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The hypothesis seems to agree with the theory. Hung the bass on a rope (for safety). Attached a guitar third string. Wound tuner until rope went slack. Closest I could get was B flat (233Hz), the string started to slip on the tuner if tightened further. String weight is 0.00005 pounds per foot (15 gauge), length 17.5 inches, using D'Addario formula: Tension = 0.00005 x (2 x 17.5 x 233) x (2 x 17.5 x 233)/386.4 = 8.6 pounds Not too far out, weight on scales (with assistance of Mrs P) is 8 lb 11 oz

Sure beats my usual method of weighing my wife and then getting her to hold the bass and then weighing her again

So a little while ago, I decided I wanted to try a bass Ukulele for fun and the odd acoustic gig we do. Not wanting to throw away the type of money Kala want for a U Bass, and after a couple of false starts, I decided on giving the Harley Benton fretless bass ukulele a try and ordered one from Thomann. As usual, thanks to UKMail, my delivery arrived two days late, and as I work away from home all week, meant I didn’t get to play with it until last night. A year or so ago, I bought a Harley Benton five string acoustic bass for my weekday home in Holland, and once that was restrung with some decent flatwounds, it’s been an unbelievable bargain, so I hoped for the same with the bass ukulele. First impressions are that the quality far far exceeds the price. The woodwork is excellent, the finish is light and uniform, and the woods even look good quality. The headstock is scarf jointed, and the inside of the body is clean and well constructed. The stock strings look like Aquila Thunderguts, but I have bought some Thunder Reds to try when I get around to it. But the best bit is playing it. It is so much fun to play and I haven’t been able to put it down this morning, oh and it’s one of those things that just makes you smile every time you look at it. And all this for the princely sum of £127.

The seller's gone a bit OTT with the description. Always best to keep to the point.

Perhaps the song is written from the point of view of a patron of a laundry. He could just be after a service wash. It would explain why he mentions that his suit is made of of sack, different washing cycle probably.

Small pub in Lichfield last night, what it lacks in size it always makes up for in atmosphere, great beer, great landlord and a blast from start to finish. We were really on it and the crown were great, one really weird guy though, why is there always one? We do punk/ indie/ grunge/ rock and he asks for various miles Cyrus songs. He wasnt local as he told us at great length after the gig as we tried to avoid him. Landlord loved it and gave us 50% on top of fee and wants us back.

Slightly better result for the second of the years Kebab hunting weekends. Singer betrayed me by saying his missus had got him fish and chips at home so wouldn't be dining. No probs, huge McDonalds lit up like a space ship 10 yards in front of the new to us but local gig. Shut as a shut thing when I got there. Cue mad dash back to the centre of the known universe and a reliable donner kebab from the ever excellent Tasty Bite. Another new venue tonight in Kearsley so hoping for a result and no band mate betrayal.

Playing in a funk band this is right up my street, my favourite funk is by Phat Fred, we cover this one, took us a year to get the feel just right......

Can’t use African as it’s non migratory

Now, I may have a way of doing this by only weighing one part...much simpler. OK, get your kitchen scales and weigh the heaviest bit, the body.... Now, we need a region of really flat space-time, and I mean flat...let say centre of the Boötes Supervoid, about 700million light years away, somewhere nice and empty. OK, carefully, one at a time, put each part of the bass in orbit around the body - far enough away to treat the body and part as a point masses. Note the angular velocity of each orbiting piece, and so derive their masses, tot them up and there you go. It's the elegant simplicity of the solution that appeals to me

This may not be an entirely accurate method. It has been postulated that the soul has it's own small but measurable mass which has been observed on occasion to manifest itself in a slight weight loss at the instant of an individual passing away. Based on the principle that most people would be likely to cease to live should their neck become detached from the rest of their body, it seems reasonable to extrapolate from this that a bass with the neck removed would at that point have no soul and would therefore weigh slightly less than when it was a complete instrument. Now I know what you're thinking - once the bass is reassembled you will have an accurate measurement of the weight of the bass - albeit as it is now sans soul rather than its original weight. However, as it is demonstrably perfectly possible to play James Brown songs on a bass that has had it's neck removed and reattached, I would speculate that the soul of the bass is able to reenter the instrument upon reassembly thereby returning to its pre-measurement weight and rendering this method marginally inaccurate. Of course I may be over thinking it.....

Where did all the funk go? Juan Nelson stole it all.

Starting to look expensive? Just "starting" to? 😋 I wait with baited breath for what slightly tweaked pedal darkglass break the £400 barrier with. The problem I have with stuff like this is they're mainly a one setting pedal or on and off if you prefer. For the price they're getting into now, if it doesn't have midi presets I consider it to be robbery. Consider. The strymon timeline. Arguably the best delay pedal on the market. Full midi implementation and costs less than the Darkglass stuff. Just saying. They are getting very expensive for what they are. I agree about the Helix actually. When my trusty Digitech 2120 dies, it's what I'll be getting.

Slinky on every level and a fine bit of Bootsy dirt groove on this old classic 🤩

OK, but try listening yo the others, not just mine.

I think Changes is a bit of a turd and Laguna Sunrise a bit of an under-developed doodle but the rest of it is my favourite Sabbath by a country mile. Picked it up for £1.99 on the shoddy NEMS vinyl issue when I was 15 and spent many happy hours figuring out Supernaut, Under the Sun et al. Never quite copped FX though.

Dear Blue, you're obviously a lovely guy, but.......................

If you’re unsure then change it. What do they currently sing? I’m personally of the opinion that there’s no such thing as ‘political correctness’. What there is is respect and good manners, and not saying something that may upset someone else. Just the way I personally was brought up.

I joined a ska band about a week ago, had my first gig with them on Saturday. A quick 45 minute set at an indoor event, it was an ideal introduction. Had a whale of a time, loved it. They have a big following and so there was a very decent crowd, all up and dancing from the B of the bang. Set list was: The Prince 007 Gangsters Is This Love? Israelites Ghost Town Tears Of A Clown A Message To You Rudy On My Radio No No No Baggy Trousers Special Brew Night Boat To Cairo I've really enjoyed learning these songs; I was already familiar with them, as ska was the sound of my youth and I've always loved it, and it was great to finally play it. There are some wonderful basslines in there -- my personal highlights are Ghost Town and the utterly gorgeous Is This Love?. Next gig is in two weeks; a longer one this time, more songs to learn!

Here's one for all the old punks out there. JJ Burnel of The Stranglers was the reason i first picked up a bass guitar. My personal all time favourite bass guitar album would have to be Black & White. For me, bass players back in the day did stuff you just don't hear anymore, unless you come round my house that is. :-) To name but a few: Barry Adamson, JJ Burnel, Bruce Foxton, Lee Gorman, Steve Hanley, Peter Hook, David Jay, Segs Jennings, Lemmy, Stuart Morrow, Tracy Pew, Paul Raven, Steve Severin, Algy Ward, Jah Wobble, Youth. Anyone care to add to the list? I reckon the whole "post-punk" era in particular was a great time for bass players. Killing Joke, Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Cure, Joy Division, Sisters Of Mercy, Theatre Of Hate etc. Songs that were obviously written around strong bass riffs, always loud in the mix. Anyone's else's first bass line Love Song, Public Image, Peaches or Warhead? Cheers, Jake M

Head ......done in but then string theory was never my strong point !

I am going to use this one as a practical for my Physics students, set as an open ended challenge - here is some kit, find the mass of the object. It is a nice application of moder kit (tuner) and classical theory.

Bravo 🤣

People read what they want into lyrics. And its not dubious at all, its saying "So what" I was of the era and I knew what they were getting at. If you are offended then its your mindset. Ask a black person if it offends them.

I'm never going to use all those sounds. When I had a Zoom B1on it was very interesting but in the end I found one combination of effects I really liked and used that all the time. In the case of the B1on that's fine, as the thing is only £45 brand new so worth buying if it gets 'that' sound for you.

@Highfox I hope you’ll be updating this post in about 2 months time... wink wink

Wow, you were spot on. I got the P bass out as I was too lazy to get the Jazz from the other room, and it’s like the PL was made for a P bass. Ive messed about with the internal pots but I actually prefer the tone with the default settings, at least with headphones on. Right, i need to get myself a Sire 5 string P bass now.

No idea if the shower door is watertight. I'll pop in there in a moment with my best Precision and see if I can work out the weight once I've collected all the water off the bathroom floor.

@Kev I am going to sit on the fence and see both sides of the argument, as both are valid. @Wolverinebass simply pointed out that the multiFx units like Line6, Fractal AX8, Boss has a new one at NAMM are not far off in price to 1 pedal and you get a load more, including the sound of a similar pedal (no doubt an AO patch will become available). There is nothing wrong in that, you are a seasoned player, know what you want, and will get it to use it how you want. There may be people newer to effects than you who stumble across the forum and thread and some balance to show them opportunities out there is justified. You could take it further and say why not spend the same money on a Genzler 350 Magellan which has one of the best drive channels out there, AND is an amplifier which is ultimately more useful than just a pedal. @fretmeister And Wolverine’s posts are not saying get the cheapest version of something, they are saying if you spend a little more you can get the same thing practically, AND a whole heap more. So it’s more saying don’t get a Ferrari with just 1gear, get one with flappy paddles, 7 speed gear box, reverse etc. I think sometimes we all get defensive of products we like, I certainly do with my stuff!

"Handcrafted in Jolon Ca." Surely that should be "Colon Ja."?

We also cover this one, awesome band..

How about covering it in good leaf?

I'm certainly going to order an SR5, possibly HH in that turquoise green/blue colour with the black hardware and scratch plate. But I like the dark blue sparkle greatly as well - maybe an SR4 in that........ I can forsee a likely depletion of funds on the horizon 🤑

I’ve just posted a “NBD” thread about a little Harley Benton fretless bass Ukulele I’ve bought. Amazing little thing for the price.

Not for this thread All valid points.

And ruins the frets in the process!

Challenge accepted!

Gaaahhhhh! WANT!! Edit: Wait, this could mean a glut of used V3 combos on the market at reasonable prices. Bwa-ha-ha!

But obviously not with your wife 😁

I like that they're making crossovers from various classic Fender models, but I wish they'd do it with a little more... taste? For example, I really dig the stuff RS Guitarworks is doing with some of the classic designs, like a Jazz Bass in '50s P-bass style. Just awesome! https://rs-guitarworks.myshopify.com/collections/basses/products/contour-bass-54

Now that's a universe I definitely DON'T want to be part of.

You realise everybody else is discussing this casually and you're the one who's overreacted? I would have a think about that before labelling anyone a snowflake.

Hi guys, Just wanted to say hi and thanks so much for the kind words, I'm humbled.. I feel really lucky to have been asked to play in some great shows and don't take it for granted.. I played in 'The Book of Mormon' for 3 and 1/2 years and the MD of that show was leaving to start 'Dreamgirls' and he kindly asked if I wanted to move across with him.. I'm glad I did as it's turning out to be a really fun show, and a great play for a bass player.. It hasn't been done for 35 years but still sounds fresh in my opinion.. In Amber Riley's defence, we appeared on the Graham Norton show before the musical had even opened.. We had just met her and read the chart down that morning.. She had zero experience singing with a band at that point and was extremely nervous I think.. She's quickly settled into the show and sounds amazing I have to say, and with that confidence comes a bit of light and shade in her performance.. I think if you saw her live now you'd be really impressed, she brings the house down every night! Regarding gear, I exclusively use Overwater basses now. I have two Jazz 5's and a hybrid Jazz 5 fretless.. They're all wonderful and I highly recommend them, Chris May and the guys at Overwater have been honing their art for many years now and the results are there to see.. A lot of West End players use them as they're reliable, extremely playable and free of hum/buzz/interference which is important in theatres.. I'm particularly impressed with the John East Uni-Pre at the moment and that's in the black bass in the clip above.. Check their basses out at http://overwaterbasses.com (and no I don't get a tenner for saying that!). Well thanks again, all the best....