SpondonBassed

Are you sure that they could? LB has a vast repertoire of guitar faces.

I won't listen to them willingly either. The mute button is used every time. BBC claim not to advertise yet they use advertising tactics to promote their own stuff. The promotions are just as disruptive as commercials. There are no winners.

Perhaps. No matter what the neck is like, my walking bassline always limps.

I seem to recall on one of the endurneck video clips that a thicker neck was, dare I say it, good for metal. Joking aside, it seems to suit the more technical players because of the flats on the back of the neck. Anyone looking for a Jazz neck will be disappointed. This bass will inspire a LOT of original thinking and some new ideas.

She's great. She puts some real grit into the mix.

A whole note up from standard bass tuning then. Does that fit better with your background in brass then?

Not a tip for the bar staff then? Hahahahahaha. Proof that weed makes you stoopid.

Cool. You are right about the DIY thing. I used to enjoy being able to avoid garage charges and c o c k ups. Doing my own maintenance was not an issue as a time served aircraft mechanic. Once ABS and software became commonplace I lost much of the interest that had kept me at it full time.

Pioneering stuff! Love it.

It's getting exiting now. Newtone are local to me. He's done me a set of five DBEs that I could get nowhere else. Yay!

An anglophile eh? They can't hang you for it these days can they? Re; Triumph 'bikes. They have changed a lot with John Bloor taking on the brand back in the eighties and opening the first new generation factory in Hinckley in the early nineties. They aren't the sort of 'bikes you'd fix by the kerbside with a screwdriver and a packet of cigarette papers any more. Have you tried one of the Hinckley Triumphs yet? That's a lovely replica. Have you any clips of it being played?

Welcome Zapdady. You needn't worry. We all know the answer to that one... GAS. Some of the great bassists have started out in the horn section too. Have fun. PS: Do you tune down to E flat?

That's a huge inside view of your development process. Thanks. Multi course individually adjustable saddles must be basic to how well the bass plays above the twelfth. Nice metalwork. I especially like the test bed body. I suppose you will make a newer body derived from the findings above? PS; in the UK you'd risk an arrest for indecent behaviour if you were seen playing with your whanger in public.

I'm tending that way myself.

Right on. If I ever find myself living in a place by myself, I won't miss it. Internet telly won't be missed because I have never nor will I ever chase that dragon.

Thanks for that. I larfed. (Mainly because it worries me to think I may never be able to buy a "dumb" telly ever again.)

I'm too young to remember those but thanks for filling a gap in my knowledge.

Oh yeah. The enormous suit. It was a great poke at the yuppies of the time with their shoulder padded suit jackets and rolled up sleeves.

It may be a messy job but the result is worth it. Bug + Rug = Snug

He was down with the kids (urgh, never thought I'd have to type that phrase) though with his lickle bit o' shredding now and again. That was when I stopped being the slightest bit interested.

Aha! So you're the one who liked MS. Heeheehee

Thank you. Talking Heads were one of my favourite acts of the eighties. Their hits are like milestones in my memory as they accompanied major steps forward in my development upon leaving home for good. For example; the Gate Theatre at the head of O'Connell Street in Dublin showed the film Stop Making Sense every weekend for what seemed like months when it came out. People would attend and behave as if the Heads were performing live for them. I went once myself and found lots of people were going each weekend. That was a life affirming experience for an early twenties lad such as me. I liked Tom Tom Club too but I felt it was a distraction from the main Talking Heads vibe. It also felt like the two bands co-existed on an uneasy basis. That one film was a masterpiece in its simplicity. From the minute it started you were in the audience. The complete lack of narration and visual prompts made the experience even more real. It was the next best thing to being there and in some way it was better because of the choice camera shots. I'd imagine it was not nearly as easy to make as it was to watch. I'd like to see it in the cinema again but the feelings of oneness with everyone and the consequent buzz can never be recaptured. I'll probably end up buying it on Blu-ray or DVD audio.

I bet you know who killed J R Ewing and all. Let's not blame any of the Scots for destroying Dr Who when we all know who really killed the Dr. Seen leaving the scene of the crime having cleared the way for former associate Chris Evans to step up. The ginger one had lost interest by the time Ms Piper had done the deed and we then got a perky young Scot who could charm the knickers off a washing line at thirty paces. I really liked Christopher 'Eck and all. But I'm not bitter about it all.

Those who choose to stay in on a Saturday night are treated much the same as daytime viewers. Not wanting to be derogatory or anything but when considering who makes up the daytime TV audience, the broadcasters must keep the lowest common denominator in mind. The term dumbing down describes this. As someone who won't pay more than licence fee for telly, I find little of value during daytime and weekends but my STB hard disk stores the out-of-hours things that are of interest. PPV and paid subscriptions are about the best way to get your specialist interests covered. You pay for it. When I did that, I reckoned the paid service was advertising at me even more than the free channels so I stopped being a mug and gave it up as a big bag of commercial shyte. The so-called premium shows get sold onto many of the free channels down the line anyway. It's really only the early adopters who feel they need to pay for this stuff.

When you get settled in, we'd love to see photos. Check this part of the forum; Bass Guitars Currently, searching the section for "Austin Hatchet" finds no results.