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One thing I try to remember is that fear of rough treatment will make people pack better, and the items thus get larger and heavier, generating more income to the FedExes of this planet. Their incentive to avoid damage must be lower because of this. I've seen a development in this respect in our local market, and assume something of the same is happening elsewhere. Some items should be packed in bubble wrap only, to generate handling with care. Cases are not amongst those items, I think, but I've safely sent 5- to 6-meter long sea kayaks in bubble wrap exclusively, for ten years. best, bert

Hi Stuartielow, Welcome to BC. Don't know any teachers around you, but there's heaps of piles of amounts of Scots here, so you should be OK. Enjoy the site. best, bert

One of Norway's well-known recording studios used a lot of Behringer stuff, but the owner did state that with Behringer, one must know what gear to get and what to avoid. He was clear about some Behringer gear having short life span, and/or huge fail rate. I buy the point that quite some people hear with their eyes, and find it quite funny that a band I love the sound of (a Swedish rock band called "bob hund" - yup, without capitalisation) uses lots of old cheap gear, like vinyl-covered-board-bodied guitars that were very cheap even in the sixties. Then again, this band would hardly have any fan who'd go up to them to ask: "Couldn't you afford a Fender, mate?" FWiW, I used a few Behringer units for a short time before returning them and instead getting the TC Electronic alternatives, which sounded better, but at a higher price. best, bert

Bloody fantastic! Now do Fresno for us, and San Luis Obispo. best, bert

Just so this thread not die: £6 Does "Proceeds to BC coffers" mean that BC gets the money? best, bert

That was brill, Debs! Congrats! One thing I don't understand, however, is why you feel the need to lie. I mean: no chance in Hull that any band can play or rehearse that set with only two guitar players instead of three. Something does not add up, girl. Best of luck! bert

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1363877784' post='2018791'] I once met a bass player who used to rub alcohol on his strings & set them on fire (Whilst still on the bass) let it burn out & wipe the strings down after He tried to convince me that it melted all the crap out of them....nutter lol [/quote] Nutter? WtF? I boil my strings (whilst still on the bass), and incidentally also roast my necks (whilst still on the bass). Perfec! Also have a [b]unique[/b] sound. best, bert

Hey Marcus, Welcome! Enjoy the show! best, bert

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1363874794' post='2018731'] don't see anything boring here.... [/quote] Nice set! Can you tell a noob like me what models they are? Sabre, Jack Casady?, unknown, something Jazzy?, something Jazzy? I also see a Korg 700S there. Does it still work? Well built those things were. best, bert

Woaaaah! A new day! Lovely! Hm? Sun already up? Welcome to the fray, Redburst, from another anglophile. I hope you'll thrive here. Great food, eh? You do make me curious. Cal-Mex? Anyway, enjoy! best, bert [color=#ffffff].[/color]

Congrats! Tell us how you get along with them. [i][b]Finance[/b][/i] - now there's a band name. Story of our lives! best, bert

Maybe too much work, but for longer cables I've made cable hangers, much akin to garden hose hangers, with clamcleats for the cable ends, and a velcro strip to fix the cable coil to the hanger. Still loop and twist, but with the huge advantage that cable ends have no chance in their spaghetti inspirations. As to spaghetti, IME it's the weighted ends (weighted by plugs and allsorts) that ruin the whole coil. They're evil, and cunning at finding the right way to make a mess. best, bert

Might start gigging again, after I've learned to play that huge gittaar thing. In the past, when playing for people (mostly classical music, but also pop and rock and allsorts), I've always given it 110% as they say, always thinking about that one member in the audience who might seriously get it, whilst hoping someone like that was indeed present. Playing very well for people who don't get it is not lost. Playing half-arsed for them is. (old jungle proverb) That said, when people talk about "mediocre" playing, I can't see there is anything in those words to indicate that they played half-arsedly. Sometimes one just can't get it to work. best, bert

[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1363673529' post='2015510'] Bananas are supposed to be great too, potassium rich etc [/quote] Mmm ... potassium! best, bert [IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/Homer-banana_zpsbe243ffb.jpg[/IMG]

Hey Jessica, Welcome from an old noob and banterer, to a great site. I'm not exactly as madly in love with you as the others , but do see chances are you'll thrive here . You got the tone, girl. I liked this: [quote name='jessicaRabbit' timestamp='1363784095' post='2017506'] Tried playing my old bass not long ago and it's so out of tune. [...] Oh well, maybe a new bass [/quote] Now that is [i][b][font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]Style[/size][/font][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]![/font][/size][/b][/i] (... and admittedly quite close to how I do it, having bought 12 basses in 15 months ) Anyway, enjoy the lack of logic, the friendliness, the occasional info, and the Scottish Bass Bash that just has to emerge out of the considerable amount of Scots on BC (not that we condone it). best, bert

Hey Lewis, Welcome to BC! I like introductions to be longwinded and boring, but hey, that's just me. Now lemme tell ya how I got to be that way: It all started when ... [snip] So that's my story. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did when living it and writing it. Have fun on this site! best, bert .

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1363732816' post='2016882'] I do wonder how useful a test the plank bass above was, as it's looking at "cheap versus expensive" rather than any innate property of the wood. The density and stiffness of the bit of scrap and the alder might be fairly close to one another. [/quote] Good point. I do think though that the test managed to undress some of the vocal certainty (if that is the right word) about body woods that exists. Listening experience in the field also comes in handy. It's not as if we are all listening specialists just because we tend to make some strings vibrate every now and then. best, bert

[quote name='Pembo' timestamp='1363729204' post='2016807'] Us Welshies have had to stick together with the centuries of attempted invasions [/quote] Hehe. Don't look at me though - I'm Dutch, and guilty of different stuff, like the Dutch Treat. best, bert

[quote name='jackers' timestamp='1363709436' post='2016329'] wasn't there an experiment done on talkbass a few years ago where someone posted up 3 sound clips, one of a US Fender Jazz, one of a bitsa/copy jazz and one of a plank of diy-type wood with pickups and strings attached and got people to vote for which they thought was which? I seem to remember that very few people were able to tell the US jazz from the plank of wood, and there were even some who made up an entire arguement as to why they were definitely sure their choice was the US jazz, only to find out they picked the plank. [/quote] Yup! Here's the J with alder body that was used: and here's the construction site plank: I don't remember if a third bass was used, or whether he's just stated three basses were involved, but only two were recorded. BTW, and often underrated, people only chose the plank as the US J because of the similar wiring and identical QC. best, bert

Hey Mr Basstastic, Welcome to BC! You'll attract a veritable choir to chant praise about the Japanese ones. I noobly wouldn't know, but I can read, and the praise is unanimous. Enjoy the site! best, bert

Hey Frankie, Welcome to BC! Enjoy the banter and the occasional exchange of info. best, bert

Hi Ingmar, Welcome! There are lots of searchable threads on this that go deep or deeper into this matter, but simply put: The electric instrument is still a bow, and the different parts can dampen/not dampen certain frequencies, just as the nut and bridge can transmit vibrations in different fashions, and like the different pickups also can have different magnetic fields that interact with the string in different ways. In this complex, I tend to think the body/neck attachment and dimensions generally are somewhat underrated, and the body material generally somewhat overrated. best, bert

My vote was "boring" just because I feel there's little about a black bass that I'd call cool, and there's so many black basses around that it tends to get a bit boring. That said, two of mine are black, and I could well live with all my basses being black, and would not like all of them to be white, red, green, orange or, heaven forbid, sunburst. This one, without them there metally stripes across the long slim part did in fact charm me: [IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/mmstingray5-hfretlessblack-bb-p8-30012-df-1351_zps1f839b1f.jpg[/IMG] best, bert

Hey Pembo, Welcome to BC. Looks as if you [s]perved[/s] observed at the right place. You'll find a large contingent of South Welshies here, and they team up as well, IIRC. OK, so start writing your posts, lad. We'll be all eyes. best, bert