pete.young

[quote name='bnt' post='190668' date='May 2 2008, 04:10 PM']Can I undo my vote? I thought this was about [i]pickups[/i][/quote] I think it is too, but not the kind that you fit to a bass.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='189080' date='Apr 30 2008, 06:11 PM']Regent Sounds, Bass Cellar, Drum Cellar, Hank's Acoustics, Rockers, etc. etc. are ALL just 'departments' of the same shop so any attempt to play each of them off against the others on price is a complete waste of time.[/quote] It's surprising that Hanks are part of that setup. They have real guitars and seem to be run by real people. I was down there last week and popped in for a visit. Same old same old. The Bass Cellar still has that obnoxious sign on the till: "Want a bass but got no cash? Don't waste our time." Guys, I have news for you: your time is worthless and I'll waste as much of it as I see fit. Bizarrely, they had a Hofner Senator and a Vox Wyman (my first two basses) hanging in the 'Vintage - do not touch' section next to one another. I was very nearly sick on the spot. I'd love to go in there with a credit card inscribed: "Want to sell a bass but have sh*t stock and non-existent customer service? .... "Hopefully the place will be flattened and turned into a McDonalds, where the current droids might learn something. Another +1 for Wunjos. There is still at least one real guitar shop in Denmark St, though who knows for how much longer given the other comments in this thread. What will we have left to moan about? Also a big woo for Macaris a bit further down Charing X road for having a Guitarron in stock, even if they don't know how to tune it! I was very very tempted :-)

[quote name='spree' post='188079' date='Apr 29 2008, 02:43 PM']when you say unmissable.......[/quote] I think it's one of the best sites on the web. Updated twice a week, fabulous craftsmanship, strange and bizarre guitars, friendly dogs, lovely countryside, all presented in a nicely understated fashion. I never miss an update, it makes my day.

Judging by the unmissable workshop diary, Ben at Crimson Guitars is more than capable.

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='186773' date='Apr 27 2008, 09:09 PM']I sincerely hope you managed to get paid?[/quote] Yes we did, but I'm too embarrassed to tell you how much. After reading about your experiences I tried to talk our way out of it, but I failed. Burman didn't get much of a work out though. We got measured with a sound meter and had to be less than 110 dB . Master volume never got above '2' .

[quote name='thedarxide' post='185911' date='Apr 26 2008, 01:36 PM']Have you seen this: [url="http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200804.shtml#2008-04-21085253"]http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200804.shtml#2008-04-21085253[/url] Sell from a different PC (i.e. at work) and they'll want to 'phone you for permission?!?![/quote] Despite reading the page and the links, I'm not clear how this works. Collecting IP addresses clearly isn't going to work, since most people are on DHCP broadband accounts anyway and don't have fixed IP addresses. So what information are they using to identify a particular computer, the MAC address? Wonder whether this has any implications for privacy.

My pop covers band Crossover has a gig in the Railway, Foxhall Rd Ipswich tonight at 8.00pm. A rare opportunity to give the Burman a good workout If anyone is at a loose end come along and introduce yourself.

soundsforce5 did OK with this one. He bought it a month or so ago with a best offer of £125 quid! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1970s-YAMAHA-BASS-GUITAR-Rare-model_W0QQitemZ170209818133QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1970s-YAMAHA...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='MB1' post='179011' date='Apr 17 2008, 04:45 PM']MB1. These people used to make cakes! [/quote] Eh? Sorry, that one's gone right over my head. You'll have to draw me a diagram or summat.

Now this might be interesting to collectors of elderly valve ephemera. Ebay item no, 110243796943, URL (pardon the wrap) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Park-70-watt-bass-combo_W0QQitemZ110243796943QQihZ001QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Park-70-watt...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] I don't know anything about these - any here had any experience of them?

[quote name='Astronomer' post='177267' date='Apr 15 2008, 07:18 PM'][url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]This[/url] is what you need. [/quote] That has to be the clearest explanation of how to set up a bass that I've ever seen. Nice one. The finnbass one is probably fine, if I could be bothered to log into finnbass.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='173275' date='Apr 9 2008, 04:36 PM']Only shortcoming is it weighs 48kg but I can get it into my car on my own so no real worries only an occasional bout of laziness on my part.[/quote] It does sound good , I can vouch for it. And only 48 kg too, my Burman guitar combo weighs 55kg ! Someone in the For Sale forum had an Eden Nemesis 300w 2x12 Neo combo, which I reckon would be a good choice even if it is second hand. It'd certainly weigh a lot less.

[quote name='tauzero' post='173107' date='Apr 9 2008, 01:58 PM']Did anyone else notice that from certain angles, Ms Goldfrapp looked as if her knickers had fallen down?[/quote] I think we're going to have to wait for Ferret to watch the HDTV version for confirmation. LOL.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='171355' date='Apr 7 2008, 12:49 PM']I'm gonna record this weeks on both normal/stereo and HD/5.1 to see if the mix is different. I've not always been impressed with the mixing on Jools and I'm kinda curious how it is done, different mixes for the room/live broadcast/live HD broadcast/rerun broadcast/rerun HD broadcast/iPlayer etc.[/quote] If the live show was anything to go by, you might want to wait until next week! That was the worst line-up I've ever seen on Later, even worse than last weeks. I wouldn't want to listen to it more than once. Bring back Estelle!

[quote name='dlloyd' post='172397' date='Apr 8 2008, 04:42 PM']There's at least one seller on the first page who is 'no longer a newbie' on the strength of his 'bump' posts.[/quote] A fix for that could be to classify the 'For Sale' forums in the same way as Off Topic, so posts in there don't count towards the rating.

Sounds like someone got a lot of bass for 200 quid. Also looks like it went to someone who collects ornaments, judging by his feedback! LOL.

They're like buses. Nothing for ages, and then two come along at once. Friday night, the first proper gig for the pop covers band. Country pub in the middle of nowhere, small but V. enthusiastic and appreciative crowd. Band played well, I nailed everything including 'Twister' (that Cass is some bass player) and everyone including landlord was very happy. Next stop The Railway, about which I have very mixed feelings but we don't really have any alternatives - if you want to go to heaven, you've got to learn how to blow silent farts in church. Last night, depping for Bilbo in the Mar Azul while he was off having his wicked way with some jazz standards. Bloody hell! I've never played any Brazilian music and I hadn't had time to look at the 400 songs on the DVD that someone sent me, so I was sight reading and transposing chords from a set of lyrics in Portuguese, guessing chords off guitar (not too bad) and cavaquino (how is that tuned?), and an entire set which consisted of one 45 minute samba. Much respect to Bilbo - when you see him play this stuff you think it sounds like a piece of cake until you're there in the thick of it. Handling a completely different genre without seemingly breaking sweat is the mark of someone who really knows what he's doing.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='168243' date='Apr 2 2008, 11:07 AM']Last night we had our first rehearsal (sans drummer of course – she was away) and we had a fantastic time just with guitar, bass and vocals. We really got an authentic sound – me on my P with flats and the guitarist with a battered old Tele into an old reverby combo and the singer who does a brilliant Elvis voice. Drums & percussion were provided by tapping on tables, slapping strings and stamping feet.[/quote] Nice one. Did you do "Blossom Arsehole" ? I'm a big fan of the Swedish Elvis, Eilert Pilarm. So bad it's brilliant.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='166299' date='Mar 30 2008, 01:37 PM']Had good experiences with both [url="http://www.imuso.co.uk"]imuso.co.uk[/url] and [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk"]absolutemusic.co.uk[/url] (they seem to be very competitive at the moment).[/quote] +1 for imuso. I've had a few things from them, including a Variax guitar with a problem which they sorted out very quickly and efficiently. They are the UK part of musik-produktiv.de so it can sometimes be entertaining to ask them if they'll price-match themselves :-)

I've just had an email from a very nice chap called Peter Hall of the Cultural Foundation, to say that he's put some videos of Back Door featuring Colin Hodgkinson on bass on youtube. Peter says: "They can be rated at their own page: 1. Colin Hodgkinson plays “Snab’s Rag” [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRUjH1zAcZA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRUjH1zAcZA[/url] 2. “Shaken by Love” with Rod Mason on alto [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOx_ojlJfc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOx_ojlJfc[/url] 3. “Vienna Breakdown” with Rod Mason on soprano [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MblGNQnIpFY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MblGNQnIpFY[/url] 4. “Askin’ the Way” with Ron Aspery on soprano [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh8SbL3xQPE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh8SbL3xQPE[/url] 5. “Human Bed” with Ron Aspery on soprano [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5BPZTdtV4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5BPZTdtV4[/url] 6. “Lydia Moon” with Ron Aspery on alto and Tony Hicks on accordion (rare!) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELred1G5HE8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELred1G5HE8[/url] This as a precursor to the proposed 2008 launch of a special DVD: an impressionist celebration of the work of this unique trio featuring recent and archive performance footage, interviews, etc etc It’d be helpful to gauge interest in this DVD, currently in production."