Dad3353

And then you wonder why you get ousted..! ...

Some copies are bought by the unsuspecting as 'original', paying the retail price (or close to it...); these are a loss of sales to the original makers. Others are bought at 'knock down' prices, and are known to be fake by the buyer, who would not, probably, have bought an original in any case, so no loss of sale. These latter may be 'damaging' to the reputation of the original maker if they are shoddy; often enough these fakes are, indeed, as good as, or better, than the model they are copying, at least from a player's point of view. There are 'fake' Rics out there that are searched for as being better than a real one (and are now even more expensive to buy..!). Just sayin'.

For those with pedal boards, Fx, Class-D amps, cables, mics etc... Use an accordion case for all of that stuff. No-one will nick that. ... Probably.

Bu...bu... but... That's got five strings..! ...

You want headstocks..? We've got headstocks..!

And the winner is... @Jean-Luc Pickguard..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2024_11.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

I tried that, once, but didn't like it, so I stopped. ..

Some things are retained longer than others. I remember very clearly that, at the age of two, I blew into the top of a pepper pot, to unblock it. I've not done that since..! (At my next birthday I'll be seventy-five...).

Yes, OK, the way you dress is your concern, but how do you stop the amp from vibrating off the amp..? ...

The first gig, late '60s, was with a few school chums of a younger brother, I played 'bass' using the low strings of my newly-acquired Hofner President into a Watkins Westminster combo. The repertoire was rather 'folky', with a couple of 'originals' (composed by Martin Spicer, who gave his name to the Martin Spicer Band...), notably the Apple Tree Warbler song, with the predictable chorus of... 'I'm a merry little Apple Tree Warbler' 'Who warbles in the apple trees all day.' 'It's because I'm a merry little Apple Tree Warbler' 'That I'm so happy and gay.' We followed this with our version of the Airplane's 'Fat Angel' and a rather Grateful Dead-inspired instrumental that went on for quite a while. No drums, just acoustic guitars and my 'bass'; I don't remember there being any sort of PA or such, just us grouped into a corner of a pub opposite the tube station, Hounslow East. I think we got paid £5, and left the publican and his clients rather bemused by what they had experienced. It didn't take me long to decide to play drums ...

Be wary about using cheap hifi monitors for playing, even at practice levels. They're not really made for 'raw' bass going through them, and may not sound so good whilst playing, and possibly forever after. Better a cheap bass combo for practicing, and spare the monitors. Just sayin'.

Major scale, minor scale, in a couple of keys and good to go. ... (Just kidding; there might be a little more for one or two. )

Five voters, so far. Two votes each. Eleven votes cast. ...

Humming Megadeth riffs v Shouting at clouds..?

Tort v plain pick guards..?

Hmm... I might have a few left. Anything take your fancy..?

Done.

I'm a drummer; I also play (modestly...) guitar and bass. When I say 'play', I don't mean that I play 'songs' (although I have done in the past, in bands...); I mean that I play whatever I'm 'thinking', or 'hearing in my head', much of which is chordal. I find a six-string very useful for bringing out the upper chord extensions (9th, 11th, 13th...), in similar fashion to guitar. I play most often a four-string, but my sixer comes out often enough, and the 'C' string gets used maybe more still than the low 'B'. It all depends on what one wants to hear, really; I like to hear full chord tones when playing solo bass, in chord/melody style (not the same as fitting in to a typical pop/rock band riff...). Horses for courses..?

... or make a run for it. Point over their shoulders, and shout 'Oh look..! There's Lord Lucan..!' and leg it. You never know, you might get lucky.

Hmm... Until they do, in which case, confiscation plus fine. One has to just weigh up the risks against benefits, really, but there is a risk.

I read 'Easiest/Cheapest/Simplest'.

... so an 'Aux In' is useful.

I read 'Easiest/Cheapest/Simplest way for silent practice with backing track.'. So, Amp plug (yes, those 'matchbox' things...). Yes, there are better, more expensive, more complicated, more everything ways of skinning this cat, but the Easiest/Cheapest/Simplest way for silent practice with backing track is an Amp plug. Less than £20, new. Less than pocket size. Couldn't get much simpler. A no-brainer, really.

You're not trying hard enough ... Shorts ...