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  1. MacDaddy
    You are of course entitled to your opinion, and your feelings are valid. For me, I don't really believe Elton John thinks it's alright to fight on a Saturday night, or that The Proclaimers really would walk 1,000 miles, or that Sting really thought every little thing she did was magic. I think it's possible for a lyricist/author/screenwriter to write a story about characters, without necessarily sharing the opinions of those characters. I don't think it's necessary to agree with the sentiment of a song to perform it. Musical theatre is on my side here 🙂
    13 points
  2. wateroftyne
    My goodness.. if that's how you feel, don't ever join a folk band. The lyrics to half of those tunes will give you nightmares.
    12 points
  3. Andyjr1515
    And so with the finish just about where I want it, the myriad of final assembly tasks begins. The idea for using Tru-oil is to do something similar to @Jus Lukin 's headless build - have enough gloss to show off the wood figuring but still have enough grain showing through to retain the organic feel of some lovely timbers. This is pretty much there - below, you can see the gloss on the main reflecting surface but, if you look at the edges of the reflection see the shimmer where the oil has sunk into the grain? It's pretty much like that over the complete top and more-so for the 'strident' grain of the oak at the back : The first part of the assembly is fitting the tuners, because I need those to line up the bridge. Here they are fully fitted with the truss rod cover just placed on at the moment (magnets will be fitted in the next couple of days). The nut, also, isn't yet fitted and finished and nor are the fretboard or frets: In that it is easier to reposition two bridge screws rather than four, I fit two of them first and check the alignment of the two outer strings all the way down the fretboard: Yup - straight. So tomorrow I'll sort the bridge earth, drill the other two holes and fully fit the bridge. Then next will come the cavity shielding and fitting the electrics.
    11 points
  4. Folkesy
    Another one for the stable 😍
    8 points
  5. warwickhunt
    UPDATE TO THE UPDATE... I stated a dispute with eBay re this matter; eBay handed this over to Paypal as that is how I paid. Despite being given repeated opportunities to give ANY response re this matter Peter Barton (aka 'vintageinvestments' on eBay) refused to engage in the dispute process (quell surprise) and Paypal have refunded me. Why this guy has dragged this out is beyond me. He clearly did not hand over the cab to a stranger knocking on his door claiming to have won it... how could anyone know he had sold it on eBay and how the hell did they get his address when even I didn't have it? You just wouldn't would you? The main thing is that in about 30 days I'll have the funds credited back to my credit card (almost 7 weeks after paying) and with the assistance of BC I know a lot more about Mr Barton and I'm wise to him should I ever have the pleasure of meeting him professionally/in person. Oh and I'm still in the market for a TKS cab.
    5 points
  6. Woodinblack
    Not more of that cancel stinky poo! You can't cancel something, that is just a right wing meme. If you don't want to do something you don't do it, its not cancelling it. If your audience don't want to listen to it, its not worth doing it, its not cancelling it.
    5 points
  7. Sarah5string
    I've been a victom of rape and domestic violence, so I find songs which seem to glamourise things like that uncomfortable. Hip hop especially nowadays is AWFUL for its portrayal of the treatment of women, and it really doesn't sit well with me. However, with that said, there are few bands that are intentionally glamourising it because they agree with it, but instead they're telling a story. Anything could be taken to be offensive or insulting to some section of society but we just have to remember that music is an art form and we're entirely allowed to not like or agree with art for it to still be legitimate. Music is art of the time, and reflects the society at the time it was written. With all that said, you have to make the decision about whether you want to play that song, you have every right to say no, just as much as the other members of your band have the right to say yes. I hope you find some kind of compromise that suits everyone!
    5 points
  8. Skybone
    Marshall MB 15 in really good nick, sounds good too. One happy teenager (his Mum and his sister aren't too happy though! ).
    4 points
  9. Bassassin
    I think that's the Japanese calendar, in which the year derives from the reign of the emperor at the time. In the Showa calendar, which ran from 1926 - 1989, for the duration of the reign of Emperor Hirohito, 58 corresponds to 1983. And that's a stunning JV. If you didn't give the chap at least a grand for it, you robbed him!
    4 points
  10. Rumple
    Arrived about an hour ago.
    4 points
  11. Dan Dare
    This. Songs, films, paintings, sculpture - in fact, all art - reflect the time and the culture they were created in. If they don't please or suit you, don't sing, play, look at or listen to them. But please don't whinge about or attempt to "cancel" them. I don't like the great majority of films. The gratuitous violence, covert (and overt) political agenda they promote and the manipulative appeal to base emotions in most irritate me. So I don't watch them (don't even have a telly). However, I recognise that others are free to make their own choices.
    4 points
  12. Sarah5string
    It's not perfect, but it's getting there. Slowly.
    4 points
  13. SumOne
    Before & After shots. Selling a few pedals basically paid for the Helix and C4 (+ controllers). My conclusion is that this new setup is fun and has a lot more potential sounds and tweakability, but it does lose a few things - the individual pedals are more limited but often sound a bit better at their specific sound and have more obvious/immediate hands-on (or foot-on) control. The new setup is better suited to hooking up to a laptop and planning out presets rather an spontaneous tweaking. Also, the Helix editing system is great and a £20 footswitch will give you two extra footswitches which is plenty to do most things. The C4 sounds great but Neuro editing isn't as intuative, and it needs a £100+ controller to access additional presets via footswitches (and the setup of that isnt that easy either). So I wouldn't particularly recommend people spend £325+ on a C4 and controller if it is just to replace their envelope filter and octaver, but it does also do a lot of great synth sounds so is probably is worth it if you want that too.
    4 points
  14. ubit
    Am I the only one that is shocked at someones woke'ness about old songs? Brown Sugar is an anti slave song and Delilah is about someones, albeit over the top, revenge on someone who wronged him. Make believe and in the past.
    4 points
  15. Pat2019
    Or Blues, stay well away from the Blues..
    4 points
  16. bass_dinger
    On Monday, I played at church in the most difficult service that I can imagine. We recorded four songs for my own mother's funeral ceremony. I am pleased with the results, and am happy to share them with the congregation on the day - we were able to personalise some of the songs, by selecting verses that were more relevant to my mum. That makes them all the more powerful. So far, everyone who listened to the recordings has cried. Me included.
    4 points
  17. Phil Starr
    For the OP yes this is spot on. You don't need to worry as all of this has been taken care of by @stevie in the design stage. For anyone interested you'll notice that we always talk about a speaker's impedance but measure it in ohms, which is resistance. That's because the resistance of a speaker and the crossover components change with frequency. Capacitors resist low frequencies and inductors resist high frequencies. The speaker has a coil in it of course so that is an inductor too and it's resistance to the amp's power rises with frequency. The amp 'sees' a higher impedance. In this case we have a capacitor in series with the horn tweeter which limits the bass and an inductor coil across the horn which shorts out or bleeds off the treble. The horn is louder than the 10" speaker so there is a resistor too, which reduces the horn driver's output. The trick is to match everything up so that at the crossover point there is enough 'resistance' to cut the output to each driver by half so the combined output stays the same across the frequency range. One little point of detail is that the speaker is a really complex load with an impedance that varies at just about every different frequency. Stevie doesn't just rely on theoretical figures in designing his crossovers but by measuring each driver and building prototypes and then measuring frequency responses. It isn't rocket science but a lot of care goes into a simple circuit like this.
    4 points
  18. Bolo
    I replaced my old EB stingray5 with a custom built flying V model my guitarist made for me http://cellarguitars.com/index.php/celcellar-v
    4 points
  19. Silvia Bluejay
    And how the bass looks now.
    4 points
  20. danweb22
    Selling this as I’ve recently acquired a JMJ mustang Excellent condition with no marks or dings Bridge is now a Gotoh 201 and a black pickguard, the original white pickguard and fender bridge are included Will also included a soft gig bag (it never came with one originally) Price includes U.K. postage
    3 points
  21. dutchwife
    Potato Song ～ Kesha
    3 points
  22. Leonard Smalls
    3 points
  23. MacDaddy
    which is the hallmark of all art.
    3 points
  24. ubit
    Jeezo! They are just songs. Does everyone have to take them so literally? A- most of them were written in a time when things were different and 2- they are just poems. some of these songs are make believe and who in the Dog and Duck is going to complain because of the lyrics of a song that was in the charts? They just dance along enjoying themselves.
    3 points
  25. danny-79
    Just had a quick fudge around to get the Phase90 on. I’m still getting a volume drop when the phaser kicks in ? Any thoughts on that ? (And got some toppers seeing as all the cool kids have them 😜😂)
    3 points
  26. bagsieblue
    Metal or Hard Rock - you decide.... My band Soldato released these 3 songs last year. I trialled a load of different gear and I've found and settled on Spector basses to work best for me. Signal Chain on these is a Spector Euro > Tech 21 DP-3X > GK Fusion 800 > BF BB2.
    3 points
  27. fretmeister
    Onboard FX are a bit silly. Have to stop playing to make a change. That's what my feet are for!
    3 points
  28. cetera
    Great fun bassline. Here's a quick youtube vid I uploaded a while back, may help? As with anything it's about playing it over and over again and building up speed. Good luck!
    3 points
  29. warwickhunt
    I think I've gigged this twice since getting it, so it is in immaculate condition. 1600w (can operate down to 2 ohms), 3 presets, built in tuner, 4 band parametric EQ, Tubetone emulation, multiband Spectracomp compression. Preamp in/out, digital recording out - Balanced XLR, AES/EBU, (24 Bit), Dimensions - 483 x 412 x 178 mm / 19" x 16.2" x 7". 12kg / 26.5lb Presently pictured out of its rack case as I was going to use that with another amp but can include it for a further £25 FREE (case is top quality, light and also 'as new'). I'm happy for a prospective buyer to come and try it out. I even have x3 8 ohm cabs if you really want to see its potential... but it is equally stupid loud at 4/8ohms. Anyone concerned that 1600w will destroy their cab, fear not, this amp has a killer feature... a MASTER control. You only need to turn it up enough to blow the bloody doors off; no more, no less. Seriously though, you can run this into any cab, you just turn it down and it can NOT blow your driver up. Why am I selling it? Since lockdown kicked in I bought one of those fancy new technology Handbox WB100 (120w) amps and I already own a Tech Soundsystems Blackcat and a TC Staccato 51 as back up amps, so something needs to go. I'm also about to advertise a pair of TC RS210 cabs (400w each @ 8 ohms), which I would discount the amp £50 if you bought those with it. Trades - I'd never say never but PLEASE do not message me with bits of kit that I can clearly find on BC / eBay / FB for £200 and tell me it is worth £500, I'm not daft and I know how to search for relative values. Likewise '1 off' custom orders that you may well have paid £3000 for but sadly the average bassist values at £500. Sorry it is better if I'm just up front about it. Vintage Warwick basses will always float my boat, likewise unusual esoteric brands. I'm partial to a light weight bass so anything that you 'estimate' to be over 9lb (and will likely be 10lb+) isn't of interest. Be sure to message me with offers and not directly on this thread. I would be prepared to add money to a deal if it was something I wanted... an 88 Streamer Stage I would be nice.
    2 points
  30. kevin_lindsay
    Smash It Up - The Damned
    2 points
  31. Count Bassy
    Come on. It's just a woman or man expressing how upset he is at losing their lover, just an expression. I'm I afraid this is an example where the blind person just needs to 'get over it'.
    2 points
  32. taunton-hobbit
    Got to be done -
    2 points
  33. Waddo Soqable
    Lord Tamamo's version is the classic.... but I love the film these guys have made and what they've done with it !
    2 points
  34. danny-79
    Ok thanks for that I’ll look into it. I’m a dab hand with a soldering iron but I know someone much better, I’ll send a message. Its quite a noticeable drop in volume no matter where it is in the sweep. The chorus next to it comes in and out undetected. Ill see what it’s like next full volume rehearsal but I’ve got something to think about now. Cheers
    2 points
  35. peteb
    It seems like in future we're only going to be playing the most saccharine of love songs, where the subjects are over the age of 21 and happily married (to each other of course)...
    2 points
  36. Lozz196
    I often go to see The Drifters (my Mum is a big fan), and many of their songs are about situations such as waiting for girlfriends at the school gates, or making out after school. Sung by blokes in their 30s/40s. And you know what, none of the audience seem to give a hoot, they just sing along ,dance and enjoy their fave songs being played live by their (current line up) fave band.
    2 points
  37. Daz39
    And Jack's been walking for decades more than some of us...
    2 points
  38. wateroftyne
    To be fair, when we’re listening to music we’re largely excluding deaf people.
    2 points
  39. Iron1
    Wow, that's gorgeous! Checked out the tracks - great bass tone. The few I listened to were a little sleepy for me, but overall very cool stuff. Bummer it was yet another promising band killed by ego. I'm sort of in the same place but further down the road. Did albums and tours and what not back in the 90s, and now I just do the one man band thing with lots of cull/gear churn to rekindle novelty.
    2 points
  40. zbd1960
    Pic from a few days ago of the routing of the back. Mine is the second one up from bottom left.
    2 points
  41. neepheid
    Mon français de l'école est mauvais, désolé. Ou est la piscine? I know I just asked where the swimming pool is - the phrases that stick in your head!
    2 points
  42. Owen
    Do not be playing with our feelings here!
    2 points
  43. Woody1957
    I've just recently acquired one of these (MK 2 version) off basschat and it is absolutely epic. I use it with a couple of super compacts in rehearsals and it sounds warm, punchy, slightly compressed and loud. It will of course do other things too. Great price too...GLWTS bud!
    2 points
  44. Muzz
    'How much more black could this be? And the answer is 'None. None more black.''
    2 points
  45. DaytonaRik
    Having bought an Alesis Crimson II e-kit in Jan of this year it didn't take long for the fragile nature of the 'prosumer' drum sets to appear. Although a capable kit in many ways, the snare just isn't up the punishment that a snare will take. So enter the Jobeky Piccolo 13 x 3.5" snare! Jobeky are a UK company who have been making hybrid drums and kits since 2005 which will work with most modules on the market so I elected for the 13 x 3.5" dual zone piccolo snare. There are other sizes available, but as this is a trigger it made a little sense to keep the drum shallow. It's superbly made with a black chrome shell with black gloss rims and lugs, housing the Jobeky braced trigger, all nicely put together with plug-in connectors and what appear's to be good quality cabling. The output jack is via the air hole, and comes with Jobeky's own 3 ply mesh head. Response is excellent with an even rebound and exceptional triggering across the skin and it's working well with the default Alesis module settings - I can't ask for any more. Well worth the £195 price and the 4 week waiting list...I suspect that this won't be the only Jobeky drum I own before too long. The difference in materials, build quality and feel is night and day - the Jobeky snare is obviously a professional level electronic drum when compared to the "just above entry level" Alesis shells The Alesis snare(which has already been repaired several times) has now taken on additional floor tom duties.
    2 points
  46. ambient
    So classic that in all my forty years I’ve never heard it before today, and hope never to have to again.😆.
    2 points
  47. Andyjr1515
    To inset the jackplate I first attached it and then scribed round the outside and marked the jack centre-point: Next, I tapped some curved incisions around the marked periphery with a couple of sizes of chisel and mallet: Then drilled the 20mm hole with a forstner and started very carefully chiselling a 1.5mm depth within the marked periphery. It takes care and very sharp chisels. The mallet is essential. I still managed to take a chip out around the hole but happily nowhere that mattered (phew): And done:
    2 points
  48. Andyjr1515
    And yes, the hatch all-in-all has probably taken more time than the neck carve did...but it is, nevertheless, probably the best hatch I've done to date . Now complete with the all-essential fingernail cutaway: Trussrod cover and jack plate next
    2 points
  49. Andyjr1515
    And out comes the acoustic guitar sides bending iron. Note the positioning of the waste bin - it saves time when you are throwing all the snapped ones away But it's a lot easier bending purfling than acoustic side sets ... I reckon this is going to work OK. I'll tidy up the sides of the rebate to get smooth continuous curves so there are going to be no gaps and then get it trimmed to length and glued.
    2 points
  50. Andyjr1515
    For the rebate that the magnets will fit into, I've cut a couple of pieces of the offcut from the walnut top: Not the prettiest, but it should be functional (and it's hidden ) I have a decision on whether to add a binding to close the gap a touch, but this is basically how the grain will match so I am glad I did it this way: Tomorrow will be the trussrod cover
    2 points
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