Shockwave Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 17/01/2024 at 13:39, Richard R said: You are very welcome to borrow my #2, but I suspect a 5 string bass currently residing in Birmingham with a partially jammed truss rod isn't going to be much good to you. PM me if it is. I really appreciate the offer. But with my life at the moment, a jolly to Birmingham would probably be the last thing I should do! Trying to find permanentish accommodation at the moment! It has amazed me how quick the change has been from owning a home, happily married and financially secure, to homeless, divorced and financially precarious in under a year. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) 22 hours ago, Shockwave said: I really appreciate the offer. But with my life at the moment, a jolly to Birmingham would probably be the last thing I should do! Trying to find permanentish accommodation at the moment! It has amazed me how quick the change has been from owning a home, happily married and financially secure, to homeless, divorced and financially precarious in under a year. With you there! Mine’s flipped in the space of a month and the prospects for a single person are crazy small. Hope it all works out for you. Edited January 20 by OliverBlackman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I’m out and possibly shouldn’t be contributing, but I’ve had two deals I couldn’t refuse. It’s weird but there seem to be so many bargains about at the moment, it’s mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Asking for a friend: he ordered a bass in the 1st quarter of 2023 and it hasn't arrived yet. Is he out for 2024? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Burns-bass said: I’m out and possibly shouldn’t be contributing, but I’ve had two deals I couldn’t refuse. It’s weird but there seem to be so many bargains about at the moment, it’s mad. There's no problem with you helping out with future adjudications, crack on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Asking for a friend: he ordered a bass in the 1st quarter of 2023 and it hasn't arrived yet. Is he out for 2024? Is your friend waiting for the tree to grow that the bass will be made from? If it was ordered last year then it's fair enough - it was intended to be last year's intake and through no fault of their own it has been delayed into this year. I believe it's order date that counts, and it's ok if it's been paid already or is pending payment. No new business though this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 23 minutes ago, neepheid said: Is your friend waiting for the tree to grow that the bass will be made from? If it was ordered last year then it's fair enough - it was intended to be last year's intake and through no fault of their own it has been delayed into this year. I believe it's order date that counts, and it's ok if it's been paid already or is pending payment. No new business though this year. My friend is not quite sure what the delay is. He enquired with the supplier only this morning and they're not sure either. Just keeps getting put back. My, er, his hands, appear to be tied on the matter 🤷♂️. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburban Man Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 15 hours ago, neepheid said: I don't make the rules either, they're by consensus. Re: straps - pretty generic accessories, I don't think I'd fail someone at Tier 1 for buying a strap - Tier 2, more likely, unless you're replacing a broken strap. OK, I'm still in for Tier 1 - no basses, no gear. The last three weeks feels like about six months though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Aaaaarrghh... some sadist has put a Sei J5 on the marketplace. Must... resist... must... resist... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 36 minutes ago, lozkerr said: Aaaaarrghh... some sadist has put a Sei J5 on the marketplace. Must... resist... must... resist... After the Thunderbird opened the floodgates I found a 1990 Jap Squier Precision for £100. I mean, I couldn’t turn that down… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, Burns-bass said: After the Thunderbird opened the floodgates I found a 1990 Jap Squier Precision for £100. I mean, I couldn’t turn that down… Christ, if you fell in a cesspit you'd come out clutching a Klon Centaur! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 16 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said: Christ, if you fell in a cesspit you'd come out clutching a Klon Centaur! Took it to tonight’s gig and there was an intermittent fault on the jack socket, so that needs sorting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) I'm still in and steaming ahead with a new plan to avoid failure. I've bought an electric MTB! This is a bang on move to keep me in and it's working already - let me explain..... They cost a poopy kilogram of money so I've had to sell an amp and a bass to help fund it. There's loads of other bits thats I need to go with it such as MTB clothing and there's a whole raft of shiny things that can go on it so the bass fund will be empty. Plenty of other eMTB related online sites and forums to geek out in. That means less time to spend on here dribbling over stuff. I'll check in on NYE to see if I've won so see y'all in 2025!!!!! Edited January 21 by Mudpup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 16 hours ago, lozkerr said: Aaaaarrghh... some sadist has put a Sei J5 on the marketplace. Must... resist... must... resist... Just measured, and it seems you are only 97 miles from Overwater HQ. "You're gonna fall lady, an' you're gonna fall hard, when the blues comes callin' with its callin' card." 😂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Well, that's Tier 2 oot the windae - just bought a set of drum mics from @EBS_freak. Might as well get the rest of the bits I need to complete the PA now... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) There is no gear i need to get this year and i have decided to re-start double bass lessons which i'm sure will do mor for my bass playing than new gear. I started just before covid and haven't really found enough time to get back to it. Had the first one a couple of weeks ago and have another tomorrow. Edited January 29 by jazzyvee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburban Man Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Feeling smug since @Brig just bought my Gretsch hollowbody, so January is complete with one bass less and no acquisitions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Well, that's January almost done and dusted. Here are the scores on the doors. 35 remain standing, 5 out. How are the rest of you doing? Any near misses? I am not happy with Sire releasing some tasty basses this year, that's going to be something that will require effort to resist. I've already got a shopping list forming for next year - a white Fender MP Dimension, and a Sire Z7 in a yet to be the determined finish. I don't know if having a list is a good idea or not! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I’m clean. Not bought a thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I excluded myself, so was never in. But had I been in I would still be in. I can see a Dano longhorn arriving at casa S before the spring equinox, mind. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Paul S said: I can see a Dano longhorn arriving at casa S before the spring equinox, mind. Longhorn/Shortscale. Kind of doesn't make sense does it, but I definitely do see the attraction. I've not played one, but I think they look great. One of my favourite Doris Day films, Pillow Talk, has a scene in a bar where the wonderful Perry Blackwell sings 'Roly Poly'. The bass player is holding a Danelectro Longhorn in a lovely finish. I would saying he's playing it, but he's clearly not 😎. Perry Blackwell is still going strong at 98 years of age! Anyhow, I made it through January without so much as a near miss. February is always a danger month as it's my month of birth. Not a significant one this year, so feeling confident. Edited January 31 by hiram.k.hackenbacker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Currently clean but having a massive wobble, over either a Sandberg Lionel or commissioning another ACG. Aiming to stay the course, don’t hold yer breath though 😂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Unfortunately I wasn’t the lucky bugger who won £60 odd million last night so I’m still in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, neepheid said: How are the rest of you doing? Any near misses? Not yet, but I will fall soon. I am tidying out my dad's loft (to make space for a rewire) and rediscovered two big boxes of marvel comics. Mostly British stuff, but also, some random American stuff. Tales to Astonish issue 57 in near-immaculate condition, and in the rare Pence Variant (the cover price is in pennies, rather than cents), already bagged and carded, to protect it from my sweaty hands. So, perhaps that (and other comics) will fund a replacement neck and refinished body for the Washburn XB925 bass that I have. Or more, likely, a pack of ukulele strings from eBay . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 In. Just. A new rhythm guitar spot in a mate's band is sorely testing tier 2 status but so far, so good. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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