Happy Jack

And what a missed opportunity for Basschat R-Sales this was:

Thank God it has the original case ... makes all the difference, y'know.

Wow - whoever fitted that brass nut deserves ... well I'm sure he deserves something.

Did the steel framework prove cheaper than pouring concrete, or was there another reason for going that route?

"What's your WiFi password?", "What's your WiFi password?", "What's your WiFi password?" ...

I've gigged mine quite frequently with two bands. Neither band is offensively loud, but both go through the PA anyway so the Elf is just for backline. Superb piece of kit, sounds just great, never lets me down, ludicrously small. Particularly handy for rehearsals in unfamiliar studios, where you never know until you get there what monstrosity is being passed off as a 'bass amp'. I like mine so much that, earlier today, I posted a Wanted ad for the Elf 10" combo.

I believe that what you are referring to is known as "Supply Chain Difficulties". You have clearly ordered something dependent on non-existent microchips from a Covid-affected factory in China through a distributor in Kyiv.

Don't forget that (to a large extent) the voters in this poll will be self-selecting ... far, far more gigging bassists will reply than Basschatters who never gig and perhaps have no interest in gigging.

... and the eyes of The Council turned to Frodo.

Are you sure the drummer can hear the guitar?

Another vote here for Comfort Strapp. If you're anywhere near Harrow, I have a couple of spares if you want to try one out.

Entirely agree with that ... after all, pretty much everyone who starts playing will start by playing their favourite songs. When they first formed, The Beatles were just another covers band. I was just astonished at the notion that 'most Basschatters' play in either a tribute act or a functions band. I've met a helluva lot of Basschatters over the last 15 years, been to see plenty of them play too, and IME there are way more guys doing what I do (pubs & clubs playing covers, dabbling on the side with originals projects) than there are playing in functions bands. As for genuine tribute bands (if that's not a contradiction in terms), those are seriously rare. I can think of half a dozen BCers over the years who have mentioned playing in a tribute band and - sadly - not all of those are still with us. Being a numbers guy, I'd be happy to bet a fiver that the make-up of Basschat is: Tribute band players = 1% Functions band players = 9% Pubs & Clubs players = 20% Originals bands, successful or otherwise = 20% Not gigging bassists = 50%

As you already know, "Yes, I gig in a mostly covers band" doesn't really do justice to what many (perhaps most) bassists actually do. It was the closest available so I ticked it. Unfortunately, that selection makes no distinction between a covers band that plays pubs & clubs, and a covers band that plays functions, so this poll won't even answer the original question. 🙄

Who on earth would make that assertion? And on what basis?

One bass? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! No. 😉

Oof! That's a bit of a blow for you. Pretty much every band I know is fully-booked for the Queen's Jubilee weekend, so there won't be a lot of 'spare' bassists wafting about. Good luck.

Doing smack again? 🙄 😉

The original line-up of Bang To Rights at our first-ever rehearsal, Spring 2009. With a variety of line-up changes, three of us (Paul in the middle and Rick at far right) are still gigging regularly as The Junkyard Dogs.

Is that just the pickup, or the whole bass?

Hmmmmm ... Jazz with a paint job, not feeling it I'm afraid. As @NikNik says, perhaps a J-Pop tie-in of some sort. And I wouldn't describe that as Surf Green either. Maybe it's my monitor but that looks pretty bloody minty for Surf Green. Not that it matters a damn, it's still a pretty colour and quite distinctive.

Blimey! A Rick!