KingBollock

I am actually currently building a rack mount DC power supply. It has four transformers in it, three of which have dual secondaries at 12v which will be regulated to 9v, and a separate 12v transformer for lighting. The output is a 25 way D-Sub socket that goes through a 5m cable to supply the regulator and filter section of my pedalboard PSU. This is so that there is no AC near the pedalboard. Anyhoo, as I don't yet have a proper power strip in my rack to run the actual rack, I have a normal extension power strip cable tied to the brackets on the back of the rack, so that it doesn't move around.

I finally found a music shop near by (as near by as anywhere is in this country...) that has the replacement reeds for the metal kazoos you find on shop counters. I wanted to buy a couple but, for various reasons I'm still not sure about, they wouldn't sell me any but gave me one for free... Anyway, they said that they get given them by the company that supplies the kazoos. So, if you find somewhere that sells those ones, they should also have the replacements.

[quote name='hairychris' timestamp='1427285312' post='2728219'] The UK doom scene is absolutely insane right now. Soooo many good bands. As for Serpent Venom... Yeah, all are good blokes. Nick has just ordered a Barefaced Vintage 6x10 (for those gear geeks amongst us) and is a silly bugger of the highest order. [/quote] Last time I spoke to him he was buying his third 8x10. It was a long time ago.

[quote name='Thump' timestamp='1427066371' post='2725490'] Don't forget "ad hominem" at every possible opportunity [/quote] That did give me the rather horrid feeling that it was going to turn into one of those "arguments" where no one actually makes any points, they just quote the names of arguments at each other. "That's a logical fallacy!" "Well... That's a straw man argument!" "How dare you?! That's an ad hominem!!" And so on...

Well, that's me off the hook. I don't have any testosterone and I'm not wearing any underwear.

I find the best way to not miss people who have left, and to be able to get into lively debates with the same people over and over again without it turning into a feud, is to have a really bad memory for people's names...

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427054875' post='2725221'] This sort of post really wind me up....I have had enough and am now leaving. Don't even think about trying to stop me. I mean it. Don't try it. I mean it. [/quote] Don't try to stop me! I mean it, don't try to stop me! Don't try to stop me! Stop me! Stop me! Edit: I'm going to add the whole exchange because it's brilliant... [i]Captain James Hook: [holding a pistol to his head] No stopping me this time, Smee. This is it. Don't make a move Smee, not a step. My finger's on the trigger. Don't try to stop me, Smee. Smee: Oh, not again. Captain James Hook: This is it. Don't try to stop me this time, Smee. Don't try to stop me this time, Smee. Don't you dare try to stop me this time, Smee, try to stop me. Smee, you'd better get up off your ass. Get over here, Smee! Smee: I'm coming. I'm coming. Captain James Hook: Stop me! This is not a joke! I'm committing suicide! [Smee triggers the gun away from Hook's head, sinking the model ship in the pool] Captain James Hook: Don't ever frighten me like that again. Smee: I'm sorry. Captain James Hook: What are you, some kind of a sadist? Smee: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. How do you feel now? Captain James Hook: [sighs] I want to die. Smee: Oh, now, now.[/i] And entirely relevant.

Great, now I've got You're The One That I Want going around in my head.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1426976228' post='2724436'] Your mad!! Think of the children!! [/quote] I do, as I rifle their prams and pushchairs looking for Rusks. Those things are too good for kids, but, well, I can't go and buy them for myself, can I...?

[quote name='Norm' timestamp='1426851507' post='2722666'] +1 38 years ago for me though. No regrets though, like playing drums & guitar but love playing bass! [/quote] I had the opposite problem, my dad [i]wanted[/i] to buy me a drum kit. Fortunately, after I explained that I knew people who played drums (and guitar) and it made more sense for me to play bass, he bought me a bass. Probably the best thing he ever did for me. Though I would still like the radio controlled monster truck that I really, desperately wanted at the time, and I keep dropping hints to my wife that I would like an electric drum kit.

On the Doomy side there's Serpent Venom. Their bass player is a proper lovely bloke. http://serpentvenom.bandcamp.com/album/of-things-seen-unseen Then, for something a bit harsher, there's Piss Viper. My wife works with the drummer and went to their first ever gig a couple of weeks ago. http://pissviper.bandcamp.com/releases And the wonderfully noisy Oaf. The bass player is Dom Lawson, the music journalist, and another top bloke. http://oafmusic.bandcamp.com I'll mention Beholder, too, the band that Piss Viper were supporting. They're from my old town and I played with their old guitarist, who now produces their albums instead, in my first ever proper band. https://beholderuk.wordpress.com

I have a notepad file (labelled: All Torque, No Trousers) full of phrases that have popped into my head. Most of them don't go anywhere, some end up as poems, and some turn into songs (some even end up as ideas for the names of effects pedals I plan on building). I remember being told that lyrics are just poems put to music, but I don't think that is right. I find poetry far easier to write than lyrics, and trying to use them as lyrics has proven difficult. Some of my favourite bands have specific lyrical themes, such as war, horror and Norse mythology, some tell ancient stories and some make up new ones. One day I might get around to writing the concept album I have in my head based on Richard K Morgan's A Land Fit For Heroes trilogy of novels.

Yeah, I have to admit that steel isn't ideal. I'd have gone for aluminium if it was magnetic. The little magnets that my wife uses have little steel discs that come with them. I might well use something less prone to corrosion and drill out holes to mount the steel discs into on the back of the cover.

I absolutely adore that body shape and would love to own a Cort Curbow. You've got the finish looking really, really good. I think I may well copy it when I refinish my Cort Flying V. Similar to alittlebitrobot's idea, I have recently decided to replace the cavity and truss rod covers on my Warlock, which has an ebony fretboard. I am going to try to find some 1mm ebony veneer and some 1mm steel sheet, glue them together and cut them to shape. The steel will act as part of the shielding, and I will embed some magnets (my wife has these tiny neodymium magnets, for her floristry, that are really strong) into the bass to hold the covers in place. If I can't find ebony veneer I might try to find something else with a nice grain and dye it.

I hadn't heard of them, but having now watched some videos on YouTube, I really like them. They remind me of a cross between Subhumans and Oaf.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1426166122' post='2715123'] jfinkle would appear to have been banned since posting that comment, so you may not get that elaboration. I'm hoping that the ban is due to some behaviour that's not obvious via their posts, otherwise it would seem a rather heavy-handed reaction from the mods! [/quote] When I saw his comment I wondered if it might be from a previously banned member, it was too familiar, if you see what I mean. If it was, then that would explain it.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1426021377' post='2713595'] I always have a full English before I use a Jenny....or any other girl for that matter. It's the only way I can find the energy, [/quote] It's amazing how much a Donkey ride can take out of you, isn't it?

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1426017855' post='2713543'] And the screw is adjustable if there is any wear. Curious - why is playing the songs on 5-string awkward? It should be easier. Is it the desire for the C# to be an open string? [/quote] Yes, I'd like the C# to be open. It's old school death metal that I'm talking about. It's perfectly possible to play the stuff on the five string, but with an open string it flows better, is more fun to play. I'm not in a band, so unless it is fun I tend to find myself just not bothering, even if I love the song.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1425989663' post='2713063'] OK, point taken. I've deleted the videos I'd posted. I'll repeat, however, that there is a 'Report' button on every post; it's a guaranteed manner to have an official measured response from the Mod team. [/quote] I don't want to report you. I don't believe you have a nasty bone in your body and that you wouldn't support The Red Pill if you knew about them. I actually saw the videos last night and eventually decided not to say anything, I didn't want to seem to be accusing you of something horrid, or start another argument in this thread. But today I decided that it does people interested in the kinds of sexism talked about in the thread, a better service if they were made aware of that particular group and their tactics. I would hope that no one would just take my word for it, especially such strong, emotive words, and go research for themselves.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1425929166' post='2712443'] I'm also a forum member. It's simply for balance. Why the angst..? No-one's attacking anyone, are they..? [/quote] I have to admit that I was rather disappointed that you posted that first video. I also have to admit that I didn't watch the whole thing, he was already vile enough by the time he got to the Baboon bums. But, to be honest, seeing it was from a MRA from The Red Pill, was enough. Did the video actually turn into a turgid cesspool of rape and death threats? Or were they restrained enough to keep that for the thread they posted the video to? They really are a nasty bunch, and being someone that has suffered workplace sexism (refused one job and sacked from another), you'd think I'd be glad someone was looking out for the men, but not those people. I have hated typing this out to you, of all people, but I imagine you don't really know who they are. Also, the second video made a good point but didn't really supply balance. His female admirers/harassers weren't nearly as insistent, creepy or scary as those of the lady in the other video and, as half of his comments came from men, it just shows that the problem is even bigger, not spread out fairly.

If you struggle with a five string, perhaps a four string strung with the bottom four strings from a five set? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/257010-four-string-with-bead/page__fromsearch__1

I don't know why people keep bringing up my cousin, she's not even on BassChat.

The Vision Bleak. Rammstein. If Sabaton and maybe Amon Amarth came anywhere close to here I'd go see them, too. Can't think of any other bands I'd bother to go to see live that I haven't already seen. Although my wife is determined to drag me to a Piss Viper gig. She went to watch them last weekend and is already banging on about their next gig.

[quote name='Corvine' timestamp='1425424761' post='2707349'] Thanks Intime-Nick, the spirit xxl is actually the cable that I'd got my eye on, good to know it works well with the Hicons. Kingbollock, from what I've read I gather that the Hicon pancake plugs have 2 solder tabs inside, so no need to solder to the case. Seems to be a plus side that a few people have mentioned in reviews of them. Thanks for the input guys. [/quote] Ah, right, sorry. I couldn't see the second tab in the photo in the link you posted.

I haven't used the Hicon plugs, but I do use the generic pancake plugs from Bitsbox. They're cheap, and it's obvious, but they do work. The only problem I have had with them is that, no matter how much scuffing I do, I cannot get solder to adhere to the case of the plug to attach the shield. So I solder the core onto the centre tab and then fold the shield back over the cable and clamp it down when I close the case up. Because they're an angled plug, unplugging them doesn't put pressure in a direction that might cause this method to fail, and I haven't had one fail yet.