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So, with the missing knob arrived, final finished pics As always, thanks for the fantastic support and tips and tricks you have all generously given along the way

You should like Rick Wakeman for this alone ......

In the end, it's your choice whether you have a car or not, and it's the band's choice whether they are willing to take on a member who doesn't drive. For some bands, that won't matter, for others it will be a deal breaker.

Back in the early '70's, I played in my first band. We had a set list of 28 songs, 18 of which were Wishbone Ash numbers. It would be fair to say that we were a Wishbone tribute band. Anyhow, we split up around 1978 and having not seen some of the guys for 40 years, we're having a reunion jam in Glasgow on 3rd February. Last night, I contacted Tim Brown, the drummer with Martin Turner plays the music of Wishbone Ash, ( A legal complication with the name) to find out what strings he uses on his Thunderbird. Tim was kind enough to get back to me this morning with the info I required. I just want to give Tim a big up for being a thoroughly nice chap and a great drummer.

Try these guys. They recovered my bassman and did a really great job. They could build you one http://www.zillacabs.com/

I'm lovin' the Aria. If you score any Matsumoku made bass in excellent condition as you have, you really can't go wrong.

I would say that the only responsibility the house band has is to hand you an instrument that is in tune. That's not cast in stone either. I'd love to agree with you though. I've done an Open Mic where I've been caught out by an insistence that I play the house bass despite having my own with me. I was stood in the wrong spot for the monitor too because the cable was short and routed badly. I was more crap than usual because of it so I get your point. Next time I went to that pub it was with @PaulWarningand Wendy as their guest. I suppose because we appeared as a trio for the first few numbers I didn't get pressed into using the house bass. I was still rubbish but I felt much more capable and probably sounded a bit better too. When I came away I revised my ideas about these sorts of sessions. Like yourself, I will always want to play my own bass but I am ready to go regardless. Getting asked to step up when you aren't ready is also something I have experienced. It didn't go very well but it won me the notoriety of a short piece of video on twitter when someone kindly clipped out a relatively botch-free part of my meagre effort. I did have my own bass for that but I could just as easily been handed the house bass. My point is that you can't predict what you'll be given but you are expected to make do. I see it as a necessary part of my development on my way to becoming a well-rounded player to meet these circumstance and cope. 'standard set-up' - what is that anyway? We had a thread a while ago where BC members compared action at the 12 fret. I'm still trying to pick the bones out of that one. Oh yes, OT; my housemate gave me a lift to the local OMs and I got a taxi home each time. @Len_derby was kind enough to invite me and give me a lift to the other OM out of town. Last year was the busiest bass year I've had. That's not saying a lot by average standards but it is a booster for my timid ego. This year I aim to build on it. No car though. Wish me luck.

Art is not the artist. go back 100 years and it’s likely every piece of art was made by a racist. Another few and you’ll find slavers.

Got this monster last week. I've been playing a 6 string fretless I built in 2001 so it's weird having frets again! The 35" scale length is certainly noticeable for my relatively small hands, much more so than the extra width of the neck, also the increased string tension that that brings. Sounds great though and I'm really enjoying it.

I've got a Korean Spector - love it - easily as good as the Euro LX 4 and 5 I had around the same time - glad you're enjoying it as much as I knew you would. I've been looking for one of those Arias with a broken headstock so I can have a headless system installed - if you decide to smash it up, let me know.

Two iconic basses. I've owned Korean Spectors and they're superb. Well done.

I'm with Q on this one - not seen / heard anything so far that makes me think: 'yup, that is going to be amazing in a band mix'. Definitely glad I backed out of getting one new at the end of last year, due to slow supplies! I'll maybe pick it up third hand after Cameron's bought it off Mr Gisser in Cam's 2018 Black Friday sale...

It's unreasonable... to YOU. But not them, clearly. I know where you're coming from, 'though. You sound like a person who will be at the required place at the required time, regardless how you have to get there. But for a band who doesn't know you well, that attitude is an unknown quantity. It's a risk. Words are just words. I know people that I know I can absolutely rely on, and will never let me down. But I also know people who are lovely, yet I wonder how they managed to tie their laces in the morning... and the first time you meet both types, they seem almost identical and they all talk the talk. Some people may be more trusting than others. Some people may have been burnt before and avoid certain situations at all costs... It's nothing to do with fairness really.

No, having a car doesn't trump all the other things, but having the ability to independently get to any gig anywhere could be an important consideration especially if the band members are scattered over a wide area. You may be responsible and willing to do what it takes to make it, but if they don't know you well enough, to them is just another musician promising things... and let's face it, 'musicians' at the level we're talking about include a lot of unreliable people. Perhaps they already suffered and decided to make sure it won't happen again. If there's a lot of travelling involved, and one member is *never* going to be able to drive... that may not be very attractive in some bands. Sometimes, after certain gigs, some people may want to stay, others leave, others go elsewhere... knowing from the start that someone HAS to look after a given member every single time, may be enough to want to look for another player who can provide the same skill, enthusiasm, etc... but also have their own transport. A band I was playing in, we were 8 members, and only two did not drive, with a third who had limited access to a car. It was easy to figure out travel. However, one of the non drivers in particular started to bring his girlfriend to every single gig. Several times it meant bringing one extra car just because of having an extra person... that reduces the income from the gig for everybody, as well as the extra hassle for the person who ends up driving... I think non-drivers often don't fully appreciate what it means for those who drive you around, in terms of time, energy, cost (there's a lot more to cars than petrol)... The time I damaged my exhaust driving onto a festival site because I was carrying an amplifier for somebody else (I would have left my car somewhere else otherwise), I was not very happy. I was ultimately responsible, but guess who never runs risks like that? You got it. In many cases for many bands it does not matter, but on some bands travelling may be a bit more critical and if you cannot help with your share of driving, you may not look as a suitable candidate. It really depends on the band. I wouldn't be bitter about not being chosen by that band you auditioned for. They clearly know what they wanted, and unfortunately you weren't quite it, for non-musical reason. Hey, others don't make it because of their age, or hair, or... It's tough out there.

Two beautiful basses. The Spector is particularly stunning - would love one of those.

Afternoon all! I've just acquired this rather lovely but 'pre-ampless' Sei Headless 6 string, looks like it' going to be an awesome bass once up and running... What's the opinion of which pre-amp would be a good addition to this beast? I'm currently thinking a Noll 3 band but open to suggestions and opinions! Cheers, Russ.

Have a listen to the Peel Session version on youtube, it`s much clearer to work out what exactly is going on.

A little from column a) a little from column b).

Great suggestions guys! I like Motu stuff, but seeing that I recently raided my already fairly limited budget, it's a tad pricey. The 18 inputs of the Midas look very appealing, though I wonder how it would handle without a tablet. Truth be told, I wish it were a little more straightforward, but I'm definitely checking it out!

Nice guy to deal with, trust without any doubt 😃

Trying to find you some polyester examples!

Is there nothing to meet your needs in the Motu catalogue..? Motu products ... We use a Motu Traveller; it's excellent, but they have a very wide range to choose from.

ok, new bass demo.... but even more interestingly... a ring modulator. i have never seen a demo like this in my life!!!!

I was involved in a a fairly unpleasant motorcycle accident (for which the other driver was wholly responsible, and admitted so in court) which left me very twitchy about driving when I was able to do so again. I had a course of CBT which I was very sceptical about, but which turned out to be very beneficial.

Surely the make-do, cobbled-together look IS the essence of 'Rickness'? Rrrowl!

How about https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_ma5.htm

It's a toughie...I always enjoyed Michael Jackson's stuff (the big 3 albums anyway, Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad) not to mention playing it. PYT is one of his best tracks IMO, but when I hear it these days, it's soured. It's pretty overt, just the title alone. So much so that I probably wouldn't actively put it on to listen to myself. It's not a contrived reaction or anything, more of a natural repugnance that has developed unconsciously. To his music I mean, not to what he almost definitely got up to, cos it goes without saying that that's just above-ground repulsion. But I wouldn't castigate anyone for listening to him, I don't see it as a reflection on them in the slightest.

It does make a difference (to me) what type of person they are. I haven't read the Gary Glitter thread but my opinion of Metallica ( the band members) plummeted after watching Some Kind of Monster.

WRT all the 'not stackable' complaints. Has anyone tried running a Pork Loin into a Muff type fuzz? i.e. Would you even want to stack this combo? I pair mine with a Rat - which works very well for my purposes, but I'd imagine with a Muff, it would be very dark and possibly not that usable. I'd assumed the logic here was two flavours of quite dark drive.

Doesn't matter what it's worth. If it's your go to bass, it's your go to bass!

Rickenbacker?? Never heard of 'em.

I know what you meant and I made my point probably a bit too harshly. What I should have said was "you can still be reliable with public transport." 😊 That situation was very disappointing. Let's face it, we've all been rejected from bands due to ability (not enough or too much), style, image or whatever, but when you nail the audition and then get thrown out for "non-musical" reasons like not having a car when no mention of how much of an essential criteria that this allegedly was it really grates.

Being able to turn up and play with minimum fuss counts for a hell of a lot. Because the hobbyist will be being ferried about by another hobbyist who is potentially now finding it less of a hobby.

Tuning the cab to that frequency means the cabinet starts to resonate and produce air movement (sound) through the port. This creates pressure on the back of the cone and damps down it's movement so effectively the port takes over making the sound from the speaker. How the cone moves is controlled by the design of the speaker, the volume of the cab and the tuning. The trick is to balance up the speaker, cab size and tuning so the sound stays the same all the way down and all WinISD and the other programs do is to do the balancing act calculations for you. So, as the speaker starts to lose output the port takes over and adds in a bit more sound, ideally just enough to keep the sound level the same but lets you go deeper.

Slightly of Topic but I only just found out the Guy from Boney M didn't sing on any records , it wa the German producers voice

Bought Peter's 'Script' Phase 90. Pedal was extremely well packaged, is in immaculate condition, and works perfectly. Excellent, hassle-free transaction. Well recommended. Thanks again, Peter

Well it may be worth considering a K-Series 410 & 210, if within budget. Each cab will get the same amount of power which in theory can be a bad thing, but I`ve done this with a good few makes now (Ampeg, Marshall, currently with Ashdown) and it`s worked very well. The addition of that extra two 10s going is very nice, as as well as getting full power from your amp - unlikely you`ll ever need that tho, I would have thought - you are adding another 50% of coneage, plus raising it higher so you hear yourself better. And then for rehearsals you only need to take the 410 along, so it makes life a little easier not having to lug two cabs about all the time. I`ve found in larger venues that the more speaker cones plus the higher up they`ve been the easier it`s been to hear the bass well.

I wish I mever sold mine now 😔 I might get some more and put them in my jazz, then sell on the SDs that are in there at the minute

@Al Krow does Mrs Krow know you are considering an acquisition or a DOWNGRADE trade....?

"Complicit" gets to the heart of it for me. If I listen to this music, am I somehow endorsing the views of the musicians? If I buy (for example) eggs laid by caged hens, I am absolutely complicit in the cruelty to those hens, because my money is going back to the people who inflict that cruelty. (That example comes to mind because I've been dealing with it this weekend.) If I listen to Motown, am I complicit in their exploitation of black musicians? I now know that my most ever favourite blues rock guitarist is a Trump supporter - should I let that ruin my intense delight in his guitar playing? Those two are actually different - one is historical and one is now - that seems to matter, but should it? If the music promoted the nastiness, then no. I would never play in a UKIP band, or buy their cds even if I liked the sound. Personal connections are different - I'm lucky that I only have music I wouldn't otherwise like, made by friends, so I go with it for the sake of friendship. If I had negative personal associations with a particular musician, I probably would reject their music too - but that's about emotional resonance, not complicity.

Meet the new range, same as the old range...

Lake Placid Blue! Yay! ..and tort. Wut?

I cant get past the looking at it stage