Frank Blank

I’m in Harlow rehearsing tomorrow (18th).

Just now, Frank Blank said:

The left of the two ‘knob blocks’, ahem, looks like it will match the top and back of the bass. How do you remove the cavity cover when it’s held on magnetically, if indeed that’s what you intend for this bass?

Damn I’ve just seen the magnets, sorry. I think I was trying to get one of the magnetic cavity covers off a bass you had at the last Bash and I couldn’t do it, why I didn’t ask you then is beyond me.

The left of the two ‘knob blocks’, ahem, looks like it will match the top and back of the bass. How do you remove the cavity cover when it’s held on magnetically, if indeed that’s what you intend for this bass?

I have only ever attended festivals working as a tech and even then I was away from them as soon as possible.

*waves*

46 minutes ago, Brook_fan said:

I rather foolishly thought that acoustic bass guitar had a future as a solo instrument in the world of folk music.  I gave up!  However, at the weekend, following a recommendation from a friend who saw thus guy at Wimborne folk festival, I might need a rethink. Stunning song this, with superb vocals. But it’s the bass I’m mesmerised by- simple but highly effective in my view

 

Phew, it’s actually a relief to see someone else using a capo on bass.

Yes.

2 hours ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

Not much chance to progress as much as I hoped over the past couple of weeks but this week should be better! I need to get the neck sanding finished and get on with the frets.....

You can’t hurry good work.

Oh lord that’s a real beauty...

7 minutes ago, bartelby said:

Stuart Morrow is so underrated!

What a player.

@Reggaebass posting some old school reggae got me listening to...

Which also made me want to listen to some bang up to date school!

Laika Come Home by Gorillaz vs Spacemonkeyz, best (very recent) reggae I’ve heard.

4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

God this brings back so many memories.

The ‘Poly’ bit of the TC Polytune is erratic and inaccurate at best, so get a Unitune which is cheaper and just as good in single string mode. I swear by them.

35 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

A little more to do but nearly there!

Stupidly excited!

32 minutes ago, Greefy67 said:

I’m renting from the village vicar. He likes it, I can’t change it. It’s a roof while I get my life back together after a messy divorce. Beggars can’t be choosers 😂

Dude, I sure wasn't criticising that wallpaper, it's simply epic.

I’m in.

1 hour ago, owen said:

Ha! Who would do such a thing?

Moi.

31 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

You would have liked I think

I’m sure I would but I’m an idiot for buying things on reputation without trying them out first so I’m definitely trying one first.

6 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

Did you try @owens Felix at the bass bash? 

3 minutes ago, owen said:

Sadly not. Ho hum 

No I bloody didn’t, nor did I try @bassace‘s at last year’s South East Bass Bash, I failed twice.

6 minutes ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

Absolutely.  I've been aware of amp modelling for some time but just didn't 'get it'.  I didn't quite get the value of running an amp modeller into a bass amp and cab which has it's own voice (even when using the fx return).  An frfr speaker was the missing link and now it all makes sense.  I've now got a bunch of classic amp sounds at my fingertips (or toes) and I know they'll sound pretty much identical to the real thing.

I’m yet to try amp modelling. I play acoustic basses that were purchased purely on their un-amplified tone and when I do amplify them I don’t use and effects apart from a touch of compression. I’m havering at the moment between purchasing a Helix Stomp or a Grace Designs Alix. I get the feeling that I wouldn’t use 95% of the Helix’s functionality but I’m sure I’d have fun playing about with it whereas the Alix appears to be the best type of preamp for my basses and band but it’s expensive for what is essentially my bass EQ. I think I’d like to try amp models though, who knows it might be a whole new world!

5 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

I love this thread. Not so long ago, I was being shot down at the prospect of not using a bass rig as a bass rig.

Thank for the tech Gods for change! 😛

I agree totally, this thread has been a real eye opener for me and has changed my entire outlook on bass amplification. Finally I’ve got the pure tone from my basses that I’ve been looking for for decades!

I’m still holding out for two band names featuring new town graffiti from my home town. One was a car park sign with the word ‘slagbonce’ sprayed across hence...

Slagbonce Car Park

...and the other just two words sprayed on the wall of an underpass...

President Youslags

...one day I’ll be in one of those bands.

57 minutes ago, TKenrick said:

...but I've found that working with a fixed pitch reference has been invaluable in getting my intonation together on upright, so I don't see why it wouldn't translate to fretless

It does. I use this method a lot.

54 minutes ago, charic said:

And as FRFR apostle I'm sure you'd appreciate that we have both a Kemper and Helix in the band

Strangely I actually wrote a song called Petrichor prior to joining the band, which musically fits the band perfectly.  The odds of that have to be between slim and none!

Petrichor, Kemper & Helix, my new firm of solicitors, there.

One of my favorite words in the English language and you have it as a band name, excellent!