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Mrs Zero and I have both been unwell so skipped Tuesday but I went to the Kingfisher in Chelmsley Wood on Wednesday, just as house bassist as my voice was well below the normal very low bar. Played with a few people, some with prior notice, some without. I fluffed a few things, as I expected, but wasn't too bad. Tonight was the Crown at Shard End, Mrs Zero came along as well but again neither of us were singing. Quite a few drop-outs and I think there may have been something else going on. Someone I know from open mics at the Cavern in Tamworth turned up with a drummer and we did about half a dozen numbers, and a friend from the Shirley open mic night also came along unbooked but with so few there, she got on, and recruited the drummer and me. Downside was that early in the day, I'd managed to gouge a chunk of skin out of my right middle fingertip - still connected so I've put the flap back in place but it's just where I strike the string if I use my middle finger, so it's index finger only or plectrum. And tomorrow night is a gig doing R&B, which is not ideal.

Same here, so despite their policy saying that counterfeits are not acceptable, "We looked into your report and didn’t find the listing to be in violation of our policy. This determination was made by a customer service agent." Doesn't matter to me as I'll never be in the market for a Fender, but anyone who is should avoid Ebay. Also, perhaps some public-spirited BC experts could write a treatise on determining whether a Fender-labelled FSO is real or a fake, and that could then be pinned in (perhaps) the Gear | Bass Guitars section.

I couldn't bum-bum the bassline to Good Times or any Motown stuff, and I am a bassist. Sort of. Whole lotta love is a guitar riff. I'll give you Another one bites the dust.

Can't see any way to report this as fake on a web browser on PC, either Firefox or Chrome - no question mark on the screen. I have reported it via the Ebay app though (top right three dots, "Help & Report"). Not only has it got a higher price, it's even got a reserve on it.

I can think of very few genuinely iconic basslines, as in basslines that would be recognised and sung (or gone bum-bum-bum to) by people who aren't bassists. The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, Dancing in the moonlight by Thin Lizzy, Brown eyed girl by Van Morrison, Peaches by The Stranglers.

Is that the service fee?

I use the combo speakon/jack sockets, so I can swing either way.

The sides all battened up. Yes, that batten is a bit long - it's now been sanded down. I still have to do a tiny bit of tidying to the chamfering as the connector plate isn't absolutely flush - only about 1mm off.

Connector plate hole cut out - I cut it a bit undersize then chamfered the edge, and I may well do the same thing for the speaker hole. Port hole also cut. Router jig ordered to cut circular hole. Battens applied to sides. Due to a dose of flu, I've called a short halt because bouts of dizziness and power tools don't mix. I have a feeling that I may need to sand down the sides of the front and rear panels as they're a tiny bit short and a tiny bit fat.

Connect the two 1+ together and the two 1- together. Connect the 1+ to the +/red of the speaker and 1- to the -/black. And I use thin neoprene draught proofing strip. Unfortunately I've bought both 1mm thick and 3mm thick so I don't know which one I used on my previous builds, but it was 10mm wide.

AIUI the electrons only travel a short way, then knock an electron out of the atom they're joining, which then moves on in its turn. So there isn't a huge migration of electrons into and out of the wire. The cells in our body are a bit different, as it's actually cells replicating and old cells dying that causes the renewal. Given how small electrons are, it's more likely that it's repeated thermal expansion and contraction, plus vibration, that eventually causes a screw to loosen. And of course there's always the chance that whoever did it up didn't do it up tightly enough.

Have a look in Repairs and Technical -

That shows what I was saying about the routing - it's just a massive trench, unlike the SUB Ray5 which has a far neater rout for the control section.

That's what I'm doing - looking closely at the photos which should show whether it's genuine (the photos on the fake one show what you're getting but I was just going off the auction title, not realising there were fakes going around).

I can manage quite a lot from watching the guitarist's hands. It's even better when they have chord charts as I can sight read those (although when there's a capo involved it gets trickier).

I bought a couple of what were supposedly Hercules GSP38WB Plus wall hangers off Ebay - they were slightly cheaper than buying off Amazon and I'm not putting money into Jeff Bezos's insatiable pockets. However, when they arrived, they turned out to be Chinese copies [1] called Galux GH-110W. Very similar to the Hercules ones but I don't know how trustworthy they are. As the Aliexpress listing for them says they're "zinc alloy", I feel quite disinclined to hang anything heavy or valuable from them. [1] I'm aware that the Hercules ones themselves are probably made in China

Guy Pratt. John Taylor.

It works well within the context of U2, but would you describe him as a virtuoso?

https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/sky-arts-turns-up-the-groove-with-new-three-part-documentary-greatest-basslines-airing-28-november "Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order), Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) and Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins). "Each musician authors their own episode, deconstructing the iconic basslines that defined their careers while revealing the stories behind the strings. They also explore the grooves that inspired them, sharing the basslines that first turned them onto the instrument and shaped their playing." Iconic basslines? "Joining them is a stellar supporting cast, including Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Mani (The Stone Roses), Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie), Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Deego (Fontaines D.C.), Victoria De Angelis (Måneskin), Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd/Madonna), Krist Novoselic (Nirvana), Adam Clayton (U2), Adrian Younge (Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar) and Alex James (Blur), who bring their own stories, insights and exclusive performances to the series." While I like Foo Fighters, U2, and Nirvana, pounding out root notes doesn't seem particularly stellar or iconic.

I've got the Lekato WS-90 and the M-Vave WP-5G. Both work well, and I'm pretty sure they're identical - I have connected the transmitter of one to the receiver of the other successfully.

There's a program to measure the latency with the output connected to the input. I'll get round to doing that eventually, when I've finished building the 8" cab and recovered from a nasty cold. I'm very good at procrastination.

Is there any reason for going for a combo rather than separates?

OLP Tony Levin - swapped for a 4-string that cost me £75 and £50 cash, and needed a truss rod adjuster wheel fitting (another tenner). No upgrades yet.

Squier Jazz Vintage Modified Modified. Apart from the Aguilar pickup, V/B/T controls, and pretty control plate, and the neat defret job, it's just the same as any other Squier Jazz. No tear-out, the slight wiggliness on the lines is from the fret tangs.

Can it be used for metal?