KingBollock

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1339174334' post='1684966'] Anyone tried or purchased one of those plectrum cutters ? Theyre on ebay for £22. Any old bits of plastic laying about stick it in the machine and.. Presto.. [/quote] Yeah, I've got something like that, but it's more versatile, it will cut lots of different shapes. Not as expensive though. I believe they're called scissors...

I have 4 but I only really consider that I have 2, as the other two are cheapos and would actually take a bit of work to get them working properly (because I have used parts from my Westfield, which had been working brilliantly, to repair one of my main two), they aren't even in my music room anymore. Of my main two I have one four string, which is tuned half a step down, and one 5 string tuned to standard. This covers just about everything I wish to play, as long as it doesn't need drop D chugging.

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1338491923' post='1675452'] Pffffffffffft, those aren't practice schedules those are evil work regimes! Am I literally the only one that picks up my bass as and when to either learn something specific or just generally noodle? [/quote] Nope, that's all I really do. I do think to myself that if I ever get into a band again then I shall practice properly, but until then... I tend to pick my Bass up just to noodle until I play something that sounds familiar. Then I wrack my brains trying to remember what it is, then, if I can remember, I will work the rest of it out. I do learn sets that have sort of grown and changed with my moods. My current one has stuff from Willie Nelson, Simon & Garfunkel to Cream, The White Stripes, the Arctic Monkeys to Rage Against the Machine, Slipknot, Obituary and The Vision Bleak. In other words, completely useless. Today was mostly noodling, some really simple Country stuff from a book and some Iron Maiden.

I know it's not a Bass effects unit but I don't know where else to ask. I have a Behringer V-Amp, which I bought for the effects, but I use a Zoom GFX-707 as a tuner, it's the most versatile one I have, the V-Amp doesn't like my low B string at all, and it's not keen on half the others. While messing around with the Zoom I found a couple of effects that really work well with my Bass and set-up, the Flanger is lovely, but the sound I would like to create separately is the vhalen patch. It's the only distortion effect I've ever really been able to get on with on Bass, but I don't know how to make it on its own. And, unfortunately, half the buttons on my Zoom don't work so I can't look up the settings using the edit function. So, on the off chance that anyone owns one of these, and knows what the hell I'm talking about, can anyone tell me what I'd need to make that sound without the Zoom, because, like I say, half the buttons on the Zoom don't work anymore and I think it's on its way out. Unfortunately it doesn't say in the manual. Thanks.

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1338588355' post='1677061'] Were you a treacle towner then KingBollock? Beduff lad here, born and bred but live on the south coast now, as far as I could get without getting my (webbed)feet wet [/quote] Yup, from the age of 6 to 32, except for 6 months in Bedworth and a couple of weeks in Coventry, when I was 17/18. I have vowed never to go back, not even to visit.

[quote name='dr Szelma' timestamp='1338586961' post='1677028'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDi5JZQhTc&list=UUQYT8I9MvfN3Dlu1ywDYR9Q&index=3&feature=plcp[/media] good stuff thou! maybe I'll be interested if we move to Notts this summer [/quote] Can't wait to get out of Nuneaton eh? Don't blame you! I finally found somewhere far enough away. Shame there's not much of a band scene around here, though.

Awww this is just the sort of thing I'd like right now. Why you be so bloody far away?

One tip is to make a detailed sketch of what wires go to where. Even take photos if you can. If you have that information then as long as you don't destroy anything, then anything you do should be easily reversible. +1 for the leaded solder. I can't stand the lead free stuff, except for mending jewellery.

It looks like they're saying "We don't actually have any at the moment and it would be extremely inconvenient if you bought one right now. But... If you're prepared to pay a grand for it then I'm sure we can manage something...". The other day Johnston said something about it being cheaper for businesses to increase the price to stop people buying them than to take the listing down and re-list it later, or something.

Dagnamit! If it lasted just 9 days longer I might have been able to convince 'er to let me get some strings (birthday coming up, though, technically, the Warlock was for my birthday) but they're £47. Still, should be able to get the straplocks and picks that I'm after.

Thank you for your very kind offer but I've actually found it now. I saw your post and started re-thinking about what could have happened to it. Then I remembered that I was using a different PC when I last used the CD, and, after rummaging around in the depths of the spare room, I found that old PC, plugged it in long enough to eject the CD tray and lo and behold there it was in all it's circular glory. Thank you, though, I am very grateful for you offer. People like you are the reason so many people love BassChat and call it home. EDIT: Got a bit gushy there because I'd mis-read your post and thought you'd offered to post it to me, but still, I'm chuffed anyway.

I didn't know where to bloomin' well put this and this seemed as good a place as any... I have the Lost Art Of Country Bass book by Keith Rosier and reading about peoples practice routines on here made me think of getting it out again. Unfortunately I appear to have lost the CD for it, which is rather unlike me, but I have a feeling it may have gone missing when we last moved house. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew where I might be able to download the CD for free? I was really enjoying using the book and CD but, like I say, moving house got in the way and I lost track. Thanks

Now I really want to crack my Bodhran out again, but even more, my Tin Whistles. I inherited a new Clark Tin Whistle in C recently, which replaces the one I lost. I got a couple of Recorders too but I never learned to play Recorder, it's tempting now though.

I had a Vox Foundation 2x18 when I was a kid. I wish I still had it. I can't remember what it sounded like, and I'd probably refit it with a 15" and a couple of 10s, or something, but it looked lovely. It was the big one from this page: http://www.voxshowroom.com/catalogs/1971_p6.html I paid £20 for it and it came with a 30m lead.

I don't have any photos of me 'in action' but my wife took a couple of pics of me with my two main Basses. My new Warlock: And my Cort T-35:

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1338056328' post='1669143'] Ukulele. [/quote] I have the same one, in the same colour!

I already have an Electric, Acoustic, Electro-Acousitc, Classical and Banjo. So which would I give up? Argh! I don't bloomin know. I suppose, if I'm honest, I use the Electric more than the others and even have plans to buy another.

[quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1337872807' post='1666818'] It's rather like being in the Masons. [/quote] My Father-in-law was in the Masons, for a very short time. He left because it was boring. True story.

[quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1337864485' post='1666588'] Can I just point out that there are a lot of Acronyms flying about here and I don't know any of them! There should be a glossary! TIMMIE! [/quote] I can normally work them out but TIM was doing my head in a bit, I figured it was some kind of in-joke and I've almost asked about it myself a few times. Glad Neepheid linked to it's origins.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1337853396' post='1666308'] clearly a lady of discerning taste did you say cort? cort? what on earth is that ??? surely not in the same sentence as yamaha? [/quote] There's nothing wrong with a good Cort!

I don't think mine would be different enough to warrant a second amp, I would merely select a different patch. But then the amp I practice with in my home has a 350w amp (with it's current speaker configuration, it can go up to 500w) and a 4x10 and a 1x15, and an effects unit/amp/speaker modeller. So basically a live rig, even though I don't play live... I have the amp's preamp set the same pretty much all the time and use the effects unit/modeller to change the way it sounds for different styles or situations. It works for me.

I've only got one more to add but as I am happy with what I've got now, and unlikely to be adding to it, I shall put the full list up, as short as it is. [s]Westone Raider I[/s] [s]Satellite P Bass[/s] Westfield Small Body Aria Pro II MAB 20/5 Cort T-35 B.C. Rich Warlock NT

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1337803665' post='1665817'] I think that's in the terms and conditions of every e-mail service, [i]ever[/i]. [/quote] True. I never sign up for anything if I can help it. I actually have 3 different email accounts and check them a couple of times a month at most. And then it's just Science Magazine updates that I never bother to read. I'm not the most sociable person on the planet.

I almost signed up for this until I saw that you have to give permission to allow another company to bombard your email address with as much crap as they like as often as they like. Because I didn't like those terms I didn't sign up for it, dead easy.

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1337791830' post='1665560'] The Dunlop[url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/big-stubby-nylon"] Big Stubby nylons [/url]are good too, they have an inlaid thumb shaped bit, to stop it flying off into the corner. [/quote] Ooh! That looks very interesting, I shall have to find me one of those to try. EDIT: Found some at Strings Direct, yay! http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/8922-jim_dunlop_nylon_big_stubby_3mm