Happy Jack

Having just been through the ritual three months of argument and daftness that characterise choosing a name for a new band, I've just realised that the solution has been staring me in the face all along. Basschat topic titles. All these are on the first two pages of General Discussion, Off Topic, plus a couple of others: Playing Dives The Twin Necks Sending Demos Front Derailleur Englandshire Opposite Karma Good Vinyl Ripping Long-haired Blokes Boldly Plugging Homebrew Advice People With Air Rifles The Sad And Tragic Failures Much Headlessness Order Imminent Why Speakers Blow Rich Bubbly

KiOgon, that's just what I needed to read. Cheers.

A long-standing irritation (for me) resurfaced yesterday while chatting to another Basschatter ... why are pots (especially volume) so non-linear? With most of the volume controls I've ever encountered on passive basses, virtually the entire change from 100% to Zero is encompassed in the first quarter-twist of the knob, and sometimes it's an eighth of a twist. That's what we professionals call an On/Off Switch. That usually leaves another at least half twist (i.e. twice as much travel) to get to the end stop, none of which has any appreciable effect. That's what we call a Waste Of Time. I've encountered this on new and old, expensive and cheap, so clearly it's supposed to be like this. But why? Why not make them linear? IME they're routinely pretty linear on active basses, and presumably that's some sort of clue, but I have absolutely no understanding of electrickery so it's not a clue that I can use.

I'm guessing that's "Scratch One Drummer"?

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_kahuna_clu_bass.htm

Well if nothing else it led me to this gem: http://youtu.be/Fx5kXcvYYCw

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1437928971' post='2830099'] I struggled with the font and background colour combination. Not very easy for a long-sighted git! [/quote] +1 I have complained about this more than once!

Why do the strings look so "wonky" coming out of the hard-tail?

WEM Dominator, 17W. Course, them's [i][b]valve [/b][/i]watts, none of yer solid state rubbish.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1437907725' post='2829827'] I like the idea of an acoustic bass roundup. If you could herd them all into a corner or a pen it would be so much easier to make sure none escape the flamethrower . [/quote] Location: [s]Ipswich[/s] Waco, Texas

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1437905804' post='2829809'] It's more to do with practicalities than attraction - she needs somebody to pay the bills & I need somewhere to live..... [/quote] Bin there, dun that, won't be repeating the experience. Well, not if I can avoid it!

Wildly different tastes in the music we each choose to listen to, but an identical attitude to gigging on the London circuit ... that's one of the biggest factors that brought us together in the first place. We work as a team really well in a live band situation.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1437668265' post='2828072'] No - 3 knobs & a selector switch! New specs, Jack? [/quote] Well smoke my kipper! That still looks more like a shaft than a switch to me, but I learned (a LONG time ago) not to argue with Jon.

One day, I will play in a band called The Sad & Tragic Failures. It would only be fair.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1437649750' post='2827809'] Might've looked like this before it was "upgraded": [/quote] They were sold with a knob missing?

Just a thong at twilight ...

Is it vintage, or rare, or both?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1437591558' post='2827422'] This thread proves that being in bands with friends is a bloody pain in the arse. As far as bands go I prefer to play with people who I meet only to do band-related stuff and don't see at any other time, including social occasions, not even a drink after rehearsal. [/quote] Oooh, I can't agree with that! Quite apart from being more fun, a friendly band that goes to the pub after has a ready-made venue & opportunity to tackle exactly these issues.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1437559088' post='2826975'] Hmmm I seem to have collected a certain happy chap in a hat when I do it [url="http://s1107.photobucket.com/user/Mkul0/media/oopsypic_zps1tohob2u.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Plus MacDaddy a few to the right!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1437549620' post='2826872'] Five pictures of a random trendy man walking down the street, A man looking like he's eaten an entire bag of magic mushrooms, Some sort of skeleton convention, A guy eating in a place called Fatburger, Unidentified man with trumpet, A man in a cape blowing giant bubbles in the street and a man agressively flexing on a stage... [/quote] Yup, sounds like Camden to me.

Unacceptable behaviour at any time. Worse, if you and the drummer just passively accept this, you are tacitly encouraging him to carry on. Either you need to drag him down the pub and have a proper talk about it, or you need to find another way of rubbing his nose in it. You and the drummer could simply leave the room every time he does it and force him to come and find you. You'd need to do that EVERY time though, not just occasionally.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1437492459' post='2826501'] I've got the 7 version of this: - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PB0BV5C/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0050OVIDE&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0P04DQK6J1YXDTZ9DG2M"]http://www.amazon.co...QK6J1YXDTZ9DG2M[/url] nice and cheap and works a treat - I dont move it anywhere mind - just home static use. Little bit fiddly to put together. [/quote] Yup, I have a 5-way and a 3-way of these, and my slide guitarist (who swops between three guitars during gigs) liked it so much that he bought one to use at said gigs. The only thing to watch is that neoprene isn't the toughest material, and a year or two of thumping 4Kg basses onto it will wear through the padding on the bottom rails, especially the one at the back. I just wrapped some heavy foam around it and gaffa'd it in place. Sorted.

I want to know about the other 2.3 Basschatters we should have heard from by now.

I had the MXR M-102 Dyna-Comp ... sheer class, and built like the proverbial tank. Works absolutely fine for bass. http://www.rainbowguitars.com/accessories/mxr/m-102-dyna-comp-compressor/m102/jd The MXR Bass Compressor looks 'orrible to my eyes, too many knobs, too much to fiddle with.