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The Police, Action Fraud etc. clearly aren't interested as he's savvy enough to make the frauds small enough not to be worth investigating, and his excuses loaded with just enough credibility to be believable. He also relies on his victims not bothering to expend effort over fairly small amounts. I doubt Suella Braverman's new approach to policing will improve matters, either. He made the mistake of attempting to scam me around 18 months ago, turned nasty (as he does), and I decided then that the easiest way to get back at him was twofold: Just follow him and jump on any misdemeanours using means that will jeopardise his "business", such as the above (he has already been reported to the Fraud line at Companies House and also the Investigations and Enforcement Department of the Insolvency Service), and "The Death Of A Thousand Paper Cuts". This is a technique which is far more enjoyable, allows you to indulge the limits of your creativity, causes him extreme annoyance over a long and sustained period of time, costs next to nothing and is limited only by your imagination.* [* I would like to share more just for sh1ts and giggles, but it would probably be best if I didn't. Let's just say I've successfully made his life a little less comfortable in many, many untraceable ways.]

Looks like Mason is attempting to wind up his company "UK Tribute Shows Ltd" and it's getting interesting for him. He applied to strike off the company in June. Two weeks later, an objection was received (probably from someone to whom he owes money), so the strike-off was suspended. This is where it gets even more interesting. In July, the same day on which his partner and co-director of the company was either sacked or resigned as a Director, he also changed the registered address of his company from 1 Kensington Close in Glen Parva (the place they've failed to sell since last September) to another address altogether... ...which just happens to be an abandoned and derelict office building down the road from him in South Wigston. The attached photo was taken from Google maps this month. So, either he's lying to Companies House about his address to avoid any litigants from tracing him, or he's roughing it in a sleeping bag. Under the Companies Act, "Knowingly or recklessly delivering information or making a statement to the Registrar of Companies that is misleading, false or deceptive is a criminal offence under section 1112 of the Companies Act and can lead to imprisonment and/or a fine." The appropriate email address to report such activities is [email protected] The following information is already in the public domain and readily available, so hope I'm not breaking any rules.... if I am, well [shrugs].

Played at the big tribute festy on Saturday. We were on first in the afternoon, but there was a good appreciative crowd. Still kicking myself misreading the set list and launching into the wrong song on the second number. Should have been playing on Bb instead of F# so really didn't fit

We're playing an acoustic gig back at The Harley Motor Restaurant this Saturday, 9/2 5:00-8:00. Between Maple Road and our acoustic offering it's been a busy and fun Summer Blue

Hope it’s okay to share this - no idea if it’s of any interest to anyone here, but I thought it might be worth sharing anyway. The reason I filmed this - and the reason I’m posting this here (mainly for the topic in the first half of the video), is because I think it’s an interesting discussion about using many effects with bass This is just my two cents and thoughts on that, and a few other things. (Thought it was better to just post the video rather than write it out). Feel free to remove if it’s against the rules!

Just officially became a spector endorsee and ordered a Violet fade Euro 5 LT, coming on Friday! Very excited. Never thought I would go for that colour but it very much grew on me with the gold hardware.

Just with regards to the bit where you talk about being challenged about being too good for a woman... Years ago I was in a pub pool team, one of our very best players was a young woman, on her day she could beat anyone. There were at least 3 occaisions I personally witnessed during league games against other pub teams when after she'd beaten a male opponent the blokes actually stormed out of the pub and didn't come back. It was like on some level they actually couldn't cope with the concept that a 20 year old woman was a better player than them. Anyhoo the moral of the story is that some people are d1cks and their opinions on what women or anyone else should/shouldn't be capable of can be soundly ridiculed then ignored.

People who tell you how you should play are donuts!

I like that middle pickup setting too but the only one of the 7 settings I don't use in our classic rock covers set is bridge only. The switching versatility is what I love most about the Fender Rascal. This is how my re-bodied Rascal looks now.

A Lawn Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan

Jazz notes!

There are some pretty stupid posts in this thread. Shame on you. Any musicians who want to gig and make records should do just that. More power to them.

When the going gets turf - Billy Ocean

That is what I prefer to do. Sadly there are many people who don’t let my bass do the talking (many of those reasons are mentioned in the video), so my voice has to - so I made this video as it’s something that is barely spoken about, but deserves to be.

A pox on people on the internet who make assumptions about content creators based on their appearance.

I get this message when I log on: Well, I don't want that to happen. I don't want this website to share any information about my use of this site with your partners. But I'm only offered a button called "Got it!", so I can't deny permission. I'm not sure this is legal in the UK?

I got the biscotti too

It’ll be incredibly heavy, and IMO there are much better modern cabs out there. With that in mind, the amp may be worth it with lighter cabs but personally I’d not go for it…

Maybe I should give a bit more info on this, so here goes. Admins, please feel free to delete if this is too much but I'm very confident this is how he operates, having studied him for quite some time (with input from several others). I've seen Mason described here and elsewhere as a sociopath. He's not, he doesn't fit the pattern. He's simply an addict (gambling addiction) and they can get a bit complex. Also a very scared little boy. Bear with me. He's so absolutely desperate to hide his gambling addiction, because exposing that would reveal him for the weak, powerless individual he actually is. It would also end his relationship and main source of income (he and his partner still tour as The Carpenters Experience, although it's a fragile relationship). If she found him gambling (again) it would be "Finished With Engines". Instead, it's very common for addicts to admit to offences they deem to be lesser - in his case, that's his fraudulent activities, which he can get away with, with impunity (mostly), because they ultimately fund his gambling, and the gambling is something he does in absolute secret, his ultimate goal, away from anyone he knows, once he has the funds. There's a hierarchy at work here - he's blasé about covering up his "minor" pedal frauds, as long as no-one finds out about his gambling. That's why he was so keen to "out" Prowla as a paedophile, because that accusation (and its association) means nothing to him as long as his first line of defence is protected, and it diverted anyone away from his real aim - getting money to gamble, hoping Prowla would shut up, taking attention away from his ultimate goal, one step removed. It goes something like this... "Yes, darling, of course I sent that pedal to that bloke, they're just idiots and messed up the delivery, no, of course I haven't been gambling." And so it goes on. She turns a blind eye as a result, as long as he isn't gambling. They're in a hugely co-dependent relationship, which is another aspect of addiction. Neither does she know about the money he owes to various "private loan organisations". Oh boy. I've seen this because I've met them both. Neither would recognise me from either of the occasions on which I met them, but it was pretty obvious from certain "tells" that Mason was being very, very obfuscatory and his partner was regarding him in a "WTF is going on with you now?" manner. She's basically a decent woman, a lost soul, and he's an expert in charming people, which explains why she has never spoken out against him - love is blind, and he's an expert in gaslighting her. Mason lives in her house, and none of his bass gear is held there - probably because she doesn't want the debt collectors kicking her doors in. Some of those guys don't use warrants. Mason cannot maintain eye contact for more than maybe a fraction of a second, and is always scanning to see who's around, especially who's saying what to his partner. He's tame, almost demure, maybe playing himself down but not anyone capable of standing up to a fight, or even starting one. You could blow on him and he'd fall over looking for his phone because it has the William Hill and Ladbrokes apps he really needs. So, why am I dropping this now? A few of us have been trying to sort this pillock for quite some time via other groups, and realised he's really no longer worth the effort. He'll finish himself off, probably very soon. This is his End Game. I'm also 100% certain he's reading this, yet too dumb to figure out who I am. I'll post a couple of pics of my current basses and amps soon to prove I do actually still play the damn things.

Sorry @Jean-Luc Pickguard, after checking you were coming I forgot to put you on the list! @cetera - Charvel 3B, ESP Surveyor '87, Fender FSR PJ Precision, Hamer Impact, Italia Imola, Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Spector EuroX (Spectorbird), Spector Pulse II, Spector Dimension 4HP, Gallien Krueger 400RB & Legacy800 heads, GenzBenz Neox 2x12 cab @TheGreek - All short scale this year - a @Jabba_the_gut scale 5er, Mini Ray, Short scale P bass @Harlequin74 - Zoot Performer, Status Shark, Spector QV4 , Markbass TTE501 and Matching CAB. Maybe the Lehle Basswitch… @Frank Blank - @Jabba_the_gut short scale fretted and fretless, JMJ Mustang, QSC K12.2, Grace Design Alix @TrevorR - Mk 1 Wal, Wal Pro IIE, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, pedals and MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10 @bnt - travelling light, probably a couple of pedals such as T-Rex Diva Drive, Orange KongPressor @bass_dinger - 1999 Washburn XB500, 1994 Washburn XB500, Washburn XB925 in zebrawood, Washburn XB925 in bits, Boulder Creek 5 string (likely to be for sale), SWR Workingmans 12. @greentext- 2008 Spector NS4-H2, 2015 Sandberg VS4, 2000 Trace Elliot T-Bass, my pedalboard and my tin of picks 😈 @prowla - Probably a couple of Rickenbackers and some interesting oddities. Amp-wise a Markbass EVO and a 1x12 (last year I bought some others to try and never switched them on, as the EVO sounded spot-on). @SuperSeagull - Status S2, Feline P Bass, Modded Fender Lyte, Flea Jazz, MB Combo @Merton - various short and medium scale ACGs, Zoots and Conway basses, Barefaced cabs, modern Trace Elliot amps @MacDaddy - Shuker (probably no3), Snapdragon Folding Bass, possibly a Rob Allen Mouse. @neilp - matching pair of fretted and fretless 1980 Aria SB1000s, possibly my fretless Wal mk1, Ashdown ABM500/Ampeg 4x10, Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig @NickD - Strunal Schonbach 5 String DB, and whatever else I can shoehorn in the car around it... hopefully a MD CMD121 H, Zoom B6, and maybe a Maruszczyk Jake and a Shuker Series 2. @WalMan - converted Wal Pro, Zon Legacy Elite, Status S2, G&L L2500 fretless, McMillen 12Step & DSI MoPho, Two Notes Bass Revolt, Trondheim Audio SkarBassOne, BackBeat2 (and my BackBeat1 will probably be available for sale). Darkglass Microtubes500 and one of the Barefaced cabs. All depends how late I leave and what will fit in the new car 🚙 😁 @Smanth - With my small, light, battery powered gear (mostly) ... IBBY-Ibanez GSRM25 5 str sub short scale, 'ELIMA - Kala California 5 str fretless ubass, QUINN- HB 5 Str Fretless, MOD Dwarf based pedalboard, Boss Dual Cube Bass LX. (Also some toys to sell) @Jean-Luc Pickguard - NS Design CR5M, Squier Bass VI, Roland MicroCube Bass RX and some pedals. @tauzero - the basses that @TheGreek made me buy (handmade 6-string headless, Pedulla 6 fretless), Roland GR-55, one or two Seis, anything else that occurs to me, Mrs Zero (probably) @Stingray5 - EBMM Stingray 5, a trio of Tunes i.e. TWB-6, TWB-4z, SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC180 combo. @rumblefish - Reverend Rumblefish,GB basses,Mesa Walkabout amp,Vanderkley 112 MNT. @Paul S - might be space for a shorty? If not never mind. I have nothing of interest

I am aiming to come to this one, being transported there and back by none other than our very own @Frank Blank . He assures me we can travel with the windows open. GEAR LIST: 1. @cetera - Charvel 3B, ESP Surveyor '87, Fender FSR PJ Precision, Hamer Impact, Italia Imola, Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Spector EuroX (Spectorbird), Spector Pulse II, Spector Dimension 4HP, Gallien Krueger 400RB & Legacy800 heads, GenzBenz Neox 2x12 cab 2. @TheGreek - All short scale this year - a @Jabba_the_gut scale 5er, Mini Ray, Short scale P bass 3. @Harlequin74 - Zoot Performer, Status Shark, Spector QV4 , Markbass TTE501 and Matching CAB. Maybe the Lehle Basswitch… 4. @Frank Blank - @Jabba_the_gut short scale fretted and fretless, JMJ Mustang, QSC K12.2, Grace Design Alix 5. @TrevorR - Mk 1 Wal, Wal Pro IIE, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, pedals and MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10 6. @bnt - travelling light, probably a couple of pedals such as T-Rex Diva Drive, Orange KongPressor 7. @bass_dinger - 1999 Washburn XB500, 1994 Washburn XB500, Washburn XB925 in zebrawood, Washburn XB925 in bits, Boulder Creek 5 string (likely to be for sale, SWR Workingmans 12. 8. @greentext- 2008 Spector NS4-H2, 2015 Sandberg VS4, 2000 Trace Elliot T-Bass, my pedalboard and my tin of picks 😈 9. @prowla- Probably a couple of Rickenbackers and some interesting oddities. Amp-wise a Markbass EVO and a 1x12 (last year I bought some others to try and never switched them on, as the EVO sounded spot-on). 10. @SuperSeagull- Status S2, Feline P Bass, Modded Fender Lyte, Flea Jazz, MB Combo 11. @Merton - various short and medium scale ACGs, Zoots and Conway basses, Barefaced cabs, modern Trace Elliot amps 12. @MacDaddy Shuker (probably no3), Snapdragon Folding Bass, possibly a Rob Allen Mouse. 13. @neilp - matching pair of fretted and fretless 1980 Aria SB1000s, possibly my fretless Wal mk1, Ashdown ABM500/Ampeg 4x10, Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig 14. @NickD - Strunal Schonbach 5 String DB, and whatever else I can shoehorn in the car around it... hopefully a MD CMD121 H, Zoom B6, and maybe a Maruszczyk Jake and a Shuker Series 2. 15. @walman - converted Wal Pro, Zon Legacy Elite, Status S2, G&L L2500 fretless, McMillen 12Step & DSI MoPho, Two Notes Bass Revolt, Trondheim Audio SkarBassOne, BackBeat2 (and my BackBeat1 will probably be available for sale). Darkglass Microtubes500 and one of the Barefaced cabs. All depends how late I leave and what will fit in the new car 🚙 😁 16. @Smanth With my small, light, battery powered gear (mostly) ... IBBY-Ibanez GSRM25 5 str sub short scale, 'ELIMA - Kala California 5 str fretless ubass, QUINN- HB 5 Str Fretless, MOD Dwarf based pedalboard, Boss Dual Cube Bass LX. (Also some toys to sell) 17. @tauzero- the basses that @TheGreek made me buy (handmade 6-string headless, Pedulla 6 fretless), Roland GR-55, one or two Seis, anything else that occurs to me, Mrs Zero (probably) 18. @Stingray5 - EBMM Stingray 5, a trio of Tunes i.e. TWB-6, TWB-4z, SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC180 combo. 19. @rumblefish- Reverend Rumblefish,GB basses,Mesa Walkabout amp,Vanderkley 112 MNT. 20. @Paul S - might be space for a shorty? If not never mind. I have nothing of interest

Excellent, keep at it!!

I watched a few minutes of the video, and then skipped to the music bits. My view is its up to you to play, look or use equipment how you want to. I love the solo bass stuff, you get some terrific noises and feelings coming across. As long as you keep doing what you want to, then go for it. Jonny

Thanks so much for the feedback, and for taking the time to check out my other stuff too! Are you meaning I should’ve scripted out the video in this thread? If so, I did have set questions which I then answered in sequence, all following the same subject (common misconceptions I, and other people, face, and the answers to those misconceptions), but anything beyond that would’ve gone against what I’m talking about in the video (I.e being genuine and expressing freely). Sorry if there was anything I missed and could’ve done better, I appreciate the feedback! Also for what it’s worth, personally I’m not a fan of scripted videos, I find them distracting (and occasionally disingenuous), even to watch, and there are so many out there. This video (and much of my channel) is more of a flow of consciousness, and showing myself as I am rather than anything scripted for the internet. I like seeing people show themselves in this way, as I think it’s quite a rare (or at least difficult to find) thing these days. But I can also absolutely see the value in scripted videos if it’s fitting for the subject matter (like a teaching video for example) I can completely understand why you would feel that way though, and that’s completely fine. I just wanted to offer a bit more context to the video, my channel, and the foundation it’s been built on. Hope I explained that ok! Thanks so much for the feedback as well!

Welcome aboard! The build diaries forum is fantastic. Start a new thread about your build and asking questions - the local geniuses and wood-whisperers such as @Jabba_the_gut and @Andyjr1515 will then magically appear with sage advice.

One of my favourite bands the Roots Radics, Flabba on bass

I had it all sanded and was looking forward to posting some pics - but I made a stupid mistake. I didn't have it clean enough and went to add a coat of oil, and basically ended up washing a load of padauk dust into the poplar, leaving ugly pink stains on it!. So, I'm sanding it back as best I can. Hopefully it will end up being an improvement - I don't think I'd done a good enough sanding job to begin with, so I'm going to try and do it better this time. Using poplar was a mistake, I think, but I had it there so went with it. It's not a good wood for oiling, while the neck woods absolutely love it. So in the coming days I'll do the best I can to get it looking as nice as possible. I really don't want to be messing with wipe-on poly or anything like that with a through neck build, because I wouldn't want it on the back of the neck. Hey-ho, I'm learning as I go. I'm either too stubborn or too blinded by the barrage of information online to do anything other than trying things out and then getting annoyed with myself when they don't work! Sorry - not a particularly exciting update for you all. Next one will hopefully be more colourful!

Nothing constructive in your comment and you sound very defensive. There is a wealth of information out there for you to take or leave. What you decide to do really doesn’t matter to me, it’s your choice. But perhaps if you did learn music theory, you’d be in a better position to discuss whether you need it or not. There’s nothing to gain by this line of communication so let’s leave it here.

I have the MIM Fender FSR 70's Precision and it is absolutely amazing. It's my favourite look for a bass, so when I saw Fender had released them, I found a shop that had them, drove straight there, played it and had bought it within half an hour. The quality, finish, playability and tone is the best I've had from a Fender including the two US AV75RI Jazz basses I've had and the US Standard Jazz and Precision I've had. It comes as standard with 62 Custom Shop Pickups and US hardware and I've had Jon Shuker make a maple gloss fretless neck so it's now my Sting replica. It's also my go to bass for recording as it so is so good.

Keep Yourself A Hive ～ Queen

Scotland. Punching way above its weight for years.

Or Spandau Ballet as they were better known 👍

Any bass rig that leans towards clean/hi-fi, rather than characterful, should do the job. The frequency range it needs to reproduce is pretty well the same, after all. A SVT would probably not be ideal, although I have heard excellent results on electric DB from a big Trace rig. PJB kit works well on DB (other brands are available). I use mine for both electric and acoustic bass. The most important thing is the pickup/transducer system you use. Garbage in, garbage out and all that.

King Rockery Gen X

We have a winner! It's an Epiphone Korina Explorer bass. Congratulations - you win... a shottie of it at the bash!

Well, I guess it all depends on personal skills, regardless of practice time. And also confidence and interests. I guess stakes at a jam night in a pub are not high but I am not sure why would I spend my limited free time putting myself in a situation I do not want to be in - such as the one you have described. That being said, I get the point many have made that some jam nights may not be as intimidating as I expected. Maybe in the right situation I could manage to put some roots and fifths in a simple chord progression or do something more if i know/learn a few songs. A friendly BC member suggested a couple of jams here in Bromley that I will check out as soon as I get myself to do it

The In crowd - Roxy Music

I built a 75L shelf ported cab for one of my SM212's (i'm a bit of a fan) as a mini sub for PA duties Now that's a beast! Maybe I should try that under a BC112T I can't believe Beyma discontinued the good old SM212. Such a great piece of kit. 😌

Just been sent this - cheers SeeYaDownTheFront Photography! Me going widdle-de-dee at Rebellion wearing my own band tshirt (though the logo is on the back...)

Short answer, because it works for you. That ought to be enough, really.

There’s def more than one way to play bass @CiciBass, the low-end world would be a boring place if we all played root notes like I do 😀