Richard R

The whole point is bring what you've got. I've never played a proper musicman or a bongo, still on the list, but I played a Harley Benton one year that I way preferred to a Wal.

Dear Mr @Al Nico, I am writing in response to your recent suggestion of a new bass position which you called "The Half Angel". I was intending to play at church tomorrow morning, and so this afternoon decided I would practice your move. The most appropriate song seemed to be "The Lord Reigns", an upbeat number (especially with our over enthusiastic young drummers), where the move could be employed on the repeated phrase "The Lord Reigns" in the chorus. My practice room at home is about 2.1x2.0m and has my work desk and chair, a small Ikea chair bed, Yamaha keyboard, two basses and an Ashdown combo. I decided that with careful alignment on the diagonal I could practice the move safely. Alas, I was mistaken. On the third "Reigns" of the second chorus I lifted the bass neck and my left leg as intended. However I caught my foot under the back of my work chair. This unbalanced me and the bass and I tipped leftwards at speed towards the chair and desk. The Bass is more expensive than the desk so I instinctively turned to the right to avoid smashing the headstock into the desk, but in the process twisted my hips in a manner not attempted since my graduation ball disco in 1988. I was now completely unbalanced (as indeed I was then). The chair, given angular momentum from my foot, spun round towards me as I fell headlong towards it still trying not to damage the bass. The back of the chair hit my face at roughly the same time as the bass knocked over the keyboard stand, and the.noise from the bass amp and me were equally loud and unpleasant. My fall continued and I finally came to rest sideways on the floor with the bass across my neck, the lead twisted around my legs, a terrible diminished chord emanating from the amp, and small cartoon bluebirds tweeting round my head. From this I conclude: 1) The move should be renamed "The fallen angel" or possibly "The falling sinner". 2) I am not, and never will be, cut out for "moves" 3) The good Lord has a sense of humour, occasionally slapstick. Yours, in traction, @Richard R.

Only seven months to go, must be time to start an attendee/ gear list 😁 @Richard R - Brawley 5 string, V-bass gear, amp and confusion. @SpondonBassed @jazzyvee @Jabba_the_gut @pantherairsoft @Machines @Geek99 @howdenspur @Frank Blank If anyone is up for helping out on the day then let me know. We'll divvy up jobs closer to the day. Last bash @Andyjr1515 gave us an excellent lesson on how to set up a bass properly. I have an idea for a different guest speaker this year, but I'e not made contact yet. Any suggestions welcome.

I play in church so Bus Wipers - phallic or limpid - are not required. 🤣

Are you all just making these names up?

Lovely colour. The Wherthers Original of Bass Bodies.

The LV would definitely be an infringement. The JD waveform is more interesting. I guess you would need to find the original publication they copied the waveform from and ask them. Or not worry about it for a one off.

Excellent news!! Dickers' loss is CGI's gain.

Using jacks for cabinets is a terrible idea, as this photo clearly shows:

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Sometimes I think it would be great to work in something other than IT. Then I remember how much I like food and shelter! Hats off to you both, but especially your wife the artist.

Yep. And it’s still a gorgeous bass 🤩

That's very nice. And, more importantly for the OP, the company appears to cover the return shipping costs for refunds. https://folkiesmusic.co.uk/policies/refund-policy

Great bass! Missing pix though. Is there something up with Imgur? About half the threads these days just show this: Photos can be directly inserted into BC, and if you're out of space then old ones can be deleted from your account.

Just looked those up. Not a piece of hobbyist equipment, but very impressive. Presumably you clear coat varnish afterwards to protect the paint? You mentioned help from your wife, is she the artist or does she own a a print shop? Or both?

That's fabulous! What sort of printer is it?

Gary: I swear it was like biggest storm I have heard, it sounded like the lightning was this close! Chris: Never been to a Thunder gig before then?

Bit of a thread ressurection, but we are restarting the Midlands Bass Bash next year. About 125 miles for you.

https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/bruce-foxton Tickets and dates above, or direct from the venues.

I have just moved on my EBS Classic Session 60 which I think is a perfect practice amp. Sounds like a proper bass amp, stereo in, headphones and DI out, makes a good stage monitor and can go loud enough to annoy other family members.

Roger Waters never had the nerve to make the Final Cut. Shame, he's missed out on great little cab.

I had a very stressful Rememberance Day service on Sunday, but it was good. The band debuted a song, written by myself and the band leader well over a year ago, which expresses my thoughts and hopes for Ukraine. It wasn't written for church, it's a band song and it builds in a very specific way. We spent a fair chunk of the rehearsal on themat one on getting the phrasing right, changing the arrangement and so on so it was as good as it could be gievn that the band had never heard it. To add to the pressure, the minister, who really liked it when we played it to him months ago and wanted to include it at Rememberance, had scheduled it immediately before the 2 minutes silence. I expected it at the end after the colours had paraded out, not as a critical element. Thankfully it went very well, and we had a lot of positive comments. The band leader's guitar lead was crackly right at the start, but was OK after that. YT sound mangles the arrangement a little and doesn't capture the bass at all (it starts with a heartbeat on the low B) but it's not bad. See what you think.

See what people can make. It's not a competition. Well, maybe just a little. 😉

Seconded! The vid was quite pixilated - at least when I watched it. Great for privacy by not so good for oggling instruments 😀