tauzero

My OCD wouldn't let me do anything without changing its nappie first.

What does that mean in English? A dime is 1/10 of a dollar, so does that mean turn the bass control to 1/10?

Why is it that this gets trotted out so often? A P bass fits in some standard mix that a producer uses as often as he can better, but it doesn't fit in every mix better, otherwise everybody would use the wretched things.

Or perhaps a pull switch on the pot: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Push-Pull-Pot-Switch-For-Guitar-Coil-Tap-Pot-Potentiometer-A250k-B250k-A500-B500/271832420196

Have you ever seen any of the Ebay auctions from He Who Shall Not Be Named? If not, take a look and decide for yourself which category they fall into.

You're haven't quite grasped this capitalism thing. You should be charging 10k.

Even more difficult is Alice Cooper, initially the band filed under A and then the singer filed under C.

I had a further reflection on this, following my initial negative reaction, and I do see the point. The producer isn't interested in exploring the possibilities of a wondrous sonic landscape but just wants to get the backing down as quickly as possible so the Talent can come in and do the vocals and everyone can go home. Plugging the bass in and pressing a button marked "P" does that, so the producer wants a bass player who has a bass that he can press the button marked "P" for. If an actual band goes in, the same producer would presumably be happy to accommodate their non-P requirements (if they have them) and go exploring sonic landscapes and flights of fancy.

The pound has gone down in value due to Brexit. My job has disappeared due to the uncertainty in the construction industry about Brexit. I think you'll find that Brexit is already having an effect, whether it happens or not. PS. The financial company that Jacob Rees-Mogg is a director for has been shovelling its money across the Irish Sea into the Republic, just to demonstrate extreme confidence in how Brexit will turn out.

I think I used to go up from E. Then when I changed to 5-strings, I went from G down, as that puts off the terrible moment when you try to tune the B string the longest.

It's paying rent for the time it's been occupying space in the shop. If it was on sale for £600 and then the new one is £550 (it may happen), would you expect the old one to come down in price?

It's been rather a long time since the last PA-supported gig I did but it's generally been plunk plunk a few times when soundman says "just play a note" and then make up something in the general region of where I play most stuff and played at the volume which I use for most of my playing.

No-one recognises Ariana Grande's name? I wouldn't know her music but surely a suicide bomber at one of her gigs makes her just a teeny bit memorable?

Could have been rehearsals for the 2019 NYE.

They must be running a risk doing that, as about 75% of the audience are dead pool potentials. Would they re-record the show if someone who was in shot or (even worse) interviewed popped their clogs between the recording and NYE?

I've been playing 5-strings for the last ten years or so, which due to the width means I've played with my thumb somewhere on the back of the neck, fingers at right angles to the strings. Have just started playing 4-strings again, and with a very slim-necked Warwick, I find that my thumb wanders round to the side of the neck on occasion. I haven't gone to the extremes that you can see Sting doing though.

I hadn't quite got this right. She was originally booked at the venue for £800 for the two of them, then the venue cancelled, then it offered to have them for £550. They decided to accept. The venue is the Crown Members Club in Castle Bromwich, just in case anyone should be offered bookings from them.

Spoonerism perhaps? Gender Fazz.

Tascam GB10. Allows transposition and changing speed. Headphone output isn't as loud as I'd like though so it goes through a hifi amp for additional heft.

I wonder if anyone will ask him to play "Walking on the moon" while walking on the moon. He's an entertainer who uses his ability at playing bass as the lynchpin of his entertainment. I don't understand why he should have to play in a band to somehow validate his existence. Or, indeed, why he should give a flying fig what a load of considerably-less-listened-to bassists say on an obscure web forum.

Alesis SR16? Well-regarded and going for around £50 on That Ebay.

None of my bands have a NYE gig but Mrs Zero has, so I'll be going to see her. She was originally booked somewhere else but they cried off early in November, and she got this gig as a replacement.

The singer himself says "Thank god he didn't cheers to all my "mates" who shared it. I'm OK just saw red so I have him a hiding knuckles killing me know." Maybe the assailant was offended at his level of literacy.

Stringbusters used to be my default site. I needed some strings recently and went to the website, but it's now defunct, so at least nobody will be losing their money there any more.

I would. Humans are a dreadful plague upon the planet. With any luck, we'll all be gone in the next couple of hundred years, and give Earth a chance to recover.