Count Bassy

15 minutes ago, Twigman said:

Untrue -it only applies if you use Swiss motorways.

If you cross the border on a back road you are not required to purchase a vignette.

 

I have crossed Switzerland several times and never paid for a vignette as I never used any motorways.

 

Oh dear, Seems I'm getting a lot wrong today!

3 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

A band I know drove through Switzerland - didn’t play there mind - but were still stopped and had to pay some form of taxation (I think it was to do with their merch). To any bands intending on playing Europe, irrespective of political thoughts/leanings it’s best to do your homework and get it right, otherwise it will cost you. 

I know from personal experience that you need to pay for a Swiss road tax licence for your vehicle to drive into Switzerland (if they decide to stop you).

Particularly galling in my case as it was a french hire car and I was only going to Geneva airport which is just over the border. Probably driving in Switzerland for less than 30 minutes, but had to buy a six month tax disc.

On 08/11/2020 at 14:13, fleabag said:

 though his time with  Crosby Stills and Nash was  magic on the the Deja Vu  album

And Four Way Street!

Dare I mention Tom Waits? (whom I love) (Who/Whom?)

I love this chaps review style.

Yep, one of my favourites as well.

47 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

Fair points, but I would suggest something further. It isn't just the actual CNC machining that costs. That is a relatively small part of building instruments - it only really applies to making the components. Assembly, setting up, QC and inspection, which will be more intensive in the US (partly because the manufacturers need to justify the higher prices charged for US built instruments) is the greater part of the process. If it is done by people who are paid properly, that has to drive up the price. In the Far East, the instruments probably come off the production line and into the boxes with relatively little setting up or hands on input. I agree that the price premium is high for US-built instruments and have no doubt that there is an element of manufacturers charging more for them because they can, but I don't think that's all there is to it.

I think we're pretty much in agreement here.

On 27/10/2020 at 14:42, Dan Dare said:

You answered your own question - "in a cheap labour economy". If we want instruments (or anything else for that matter) that haven't been built by people who are paid as much gravel as they can eat, we have to pay a bit more than rock bottom prices. I'm fine with that - I wouldn't work for a bag of gravel, so why should anyone else?

My emphasis (in my head at least) was on the CNC manufacturing .. the cheap labour thing was an afterthought. I was not defending the cheap labour economies, especially when they are blatently oppressive like China, far from it, but that's how it is at the moment. However, CNC manufacturing is also cheap in the west (though not as cheap as in the Far East), especially in long production runs, and most USA Fenders (as an example) are mass produced in this way. Yes they will cost more than Far Eastern products, but I don't believe that they need to cost as much as they do.

On 25/10/2020 at 07:12, Newfoundfreedom said:

My overall impression of HB stuff has always been, how the hell do they even make it at that price?

Because churning out  accurate wood and metal work on a CNC machine, especially in a cheap labour economy, is cheap.

Perhaps the question should be "Why does a standard Fender* cost so much?" Probably due to profit margins.

* Substitute brand name of your choice.

6 hours ago, MrCrane said:

A voice sadly last to Parkinson's Disease

Thanks for posting this. I'd forgotten how good she was.

On 07/10/2020 at 20:19, Trueno said:

Just checked... it's the Sennheiser e608. £139 from Andertons.

My wife used to use these on her sax,and they sounded great, but having had two fail after a couple of years each, has gone back to a mic on a stand solution.

Please, nobody take this thread seriously!

1 hour ago, Jus Lukin said:

I was confused for a second!

There is another one of these doing the rounds!

Ah, but this thread is only for slightly underrated bass player. Bass player who are known as good, but are actually brilliant, need not apply!

Well after the unexpected seriousness that my last thread attempt descended into her's another one:

As the title suggests: Bass player that are actually slightly better (but only slightly better) than their reputation suggests. Bass players who are more than slightly underrated have no place in this thread.

On your marks, get ready, and off you go.........

Yes you guessed it: Bass players that are pretty good, and almost, but not quite, as good as people say.

Not a vast range of experience of different amps (at least not owned by me), but so far

'Traditional' solid state (well class H): undoubtedly the Marshall DBS400.

Light weight solid state. Markbass LM3.

I reckon you'd best to play it like a hammered dulcimer.

I iamgine that so that the low strings sound a bit more bassy and the higher strings have a bit more "Zing".

Hard to tell what the letters are - It can be read many ways, but (to my eyes) it's not a single 'W'.

21 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Screw the courier issue, I find it concerning that any BC member would have that much cling film to hand

It's still less than it takes to wrap a body though ..........

20 hours ago, Russ said:

 but I would pay through the nose for the old DBS preamp section coupled with a big-powered Class D amp. 

Me too!. The DBS 400 is brilliant, but flip me it's heavy.

On 08/07/2020 at 13:30, Rich said:

My wireless lead is an OBBM, it's bombproof.

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(I know what you mean really)

On 13/08/2020 at 17:50, StickyDBRmf said:

Hey I got an orphan Ibanez acoustic/electric bass and I'm wondering why not D'Addario nickel round wound, like I have on every other bass, guitar, and Chapman Stick (the string supplier) that I own? What's with the bronze strings? It's not like I'm gonna go to an open mike and play in front of an OPEN MIKE. Anyone give me a reason to put bronze strings on, as opposed to what I'm used to? Am I missing something? 

Might it be to do with tension/load on the bridge?, or possibly they vibrate more, hence more volume?

On 04/08/2020 at 11:22, ezbass said:

Nail varnish remover works on Sharpie too.

 

Need to be a bit careful with nail varnish remover (acetone) as it disolves lots of things, like some plastics and some paints/varnishes.

Lynn Jackaman, who used to sing with St. Jude. Not seen her since those days though.