SpondonBassed

It shows what can be achieved with a little thought and a suitable donor bass. I think you did well to keep it simple yet dependable. I wish you many years of happy use from it.

Speak for yourself! I only said that we should not that I would... I am perfectly happy to carry on shouting at squirrels and Fender evangelists. Let me enjoy my dotage please. I love my Hohner. That's fighting talk. Oh okay. Fair enough. It's a valid point and it means that Cuzzie and me are still cool. Plus... Hohner paddle basses don't fall over because of the two strap buttons. They aren't going to get the usual knocks and dings as a result. They keep their finish a bit better. Is tw4tting zombies about the head with a bass a recognised relicising technique then?

I'll do the test later when I can run it through the living room amp. In the meantime it reminds me how I used to be able to hear the chirps of bats when I was in my early teens. Later I worked in the aviation industry around commercial jet engines. We were always provided with hearing protection. I know I have lost some of the higher frequencies due to normal ageing but I have also been an all weather motorcyclist for twenty five years. I've done hundreds of hours of motorway riding with no fairing nor ear plugs and I now have tinnitus. It will be interesting to follow through with the test here. More later...

Using the word turdburst is where you may be going astray. It is a somewhat yet not entirely abstract description of the colours on one particular variation of a well known bit of popular Americana. Me? I think that colour scheme looks more like someone has prolapsed rather badly onto a big sheet of blotting paper and then put a sheet of tortoiseshell down in a poor attempt to cover up the stain. There is no doubt that we both should seek professional advice.

Good job it wasn't in Braille.

My Steinberger XT25 had roundwounds from new and I kept popping the B string over the edge of the frets until I got used to the feel of it. I put flats on and it seemed to be a better balance of string gauges across the five of them. The B was less inclined to pop over the edge. The flats seemed to suit the humbucker/neck through combination. I don't look for a lot of treble in my rigs. I am old but I am not an old slapper! Like you, I bought an 18 inch Trace cab. I can't say what it's like at gig volumes but I have it as the extension cab to my Ashdown combo with its 15 inch cone. It's wonderful at the volumes I practice at. If you get the chance I'd love to hear what you think of it through the eighteen incher at full blast, as it were.

Cheers! We're quite optimistic. Whilst not expecting miracles, we can see a bit more scope for mobility because Jack's been doing his physio therapy for the last few weeks. As he was a national weight lifting competitor in his time, he is no stranger to reps and regular training sessions so it's going well. In addition, he is to be assessed at the falls clinic later in the week. We hope to understand what triggers his falls from this and make improvements to his treatment. Also we have had a kind offer of help already. I'm darned if I'm going to let the opportunity to attend slip by. Jack enjoyed it a lot last year too so he's got a goal to pull him through.

I'll put you down as slightly ambivalent then.

Wireless connection. Play with the band but with the rig in the car park.

It might be a diabetic dog... you don't know.

Aw man! That bolt is the coolest bodge I have seen this century.

It's a school night remember and Mama Don't Allow no Bass in this Place.

Bless you. Have a fisherman's friend.

Gosh, that thins out dramatically. Not only could you kill a dinosaur with it... you could also dig a big hole to bury it in with that spade of a headstock! Have you some more photos of that please?

Looks like it's been dusted with cocoa powder. Sweet.

The vision is becoming reality. I couldn't appreciate fully what you had in mind between you until this last lot of images. Ee it's grand. What is it about the colour purple and musicians? I mean... dark pink is just not the same. PS: I wonder if you'd both consider a follow up in five years time, all being well? I'd love to see images detailing how the ageing process affects this bass.

I'm glad to hear that you aren't using whatever screws come to hand. It's so easy to get let down by poorly made screws. Sometimes it can ruin an otherwise "perfect" build to have to drill out sheared screws or replace chewed up screwheads.

I like it because it is tactile and that helps my fretting hand find first position accurately.

Volute

Welcome Orphious. Which Ibby have you got? A 215 eh? Nice.

Yeah. Derby is a bit far to travel just for a go on a cheap Steiny. If however you fancy the Midlands Bass Bash in May I hope to attend with my B2A anyway and now I'm going to take the Steiny along as well. If you or anyone else in attendance wants to compare them I am happy to let you have a good old noodle. Of the two, only the Spirit has a low B. I suspect that the B2A was a higher spec relative to the Spirit within their respective catalogues. I certainly think the Hohner is the better instrument all 'round. It will be interesting to hear what folk think in general. If you've not been to a Bass Bash before, I can recommend it as a friendly place to put faces to some of the screen names here and to see basses and amps that aren't usually available in the showrooms. (There's usually cake available and all).

No. These are Men on the Moon:-

That's a very nice bass. When you see what it came from, it's all the more remarkable. Good work.

Jim Morrison's Back Door Man had me convinced that he'd lost his front door keys for quite a while.

(peeps out from within bunker but says nothing before slowly battening down the shutters for the duration.)