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Just checking the one that didn’t work yesterday... Woo hoo! This new gaff of yours ped and charic... cool place!

Magnifique! Tres auto! Tres facile! Didn't seem to be working for me last night but that was beyond easy...! And no need to edit out that pesky little “s”. Woo hoo! Well, this thread’s a bit redundant now.

With the “s”

I’ll second, third and fourth these sentiments! Well done guys!

Thris song by the lovely Thea Gilmore would get my vote... http://youtu.be/7qQAE794uvoI do like Aimee Mann’s weird Indie meets Hawaiian meets Native American meets cabaret approach to the classics on her One More Drifter in the Snow album...http://youtu.be/kyBOS4t4AHAhttp://youtu.be/WjRXupOsE7A

Yes, I saw that latest title pop up and thought... “Ah, this’ll be a video about the things you need to properly think about and address if you want to transition effectively to a sixer...” and so it proved to be. Like others have said, he makes a proportion of his living by attracting clicks on YouTube and it’s just the nature of the social media world that “Why six string bass sucks!” will get more views than, “Foundational left and right hand muting techniques and note placement applications for beginner and intermediate six string bass players”. Doesn’t make the Social Media Vlogger/clickbait style any less annoying for those older than 21 years old but at least there is a solid and logical reason for it. Bottom line, Scott is very good at 2 things, bass teaching and social media marketing/monetisation. More power to him. Tho I reserve the right to temporary differing views when being spammed by his bots on Facebook!

This song by the lovely Thea Gilmore would get my vote... http://youtu.be/7qQAE794uvo I do like Aimee Mann’s weird Indie meets Hawaiian meets Native American meets cabaret approach to the classics on her One More Drifter in the Snow album... http://youtu.be/kyBOS4t4AHA http://youtu.be/WjRXupOsE7A

There was a fair bit of "Let's Stick Together" in that HFB tune intro... along with the T-Rex and sub-Iggy Pop influences...

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1509706491' post='3401011'] I think there's probably a difference between one's dream bass and one's perfect bass. I probably own my perfect bass/basses with my custom Maruszczyks, but I've always lusted after a Mk 1, Wal, fretless. However, given that I'm not great with heavy basses, this might not turn out to be what I've dreamt of, but I'd be happy to find out [/quote] [quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1509709336' post='3401058'] Agreed! The Wal would surely be close to the top of my wish list but I'd have to wind the clock back at least a couple of decades to be able to gig it [/quote] Paul’s making some great lower weight basses at the mo... just specify on ordering. He had a wonderful featherlight Mk3 at the SE Bass Bash last year... hint, hint...

Lucky enough to play mine!

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1509382082' post='3398475'] Hey groove-hacker! I will show you two notes that will completely overhaul how you play! Plz send PayPal... [/quote] OK, so it’s 3 in the morning and I just got up to have a wee, that’s why I’m whispering, so I thought I’d just go commando... Commando? Guerilla? Gorilla? Ah, whatever man... And take the chance to tell you about this amazing new course we’re ...

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1509382082' post='3398475'] Hey groove-hacker! I will show you two notes that will completely overhaul how you play! Plz send PayPal... [/quote] Yeah, show me those bad boys!

...then get a load of this bargain being sold on Reverb by Tony Levin... https://reverb.com/item/6989695-mxr-csp-026-phase-90-used-on-peter-gabriel-king-crimson-tracks-1970s-and-1980s-owned-by-ton I’ll have three!

British Sea Power playing at a corporate function about six years ago. No one’s wardrobe was ever so indie... No gig setting was ever less...

Well I bought this bass in about 1992 and have used it on a weekly basis ever since... does that count?

I’ve got an old Fylde Octavius bouzouki (which is really much more of an octave mandola than a traditional bouzouki). The sound of the double course stringing is lovely and resonant. Beautiful sound. I keep telling myself I should get it out and play it more often. Like others I find mandolins just too fiddly, the string spacing on the mandola/bouzouki is just right!

PS the desk has knobs on too. This just means you can carry those knobs around with you and lots of you can twiddle the knobs from wherever they are at the same time.

The digital desk we have at church also lets you mix remotely via iPad. Great as a muso as it allows all the band to set and tweak their own monitor mixes etc. We’ve got a Soundcraft desk which uses an app called ViSiRemote but I think most digital desks offer this these days. Obviously I’m not linked to the actual desk now but here are some examples of the sort of functionality you get from the remote app... Great invention!

Great to see this post. Dave Bainbridge is an amazing musician whether on keys or guitar or strange multi stringed instrument. First saw him playing with Adrian Snell back in about 1988 and then have been a huge fan of Iona since one of their very first gigs at Greenbelt when I sat on the grass gobsmacked at the sounds they were making. The fact I was sitting right in front of Nick Beggs as he played Chapman Stick didn’t hurt either! Definitely credit where credit’s due. And a top bloke on the occasions I’ve met him face to face. And yes, Lay Down is a fantastic pop/rock/prog tune!

[quote name='JohnFitzgerald' timestamp='1508599045' post='3393220'] (Mayones won't tell me anything. They really don't say much at all about making these). [/quote] [quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1508604310' post='3393284'] It's definitely a stunner! I wonder how the re-branding came to be. Was it an old Mayones that didn't sell, or was it commissioned directly to be branded Fame? And why are they so reluctant to talk about it? [/quote] [quote name='JohnFitzgerald' timestamp='1508686114' post='3393774'] I wouldn't know ho it came to be, but suspect it's been commissioned to be made as Fame. I don't that they're reluctant to talk about it, as such, however, you really won't find much online other than a comment that they're made in the "M Guitars Manufactory in Danzig". My own suspicions are that if you're making instruments for someone and they're selling for really quite a bit less than your own brand, you'd keep relatively quiet about it. Just my thoughts. Here's a pic from Mayone website from the 2005 NAMM show - looks the same to me, with the exception of the pickups. [attachment=256028:2005-namm-show-first-mayones-namm.jpg] [/quote] There’s a bit of blurb/puff about the Fame Brand and this bass on the DV247 site from a couple of years ago which gives some context... “The Fame brand is relatively new in the UK and its ‘straight from the factory to the retailer’ model results in low prices throughout its extensive catalog, particularly the made in China guitars, basses, amps and PA gear which offer cash-strapped musicians a chance to get on stage for a comparatively small outlay. Not everything the brand retails is sourced in the Far East though; Fame also offers a range of guitars and basses built in the Mayones factory in Gdansk in Poland, where instruments are hand crafted by a small team of experienced builders who specialize in non-automated building methods in their relatively small factory. There is no computer controlled machinery at all; the woodworking, spraying and finishing are all done by hand. These methods result in a certain level of individualisation in the finishes and pickup choice and any instrument can be customized to order.” http://magazine.dv247.com/2015/03/23/fame-baphomet-6-nt-bass-review/

Bubinga and ovankol/shedua are closely related woods - different varieties of the Guibourtia species Guibourtia arnoldiana is Bubinga while Guibourtia ehie is ovangkol/shedua. Don’t often see that sort of flaming used with bubinga in instruments though it is a known pattern. Wal have used that sort of flame as a feature of their shedua tops. One of the wonderful things that a photo doesn’t show is how the flame seems to extend below the surface of the wood and how it shimmers and changes under lights. It is quite stunning and you’re really lucky to have such a beautiful bass. Here’s my shedua topped Wal sitting under some modest stage lighting... More woods info here... http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/wal-woods-part-2-bodies.html

My first reaction would probably to put on a white pearl plate but that tort looks great. I had much the same colour one on my natural ash Frankenjazz and loved it.

Well done guys. A fantastic day and a fantastic result. Looking forward to next year already.

Once you've got your software up and running and all your sheets loaded up, consider getting a blu-tooth pedal to "turn the pages". It will seem like a hugely unnecessary luxury but you can't underestimate how useful the ability to page turn with a tap of your foot while keeping both hands on your instrument can be. So much more smooth than trying to swipe quickly before you miss a beat.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1508271908' post='3391074'] Me too. Maybe a West Sussex/Hampshire bash could be in order...? 😊 [/quote] It could be a Basschat South Coast Soirée! But in the daytime...