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I could get quite accustomed to this double comma ,, thing ,,. Perhaps it's a way of indicating that what is being said is definitely not a quote. I suppose it's a form of accentuation like when Spanish people put an upside down exclamation mark at the start of a sentence and another one at the end that's the right way up, just to emphasise the exclamatory nature of their utterance e.g., ¡My paella's been struck by lightning! They do the same with question marks e.g.,: ¿Would it change my life if the earliest known footage of someone slapping a bass suddenly became available? ¡Fück, no!

If I had a hundred quid for every time I've played that song in front of a bunch of happily singing punters...oh, wait...I pretty much have... 😀

My head hurts...

I’m local

Well many congrats to young @Leonard Smalls and myself ( ah shucks)who managed to scupper Douglas's hat trick. A picture then , chosen by Lenny himself in his usual eclectic taste, and offers a little insight into the image. A Zulu delegation who came over to the UK to honour those who'd fought at Rourke's Drift, one of whom was my great grandfather (whose grave you can see in the pic).. . Usual rules apply. You know the drill: ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and written/recorded this month. ❌ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ❌ Bagpipes. ( Christmas truce now expired) . Also on thin ice with panpipes, to be perfectly honest. ❌ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you. A line or two offering an insight to your inspiration will be good as well , I think it works nicely on the voting thread. Deadline wise , we will call midnight on the feast day of St George ( and yes, you probably have till about 19.00 on the 24th, but don't bank on it though, the 24th is a Saturday and I might not be at work all day , I might sneak half a day off and get the post up early! ) Dive In , enjoy

These will do the job

Let the band decide that.

A few hints. For those amongst us who suffer with S.I.A.D.’s (Soldering Iron Anxiety Disorder) Blue Aran offer a fully built SpeakOn connector plate with screw terminals. It’s around £9 where the individual parts cost around £6. If builders wish to achieve a pro look-alike finish, those with S.I.A.D. can practise their soldering iron technique burning holes & scrolls into cheap Wilko roller sleeves. It’s great fun and a lot cheaper than buying the purpose made rollers. The pattern I have used mimics a sort of leather Ostrich Skin finish. I generally apply with a brush and then use the roller to create the texture. I like to use the large dia tall rubber feet on my cabs, mainly to keep the cab way off those wet rainy pavements and those beer wet floors down the Dog & Duck. As many have experienced from feet “popping off” cabs of some repute, it is difficult to achieve a decent means of securing wood screwed feet on light weight, thin wall cabs. So I try to fix the front feet through the base and into the baffle batten meaning at least 30mm of “ meat” to hold the wood screw. To align the rear feet I add a glued off-cut to the inside of the cab to “beef” up the wall thickness to 24mm. I tend to use the “filament” type speaker cabinet wadding which I staple to the internal battens, not forgetting to fit some to the rear of the baffle

Well, just under 90 minutes to go and I think I'm a fairly safe bet to finish Q1 with ZERO bass purchases . The rest of the year is looking a bit dodgy as I've just finalised the spec on a custom build. Deposit to be paid next week. I did try 😂.

Hi! Thought I should post my transcriptions here, and update it whenever I do a new one. Transcriptions All created for personal use and tuition, with a few commissions too. Some of the older ones are a little less consistent in quality and appearance, so I'm going through those and updating them when I get the chance.

I was hunting for a back up bass and after being denied finance found a 3.7kg Sire P7 v2 on eBay. Don’t usually buy on eBay but a Sire at this weight I couldn’t resist! I’ve played it for about 35 mins and it’s unreal, so playable thanks to that 38mm nut, rolled fretboard edges and super smooth finish. Already owning a V7 which I’ve been incredibly happy with (apart from its 4.8kg weight), I’m familiar with the preamp and this one definitely feels similar. It’s strung with the factory strings which I believe are D’Addarios 100-40 NYXL super zingy to my ears (I’ve been playing flat wounds or semi flats for 3/4 years almost exclusively) lots of snap when you pop 😁! Very refreshing to a flats lover. I was gonna swap in some Dunlop flats but I’m torn, I might just keep these on! So looks wise it’s pretty cool in a vintage-modern way, 3 tone sunburst body (with some grain a poppin!), white pearloid scratchplate and maple fretboard. The maple neck also has some graining going on at the back which is cool.

Yeh, but they have to add a 30-second slap solo and then tap the last eight bars.

You’re not alone, well up to a point, I’m aware of the title and The Killers (I’ve heard the tune previously, somewhere or other, now that I’ve listened to the YT link). However, if you asked me to hum it, I wouldn’t know where to start without being reminded of it. Our cave looks rather splendid IMO. 😁

Reading the BBC article, it’s actually quite cool how chuffed he is to write a song that has stood the test of time and to have written another ‘Streets Have No Name’ or whatever. It’s one of those songs that you can shout along to after a few beers, even if you can only know some of the lyrics. As long as you remember ‘jealousy’, ‘price I pay’ and ‘Mr Brightside’, you’re good to go!

@Reggaebass I think I saw on tv last night the cave you’ve been living in for the last 18 years

It was a different time: Then Band: Alex can't do the next album Label: OK Band: We thought we'd just do one without him Label: OK Band: Dunno what the sales will be like Label: OK Band: Can we have tour support? Label: OK Now Band: Alex can't... Label: You're all fired

So after a few hours of Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, Motown greatest hits and Cream Live I used some rice and the online tone generator to check the frequency of the cab tuning. I was really pleased that it turned out to be between 49.5 and 50.5 Hz so I am happy to call it 50Hz. It’s not that easy to accurately detect when the rice stops vibrating but it’s in the ball park. Setup to A/B the cab with my BF One10, a bit “Heath Robinson” but I wanted to compare what I had built with what I had bought. The BF One10 has only been used at home, and has not been pushed further than home volumes would allow. Fortunately Mrs DaBass went for a walk down the beach so I was able to let rip to hear the difference at some higher volumes. Firstly the BCEasy Build-10 has a much tighter bottom end the BF One10 had a fuller G down to open E. Secondly, the BCEB-10 was definitely louder. While the BCEB-10 was not as “warm” as the BF One10 it did have a greater “attack”. The mids of the BCEB-10 were much more forward, clear and clean. The BF One10 broke up much earlier than the BCEB-10 when I was able to crank up the volume out of the Fender Rumble. All in all I am really, REALLY, pleased with the outcome. It may not be a £400 cab but I tell you what it's a little Monster!!!! We are so blessed here on Basschat to be able to follow @stevie and @Phil Starr excellent technical guidance to enable us to enjoy building something of personal value and achievement. The purchase of the MiniMax has added a combo to the original speaker project and the cab dimensions have allowed for a nifty “cubby” to hold, mains lead, speaker lead, guitar cable and the Zoom B1 Four in the back of the amp compartment. BTW thanks to John @Chienmortbb for the supply of his excellent hand made speaker cable.

Not me, I had to look up algorithms 😂 The CDCM allows for larger and more complex modeling algorithms

Many thanks all , I really enjoyed doing that one , congrats to Lenny I really liked his, mind , it was a good bunch all through . Anyway enough chittle chattle try this for size........

So the OP doesn't believe Larry Graham invented slap bass, and wants to find the true originator. I can only assume this is because they've invented a time machine, and are planning to go back and prevent slap from ever existing. I fully support them in their mission to create a future devoid of Level 42 👍

Bloody Admin privileges!! Also, why are people still taking the bait on this thread?

After wading through this thread, I feel the need to slap. Just need to find a face.

Dream Theater/Nightmare Cinema

We can start getting into a tonewood debate with these.........

Anyone remember the band Gaye Bikers on Acid? They had an amusingly named alter-ego , and sometimes (If I remember correctly) used to support themselves................ Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds

I might be a little late to the party, but I've got a RockBoard Tres3.1 and I love it. I bought mine second hand and it didn't come with a Mod 3, so I cut a rectangle from an old scratchplate and back mounted it to cover the void. (The black disc next to it covers a hole which the previous owner made in it for some reason...)

Everyone shut up and watch Koko

I remember hearing about the track they released about mick hucknall having sex with a rabbit He was holding back the ears ..

That's one way to find out how close they are. My advice ''sorry, I don't let it out'', and no exceptions. Otherwise it will get roadworn at best and wrecked is a strong possibility. You really don't want to be dealing with that.

The Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx.

Someone from Essex that doesn’t appreciate White and Gold? frankly I’m shocked!

Bwahahahahahaaaaaaa!!! I picked up a bass guitar for the first time in my life on my 49th birthday. I started gigging at 51 and that was 13 years ago. I have no plans to stop any time soon. I play any style of music that will have me (always excluding any form of metal, and anything that ain't really music, like rap and sampled R&B). I've played country to people suffering from cerebral palsy and Dad-rock to teenagers, singer/songwriter stuff to hipsters and rockabilly to afficianadoes. Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me. To me.

Just sold my old Porsche and about to put my order in to Andertons for a TT800 amp, 210 & 115 cabs. Amp and 115 cabs are on a 3mth delay (end of June) but that's ok. Not gigging till Oct. Listened to loads of youtube clips on all of the kit and also the 215 cab but i've settled on the 210 / 115 combination which historically was always my favoured option when i bought custom cabs. Just a wee thanks to you and a few others on BC that bought Mesa gear and always give great advice. I was caught between the TT800 & WD800 amps to be honest but i like the idea of being able to switch between the 2 channels for different sounds. Dave 👍

Hmmm...David Dyke is certainly very busy. Even though it was only half a dozen items from their in-stock finished, it has taken twice as long and counting (and chasing) to come from East Sussex than this below has taken to come from Maine, USA : A beautiful Hipshot B-style, on brass (I like a bit of mass for the bridge) at 18mm spacing. Great service from Best Bass Gear in Kennebunk, Maine ... 5 calendar days from placement of order They will definitely be going on my 'suppliers to use again in the future' list. So this means I can start to work out the neck angle (I always start with the physical bridge at hand) so when the neck splices eventually do arrive from E Sussex, I can make some better progress.

So for me, who wears hearing aids & wanting a decent turntable for less than £500 (so the full system will be lucky if it tops £1500), a half speed remastered record is pointless.

Mixes should always be mastered specifically for the delivery medium as they are have different strengths and weakness. If the vinyl versions sounds better than the CD it's probably because the CD version wasn't mastered properly (or it's purely subjective). I can categorically state that all the recordings I've been involved in that have both the CD and vinyl versions the CD versions sound the most like what we were hearing in the studio when we were doing the mixing.