Frank Blank

@Born 2B Mild & @pete.young

Tried the Ozark out today, a really beautiful instrument but had my head turned by a Godin 12 string, which was my next try out so went for that.

Welcome.

*waves* let me know if you find the perfect bass, 40yr search over here!

41 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Michael League demo'ing the same model as yours, Essential Tension

 

Turn everything else down and that bass up ffs.

14 hours ago, razor5cl said:

I actually had my eye on those Aerodynes! Specifically the more expensive one without the finish cracks.

That’s the one I’m going to look at!

Can I just recommend the excellent documentary Air Guitar Nation (2006).

A Space Elliot for air amplification I think.

Aerodynes get a rough press and its undeserved in my opinion. In fact there are two second hand Aerodynes at Bass Direct at the moment which is one of the reasons I’m organising a trip up there soon so I can try them out. I used to own one but sold it on here, one of the basses I regret selling. They are light, look good and sound excellent in my humble opinion... Damn I wish I hadn’t sold it!

1 hour ago, pete.young said:

Lovely. If you and Frank Blank aren't able to come to an arrangement, please let me know. In the meantime, here's John Doyle demonstrating exactly what you can do with one of these:

 

I am trying one out tomorrow so will let you know.

6 hours ago, JohnR said:

#1 for me. Integrity and reputation are important.

Very true, unfortunately I have neither 😐

#4 for me, #5 is just a more diplomatic version of #4 if you ask me, in fact one where you can shift the choice/blame back on to the other band members. If your ideal situation is being in that band with a different singer then don’t p155 about around the edges of that, aim for it. I was a drummer who was usurped in exactly this fashion, the band was better after my replacement stepped in and I have usurped a bass player in the same fashion too, I have remained on good terms with both. I realise this is down to being unbelievably lucky that there were very little ego problems in either band and equally lucky that they were all very reasonable and not inclined to willy wave...

Oh, hang on, I’m an ‘orrible bastard. 

Cool, need to shift something this end and I’ll be back, if it’s still here! 

Or possibly they are are counterfeit, many brands are faked and the fakes are sometimes coated with unpleasant and (I think) dangerous substances. Last time I was with the luthier who sets up my instruments he was telling me all about this very subject but I can’t remember very much of what he said apart from some fake strings having iffy gunk on them. I seem to remember him saying something about the fakes emanating from China.

2 hours ago, Baxlin said:

But FB mentioned Brexit...

I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.

1 hour ago, DJpullchord said:

All bassy topics.

19 minutes ago, DJpullchord said:

Yeh it’s all bass guitar stuff.

... 👍

48 minutes ago, RoverT said:

Hello.  I have just come across this forum.  I'm an amateur guitarist (played for about 50 years on and off) and I've just started to learn bass guitar.  I'm looking forward to learning from this site.  I have a cheap Squier Jazz bass and a Tanglewood acoustic that I bought about 10 years ago and has been hanging on my wall for most of that time. 

I'm based about 15 miles from Cambridge. 

Welcome. Be prepared to learn lots, spend lots (if you want to of course) and, err, don’t mention Brexit 🤫

11 minutes ago, jezzaboy said:

That was nice as it`s usually the singer and lead guitarist who get all the glory. 

Only from those not in the know... *taps nose*

5 minutes ago, jazzyvee said:

Aston Barrett was my inspiration for taking up music it meant a heck of a lot to me.

Aston Barrett... it doesn’t get any better.

Sitting on my mates Doorstep listening to the first PiL single, I went indoors, picked up his bass, sat back down on the doorstep and I could play it. I was sixteen and already drumming in little local punk bands by this time so I put the bass back and continued drumming until I was 25. In whatever rehearsal situation I was in I would always play the bass during breaks in my drumming duties so in 1988 I stopped drumming (mostly) and switched to bass (mostly) just in time to take up a lengthy career as a bass and drum tech with touring bands so I mostly played other people’s gear for a few years. I’m wittering, you wanted why, not a bio!

Hearing both Benji Webb and Paul Di’Anno take to the stage with their respective bands at the time (Dub War and Killers) after we had supported them say something like “F***ing hell I thought we were heavy, what about that lot”. Then subsequently seeing both gentlemen weeks later (Benji with Dub War at a European Festival and Paul D in a Walthamstow chippie) wearing my band’s beanie hats, I was stupidly chuffed.

I’m a steering wheel drummer.

34 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Are you taking requests?

Try one of those Xotic Pro basses and let me know what they are like. Ta.

Im definitely trying one out.

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

We had one last Friday in The Valleys...

It was a nasty rainy night, we drove 1.5 hours to get there. And played a pretty decent set, bar fupping up our last song (it's a cover so it didn't matter 😁) to 10 very enthusiastic people. Which I spose is better than playing to 1000 indifferent people! Then we drove home, which took a shade less than 1hr20...

Still, at least my Parker bass got an outing!

 

A quality t-shirt there Sir.

Is this still for sale?

Now then., I’m driving and I’m a man of leisure. Apart from next Tuesday and Wednesday I am free seven days a week so between you work out a day we can all make, because my answer to all suggestions will be ‘I’m free!’.