The Silk Bass is here[/url], Mick :)

As I suspected, it was the Gallery link photo that was missing...

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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1500809396' post='3340261']
OK folks...lot's of great suggestions - some that came very close. Andy and I have discussed the submissions and agreed on a winner.

Personally I liked "[i]Dali's Daydream[/i]" - had it been "[i]Dali's Xdream[/i]" (extreme?) it would have been hard to beat.

"[i]Minim[/i]" and "[i]Ghost[/i]" were also close runners - I was thinking along these lines with "[i]Ethereal[/i]", "[i]Stark[/i]" and "[i]Amorphous[/i]".

I was hoping somebody would find a word with "[i]And...mic[/i]" - I couldn't.





So the winner, with the Greek connection, is "[b]Psilos[/b]" - Many thanks to Bass Apprentice for the suggestion. The Bass is being named as I write.

PM on it's way.
[/quote]

WELL DONE Mick! Not only will it look like you are Doctor Who's bassist, the name sounds like the bass might have been made by a time lord! Andy... how many regenerations have you had?

I would hope that Capaldi's playing might go down better as a result of your playing [i]Psilos[/i] too. Too controversial? Sorry Peter.

I am not sure that Psilos means "smooth" as was suggested however. Looking for translations of the word Psilos resulted in this definition from two different translation services -

ψηλός [psiloːs] adj[list]
[*]high,
[/list]
tallτο πιο ψηλά[list]
[*]the highest
[/list]
or[list]
[*]Tall
[/list]

A lot of sites just threw the same word back without translation. I wondered if the name in Greek letters would have a different meaning. It would look like this;

[color=#ff0000][i][b][size=8]ψηλός[/size][/b][/i][/color]

Whatever it means it looks awesome. I wish you many happy years with it.

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Well, according to Wikipedia, which we all know is absolutely spot on accurate ;):[font=sans-serif]
In [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_warfare"]Ancient Greek warfare[/url], [b]psiloi[/b] ([url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek"]Ancient Greek[/url] ψιλοί, plural of ψιλός, [i]psilos[/i], literally “bare, stripped”),[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-1"][1][/url][/sup] were extremely light infantry who acted as skirmishers and missile troops.[/font][font=sans-serif]
Psiloi, often used as a broad term to describe types of unarmored or lightly armored infantry, have often been more explicitly referred to by other names, such as [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnetes"]gymnetes[/url][/i] (lit. [i]naked[/i])[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-2"][2][/url][/sup] or [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euzonoi&action=edit&redlink=1"]euzonoi[/url][/i] (light armored; after whom the modern [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evzones"]Evzones[/url] are named),[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-3"][3][/url][/sup] [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grosphomachoi&action=edit&redlink=1"]grosphomachoi[/url][/i] and [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akontistai&action=edit&redlink=1"]akontistai[/url][/i] (javelineers),[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-4"][4][/url][/sup][sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-5"][5][/url][/sup] [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sphendonetai&action=edit&redlink=1"]sphendonetai[/url][/i] (slingers),[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-6"][6][/url][/sup] [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxotai"]toxotai[/url][/i] (bowmen or archers) or [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithoboloi&action=edit&redlink=1"]lithoboloi[/url][/i] (stone throwers).[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-7"][7][/url][/sup] The [i][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltast"]peltastai[/url][/i] (bearers of light shields, targeteers)[sup][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psiloi#cite_note-8"][8][/url][/sup] are often categorized as an intermediary infantry type, later grouped either with the psiloi or the heavy infantry, according to their main tactical role.[/font]
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Whatever, it's too late. Ink's dry on the label, web site updated. And to quote President Trump - everything I don't agree with is False News! :lol: [/font][font=sans-serif]
I just love this post-truth world. So liberating. Anyway, just off to build my 16 string glass-composite uke. It's going to be my best build yet....[/font]

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