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Still got the final shaping to finish, but grabbed a spare moment to do a few of the smaller jobs. I cut some swifts: Cut the control chamber cover from another offcut of the top wood: And fitted the tuners and bridge to pop on some strings, just tightened enough to straighten them, so that I can work out the exact positions of the PJ pickups before the scary bit of cutting the chambers: I will be sinking the bridge in so that the plate is flush with the top as I did with @Len_derby 's - but that and the pickup routs will wait a day or so while I make a bit more progress on @eude 's 6-er

good evening chaps, update went to rehearsal tonight,did not take any gear and was the last to arrive, normally I am first as I like to have a noodle just to get myself up and running, so when I walked in they all just looked oh dear, anyway,I said I need a few minutes from everyone and they all stopped, after explaining myself for a few minutes saying exactly how I feel and all the other things I said on here, everyone to be fair listened to all my points and agreed things were wrong,and that it would change,the guitarist got a bit arsey until he realised that the guys agreed with me,at which point he backed down and said he was sorry and had everyones best interests at heart, then said we need to speak more as a band regards all aspects of the music, how would I want to go forward,to which I said they need to have a conversation with me not there to discuss all my points, at that point I left and came home, picked up the fretless and played some john martyn nice thankyou all again for the advice it did help

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46383617 What exactly do they imagine they are protecting it from, I wonder? "Other cultural traditions which made the list included a Spanish riding school in Vienna, a Mongolian camel-coaxing ritual and Czech puppetry." - If I told them once, I told them a hundred times, put reggae music first, then the Czech puppet show.

Fixed.

Does this mean that soldiers in blue berets are going to be dispatched to escort fat middle aged white blokes off stage for playing UB40 covers badly?

Boy George had lost his big hat.

Done and shipped to Hamburg. Big Ferrules! I procrastinated for a week before destroying a perfectly good finish. I'd done relics but on factory finishes and it was before I seriously started building. It was fun for a change but probably not something I'll do again.

Bedders has a great style, and usually pretty high in the mix. When we played The 100 Club Madness had been there the night before and their names were on the coat hangers - I simply had to hang my Harrington on Bedders’ coat hanger!

Are you looking for songs that will keep your band booked? Or bass lines that will keep you ‘challenged’? The overlap is minimal! Lol Si

Update This is not a cure for sticky flats, it was a shocking idea, my balls remained fresh and fragrant throughout the gig, however my fingers felt like they were playing sand paper all night, knacker lacquer is not for bass strings..... it’s for knackers....

I'm not aware of being able to apply more than one MIDI note to a footswitch, someone correct me if I'm wrong. There are ways round that though. I have a patch that I use to play the root and whatever additional pitch I select with it, all at the same time. Plays a two note chord from one note. Great with the Ebow. That uses the 'dual pitch' effect. Very easy to set up. I have it set to play the root with 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th and 10th. I don't know if that's what you mean. Anyway here's a vid of it in practice.

I really can't stand this kind of carry on. Mind blowingly unnecessary. They all seem to follow a pattern - simply ruin a track with meaningless orchestral flourishes where they detect there should be an accent. Taking old rock and roll, it's doing to it exactly what rock and roll wasn't! To me, it's like taking the Mona Lisa and drawing a dirty great 'tache on it, or worse! 🧔

oh well, I'm off to see Katrina (she, of The Waves) on Friday. A small theatre, walking (on sunshine) distance from my house

I was at uni with an Italian guy who was aghast the first time he witnessed someone making a cup of instant coffee.

Is it just me, or is Gibson's entire guitar range essentially just the same pickup configuration mounted on a different slab? I've had this conversation over on Guitarchat, where there seems to be some consensus that LPs somehow sound different from SGs with the same pickups, but nobody challenged the idea that nearly all their guitars are basically a neck humbucker and bridge humbucker with a 3-way switch. Very little variation, apart from the occasional triple-humbucker novelty. At least if you're collecting Fenders, the electronics are different between a Strat, Tele, Jag, Jazzmaster, etc. Apart from looks, why would I bother buying a Flying V if it's electronically the same as an SG? It seems a little ironic that there's more obvious variation in their bass pickup configurations (see T-birds, "SG" basses, Rippers - and surely the Grabber's sliding pickup was ahead of its time?). Such a shame that their refusal to build more five-strings just makes them look like dinosaurs who refuse to accept that fives are actually quite commonplace these days. The more recent EB designs seemed like a step in the right direction, and if Mike Lull can stick a low B on a Thunderbird shape, what's stopping Gibson? Monkey Steve (see above) can't be the only potential customer this has cost them!

The hat was doing another gig elsewhere. It's actually more famous than George.

I quite like the “penny” finish...

How important?!?!?!?!? As the song said - 'If you have to ask, you'll never know'. Yes, I am that bass player that stands BEFORE the bride at the buffet.

This is all very posh. I play pubs not functions or weddings. The only time I've been fed was at a rough pub in Linwood (struggling, de-industrialised place outside Glasgow) where it was a teenager's funeral. Halfway through the night they put a board over the pool table and covered it in boxes from the chip shop - sausages, random kebab meat, spare ribs, pizza and about half a ton of chips. They told us to tuck in and we did. Second set was snoozy and greasy, but we were happy. Later that night two middle aged women started knocking lumps out of each other. We just played on, and loaded out later through a haze of blue lights - the police had the place surrounded as a precaution at chucking-out time.

Depends whether they cater for vegans.

http://mesaboogie.com/amplifiers/bass/subway-series/subway-wd800/index.html

Hello, my name is Al Razi, I'm from a normal Bangladeshi town and I started with a guitar around January 2017. I alwaus aspired to be a bassist, after hearing Steve Harris playing in the Running Silent and Run To The Hills record that I had forgotfully opied and heard unintentionally (I was actually hearing funny banters and cutscene audio clips of GTA:VC, so it was obvious to think that it was an impossible 'Love Muffin' track, lol), it was an unforgettable moment, and I had to pick up the bass...... The first day I bought the guitar, I didn't learn to play chords (I did, some weeks later), I was actually practising rest strokes, galloping, fretting and more. With that shitty acoustic guitar (30$ Brand new), I was actually making some progress, until the bridge, one day, broke off and slingshotted through the window. 4 days after that, with the scholarship money I bought another acoustic, with a pickup. I still didn't believe how fun it was to actually play this guitar, I love to play on that acoustic. The action is super low, the frets don't buzz (unless you're strumming) and the bridge was adjustable, a little. The only drawbacks are the tuners and the pickup, though I don't require the pickup that much, but it's a hot rail and humbucking, pretty silent and growly- all in a package of 69$ (no pun intended. I learned Jazz. Blues, Rock, Metal, Bluegrass and Funk songs all with this beat up. I have a group with my friends with whom I had to be disappointed in two gigs. There is this friend of mine who has been playing classical and jazz for 6 years, came to our group and had a school gig (our school), he promised to bring a bass, well, he 'promised'. Then there was this other group, who weren't that good, the guitatist didn't have the chops and the riffs were too sloppy (forget about the lead stuffs) and he was desperate to find a bassist (for the 'Band Fest'), so I went- he liked me- but the Fest Committee refused to add him as he didn't have either the chops or a settled drummer. So, I was pretty much frustrated because by that time my family was looking at my pocket. Last week, I was called by a band to hang out and jam for a day with them. So I went there, they asked me to hear two songs and habe something noodling around. The problem was- I broke my guitar saddle for that my exam has come near (Metriculation exam on February). But I still got to jam with them, the most senior member- the drummer stated that I was 'for the job' and the vocalist, who asked me to come, told me that I was in, atleast for the recording of their materials. The drummer liked me a lot amd he was a really great one, none like I've had the chance to handshake with. The vocalist plays rhythm guitat too, just necessarily. The lead player is a hybrid of Kerry King and "Kirk Hammett without the wah pedal but still playing wah licks and lines"- reckless but in the end, to the point, nothing at all in between- just deep s**t. I think, if possible and needed, I'll play keyboards too though there are a lot of better keyboardists. The band is settled around hard rock and shredding. I'll try to do a decent job. Now- Please Tell Me what should I do about my bass EQ, there will be a rhythm and a lead, while I remain fairly behind- which frequencies should I 'generally' target or avoid. I found out recording each guitar on each channel and putting the bass on both channels surely helps the bass sacrifice less frequencies and still have a good sound (constantly on Iron Maiden. Peace Guys.

started off with some people,nice sliding harmonics, then one world and john wayne, finishing with johny too bad from the live empty ceiling gig off you tube, nice call and response with the keyboard player foster patterson

You've made my day. I've never seen that before. There are a few bits of footage of HL playing live in London, but I never thought for a minute they would have actually made a video. Thank you...

Source Audio Programmable EQ seems to be exactly the pedal you are looking for! You can save gain and EQ profiles for up to four instruments

I've actually found the email announcing that the show was cancelled IN MY JUNK FOLDER ArseBiscuits

On this occasion, and when I saw the new Mexican Player series, I was told in PMT that there was an embargo an advertising until Fender had got their advertising out, but they were still allowed to sell them. I guess it makes sense to get some into channel before they advertise, and if it leaks out a creates a bit of interest then probably all the better for it - nothing like free advertising! Looking at those specs I'm really surprised at the nut width - the neck felt deeper and rounder than any of mine, and I find chunkier P necks to be a bit too much of a handful. I guess the particular profile just suited me. I didn't play it for more than a few minutes, but I was taken aback by how good it felt.

No, I tend to make my own decisions about what I spend my money on. One of the great things about life is everyone's different - music tastes, gear tastes, how much gear you want/have, etc. The world would be pretty boring if we were all the same. I get the impression that a pretty significant part of the community here are interested in gear and new releases, though, hence the reason for posting. It was also a bit of an unusual moment for me - it's not often I pick up an instrument and get hit with a massive feeling of, wow - this feels just right. I'll be looking forward to other peoples' opinions on this new series once there's a few more of them about. Seems from the other posts here that there will be a few trying them. As it happens it was pretty much a social reason for being in PMT. I had some free time in Bristol while my youngest was at the offer holders only part of a university visit. I met up with my eldest who's already at university there, and we decided to pay a quick visit to PMT. He's into thrash metal and pointy guitars - not my taste, but it's got him into playing guitar and bass which I think is great. But I am lucky to be at a stage in my life where, despite having kids going through university, I've got enough disposable income to indulge myself occasionally (after careful consideration and not on a whim) in things that give me pleasure, and I'm totally at ease with that.

Check out Walter Gervers from Foals. Brilliant bass player. A lot of Foals tracks have very melodic bass, Blue Blood being one of my favourites.

Main Helix FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/line6helixusergroup/ Bass Helix Group (mainly rockers) https://www.facebook.com/groups/145604946038429/ Erik YT channel - uses Helix a lot - https://www.youtube.com/user/erikarko Jon Willis YT channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZM1_O0aE5cl1ipShsQ4tTw Have a look as see what you think.

Doesn´t look like silicone to me, looks like hot glue (the craft type). That should be the way i would fix it, just two bits of hot glue on each top of the magnet to secure it to he existing glue. Simple and easy to remove in the future, if needed. Another option is to use contact glue to secure the magnets directly to the pickup housing in the bottom. Again, a secure way to fix it and not so difficult to remove if needed.

I don't know yet! I tried a few out last weekend and to be honest - forgive me - I couldn't tell too much of a difference between the £79 second hand Yamaha in Real Time (Chesterfield) and the £1200 Musicman in Rich Tone (Sheffield) and all points in between. I did try a Fret King which was nice, but at £500 it was a fair bit more than I want to pay (actually, how much the missus wan't me to pay!). I just don't have enough experience to tell whether one sounds better than another. They all sounded fine through the little Fender Rumble/Blackstar amp (I think) they put me through. My ears are not bass developed!! I have been fettling my own guitars for a few years and have fret saws, leveling beams and files, slotted straight edges and so on, so I am not worried about fettling one to bring it up to snuff if I get a cheaper one. I will be investing in a slotted straight edge for bass from Crimson guitars, so if any frets are a bit wonky I can get them level and dressed in an afternoon. I guess at some point I will look at upgrading pickups/pots but until I can hear a difference between good and bad, just a reasonable player (or one I can make reasonable anyway) will do me. I think I will see what is available in the sales just after Christmas. I'll be playing through my Egnater Tweaker 15 watt guitar combo for noisy home practice, or my son's 200w PA if I need to volume up a notch! But I have JamupPro on my ipad for headphone guitar noodling, so I will probably buy the £9.99 bass amp pack to drop into that. I record using a Zoom R8, which has all sorts of bass effects in there as well.

Evil Blizzard actually go 1 better than that, with 4 bass players. Great band.

Dreamcar bass

This is how all band sackings should be done!

Far from it, but a purely a ‘challenging’ bass line does not a good song make Si

I've just taken delivery of a new bass guitar. It's an Italia Maranello Cavo hollow body model expertly set up by Richard's Guitars in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is short scale and weighs in at a tad over 7lb - which gives my old back some respite. Despite its name it has not been anywhere near Italy (unless its journey from South Korea took a detour). The Cavo is beautifully put together and Richard's have done a fine job of setting the action and adjusting what needed adjusting. It is strung with round wounds but I much prefer flat wounds so I think I'll swap them once I've had a good play with it. There is certainly a retro look about the bass - in a 1950s Wurlitzer jukebox sort of way - and, although I am not a fan of chrome, the guitar carries it off well. You don't see many of these around and Richard's Guitars were the only people who had one in stock when I checked the t'internet. Santa has arrived early!

Ordered this today to my specifications, I’ve been told it will be ready by March, can’t wait 😀

Cool username! Welcome

In essence: if your wireless charges through the jack socket and if your Preamp is wired at the socket to use a jack to switch it on and off in one specific way - there are other ways.. then: (actually the above picture is not representative - you just get an odd buzzing sound and no output but I couldn’t find a picture of that)