Happy Jack

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1387272161' post='2309985'] Can you recommend an exact string gauge that might be suitable for an experiment? [/quote] Oops! To actually answer your actual question, that would be a 128.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1387272161' post='2309985'] Can you recommend an exact string gauge that might be suitable for an experiment? I'd like to try one flatwound string. Would a B string be a reasonable experiment, or should I go for one of E A D G? My bass is 34" scale. Or, is putting a single flatwound string on a bass otherwise strung with roundwounds a poor experiment as the string is too atypical? [/quote] First up, BRX speaks a lot of sense and I've struggled to get a decent low B out of cheaper fivers. In truth, I've never really been satisfied with the low B on any 34" bass (and that includes - yikes! - Alleva Coppolo) which is why I now play mainly 35". That said, my experiments with 34" low B led me to realise that thicker strings lead to less tone and more flobadob (IMHO of course). My start-point is here: [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/"]http://www.stringbusters.com/[/url] I use the La Bella 760 FLB where a full set of five strings costs £47 and you'll be lucky to get more than 30 years' use out of them. If you phone Stringbusters they frequently sell individual strings which aren't listed separately on their website. They also really, really know their stuff. Good people. If you're after a cheaper alternative, it's definitely worth checking out the Lakland own-brand flats, previously marketed by them as Jo Osborne signature flats. I use these on my 35" basses since Lakland fives are usually 35" scale. I still use the La Bellas on my 34" basses though.

No Serena Williams content then?

Try flats. No, really, try them. Ideally La Bella FLs. Failing which, instead of getting a heavier-gauge string, experiment with a lighter gauge. You might be surprised.

[quote name='vsmith1' timestamp='1387269333' post='2309954'] Pink Floyd's One of these Days [/quote] Just be bloody sure you get the delay setting right!

Having had three (count them, THREE) gigs cancelled out from under them for this New Year's Eve, the Dogs are delighted to announce that they will not now be sitting at home at midnight watching a Jools show (pre-recorded last August) as the celebrity guests all count down to 2014 ... instead a FOURTH gig has materialised at the last minute. We'll be at The Anglers in Teddington (handy for Teddington, Twickenham, Richmond, Kingston, Hampton, etc.). Stuff the celebrities, if you're at a loose end on NYE come and help US count down to 2014. Only we'll be doing it live.

The Tabard in Turnham Green does a Jools Night every Xmas ... three bands set up at the same time, and the music rotates between them. This year's event is on [b]Saturday 21st December[/b] and the star attractions will be the Junkyard Dogs, appearing every third song from 8pm - Midnight. Marvel at the band's handy, pocket-sized Dave Swift-a-like. Gasp at the Flying-V-ness of the lead guitar. Hoot at the the antics of the crazy drummer. Smile for the camera of the delightful Surshal Meedja. Walk the 50 yards to the nearest tube station.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1387234156' post='2309814'] Not sure about the pipe though . . . [/quote] It worked for Duck Dunn ...

Ask her to sew them together for you ...

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1387208744' post='2309361'] Leading me on to the inevitable question, when will the Barefaced Rascal be available? ;-) [/quote] Presumably the smaller cab will then be the Scamp?

[url="http://kotaku.com/5948143/japans-panty-vending-machines-the-unreal-hyperbole-and-honest-truth"]http://kotaku.com/5948143/japans-panty-vending-machines-the-unreal-hyperbole-and-honest-truth[/url]

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1387194035' post='2309114'] ... this is a serious matter for anyone with injuries ... [/quote] Not sure if I should break this to you, but you don't need to be injured to have lumbar problems. They tend to come along as a freebie when you get a bit older. Also (and I'm not suggesting that you're laughing at it) but lumbar problems share one key element with sea sickness ... only funny until it happens to you. After that, you take it deadly serious.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1387201973' post='2309238'] A decent guitarist can sort that little issue surely! [/quote] Well yes, anyone who can play the guitar well can probably learn to play the organ too ... given time, of course.

Good call - thanks for the tip.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B89YC3rmeo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B89YC3rmeo[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szorg5_XDPE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szorg5_XDPE[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YzH31ZsVnY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YzH31ZsVnY[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSJrGxH9Ni8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSJrGxH9Ni8[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAefTj7GXwQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAefTj7GXwQ[/url]

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1387199738' post='2309205'] You have two choices in my book. Green Onions, or Dick Dale's version of Misirlou. [/quote] Green Onions? With no organ?

Parkas are better than anoraks. Well, for metal anyway ...

Yes, the genre thing gets a bit blurred, especially in the early days. When I listened to [i]Sad Wings Of Destiny [/i]and [i]Sin After Sin[/i], I wasn't thinking "[color=#b22222]wow, these guys are really paving the way for the NWOBHM[/color]", I was hearing a fusion of heavy rock and prog (yes, prog - listen to [i]Sinner [/i]again).

So ... 128 posts and Aerosmith don't get a single mention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0oXY4nDxE

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1386871181' post='2305785'] I wonder if Happy Jack would be so kind to repeat what I said about the EBS 1x10 and 1x12 cabs in our PM... [/quote] [quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1386871353' post='2305790'] You're free to do it, like i said, i only used the "EBS" example from your nick and my personal experience with gear. I never said on my post that you prefered the Neos over BF. Hope you're not too upset with my post. [/quote] Only just got back on-line, happy to oblige: [color=#b22222][i][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Similarly, despite my fan boy name, the EBS 1x10 and 1x12 are quite possibly the shittest bass cabinets ever made (well, maybe second... [/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]) I'm big enough to admit that. And yeah, the HD360 and TD660 were certainly not improvements on the originals... And they've moved all their pedal manufacturing to China and use sh*t switches which will fail.[/font][/i][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Excellent, balanced post Ghost_Bass. Regardless of whether you came down pro- or anti- the cabs in question, it's obvious that you have actual experience both of these cabs and of their direct competitors, and that you've thought the thing through before reaching for your keyboard.[/font][/color] One last thought I'd like to chuck into this conversation before I start doing some actual ... erm ... y'know ... work: Alex has been making his cabs for just six years from a standing start, steadily improving them over that time, and isn't dead yet so I presume that he will continue to improve them for the foreseeable. Genuine Question: How long have Berg or TKS or EBS been making cabs?

How long did it take for the bruises to heal?