Burns-bass

As everyone else says, don’t do anything too drastic!

Think we can all agree that a ply bass is the way to go. One thing to consider is the cost of a set up and strings. A good set of strings is £150+ and a set-up can cost anything from £100 to £rightening. When it comes to double basses there aren't many "bargains" to be had. An unloved, unused or uncared for bass is a money pit. As someone said on here, buy from someone you can trust – either a dealer or a trusted forum member. Try before you buy and take lessons from someone who has played before to avoid short term pain and long term damage.

Yeah! I’ve got a pdf copy of it but the book is much better.

I want to buy it and can get it online but thought I'd ask the team! Progressive Repertoire for Double Bass - Vol. 1 (I know I could put a wanted ad down there, but nobody checks that do they)

Funding. I'm on the board of a couple of charities and access to funding is so challenging now. It's probably the worst environment I've experienced. Volunteers do an incredible job, but you need money for certain things.

It’s all about optics. If you have to get into the detail, you’ve already lost. He’s fundamentally changed politics (for the worse!) but you have to give it to the guy. He weaponises the media in a way others can’t by creating conflicts and solving them. (Acknowledging his mastery of the media and his influence on world politics isn’t the same as endorsing it!)

100% agree. Trumps success will be boosting the economy. Arms sales is a part of that and he’s doing his bit to increase them. People laugh at him and call him mad but underneath it he’s a PR genius.

I get your point and I agree. I think a modern military that focused on the real dangers we face would be a worthwhile investment. Side question. How would you define resilience? I’ve heard the phrase a lot but I guess it’s a loaded term. Could mean lots of different things.

I was making a glib point but as soon as you get any men over a certain age, we start talking about how young people today lack the resilience, strength and fortitude of our generation. We'll mythologise about how hard we had it and how our successes have all been due to our hard work. That's great, but it's fundamentally nonsense. Every generation think it had it easier than our parents and harder than our kids. Personally, I reckon young people who succeed today are doing so in a much more complex, challenging and difficult world than I grew up in.

Half my family were in the armed services as well. Did you join? (If people want to sign up, they can visit this: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/careers-in-the-armed-forces/)

We're saying this from the position of men in their 40s and upwards. We've hardly had our characters forged through immense hardship, have we? There's a big difference between encouraging a hobby and forcing someone to spend a few years in the army. Plenty might enjoy it, but it could also destroy the mental health and futures of others who struggle to adapt to a rigid system. That's before you consider those people who are injured, maimed or killed while in service. It's also investing in 20th century tech in a 21st century war. More money on traditional defence is effectively escalatory. You invest in tech and weapons which encourages our "enemies" (I use the quote marks as I don't see Russia or China launching a land war against the UK anytime soon) to do the same. In the end, nobody wins. We end up with equipment we can't use. Like most of our intercontinental ballistic and nuclear missiles which we can't use without permission of the US. Why does Trump want it? Spending more money on traditional defence capabilities means sending more money to Trump in a lot of cases. That's great for the US, but bad news for our safety and the safety of the world. Boots on the ground are less important (to us, at least) than strong digital protection and capabilities, which is where our investment should go to. The reality is that this is, to you and I, the biggest threat to us and our way of life. If Keir said we're going to spend billions on training a whole generation of tech literate kids who can protect the UK I'd support that. More guns and bombs? Nope.

I’m not sure how that’s possible with guests requesting 24/7 access. When I was heading to Europe for a tour, the hotel manager allowed us to put all of our gear in a conference room. Turns out the Sky cycling team were staying at the same hotel and all their £13k Pinarellos were in there as well. Its easy to be judgemental here, but we’ve all left stuff in cars and vans I guess and it’s a horrid feeling.

If one of my kids made that, I'd be impressed but I'd still hide it away in the loft.

It is indeed a thing of absolute horror.

This is going to put UK politicians in a real pickle. Trump is anti-Europe and will wage a trade war. The UK can, if it wants to, placate him and avoid that. But the risk is that we upset Europe and put a greater barrier in the way. It's fascinating and scary in equal measure. Prices here will increase and I can see that having a huge impact on consumers which is of course, you and me.

Makes no impact at all.

You can use the effects loop on the pre amp. I don’t do this (dont use effects) but that’s logical approach. I’m sure someone here will offer some advice. L Worth taking read through the instructions. https://ebssweden.com/content2/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SCPRE_manualA6.pdf

You mate have see my post about whether to sell or fix up my old Musima bass. After a few weeks with @tommyjamesallen it’s now better than ever. New bridge, endpin, set up and sound post adjustment. It sounds fantastic and the work was very reasonable. And he’s a nice guy. Thoroughly recommended.

That would make logical sense. eBay has the answer: https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/listing-tips/page-views?id=4165#:~:text=Once a day%2C the counts,traffic is detected and removed. As for the OP, if your item isn't selling, I'd reduce the price. As anyone knows, views are a vanity metric, it's conversions that count.

The only thing we can do is to use our purchasing power to influence change. The increase in courier competition has led a race to the bottom. Like Chris I simply won’t post expensive basses anymore. Bit strings? Absolutely. But not with Evri.

Whatever you use, try it in a non visible place and (on the back I guess) and only do a little bit. I say this as someone who didn’t do it and regret it.

All good, it’s your journey.

I saw the video. You’re fighting with the bass the whole time. A mat on the floor can stop it sliding and you’re happy so all good.