KingBollock

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1352642559' post='1865451'] Playing with a pick is considered socially acceptable nowadays , unlike when I started playing in the 1980s. [/quote] Sorry, I was just being silly. I am very much a pick player, I was sticking my tongue out at the "Your not a real Bass player if you use a pick!!11!!" brigade. I never got any stick for playing with a pick when I started using one in the 80s and I was working in a Guitar shop at the time and they loved to take the Mickey whenever they could. It wasn't until fairly recently, when I discovered Bass forums, that I found out what an abomination I am.

But... But... He uses a pick!

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1352589402' post='1865030'] My pleasure! Not my favourite song, I like some of fleas playing but sometimes the whole song, mix or something doesn't do it for me. It's fine, they have a lot of fans. It drives me crazy to have a piece of music stuck in my head and not know what it is. A particularly ridiculous example was a cheesy guitar and synth line in the backround of a chris morris radio show - had it stuck in my head for ages. Heard a snippet somewhere else with a lyric 'all this red tape' - looked it up, it was part of the pina colada song! [url="http://i.imgur.com/NVX5S.jpg"]http://i.imgur.com/NVX5S.jpg[/url] - I had a looped sample of the guitar part after the chorus stuck in my head. Lame. Catchy as hell though! [/quote] I'm not a Chillis fan at all, but that tune sounded like it might be fun to learn. I shall crack the headphones out in a bit and give it a go. I've never actually learned to play any slap tunes before, so it could be interesting.

This is me and my baby. Wanted one desperately for 20 years before I got it, ain't gonna let it go no matter what. Couple of mods I want to do to it that will make it absolutely perfect. I want to get into metal casting and a couple of things I'd like to do is a 3D Scorpion truss rod cover and something with skulls for the jack socket plate. I'd also like to add a passive switch and I need to alter the bridge saddles a bit to get the action I would like.

[quote name='Si600' timestamp='1348042133' post='1808336'] This 'un I think that the hardware is worth more than the bass, but it's mine [/quote] Is that an Magna Series MAB 20/5? I have the same Bass but in pearl white. EDIT: Actually it is a different Bass. Mine only has Jazz pick-ups, no P. But the body shape is the same.

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1352585918' post='1864992'] The first tune the young nipper slaps out is 'Can't Stop' by the red hot chilly willies... [/quote] Thank you!

Gah! What's the name of the first tune that kid plays? I recognise it but can't think for the life of me what it's called or who it's by. It's going to bug me to death if I don't find out.

I think the Tanglewood Rebel 4k is basically the same Bass as the Westfield Small Body that I own, just re-badged. It is actually a better Bass than the Westfield Small Body that I linked to. I've seen them labelled as Phil Pro and Rogue, too. They are a cracking Bass, especially for the price.

I would recommend the [url="http://www.westfieldguitar.co.uk/westfield/prod_details.asp?ID=829"]Westfield Small Body[/url]. Not short scale but very delicately proportioned. And for such a cheap make they're actually quite well thought of. I have one of their old style Small Body's and it's lovely. [quote]Compact body size W style bass guitar. Full size in every important respect except for sheer bulk, the Westfield Small Body Bass is a dream to play due to it's slim profile neck and body.[/quote]

I was in a band that I adored. The other members were fantastic, lovely people and very talented. We had an absolute scream. There was never any drugs or booze involved, just us and the music. Unfortunately I had to leave the band when I had to skip town in a hurry and couldn't tell anyone where I was going. One of my biggest regrets and I still feel guilty about it 18 years later. Never had the same feeling since.

I can do most of what needs doing, though a lack of confidence tends to make some of it more stressful than it meeds to be. But I haven't a clue when it comes to fret levelling or dressing; I don't even know when it is an issue, nevermind actually sorting it out. So I would like to be able to go to a pro to get it looked at and maybe get a whole set-up while it's there. But how well would a pro take me wanting to sit with them for a while to discuss the foibles of my Bass and what I want done exactly? I love the idea of a stainless steel nut as mentioned on that Edge site, but it's a bit pricey. Might have to have a look at cutting one myself one day. It would look ace along with the steel frets already on the Bass.

When doing Discos I always hated venues that put smoke alarms near to where we would be set up. Discos, for me, were [i]all[/i] about the lighting, there didn't seem much point if you couldn't have a smoke machine to show them off properly.

I always used to buy the cheapest that the shop had in, either Rotos or Ernie Balls. Last year I decided to try something more well thought of and had decided to try DRs, I hadn't decided exactly which ones. But then I started reading that the quality control of the latest stuff wasn't up to much so, as they're quite expensive, I changed my mind. I decided to try something completely different and bought some D'Addario Chromes 50-105. They have been an absolute revelation. They're currently on their second Bass, where they will be staying, and they sound exactly the same now as they did when new. I shall be installing them on all my Basses, eventually. One thing about the tension, while the G string is slightly harder to bend than other strings I have tried, I find the E A & D strings much easier to bend. Everything about them just seems more fluid. I do have some DR Pure Blues 11s on my Dean Cadillac and they're really nice.

[quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1352067580' post='1858449'] I would love to be in a band which celebrates the anguish of being middle aged. Teenage angst has nothing on middle age misanthropy and shattered dreams. At least with teenage angst you have the option of "a future" With middle age, one has too look forward to increasing infirmity and morbidity. Sort of a black metal, thrash/punk fusion.. MMMMmmmm Where is my Darkthrone collection? [/quote] I would [i]so [/i]be up for that!

I don't play Jazz and I don't go to jam nights, but I looked at that list and thought that Owl & Whistle tune might well be worth learning... Doh!

Are you sure it was a Car Battery and not a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_cycle_battery"]Leisure Battery[/url]? Need to get a Leisure Battery ourselves, for camping.

Ha! Going by that, I should be some kind of Bass playing savant.

I love the way he thinks anyone who uses a wammy bar must play heavy metal. Did anyone ever tell Hank Marvin?

My first proper cab was a 60s Marshall 4x12 that, my little 13 year old self could only lift about 6 inches off the floor. I "acquired" a heavy duty stock trolley from the local Co-op that was flat and only about 6 inches high, and had incredibly squeaky wheels. Every week, for band rehearsals, which, fortunately, were held in a youth club about 100 yards from our house, I would roll the cab, end over end, out of my bedroom, down the stairs, through the house and into the back garden where I kept the trolley. Then I would wheel it, wheels protesting at ear splitting volume, up to the youth club. Then do it all in reverse once rehearsals were over.

Our garage is quite large, with a footprint that could hold two estate cars. It's just breeze block wall, covered in pebble-dashing, and corrugated zinc roof. Over the winter it gets incredibly wet in there, not just damp, everything in there gets sopping wet. Go in there at night and look up and you can see huge drops of water hanging from the ceiling. There's a lot of stuff stored in boxes (so much stuff that we don't park the car in there because there isn't room) and we've had to cover everything in tarpaulins to keep it dry. I have no idea where it all comes from. One thing, though, is that it doesn't freeze, even though there's no heating (or lighting or electricity supply of any kind) in there. I wouldn't want to leave any gear in there.

last summer I had the owner of a Guitar shop tell me he had me pinned as a Bass player the moment I walked into his shop. I'm not sure how he knew what one looked like, though, he only had one Bass in the whole place. Still, made me smile.

Mr Tumnus! You are so right!

Makes me think of a baby food maker that got into trouble in an African country where, because most of the population can't read, they always put a picture of the contents of cans on the label. This food manufacturer had a picture of a baby on the label... Ah ha! I decided to look it up for more details and found it on Snopes! I had no idea how old the "story" was. [url="http://www.snopes.com/business/market/babyfood.asp"]http://www.snopes.co...et/babyfood.asp[/url] Always do your research!

I have the Behringer rack mount V-Amp Pro and one of their Xenyx 802 mixers. I like 'em both and had no problems with either. At some point I'm going to get one of their Ultragraph rack mount EQs too. So, yeah, a +1 from me.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1351525515' post='1852164'] Maybe she wants you to get out there and play! [/quote] That's pretty much the truth. I have erm... issues that make it difficult, but I am now set up so that if an opportunity were to arise I would at least be ready gear wise. She is a wonderful woman.