SpondonBassed

Welcome Hardpuncher. Lots of tweaky-tweaky to be found here. Repairs and Technical Build Diaries

Yeah. Flipperty Gibbert! I mean; what's wrong with stringing it from the house to the back fence FFS?

Welcome Kevin.

Welcome to the forum.

Young man, you're too burley whirly.

I like that a lot better. Simple = reliable and easy to fix if things go wrong.

Then what finish will be on the surface that the shuttle slides upon? I'm just thinking that a single screw thread might allow the shuttle to bind with some finishes if it is even slightly out of alignment with its guide channel. Twin screw threads would help but they would also ruin a simple and effective idea because they'd have to be connected so as to turn in unison.

What sort of linear bearings will the shuttle run on? I'm assuming plain from your diagram.

I think someone mentioned above. Reward yourself with an upgrade when you've achieved something significant with your current bass. I only bought my first pedal last year. I played a bit in the eighties and then took it back up less than ten years ago. You'll be fine.

Is prog still a cult thing? If so I'd suggest that accessibility for the mass listening public would demand familiar sounds to keep less interested parties as followers. Yes has to be one of the better known prog bands of all time. I thought I was into prog because I liked Mike Oldfield but I was only scratching the surface as it turns out. I.T. has made it possible for me to time travel back to the other artists' recordings and expand my appreciation somewhat. Oldfield's bass was quite hooky in my opinion. I don't know of many who adopted his sound.

Gonads! (That isn't something I'd encourage cheerleaders to shout at a football game by the way.)

...and a fan of Rick Dees. Welcome Alan.

When I got paid for writing, I got to the stage that I could remember abstract stuff only until I wrote it down. I'd have to re-read to recall otherwise. I suppose it was an instinctive thing to learn to cope with lots of technical knowledge that had to be presented to a variety of semi-skilled workers to a deadline. Sometimes it's a handicap to me now that I am semi-retired.

That always worked for me with vocals when I was a chorister. I'm not so bad with my current bass set but I've had that for a long time. With the choir I'd write the first vocal phrase of each number in the set and craftily pocket the crib-sheet. It doesn't work unless you are partially hidden in the rows behind. Front row choristers have to be bang-on or risk being outed as thickoes.

Try listening back to stuff you played in the eighties when you had the lend of a lefty but played it right-handed. That's my excuse for not remembering the lines I played then. They weren't that complicated either.

Given that you've mentioned a project with a CF neck a while back, I'd say go for it. I should think that the right resin should wear well. Remind me. Is the neck to be fretted? Regarding the resin used - a consideration might be; how stable is it over an extended period? Exposure to fingertip oils and other contaminants might soften or otherwise damage the surface over time.

Welcome to Basschat's Home for Incurable GAS Sufferers Nicolas. You'll fit right in.

I've been reading recently that John Lennon was frequently unable to remember his own lyrics. I don't feel so bad forgetting everyone else's basslines now.

I've got a fifteen in the Toneman. Ta anyways heeheehee.

If you really need the G5, you could replace the first string with an appropriate gauge and tune it to B3 instead of the conventional G3. Then relearn your lines. Why would you miss the top four semi-tones? What tunes use them?

I'd love to attend again. I'm not committing until nearer the time however. Jack will attend if possible and all things being well we will have his car to travel in. That said, it is usually filled with mobility support equipment so I don't plan on bringing any combos unless someone lets me know (via this topic or a PM) that they'd like a good old go on a Laney RB3 or an Ashdown Toneman 300 with an eighteen inch Trace Elliot Cab. If that's the case I may revisit your kind offer Andy, cheers. For JEBroad's planning purposes, consider me pencilled-in until further notice.

Love it.

It is and all!

Welcome Johnny.

It's beautiful how you've got that cut through the demarcation layers.