Maude

Me and a Gun - Tori Amos

Well it turns out that, "Aren't you supposed to be getting ready?", can't be heard over the noise of a compressor! 😂 I got the Shell Pink on yesterday before we went to the wedding. The rear of the bass will (hopefully) be a similar colour to the wood of the deckchair, with a slight burst to hide the edges. Part of the reason for the delay was that I was experimenting a bit. Traditionally, in the hotrod/custom world, metalflake is applied over a black basecoat. Even what looks like a full flake job is usually about 95% coverage so the black base makes the flake 'pop' as the 'mericans like to say. Or you use a very similar coloured metallic base and dust a coat of flake on top to get that medium sparkle look. There's no rules but sometimes things just don't look right. Shell Pink isn't metallic and the rose gold flake I'm using doesn't match, why make life easy. 😁 I wanted a pink base to soften the look but wasn't sure if it would look like right, but I'm happy (ish) that it'll work.

I'm showing my Jaco ignorance here, but why is it called 'The Bass of Doom'? Wouldn't 'The Bass of Bibbidy BipBip Burp, Ber Diddle Diddle Dup' be a better name?

'Fraid not! Nothing has happened, bleedin' life's been getting in the way. It's ready for some colour, but every weekend that's had suitable weather I've been too busy with other stuff. Today would be perfect but I've got a wedding to go to in a bit. Tomorrow will be OK, but I'll have been to a wedding yesterday and might not feel up to it, if you know what I mean. 😉 As it's essentially four different paint stages now it's not a five minute job, well not at home anyway. There's the pink front to do, then the dyed back plus clear, then the flake coats, then clearcoat the whole body, each being thoroughly air dried in between or the masking will mark it. I have got these waterslide decals though so at least something has happened. I'll keep you all posted as and when there's progress. 🙂👍

Grinding Halt - The Cure

Too complicated! 😐

Offshore Banking Business - The Members

Cranked Up Really High - Slaughter and the Dogs

The (Ford) Zephyr Song - RHCP

Fields of Fire - Big Country

Out in the Fields - Phil Lynott & Gary Moore

Suicide Solution - Ozzy

Brilliant Mind - Furniture

Skinhead Moonstomp - Symarip

Yes, my previously thought unpopular opinion has turned out to be very rather popular. You win 😁.

Peanuts - George Dawes

Hiroshima Mon Amour - Alcatrazz

I don't really like any of of the 'big bass names' that get rolled out on BC. Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pasty-Riots, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, you know the ones. All very talented but tedious to listen to. I do love a good pop tune though. Maybe I shouldn't be here? 😁

Burning Love - Elvis

I seem to get annoyingly catchy, simple, repetitive basslined songs stuck in my head. Today's was Judy in Disguise. Doing the 'da da da daaa, d da da d d d dada' out loud, over and over in a crescendo as more imaginary instruments are added, then abruptly stopping and singing "Judy in disguise", and then starting all over again gets you funny looks. 😁 Have this one on me for tomorrow 😉.

Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight

Or it's just gone bang, I got it fixed but was told it won't last much longer.

Put whoever you like on bass in Metallica, no one will be able to hear it.

Deeply Dippy - Right Said Fred

Those weapons we've been sending to Ukraine have made us popular. If America were participating they'd win for sure.