Silvia Bluejay

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1436514164' post='2818679'] Point of order. If Happy Jack is bringing the entire population of China (presumably at a tenner a throw) do exhibitors still need to pay? [/quote] More importantly, we could then hold Kiwi's wedding at the bash!

While Nik enjoys his well-deserved week of holiday, we might start throwing a few ideas on to the table. The bash is on 26th September. What would you like to do at the bash? Any topics you'd like to attend a talk about? Would you give a talk about one of your favourite topics? Let us know: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/265547-south-east-bass-bash-no9-surrey-saturday-26th-september-2015/ Ta

This is what we are talking about re. Warwick (low B saddle, minus spring, to the right). The Thumb is similar:

We should probably write an open letter to Warwick engineers and publish it on their forum.

Oh, and I think we should also mention the [b]intonation [/b]issue. Anyone managed to correctly intonate a low B string on a Warwick without removing the saddle screw to push the saddle all the way back? I had to do just that on my two Corvette Pros, on my Rockbass Fortress 5 and two other Rockbass Corvettes. Been told by experienced players that other makes have the same problem, sometimes even with intonation of the E string, so it's not just Warwick. Irritates me like hell.

Warwick are being a bit slow offering a design improvement here, arent' they. And don't ever try to install a Thomastik low B, then - they are absolutely huge. I've still got a new one in my spares bag - never been able to fit it on any of my 5ers, with old bridge or new...

Be careful not to damage the winding on the string, though! I've just noticed you said 'the guide slot' not 'the hole' - so you have the new-style bridge. So the D'Addario roundwound B is even fatter than their Chrome?? I would get rid of the silk and delicately push it down, then, rather than file the slot.

Does it have the old one-piece bridge? On all the Rockbasses I have (5-stringers) I opted for stripping the low B of its silk, but that might not be enough. I wouldn't see a probllem with filing the actual hole, providing you mask the surrounding area carefully to avoid damaging the finish, and take care not to allow rust to develop on the bare metal (if relevant).

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1436470886' post='2818486'] That's my wife's birthday... I've got some negotiating to do here!... [/quote] Bring her along!

Back at Halfway House Barnes last Saturday! https://www.flickr.com/gp/bluejay_my_photos/1L9wH4

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1436350527' post='2817282'] Sheffield Wednesday at home. You need to arrange these events around the fixtire list. Never been able to make one yet! [/quote] The school had only a few dates available, Ad - and checking all fixtures, for all teams, in every kind of sports activity any SE Basschatter might be interested in would be as impossible as guessing how many of us will be gigging that evening, and therefore unable to attend. Hope you and Shelley and Smaz will be able to come along to the next one!

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Diary appears to be free on that day, so I'll add my name to this list in due course. I'll tweet this thread tomorrow (and repeat periodically) and create a Facebook event in a week or so. I would love to see a seminar about playing double bass (any aspect/point of view/purpose you may choose to talk about). Thanks Nik and Colin!

The Junkyard Dogs at the Ealing Beer Festival almost exactly a year ago.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1435976299' post='2814142'] Aagggghhh no!!!! [/quote] Surely [b]you[/b] are not going to get any trouble from uber-cool, bass-friendly Louisa! And incidentally, in two-bassist households neither person complains at the other's GAS, which is fine, but the number of basses and amount of related gear can end up becoming rather worrying!

They may not heve permission to do so, at least for a certain amount of time. Don't lose heart.

12 basses (guitars and uprights) so far, 2 of them second hand, the others new from the shop. All of them are going to stay. I'm not in a band nor am I planning to join one. All that is absolutely normal. Er... next question?

Keep pestering them, then, until they find a solution for you.

I've just tweeted this thread. Good luck.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1435778347' post='2812406'] The editor, Joel McIver, is a member here - pm him. [/quote] Although he does editorial and page layout, not apps or the website, so I think using the email address relevant to the ios app is the right way to go - just give them a little time to reply.

Thanks Edwin! Redressing the lefty/righty balance might take me another 2,000 years, so I'd better crack on... <- (lefty icon)

Yet another improved video: Andrew Needham's talk. We may eventually get round to doing something about the harsh lighting on Andy's face, but at least now his voice and the questions are audible, thanks to Annoying Twit's editing efforts. [url="https://youtu.be/YVIVqkbDp44"]https://youtu.be/YVIVqkbDp44[/url]

If you don't want to bother taking the strings off, you can use this (I've got one, and it's all right, if the bass isn't too dirty): [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/MusicNomad-String-Surface-Hardware-Cleaning/dp/B008FDSWJ0"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/MusicNomad-String-Surface-Hardware-Cleaning/dp/B008FDSWJ0[/url] Otherwise, a soft, lint-free cloth sprayed with this: [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_polish_set.htm"]https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_polish_set.htm[/url], plus some elbow grease

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1435644985' post='2810847'] Bang on. The Battle Of Bethnal Green where that skinhead tried to glass a black guy and damned near cut his own hand off, the White Horse in Ruislip where there was a stage invasion by drunken pikeys (no, really, this happened) who threatened violence if we didn't let their 12 year old sing ... I wouldn't go through those gigs again for love nor money, but they're astonishing memories to have for a nice, quiet, middle-class professional. [/quote] Jack it was the White Bear, not the White Horse - wrong animal! (And that's before we get to the other animals, those who were threatening the band but luckily leaving their roadie/photographer sitting undisturbed in a dark corner...)

New upload - single-camera video of the Fretboard Challenge with improved audio courtesy of Annoying Twit and his hard work in the face of all kinds of technical difficulties (and he also has a job and a life...!): [url="https://youtu.be/ZHcQhgMxDW4"]https://youtu.be/ZHcQhgMxDW4[/url] I have deleted the old one. Edited blog still at same location: [url="http://wp.me/p2ZbyY-sZ"]http://wp.me/p2ZbyY-sZ[/url]