Skinnyman

Strange the way things change over the years. Back in the eighties I had a mate who sold franking machines to businesses. His manager liked to go out on a few calls with new sales reps to show them the ropes, give them some pointers, etc. A favourite "joke" call was to drop in on a Funeral Director, get in to see the man in charge and then do the whole spiel; "do you ever do mail campaigns?", "do you get much repeat business?" - all that sort of thing. This being a Funeral Directors, a lot of the questions were of course wildly inappropriate and the trainee sales rep had to keep a straight face while some unwitting undertaker was trying to explain that a mail franking machine probably wasn't a lot of use in their line of work. Oh how we used to laugh down the pub to hear these stories. And now it seems that the laugh's on us. Funeral directors cold calling punters? They'll be offering 2 for 1 deals and loyalty points next. It's a crazy world. Everything i thought I knew is turning to quicksand....

It’s my not-patented thumbrest what I modelled in clay. And which I gave to my mate who used the CAD modelling and 3D printing kit in which his company has invested thousands over the years to produce a couple for me. Thats the other reason for buying the new bass. I had a thumbrest with no bass attached to it 😁

That looks lovely - is that a pickup surround on the bridge pup? Nice sheen to the walnut - do you polish it?

Oh yeah.... I still need to tweak it to my preferences (raise the bridge pickup a little, fit my not-yet-patented thumb rest properly, swap the strap locks and fit my preferred NYXLs) but it has the same clank-and-growl that the 4003 has.

I've had a regular 4003 for over ten years and love it - but this is so much lighter and the neck is gorgeous. All the others will be going now....

If it's only a few days at this time of year they'll be fine in the loft. Middle of summer might be more of a problem but the risk of overheating in mid-November is probably minimal. And they should also be safe from flood damage 😁 Wrap them in a couple of bin bags to stop the mice/bats/whatever else might be up there from crapping on them and you'll be fine.

Mrs S made the basic error of leaving me on my own with time to kill in Nottingham for the afternoon. I made the even more basic error of nipping in to Hotrox in Sneinton. They had this.... I wasn't going to buy it until i realised; a) that it is medically necessary as the binding on a 4003 is a bit sharp on the forearm, and b) that it will annoy Young Teebs. Oh, and; c) it is bloody lovely. Mrs S did the rolly eyes thing until I mentioned (b) then she understood why i had to get it. Of course, I've broken my one-in-one-out rule so expect some major activity in the marketplace shortly. Or I have a kidney if Raymondo's interested.....

Tell anyone who asks that it's a Doug Ferguson tribute bass......

True - but at least the drummer knows what he's playing and gives him a chance to start bringing the tempo back to where it should be

It’s Live BPM for both android and iPhone

I’ll check with the drummer and let you know, Gary. Andy still getting over excited from time to time 😁 Try and keep him off the Red Bulls if you can 😀

Our drummer has some phone app thing which tracks the actual tempo he's playing at and he uses that to make sure he's playing -broadly - in time. It's early days with this band but it seems to work. There've been a couple of occasions when the guitarist has queried the tempo and the drummer's just pointed at the trace line on the app. Discussion closed.

Welcome to the forum! Another member in Lincolnshire? Excellent - we can hold our very own Linc's Bass Bash (a Bass Bash is a bit like those gatherings of modified Japanese cars but with less tyre noise. And generally held indoors rather than a car park. In fact, the whole thing's less car and more bass. But there are donuts. Well, baked goods of all sorts, really). Thinking about it, a Lincs BB might be a little ambitious. We could hold it in a lift somewhere. But we're definitely heading towards an East Midlands event! Anyway, welcome. Don't worry about the age thing. I started when i was fifty. There's a reason why gear has got lighter in recent years and it's directly correlated with the age of those who have to lug it around! Me and Greefy are just up the road if you need anything 😁

How was I to know? He could have changed his name to Jazzy4000. Or Used-to-be-Ricky-but-now-not-so-much4000 *Sigh* Where's that sander......?

Aaaaaaaarghhhhhh!!!!!! Noooooo-oooooooo! Not again

Well, it's better than "I heart Teebs". I got this one for Ricky.

It was an orbital sander and a bottle of Scotch at the finish. Got this one instead now......

It's gone now, thank goodness. Just waiting for my ar$e to grow back.

Odd, isn't it? I never imagined you wearing glasses......

.....had been sealed using Vaseline and silicone. "I don't know if it will ever work again," he added. ....And how often have those words haunted my nightmares?

All the difference according to Mrs S. I'm 5'10" these days - down from 5'11" at my peak

John Ford

I just bought a Zoom H2n recorder off Dave. It was despatched yesterday and arrived this morning having been sent (at no extra cost to me!) for guaranteed next delivery before 1pm. The recorder itself took some getting at through all the packaging but when i did finally unearth it, it's in superb, just-as-described, condition. This was a perfect BC transaction and Dave is an absolute gent to deal with. Thanks, Dave!

Three album limit makes it tricky but..... Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group Moonmadness - Camel Amarok - Mike Oldfield