Frank Blank

3 hours ago, Bafflegab said:

I want it to store and organise my own pick collection!

You, Sir, are a born librarian and that’s a compliment.

1 hour ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

So that's the one I think I will go with.

Yes, definitely.

Just now, PaulFenderJazz said:

Thanks for that, I tried out the Revelation so I’m au fait with the string spacing on bass 6s, plus I used to play classic guitar and regular electric back in the day, so i’m prepared for both pick and finger style on narrow string spacing 😀

Cool beans. 

18 minutes ago, PaulFenderJazz said:

Thanks for the feedback: based on Cosmo Valdemar and White Cloud input on this again, the Ibanez SRC6 and the Squier look front runners, for around the 350 mark, or the HB as a super cheap trial for the concept

Just be aware of the narrow string spacing on the SRC6. You are welcome to try mine before you make your mind up.

3 minutes ago, Punkviking said:

Interesting to hear, I searched through a few articles on my favourite bass players  (ie Cliff Burton, Jerry only and Lemmy) and the guages they use and they're all lower then mine, although my hands are fairly large being 6-3 and delivering furniture for a living.

I'm guessing I'm looking to find something that would give me the fluidity of a normal guitar but I expect that comes with time and practice.

I think most (not all) people, like me, just assume certain gauges are for certain styles of music but as @Dazed absolutely correctly suggests your playing style in combination with the string gauge will ultimately define the final sound. Only way to really find out is to try ‘em.

I know this sounds whack but I used to have really light gauge strings (don’t know the exact sizes but they were the lightest they had in stock at The Bass Centre when I bought the bass) on a Jaydee Supernatural. I used this inappropriate bass with it’s inappropriately light gauge strings to play in a heavy goth band and subsequently a really heavy and fast thrash metal band. It sounded great though, drop D in the thrash band, real clarity but still plenty of depth. I find the lighter gauges easier to play (small fingers here). Latterly I was convinced to use a different bass with heavier strings but I was never really happy, that initial setup was ideal for me. No doubt my experience is a freaky outlier but there you go.  

1 hour ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

I've also made the cavity cover template a little tighter fitting so there is a little less gap around it (wasn't masses around the original, I'm just being picky!!) so I'll make the new cover tomorrow.

Don’t stop being picky! It’s what makes your basses superb and me a customer.

2 hours ago, Teebs said:

Thanks Frank, but I fear that the LeanHombré is correct, and I am not one of those blessed enough to wear a hat with style.

Fortunately, I make up for this by having bags of style in other areas!

You just haven’t found the correct style as yet, try on everything, even Tupperware, after all, look at Devo.

If you want to get ahead, get a hat.

1 hour ago, DJpullchord said:

Why are you all so angry?

Because we are being left behind by a world that we no longer understand nor like, it's the same, generation after generation. I no longer understand nor like the things that the youth dig, why interact with it? It’s not for us. We are no longer ‘cutting edge’, I’d venture we’re not even relevant. I’m content doing my own thing, very little of which would be understood nor appreciated by young people, that’s ok, it’s the natural order of things.

Nick Cave Q&A gig at The Dome Brighton. During the questions someone said they lived in Nick Cave’s old flat and could he tell them where the stopcock was, which he duly did. Splendid.

50 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Probably hear it anyway - just leave a window open  

You must be just down the road from me!

8 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

I do like an Antigua bass

Is that the Jazz bass that Foals bass player is using?

Unlike my usual taste (whatever the hell that is?) I’m really enjoying Michael Kiwanuka. As @Dankology pointed out earlier, lovely bass sound from a full Fender set up (I’m assuming his bass is a Fender?)

Instead of saying definitely I’ll stick with hopefully attending this time.

6 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Well done Paul. Great to see you tonight. 

@Frank Blank & @Greg Edwards69, were you there?

I’m afraid not, unforeseen circumstances, gutted, actually.

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

What, not even the riff from XYZ?

If you are referring to the band Rush there then I’m afraid, as someone who has never heard the band, the meaning is lost on me!

16 minutes ago, Oldman said:

Am I missing something? When is this?

2nd May 2020, no rush...

With the help of the excellent @Reggaebass I'm listening to heaps of dub at the moment, a current fave...

Damnation. I’ve been after one of these for yonks, but it and sell it to me!

That reply is, like, the best thing evah.

*waves*