Count Bassy

Especially when you could have bought and empty wooden box for the same amount!

If only it was lined!

Thanks for posting this. I had the honour of playing with Ade & Nigel in a local band ("Get One In" and later "Reprobates). I knew he'd been in a band called Oasis, but never seen or heard any of it until now. (Heard plenty of "The Alliance" though). Brilliant guitarist with no ego problems. Lovely man. Still miss him. RIP Ade. I'm not sure if Sue (his wife) is aware of this video, or that it is availble online, so I will send her (and Nigel) the link.

I am not a slapper, but that video must be one of the clearest lessons on bass (in any style) that I have ever seen. If only they were all that clear.

If he's using trial and error to try & fix a simple problem like this then he is obviously not competent do do this job.

CROWN XLS 602 Power amp: Crown are known for making some cracking power amps, however this is not one of those! , being from their old budget XLS range. Photos attached. The Bad points: This particular amp has a couple of problems: One of the channels often takes a few minutes to "kick in", though, so far, it always has eventually. The cooling fan has been fiddled with at some point, I suspect that it was once a variable speed, but has been modified to be permanently on. The fan grills on the back are rusty. Cosmetic only, but possibly an indication of how it has been treated/stored. I believe that it was at some time used behind a bar, or in a club etc. The sound quality is "OK", but not spectacular. It hasn't been powered up for several years. The Good points: It's free to collect from the Daventry (Nothamptonshire) area. Might be a simple fix to make it a reliable, if basic, amp. PDF file of specifications is attached. I cannot be bothered to post this, so collection only. If nobody wants this then it will be going to the tip. CB XLS-Series-Data-Sheet-135738-3E.pdf

That Beyonce really floats my boat. Oh hang on, that's buoyancy.

TBH, I hadn't noticed 95.4 % of women being attracted to me. It must be because I'm shit at it.

Me neither. Is it because I haven't got a yacht?

Exactly. It's something we never used to have to worry about. These days we need to!

Puts me in mind of the old saying: "irreplaceable people? The cemetery is full of them".

In industrial installations the star grounding idea has largely been replaced by "grid" style grounding, where you essentially ground every thing you can, everywhere you can. It is far more effective for high frequency noise, such as that from PCs, dimmer switches, inverters, motor drives etc. Certainly any screened cables should have the screen earthed at both ends! Screening still needs to be close to 100% though. If your problem is only mains hum then conventional "Earth the Screen at one end only" screening can work. Actually at low frequencies you may get away with a single screened plate, such as the aluminium foil sometimes found on the back of the scratch plate. If it is earthed then an electromagnetic wave is reflected with a phase change, so, at low frequncies, the incoming wave and the reflected wave pretty well cancel out. Full screening is still better though.

No particular order: Neil Murray Andy Fraser Jerome Rimson Gary Twigg Duck Dunn John Wetton Martin Turner - Not that I can play like any of them!

Spray the back of the white pickguard black before screening?

Been there and done that with a singing drummer. As soon as other members (all three of us) started suggesting songs he threw his toys out of the pram and walked. Yet another band that went nowhere.

I'd agree on the shells, but the difference between cheap symbols and slightly more expensive ones can be like chalk & cheese. Not saying that the really top end cymbals should cost what they do. I suspect they're taking the piss a bit, or is it the normal diminishing returns thing. EDIT: Having said that I have an (1890s) anglo concertina that would be considered top the range, or near. The sound, feel, action and response are tremendous, and I wouldn't sell it. One that cost half as much wouldn't be the same, but would (should) be a perfectly playable instrument.

I have a Carvin BX700 and have the same opinion, but more so. I can't detect any difference between the Valve and solid state settings. Perhaps my ears are shot.

The first G or the second G?

WARNING! Do not feed the trolls!

If Ebay retain their daily turnover for 2 additional days before paying then that is a shit load of money that they will be getting interest on. PS: Is "Shit" now allowed by the profanity filter then?

I am not a particulary good player but still find the B string very useful. Obviously it gives you the extra range, but also also allows you to play (say in E) higher up the neck (useful with my small hands), The extra range gives you the low minor 7th in E, and obviously the low D and C giving for those keys. As for why not a 6 string. Well, it's a bass isn't it? Extra range at the low end is far more useful than extra notes at the high end, and 6 starts to make the fretboard too wide. I still have some 4s, but they rarely get played. PS: I am not the sort to get worried abot using notes that were not in the original!

Bought some model railway trackwork from Dave. Price agreed and everything and then he adds in a "Few bits & bobs" to the box. A few bits and bobs that almosted doubled the value of the contents! Would he take any extra money? No he would not! He's a very naughty boy, but a real gent and decent bloke. Thank you very much Dave. Top Bloke.