Frank Blank

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!

Just rewatching this series again, second time around it’s even better.

During my meaningless wanderings around the parish I find myself looking more and more at random pieces of wood or broken down wooden things and wondering if I can sequestrate said timber on @Jabba_the_gut‘s behalf. I wish I knew more about wood/timber in order to be more discerning and actually purloin some lumber rather than gaze thoughtfully at it.

I have been discussing a stealth fretless build with @Jabba_the_gut but the more I look at this thread the more I think I’d just like a matching fretless!

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing but I think that’s because I totally ignored the songs, or rather none of them did anything musically or lyrically that aroused the slightest interest. Also I was waiting for Madonna, I’m hardly what you’d call a fan but as her career is on the downslope and this was a worldwide broadcast I thought she might do something radical or even controversial, unfortunately not, in fact she just blended quite well into the unremarkable pap.

7 minutes ago, gjones said:

There's very little I can see, in people's lists, that was recorded in the 21st century.

You are right, one of my always there albums, recorded in 2017 English Tapas - Sleaford Mods, best album for years.

3 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Reign in blood - Slayer

Dragline - PAW

Two superb albums right there...

This is wild, loving it.

7 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

It's something you can always count on round here...

...despite the repercussions.

*waves*

Fender Kingman is the loudest acoustic bass I’ve ever played but I’m afraid I agree with most commenters on this thread, I don’t think it’ll be heard above the other instruments/voices you are performing with. Get a small amp and you suddenly get a much wider choice.

3 hours ago, owen said:

I got the impression that the Alix is a single channel version of the Felix (sorry if I am starting internet folklore here). In which case it is a lovely preamp. The Felix would have shown you what the Alix would do. In this kind of situation I would be all "distance selling" buy it to try it and then send it back for a full refund if it is not for me.

I’m an idiot not to have tried the Felix out...

13 hours ago, owen said:

I have a Felix. I had it at the Bass Bash.

Sorry, you did not want to hear that.

I saw the Felix but that has a channel for pugging the instrument into and one for a mic from the instrument in order to blend signals, I think? I don’t need the mic so I assumed the Alize would be the way to go?

1 minute ago, bartelby said:

The custom shop do some nice stuff too. Here's my CS '68 with authentic relic'ing. 

That’s a quality van, right there.

I don’t know why but just this last week of two I’ve been wondering how a Fender P would feel to play, never liked the look of them, always preferred a jazz or even an Aerodyne. I’m a five minute walk from PMT, it’s lunch break...

3 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

Cheers Frank. No rush - got plenty to do!! Got a certain neck that is getting shaped this week...

Squeeee deluxe.

Damn. I’m still kicking myself for forgetting those pieces of wood. Need to get them to you soon!

*waves*

Anyone..?

I am considering replacing my Fishman Platinum Pro preamp with the Grace Designs Alix. Now my usual MO is to just buy the thing I want without doing any comparison but not this time, well, not if at all possible that is. So, does anyone out there own a Grace Designs Alix, Felix or Bix that I can try or does anyone have experience of the Grace Designs preamps in comparison with the Fishman? Also, if I do go for the Alix, this will mean getting a separate compressor as the Fishman has one built in (already talking myself out of the Alix). I have no complaints about the Fishman, I’m just wondering if the Alix is really going to be noticeably superior?

Any thoughts or opinions welcome.

Welcome! Your carpet/wallpaper combo is giving me acid flashbacks man. Keep playing, whatever you do, just keep playing.

1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said:

I know when I'm beaten

(but like a Phoenix.....maybe, just maybe) 

Rubbish, your builds are just glorious.