Richard R

But any neck I make will probably be a thousand times worse.

Happy to go along with this, it's a sensible trade-off. Pretty much any system for guaranteeing buyer/seller ID can be thwarted with enough effort. This is a small amount of effort with (from the anecdotal experience of the air rifle forum) a reasonable success rate. If BC decided to introduce full financial services Know Your Customer identification processes with passports and proof-of-life photgraphs then that would be more secure, but too inconvenient for most users.

Items wanted is now locked down to supporting members only to avoid spam and scammers. Which reminds me I need to renew my support.

Welcome aboard! Was this the 1000 lights event you were at? https://ampedmagazine.co.uk/2024/08/20/what-went-down-1000-lights-by-uprawr-mental-health-foundation-review/ I'm not really a fan of LP, but that does sound like a pretty amazing night to be part of.

Get thee over to StudyBass.com for how to DOUBLE the number of fingers you can pluck with! 🤪 Plus some really good advice on bass essentials and safe technique which might just save your back and wrists - basses are a lot heavier and longer than guitars.

Welcome back.

Still available.

Possible BC relay? If someone can get it from Worcester to Solihull then I can get it to Milton Keynes or a bit closer to the M1/M25 junction.

Loudness is now very specifically defined using LUFS (Loudness Units Full Scale) and it's essential if you're mastering audio and want it to sound good on different platforms. The scale takes into account absolute signal level, the frequency response of human hearing, and a few other technical factors. There's a relatively simple introduction here: https://emastered.com/blog/what-are-lufs Somewhere I have a really good cheat sheet translating a lot of common terms musicians use into something that sound engineers can adjust, but I can't find it. Will keep looking. Edit: this attachment isn't the one I was looking for and doesn't define thump, but it might be useful to someone. FrequencyCheetsheet.pdf

Self build would be my vote too. But whatever Phil choses to do will always be very interesting and gratefully recieved.

Superb.

Very cool indeed! I look forward to hearing it in action one day.

I thought I might have to apologise for suggesting the matching headstock, but clearly @Andyjr1515 will do an amazing job as always, so I'll just stand around slack-jawed as usual.

Very impressed!

I asked CoPilot/Dall-e to create a bass guitar that looked like an F1 car: I think that's pretty cool to be fair, and almost workable.

@scrumpymike - everything he owns unless he sells it between now and then @Rich - Shuker 5-string, OLP/Jaydee fretless 'Ray, Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2, Barefaced Super 12T cab. @Kateplaysbass - Ashdown CTM-100 and LB212, Pawn Shop Mustang, medium scale ACG Finn, and maybe also ACG Recurve and Bass Collection 5 string fretless, since I'm thinking about offloading both of those @Woodinblack - Bongo, just to wind people up @Frank Blank - Short scale Jabba_the_gut fretted and fretless basses, QSC K12.2, Grace Design Alix. @Richard R - Brawley 5 string, as usual, HB 5 String thing with Roland hex pickup and V-bass COSM synth. @BreadBin - something interesting

My job for this evening is sorting out a couple of church rotas. Which means I get to make sure I am free that Sunday. 🥳 Brawley 5 string, as usual, HB 5 String thing with Roland hex pickup and V-bass COSM synth: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/479008-help-advice-rolandboss-cosm-midi-synth-experience/?do=findComment&comment=5014148

Very nice! 😎

A bass styled by Adrian Newey would be something to see. But it might only work propery if played really, really, fast.

Yep, only a tier 2 failure. You could avoid even that if you promise not to play your bass though it 😉

If a job's worth doing, then it's worth doing well. That's a very nice restoration, and the House of Tone sticker sets it off nicely too. 👍

The standard academy fee covers a lot of stuff, and the staff there (yep there are staff who answer emails !) will help you find the best courses for what you want to do. Plus the academy courses are better than the free YT stuff. The campus forums are good too, a sort of BC-lite like a college common room. I have had a subscription for about 3 years, and definitely got my money's worth out of it. If I was playing more I would keep it up. I would sign up, ask loads of questions about the best courses, try them out, and if you don't like it you can cancel within a fortnight. (Check that still applies of course)

Good news. 🥳 I'm really looking forward to seeing this band - I keep missing them!