SpondonBassed

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1504614023' post='3366050'] Who wouldn't try to strangle the trombonist? [/quote] [muted] Wha! Wha! Whaa.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1504612749' post='3366037'] [color=#ff0000][b][font=open-sans, sans-serif][size=4]He was eventually led away from the party and accompanied home by an armed friend wearing night vision goggles.[/size][/font][/b][/color] [font=open-sans, sans-serif][color=#000000][size=4]That is one of the all-time great sentences about bass playing.[/size][/color][/font] [/quote] I was just about to post that same quote when I thought I'd better read through. It's good because everyone has a friend like that, don't they? I'm assuming the bassist is the armed and stealthy one.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sponge-Wooden-Handle-Glitter-Application/dp/B00IJ7DE90?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffnt-uk-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00IJ7DE90 With tremolo...?

I especially like that polo mints are a part of the creative process. The headstock looks good.

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1504425603' post='3364688'] Yes it was cheesy, but it wont be possible in 10 years time so glad they did it. Watching is not compulsory! [/quote] For me it was. My experience of some of the artists is lacking and in your own words, it wont be possible in 10 years time. Like I say, I wont repeat the experience.

[quote name='Oldman' timestamp='1504355659' post='3364337'] Having seen the Stax Roadshow in the mid 60's with Booker T, Duck Dunn, Steve the Colonel and the Bar Quays, Arthur Conley, Sam and Dave I was disappointed and agree with the consensus about Mr Chuckles, he's sh1te. Walking the Dog what's that all about? In September '66 I was privelaged to be on the set of Ready Steady Go when Otis Redding headed up the Stax Band, there is no substitute for the original Artists, but Bev did a good job. I watched some of the last half, I will watch it all before consigning it to room 1001. [/quote] Bev is worth mentioning, I agree. She was a good element in the mix.

Don't forget that you need reliable eyesight for the stave too. Reading at 140 BPM? I'd struggle at 60!

On 6music now, Tom Robinson's had lots of requests for the Dan.

Sad news. I think Tom Robinson's got the Dan on the 6music playlist by popular demand this evening. On now.

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1504381804' post='3364551'] I did wick in some thin CA glue. Massive overkill probably. My guess is the threaded inserts are many times stronger than woodscrews. I started using them becuase my wife is Italian and we travel quite a lot back and forth, so I thought I might be taking a neck off frequently. As it turns out I now have a 16 month daughter so thoughts of doing anything in Italy other than running round after her then collapsing in exhaustion have vanished....there is nothing less relaxing than holidaying with a toddler.. [/quote] I'd say over engineering is fine and acceptable. In that neck root area especially. It's not overkill given that you intended to dismantle more frequently than would be expected. It's great to hear your daughter gets a multi-cultural experience already. My friend's just had twins and knowing her she'll have them with her visiting her school mate in Turkey before Christmas.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1504378339' post='3364535'] Some of that was the work of the marvellous 'Peter Knight' and his Orchestrations, but yes I agree, it all worked very well. He was a very serious musician. [url="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461032/"]http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461032/[/url] Always had a soft spot for the Moody Blues, they released some excellent music. [/quote] That's an impressive list of work on IMDB. Orchestration was pretty good on TV late sixties and early seventies when I was impressionable. I am haunted by some of the strings and brass arrangements of the time with people like Petula Clark.

Good one. I assume the setting up was uneventful. On mine I had to open out a bridge hole for example.

Good hack on the machine heads. They do look like large baseplates. Is the headstock smaller than usual somehow?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1504333884' post='3364122'] 'Learning the song' is one of the issues, surely. If you read dots and are playing for an MD who writes great charts, you don't need to 'learn the song'. If I do a show, I will often get just one band call/rehearsal before Showtime. No time to'learn the songs'. [/quote] That's a good point too. I am constantly aiming to increase my repertoire. There will never be a situation where I am physically capable of sight reading let alone wanting to.

I have a surround version of Seventh Sojourn (1972). It's always played loud. The dynamic range in the recording demands it. The band were always able to make the marriage of electric band with orchestra work while many others felt at odds.

I recorded it. The sound dropped out during the intro and I missed some of the names. It may or may not have been a local error. I thought it was a good tribute in that some of the older participants were allowed to be involved when they were clearly in need of care. There were nice reminders of the tunes but none of the renditions gave me an urge to get up from my seat other than to make tea during [i]Walking the Dog[/i]. That was only recognizable from the music. I don't know what was going on with it vocally. It made no sense to me at all. I felt it was more a self serving performance than a respectful tribute to Stax Records. I wouldn't watch it again by choice. Compulsory viewing but only the once for me.

I shouldn't worry too much Andy. I am sure that worse mistakes have been made by top notch luthiers on occasion. They're just not mentioned. That or the botched bits lend themselves to alternative projects in some way.

Despite the set backs, I like the look of it. That second photo with a reflection in the back of the body of the stone building is impressive. (Wink) - Are you sure you didn't photo shop that?

Nice choice of internal wrenching neck bolts and countersunk washers. Did you use any bonding agent with the inserts?

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1504129113' post='3362933'] Mrs itsmedunc would take that off me and give it to our dogs! They already rule the rest of the house anyway! Looks like it's coming along nicely though. Rehearsals at home are a great idea. We were using an electric kit and a Jamhub for a while. Worked really well with very little noise. Of course, the lead guitarist couldn't get "his sound" and felt like "a fly in a bottle". Apart from that it was a really good experience. Good luck! [/quote] Ah bless. It's like he thought someone would actually care...

[quote name='wulf' timestamp='1504023058' post='3362174'] 2. The other thing you get with tab is an indication of where to place your fingers. There are also ways of doing this in standard notation but tab does this quite effectively. One of the books I'm working with at the moment is Jon Liebman's [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Play-Like-Jaco-Pastorius-Ultimate/dp/1480392456"]Play Like Jaco Pastorius[/url]. Liebman transcribes several full bass parts, providing notation AND tab, and the latter is very useful to indicate the nuances of where to finger the notes (and thus where large jumps are needed). [/quote] I found that quite useful with Liebman's Bass Aerobics book. It was what got me away from looking at my fretboard constantly. You raise a good couple of points. In addition to the note values shown by letters above the numbers in ASCII tabs you sometimes find note length is indicated by the length of the tails at each number. If I'm honest I prefer tabs written with rest strokes and tails like in full notation so I'm using a bit of both, the difference being that the stave becomes a literal representation of my five strings with fret numbers. Straight away I have no need to know key signatures or watch for incidental sharps or flats. The fact that there are no dots is of great help too, seeing badly like I do these days. I can just get on and play. Lovely.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1504085645' post='3362511'] There's a local band who keep using a photo with one band member's head very obviously replaced using photoshop. It's on their posters and online promo, and looks daft. If there isn't time to take new photos, I think leaving the old member in would be preferable to that. [/quote] Be careful. I know people who look like they have photoshopped heads in real life!

[quote name='NewDad' timestamp='1503998801' post='3361973'] How do you feel about ex-bands continuing to feature you in their audio/video/photo promotional material? (The only band "exploiting" me in this way continues to pay me to maintain their website, so it's forgiveable.) What about CDs on which you've performed being sold at gigs? Would you expect to still receive a cut after you've left? Edit: the CD situation doesn't apply to me, but the band leader sold ones made with my predecessor (presumably the cash went in the kitty). [/quote] This isn't exactly an instance of direct promotion but old clips on YT can cause misunderstandings as I found out a little while back. A member here recommended a certain tribute band for its bassist on a BC topic. He didn't then have a link to an example of the current band's line-up. I went on YT to see what he was on about and found them. The clip was a year or more old and featured a different bassist to the one the OP had been appreciating. I didn't know and made a critical comment because the chap in question played some very busy lines. The current bassist, also a member here, saw my comment and made a statement to clarify the situation which put me in the position of having to publicly apologise to him for putting him in a bad light. This was unforeseeable to all concerned.

Thank you. Did you do anything with your Ibby Blazer yet? Looks like you were considering a new body last I read.

Set to record. Thank you.