Skol303

[quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1383773126' post='2269040']My revenge was to set up my PA and bass amp with a set of Moog Taurus bass pedals on a timer switch set to go at 3am for twenty minutes every day while I was on holiday....However when I went into my lounge to my surprise/shock I found that virtually everything had fallen off shelves. Everything has its price.[/quote] Gotta love the Moog Taurus.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1383693188' post='2267922']I've sent basses like that and received them like that. No problem... Whether it offers any (realistic) extra protection to the bass is questionable.[/quote] Cheers for the feedback on this! I might try shipping with the neck off just to create a smaller package, which I think I can pack more securely.

Sorry, this is a repeat of a post I've made elsewhere but time is of the essence...! Quick question: is there any reason why I shouldn't ship a bolt-on bass with the neck off? I.e. pack the neck and body separately within the same package. Makes sense to me but I have a nagging feeling that there's a downside to this that I'm missing. Is it a good/bad/ugly idea?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1383578741' post='2266093'] In that case it was probably just as well you missed us. PA mix up meant that everything ran massively late and we didn't start our set until after 10.00. However the promoter seemed to be impressed so hopefully we'll be back in the near future. [/quote] Good to hear Keep us posted on any future gigs in and around Manchester. Myself and a few other BC'ers in the area are keen to come along. Cheers mate.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1383382919' post='2263777']I know what you mean about not understanding what we are saying , It all sounds greek to me half the time[/quote] Δεν ξέρω τι πράγμα μιλάς! Κάνει όλα τέλεια νόημα για μένα

Sorry Mike but no, I was double-booked for another event - report here... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/221476-the-clubs-arent-dead-far-from-it/ ...and couldn't make it down to Satan's Hollow without risk of not getting entry into the Warehouse Project later on. Hope it went well! Paul

I'm going to struggle to make it tonight I have tickets for the Warehouse Project and have found out admissions close at 10pm and it's out of town in Old Trafford. Currently trying to arrange a lift with someone, so I might yet see you there Mike. Have a bump on me anyway!

Fenders! I always thought they were boring and over-hyped.... until I played one. Now I want one. Oh and +1 on the goats cheese.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1383347289' post='2263576']Pulled the trigger on an Audient asp008 today....[/quote] [i]Niiiice[/i] bit of kit there mate! The reviews sound excellent. Have fun when it arrives

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1383324733' post='2263246'] Tweeted![/quote] Quick off the mark as always, Sylvia! Thanks for your help

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/221237-november-composition-competition-just-launched/"]November's thread is now up.[/url] Go, [size=5]go[/size], [size=6]go....![/size]

Sweepstake on the time it will take Bilbo to submit an entry this month... I'm wagering it'll be there by close of play tomorrow (Saturday)

[color=#B22222][size=5][b]The November Composition Competition is now underway.[/b][/size][/color] Here's the photo for your inspiration, chosen by last month's winner [b]Zenitram:[/b] By entering the competition you agree to the Basschat [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules"]Terms & Conditions[/url] and [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/3178-forum-guidelines/"]Forum Guidelines[/url], which are designed to help ensure the forum remains free of offensive and/or illegal behaviour and material. In a nutshell: [b]1) Please avoid any content that other forum users may find offensive[/b]. If your track contains explicit lyrics, for example, then please warn other forum users so they can choose for themselves whether to listen to it. [b]2) Please make sure you have permission to use any 3rd party sounds[/b] included in your track (ie. sounds that you have not recorded yourself, such as samples of other people's music). The owners of Basschat except no responsibility for infringements of copyright or other forms of legal ownership, which are solely the responsibility of competition entrants. If we spot any breaches of copyright then your track will be removed from the competition. For reference: here's a great source of copyright-free material, all available under Creative Commons license: http://www.freesound.org/ [b]3) Entries should be written and produced during the month of the competition[/b], taking inspiration from the photo provided. No cheating! If you have any questions about the competition rules then please get in touch [b][color=#B22222][size=5]The deadline for entries is midnight on Saturday 23rd November.[/size][/color][/b]

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1383320893' post='2263179']It was produced and mastered (or engineered, or whatever the word is) on very cheap headphones... entirely in Reason 7[/quote] A hearty slap on the back from another headphone-wearing Reason user Job well done. I'll be posting up November's thread any minute now... (drum roll please).

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1383309211' post='2262921']So there's no room for ideology really, only the satisfaction of ownership...[/quote] Therein lies the essence of GAS and the road to madness... and long may we wrestle with it

+1 to what 51m0n says! We're posting up a sticky on this sort of stuff fairly soon. Watch this space, etc. Well not literally... go do something useful in the meantime

Cheers folks, good to know I'm not alone in this. I love having instruments lying around - but we're rapidly running out of room at home (2 year-old gobbling up space like a black hole) and it just feels a bit wasteful to have my 4's not getting played. I'm not especially attached to either of the 4's... one of them cost £30 and I had great fun modding it - so there's some love invested there - but not to the extent that I couldn't part with it. Throughout next year I'm hoping to 'rationalise' my basses down to: - A custom 5 (currently being built by Paul at 13 Guitar - see link in my thread for the build diary) - A Fender American Deluxe Jazz V (played one recently, fell in love, it's now on my shopping list for sometime in the next 6 months) - A Peavey Cirrus BXP (which I'm planning to have de-fretted) That's my Holy Trinity, in theory at least...

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1383302215' post='2262769']If you think how a string sounds, its harmonic overtones vs the fundamental, depending where you pluck it, and which part of the string is being picked up by the pickup, it starts making more sense. I think having the pup nearer the bridge quickens the attack and diminishes the presence of the fundamental. I use Ecover Camomile and Marigold. No gloves [/quote] Wise words mate. I really need to start getting my head around the 'physics' of bass playing (I'm typically too entrenched in the techy side of production). I use Ecover too. Cuts through the grease, is kind on my skin and good enough to drink! It's a win.

I've finally come to the conclusion that I'm a 5-string player. I bought a second hand 5-er (Peavey Cirrus BXP) last year - having played 5's a long time ago - and have barely picked up either of my two 4-strings since. I just love having a low B in my life. I'm now tempted to make some room at home by selling off my 4's. No real money to be made in doing so - I'm just feeling all very Feng Shui at the moment and not sure I need to keep them, given I rarely play them. Am I being hasty? Has anyone else here switched from 4 to 5 strings and regretted clearing out their old 4's? Should I keep one, just in case, or take the plunge? Yeah I know... this is one of those threads where I'm really just thinking out loud. I might as well be asking what colour I should decorate our bathroom in. But go on, humor me

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1383270162' post='2262513']...must be the pickup placement and the fact its a HB, noticeably different to the slight spongyness of my Jazz neck SC. Probably the strings too. It's a lovely combination.[/quote] I've been mucking around with a DIY project at home and I'm starting to realise that pickup placement makes a [i]huge[/i] difference. Interesting string choice too - lots of good reports about La Bella black nylon taped. I'm very unadventurous when it comes to strings... I need to get out more and live a little in that respect. [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1383299866' post='2262707']I have small and delicate hands [/quote] It's all about the gloves, innit. I bet you use Fairy mild washing up liquid too

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1383267477' post='2262496']Skol303 can relax (slightly...) now[/quote] Amen to that! I'm taking early retirement... nah, just kidding. Very good entries this month. In fact I say that pretty much [i]every[/i] month with sincerity. Good work everyone.

Very nice Nige! That's a cool 50 or so seconds you've put together there... I want to hear the rest of it now Bass sounds great. Punches through like a good 'un. I've been following your build diary and it looks great too. Especially with the new strings - and of course, [i]the[/i] scratchplate. I want one.

The results are up! See the first post in this thread. We'll be launching November's competition as soon as we hear from Zenitram with an image...

Just one point separating the leaders... If you haven't yet voted please do