Happy Jack

I was going to say "+1 for the Snark" but Roger's point about the dampening effect is hard to argue with. In that case, the only answer that works for me is the Korg Pitchblack. That way I can keep an eye (literally) on my intonation even when playing badly-lit stages without adequate monitoring.

From the ripe old age of 60, I'd say that this is chiefly an age thing. I can still remember all the wannabees I spent time with 40 years ago, who seem to have been directly interchangeable with the 20-year-old wannabees who are around now. Only one of them ever amounted to anything, a guy I shared a bedroom floor with (we had no furniture) in a semi-squat in the East End. If I had anything new or original to say musically, I guess I'd have said it many years ago. Instead, I recycle other people's songs and other people's basslines, I have a lot of fun, and it's about as stress-free as being in a band ever gets ... i.e. there are still plenty of fantasists, wnakers, and irritating twats but it's all more-or-less harmless. Investing heavily in "being the next big thing" is strictly for the young folk of today. I still remember when all this were vinyl round 'ere. Oh yes, and that guy I shared a floor with - Bruce Dickinson.

As soon as I joined, they abandoned the idea. News like me soon gets around.

In fairness, I've been hearing that for a while. I really hope he doesn't stop. He's one of the finest in the country IMHO.

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1490003583' post='3261312'] I'm sure we all know why the prices jump (it shall not be named) [/quote]

A headless bass with a headstock? I don't know what you're smoking, Mick, but save some for me, yeh?

Just out of interest, why will he not ship to Guernsey? Is Jersey alright do you think? Or maybe Alderney, seeing as it's a bit closer.

Extraordinary to think he was several years older than my Dad! I grew up listening to Chuck and Elvis and The Beatles. So that's just Sir Paul and Ringo left ...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1489783024' post='3259891'] 10 t-shirts, 1 colour print front & back, £120.00! �� [/quote] OK, so that's two each for the band, and then you'll try to sell the remaining two, right?

It's bass, Jim, but not as we know it.

Lully and the Couperins? Yeah, I caught their gig at The Tuileries back when they still had good music there.

No Chris, he meant http://youtu.be/lNYcviXK4rg

http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/library/Other%20music%20related/Melody%20Maker%2011%20March%201967 Some absolutely sublime stuff here ...

You may have missed this, since it has been posted in the wrong (IMHO) section: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/300747-l200-thomann-the-t-amp-tsa-v-7oo-multi-channel-power-amp/ It's a bit heavier than a TH350 mind ...

Hmmmmm ... maybe slaphappy is the way to go.

I can see the sense in discouraging other manufacturers from making designs where the headstock snaps if you sneeze, yes.

I've had several U-basses from people as different as Kala and Harley-Benton. Your Countryman shouldn't be giving you this sort of grief ... just send it back and insist on a working instrument instead.

Were it not for the fact that you specified 'slap', I'd be all over this. I never learned to play slap DB and I'm too old now - that stuff is arthritis on a stick.

I suspect there are enough differences between the two for such an action to have failed. http://vintage-guitars.blogspot.com/2006/04/gibson-eb-1.html http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/gallery2/bass.html

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1489516943' post='3257622'] Some mind blowing technology here: [url="http://www.ricktoone.com/instruments.html"]http://www.ricktoone...nstruments.html[/url] [/quote] http://youtu.be/l2qa3J2sKlA

I still want to know more about Rocakabilly, mind.

But for my trail camera I use lithium batteries - alkaline batteries are far too sensitive to temperature. Worth thinking about if you routinely play outdoors in mid-winter ...