Bobthedog

Because I like shiny new things? Thank Heavens gold rings are not a hobby of mine. For me it is due to chasing an ever elusive thing / things that will leave me with the "best" (as defined by me at the time) I can realistically get. My life mantra is the same; never satisfied. I also push myself into hobbies with a complete obsession that lasts approx 5 years. When I get involved with any hobby (which bass playing is for me) I buy so much kit so I only have myself to blame if I cannot get good at it. After five years I sell it all / give it away for a tremendous loss (or in bank speak; I mentally write off the capex right away or amortise it to zero in a five year plan!) and move onto the next hobby and do the same again. Thankfully this has not happened with wives. No kids, no mortgage, a self funding wife, no debt, an income and only the dogs to leave anything to also helps.

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder,, I will not be holding that! Euch! But each to their own I guess.

iReal Pro works for me.

I went today and thoroughly enjoyed Jah Wobble and Mo Foster, both on the main stage. The Guy Prat masterclass was very entertaining, albeit not much masterclass but still a great discussion with some very funny anecdotes. Also went to the bass set up with Rob Elrick, he seemed to be replacing Mike Tobias - perhaps a little basic for some but for me, certainly interesting, he popped a couple of myths and elevated my opinion of luthiers and the knowledge involved to create a decent bass. I popped into Yolanda Charles' masterclass which sounded great but left to go to the Rich Brown workshop which was so packed I did not make the effort to find a seat. I think that room did very well attendance wise today. I liked the room division idea. On a more negative note, I was left only feeling whelmed by the exhibitors. Some new luthier names, to me, which was good but overall it felt a bit limited. I found nothing that inspired any GAS, even remotely (I even brought my own headphones and a fully loaded bank card!) - see caveat below. Like others I was not impressed by the volume from the Eich stand. I felt sorry too for the Wobble / Foster performances, the auditorium was less than half full for both bands. Perhaps the weather was still causing issues for potential attendees. In the past I have managed to be entertained for both days or at least for one total day. Today was tough, I originally wanted to stay for Peter Hook but after four hours attendance, I was done and could not muster up the enthusiasm to hang around for another two hours and so left. Perhaps I was not in the right frame of mind, but even so, I did leave feeling just whelmed. My only purchase? A £1 Basschat lanyard!

Whilst I agree with a separate area for the sold kit (a la Bassdirect), it did take me 9 pages of searching the 5 string basses before the sold ones came up, not really a big issues for me. On the other hand I did no sort and just paged through.

From my perspective, I was just looking for an alternative to the Rush stuff, and I like Cream. Also, irrespective of the performance being adequate or otherwise, the fact she can sing and play at the same time puts her ahead of many players, irrespective of gender.

and then she did this:

I have the Scarlett 2i4 v2 which is a big improvement on the lag of the v1. Very happy with it.

Does it look like this? https://goo.gl/images/q6VkpC Apolgies for the spam.

My bass tutor raves about this place. I will get down there one day, hopefully a day when my wallet is full! Love the stock on the site.

I have a full weekend ticket but will now only be there on the Sunday. Looking forward to it.

Pixies - Where is my mind: Cream - Sunshine of my Love Moloko - The Time is Now Twenty-One Pilots - Heathens and/or Stressed Out to name but a few

I think I have just won the internet!

The thread title has given me the name for a new band!

Jake Hannah: definitely a musical drummer, especially with his brush work. Bollards too. Just seen your subsequent post!

I would not worry about going alone. I always do and there are plenty of people to speak to there, especially BC people and even a BC stand. PS I will be there for both days, albeit leaving mid afternoon on Saturday.

Singlecuts. Wood knobs. Most wood pickup covers. Anything that looks like Rickenbacker shape. Spade shape bodies (e.g. Ken Smith type) and fake relic bodies. Also not so keen on headless basses.

Only if you have a watertight shower door. Apparently my shower door was not.

If it is for a Christmas Pudding. it should be the burnt remnants of the turkey. Otherwise known as Wishbone Ash. No don’t thank me, feel free to use that a a band name if it hasn not been done before. Going back to the OP, I suggest filling the bath to the brim and then putting the bass into the bath. The weight of the displaced water will equal the weight of the water previously in the bath. I am not sure what that means but it must help.

This reminds me of a story told by a colleague of mine. He bought some clever electronic scales that also connected to an app on his iPhone. One day whilst at work the app pinged open and declared a persons weight. A few minutes later the app pinged open again and showed a weight roughly 2kgs lighter than the previous one. He thought odd but thought nothing of it assuming his daughter and a friend must be at home. When he later questioned the daughter on how her day went she said she had been out all day on the coast. The only slightly queasy assumption he could come up with was his cleaner must of weighed herself. Then got undressed and re weighed herself!

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Glockenklang Blue Rock and Blue Sky both do.

I am not a prolific buyer second hand but I have collected the three basses I have bought from here. One a 200 mile round trip to Sussex, another was a 400 mile round trip to South Wales and the third a 1000 mile round trip to Scotland. Admittedly the latter was tied in to a trip up North anyway. I much prefer to collect in person as it allow me to inspect the goods in front of them but also hand them the cash / bank transfer there and then. Deal done and no thoughts after the event as to what could go wrong. The first two people did a deal with me on petrol costs so it was cheaper than a courier for them and did not increase my costs too much. I also like meeting other people, especially bass players so the trip becomes an adventure. I have also delivered an amp to London to ensure both sides were happy with deal. Yes time is a factor but I am prepared to prioritise my time to make it work. I also enjoy driving my cars.

Only spiritually.

Mine works