Happy Jack

[quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1401875540' post='2467658'] Isn't the Phil Jones bass buddy pump out 5w power as well but the head can be use a preamp? [/quote] Correct, although I seem to remember it was actually 10W. With a sensitive cab (e.g. a Barefaced Midget) you can get a surprising amount of volume from that, even without valves.

Sorry to be a wuss but that's a minimum 5-hour round-trip in a van on a Sunday, with the alarm set for 6am on Monday. Looks more and more like what we need is DBB North and DBB South ... I may have to organise DBB South just to make sure it happens.

Is it a genuine vintage tea-chest bass, or is it a new relic'd version? The tea they used in the 60's was quite different, and had a wonderful tone.

[URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/11stringironingboard.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/11stringironingboard.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I always take the opportunity to post this ...

That wasn't you in there mid-afternoon with your lady (reddish hair), noodling nicely on a fretless was it?

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1401900429' post='2468085'] The standing on a bathroom scale method is also way to imprecise to be much real use if you seriously want to know what a bass weighs, not least of all because bathroom scales are not calibrated precisely enough for you to see what the difference is . The best thing for weighing a bass is a proper industrial postal scale , but they are expensive to buy . [/quote] Pish and tush. How many people own an industrial postal scale, let alone carry one about with them? [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1401901406' post='2468104'] How about those spring loaded jobs that fishermen use? You wouldn't expect them to be miles out (unless they were sold to provide 'enhanced' weights ) They must use decent ones when they are having proper competitions and the like. You'd think a good size carp would be in the ballpark of a bass (no fish puns please) so they might be in the right range? [/quote] Exactly my thinking some years ago, Kev, which is why I bought http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fishsense-Weighlite-Fishing-Scale-and-Measure-Weighs-Up-To-65lb-With-Batteries-/350846649199?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&var=&hash=item51b017036f The scales themselves weigh only a few ounces and I frequently take them to bass bashes and even occasionally to shops, they are as accurate as they need to be to satisfy dedicated fishermen, the hook thingy at the bottom is perfect for tuners, and they have been borrowed several times by other Basschatters. This "no way to weigh" issue is a problem with no excuse for existing. Incidentally, I'm astonished that Michael has had to explain why the weight of a bass is important to him. One thing that has changed about Basschat (for the better) in recent years is recognition that some of us are actually a bit older than we used to be, and that very few of us are professional weight-lifters who think nothing of playing a 3-setter with a 5Kg boat-anchor slung over our shoulder. If you're a bass-player who has no back problems then congratulations and long may that continue. Sadly, it won't be for ever ... your lumbar region is waiting (weighting?) for you, lurking in a shadowed doorway with a baseball bat, and ready to totally spoil your whole day.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1401889435' post='2467883'] Goodbye [size=3]Well-wishers bid adieu as Discreet departs for atelier in his float-plane 'Bessie Mae'[/size] [/quote] [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/GIF%20files/Sadmoving_zpsa834e0fa.gif.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/GIF%20files/Sadmoving_zpsa834e0fa.gif[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1401888126' post='2467864'] ... there are enough differences between instruments that mean my black Gus performs much better with a slightly heavier gauge of LaBella Steels than the ones I use on the CAR Gus. [/quote] Black has always been associated with heavy, in music, whereas Candy Apple Red even [i][b]sounds [/b][/i]lighter-weight.

[list=1] [*]Owen [*]TPJ [*]Clarky [*]PTB [*]Hector [*]lowlandtrees [i](if they move Scotland down a bit)[/i] [*]keeponehandloose [*]ChrisF [*]Happy Jack [*]Bassace [*]Sarah Thomas [i](Northampton is North?)[/i] [*]AndyBass [*]geoffbassist [*]alistair Sutcliffe [*]Johnny dissident [/list]

Getting back to the original question, you'll probably find that half-rounds only scratch half your itch.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1401750626' post='2466592'] Being a bit of a Luddite, I have no idea about the cricket season at all ... [/quote] It's a long, slow, lazy delivery but it's the best I can do.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1401729408' post='2466274'] I don't plan on just sawing the cab in half ... [/quote] Damn! That was the good bit.

I've got gigs pencilled in for both Friday 29th and Saturday 30th in West London, so I'm going to hold off putting my name on the list. If one or both of those gigs fail to materialise then I'll be there.

As per the OP: [b][i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Given a central location, who would turn up?[/font][/color][/i][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I don't think Owen meant the Central Lowlands ...[/font][/color]

Let me know when you plan to learn driving on the right ... I enjoy a bit of street theatre.

1 Owen 2 TPJ 3 Clarky 4 PTB 5 Hector 6 lowlandtrees 7 keeponehandloose 8 ChrisF 9 Happy Jack

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1401556989' post='2464742'] Speculum, as a band name, says it all really! [/quote] Allegedly: [color=#333333][font=Georgia,]Inspired by the David Cronenberg film, DEAD RINGERS. "I'm going to insert the speculum now"[/font][/color]

As always with these threads, the quality of the advice you'll get is directly proportionate to the amount of information you provide us with. Are you 17 or 70? Do you play like Jaco or like Les Dawson? Are you keen on bebop or punk? I'm sure you get the idea ...

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1401547245' post='2464624'] Remember the mic stand mounted wedge won't deal with your drummers sizzle! [/quote] Troo dat.

In-ears can be a bloody nuisance though (depends on the band, the gig, and the musician) and wearing any form of headphones on stage just looks weird. I use this: http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/pa-live/detail.asp?stock=11060815213512 Stick it on a mic-stand in front of you (even if you don't sing). Plug your bass into the WPM1 and then run your lead from the WPM1 to your rig. You WON'T hear the sound of your bass rig, but you'll certainly hear what you're playing! You can also take a feed from the PA and run it into the WPM1 if you need a mix.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1401494451' post='2464321'] There is a difference between a copy and a counterfeit. The thing is that counterfeits aren't actually that cheap. They are pretending to be the real thing and tend to sell for a good price for the real thing. Eg an SM58 might be £90, and a counterfeit £65 I.e. "a bargain" if you think yo're buying the real thing, but you're not! Copies are up front that they are not an actual Shure (or whatever), and might sell for around £30 - 40. You pay your money for brand 'X', and get brand X. No deception, no problem. [/quote] Fair comment - I'm happy to agree with you.

Finally got a chance to watch that clip - dreadful, tabloid TV masquerading as something serious. My heart really goes out to all those bands playing 100,000-seater stadia who bought a cheap copy on eBay. As you do. Flyfisher is bang-on with his comments about the "scientific testing" (pah!), and of course the article carefully steered clear of the real issue ... money. Why do people buy cheap copies on eBay? Erm ... because they're cheaper than the real thing. So why not tell us the price of a real SM58 and the typical price of a fake one? Whichever way you look at it, that's a key part of the "rip-off" equation, perhaps THE key part. Shure have been making a fortune out of the SM58 for years, which is absolutely fine with me - it's a great product, even if I prefer my (totally genuine) Beta 57A (which I bought new from an authorised dealer and paid full price for). But if you're clever enough or lucky enough to have a product become the industry standard, there's no point being surprised if the market floods with copies, especially when the price of your genuine product remains stubbornly high. Shure's actual response seems not to have been to make silly TV programs but to sharply reduce their prices, e.g. http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Shure-SM58-with-Boom-Mic-Stand-and-6m-Cable/C39 Hats off to them. That's the right way to deal with fakes - make them uneconomical.

Bought a nice strap from Dave, he was very patient with my fumbled attempts to sort out the dosh, and the strap arrived in 'as new' condition.