Richard R

We will restart bands in November. The church is taking a very, very, cautious approach. Interesting responses from the different bands. One is desperate to get back in, play live warts and all. One wants to start with just a couple of members so that they can ensure they sound good live and streamed before they bring the rest in, and one leader just likes working in the studio and isn't in a hurry to get back. Frankly I want to be back playing, but it won't happen as I'm the person who has set up all the video and livestream, so until and unless I can hand that over I'll be behind the tech desks.

Do we know anyone who grew the tree for the wood and smelted the steel for the strings?

This thread ^^^^ has a man rolling his own capacitors!!

Congratulations on the baby! That colour looks much better on a musical instrument than it ever did on a car.

How long is the queue? Is it long enough that if I join now and start saving, then I will be able to afford the bass at the end? A Milliways bass perhaps?

Roger Waters. Played with Pink Floyd, tried to break up the band, failed, rejoined for the Live8 gig. Though we assume not as a full band member 😉

The Squire is an very decent bass, as others have said. The Jag V12 also makes a wonderful noise 😀. Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard 😀 As a drummer and bassist, could you operate the kick and hi-hat with your feet while playing the bass? That would a) be awesome and b) make the band load-in much quicker. 😉

Welcome aboard 😀 20 years in the garage, do basses age like wine I wonder? 🤔

Actually it's a very clever system that lets you eq and pitch shift for every fret, thus ensuring perfect intonation regardless of tuning.

That's cheered me up no end! Superb! Apart from the musicianship, she's clearly enjoying herself immensely, and Anthony Jackson's expression is just something else. Off to find more now, I have an afternoon of reading documents, so some classy music in the background will be good. Or a complete distraction.😁

I agree with you on that!

Routers seem to give rise to strong opinions for and against on the Build Diaries, so I figured a quick Vox Pop would be interesting to see what the majority think.

If you could get white squares on the knobs it might be better than just round white knobs. If you can get square knobs that might be cool too. But it looks very good as it is 👍

Just bought the 3CD+1DVD set on Amazon. I only needed to spend another £4 to get free postage on the cables I actually need, but what the heck! 😁

Having been alerted by @Petey's reaction, I realised I had not reported back. Tut, tut. Well the short answer is that the fretboard looks better and feels nicer. My son used it on his bass and said the same thing, so we're both happy. One drop in each space between frets, gently rubbed in with a paper towel. One bottle will probably outlast me.

Had never heard of this, but read about it in the biography of John Entwistle, so had a dig about the internet. It seems it was released on CD a couple of times but is now out of print and rare as hen's teeth. Haven't listened to all of it yet, but it's interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Your_Head_Against_the_Wall

Actually I quite like that - in a sort of comedy way. The strings go a bit weird at the headstock, but for a band playing fun stuff and not taking themselves seriously - that's OK by me.

Welcome aboard. Lots of EUB players here, so I'm sure someone will help sort you out. 👍

How many have you tried?? 😲