Count Bassy

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1416775258' post='2613504'] Not what I expected at all. I shouldn't be surprised really, the voice is just as mature as her playing in such young talent. [/quote] She's 28, hardly that young anymore.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1416819090' post='2613782'] Poorly worded waiver if you ask me. It needs to be fair for all parties. Waiving your right to complain about noise from the venue means that you can't even complain when the noise is not music related (or uncontrolled fighting) and opens up the possibility of landlords who are benefitting from the noise to abuse the clear loopholes in the waiver to keep the punters happy. Having set times at which noise can occur (in keeping with current legislation), what kind of noise and at what miaximum level should be specified so that it is clear when a complaint can be dismissed or taken seriously. That would make things more amicable for the venue, residents and the poor sods who have to get involved to sort it out. I'm all for change but it needs to be presented properly from the start or it just doesn't look like it should be taken seriously. [/quote] I refer the honorable member to the answer I gave earlier. I.e. as I see it, this is a petition to get things moving and debated. Any legislation that it leads to will obviously take account of the concerns you raise.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1416789758' post='2613679'] You've covered the situation where no music was being played. There are plenty of situations where people have lived next to pubs for years with no issues, but the music has got louder and the people leaving have got rowdier. Most people will put up with an acceptable level of noise. The proposal would take away someone's right to complain that the noise has become unacceptable. [/quote] Well, I'm sure that the starters of this petition probably meant to allow for that situation, but I agree that they possibly missed something in it's wording. However the point of the petition is to get the situation debated in parliament (which, I believe, the Gov are obliged to do if it gets 100,000 signatures). Obviously any legislation it might lead to is going to be more than a few hundred words long, and thus contain far more detail.

[quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1416781059' post='2613597'] Well I have to say this happened at the Foum in Kentish Town. Opposite there used to be a pub. It's now been redeveloped as new flats. Every time I come out of a gig there now the security are trying to shoo you away. Being a reasonable fella I asked why they were doing this, seeing as I was now out of the venue an on a public highway and they told me they'd had complaints from the new flats opposite so were trying to disperse crowds as quickly as possible so as not to get who knows what sort of abatement orders. I'm sorry but the Forum has been there for a heck of a long time and those flats haven't. You know what you're moving into in a scenario like that. [/quote] Yep, and the Fleece in Bristol [b]was[/b] facing the same situation, but Bristol council have adopted the agent of change principal, so the flat developers have to implement the sound proofing required. This is good news which I hadn't realised this until I read the article that TimR linked to.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1416780908' post='2613595'] I lived for a while close to Butlins (Minehead)....the local housing estate (built on ex-Butlin land) had it in their leases that Butlins could do what it ruddy-well wanted to. To be fair, the noise from the venue stopped on the stroke of midnight....that didn't help much with the rock concerts on Sunday afternoons.......... . [/quote] So people moved in knowing the situation, and thus have no moral right to complain.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1416779076' post='2613573'] This is a more realistic way forward. [url="http://mobile.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Noise-law-changes-urged-to-save-live-music-pubs#.VHJUstkgGc0"]http://mobile.mornin...bs#.VHJUstkgGc0[/url] [/quote] I have no argument with anything in that article and had already signed the "agent of change" petition that is doing the rounds. Surely the petition I mentioned in the first post (which I have absolutely nothing to do with, other than having signed it), is basically the same as the agent of change principle which is mentioned in the article (and you seem to think is OK). I.e. if someone moves into a noisy area then they are the agent of change and have no right to complain about a pre-existing situation. I don't see how you can dismiss one yet agree with the other.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1416778169' post='2613558'] So you could move next to a pub that does occasional light jazz on a Sunday lunchtime. The landlord changes and the new landlord decides to have mid week heavy rock bands playing until midnight? An extreme example maybe but bands are getting louder. It's all about what constitutes a nuisance. Good luck in trying to introduce a law that takes away people's rights. Think about unintended consequences. . [/quote] If you read the second paragraph of my second post I think you'll see that I have already covered that situation. And as for people's rights: What about peoples rights to continue with a business that they have grown over many years, only to be shut down by someone moving into the locality and complaining?

[quote name='DavidMcKay' timestamp='1416754179' post='2613174'] Count Bassy I can picture the process you describe but I'd be too scared to do this myself in case I royally screwed things up. I am basically a novice here and do not have a clue about whether the 'action' is set right for me. Aesthetically I don't like the raised neck at the body - it makes the guitar look 'wrong'. Everything else about the shape and form just flows - but not that section. I'm now leaning towards getting things reset to standard set up and taking it from there. David [/quote] Honestly you can't screw it up. You can get it wrong but (as long as the original shim is not glued in) but you wouldn't be doing anything irreversible. You don't need a luthier to put a shim in. It's not a black art, just engineering and a bit of common sense. Do it yourself and you'll get a lovely warm glow from having done it yourself. And those saddles do look very high.

I quite like it. Wouldn't travel to see them, but if they were playing in a pub I'd quite enjoy it.

Well actually I agree with the petition. If you read the words it's not about pubs and bands getting too noisy, but about people who move into an area knowing that such a venue exists, and then complaining about it (and generally getting their way). If a non music venue suddenly starts putting on load music in an area then that is a different thing, and my sympathies would be with the resident. So I have signed it.

[size=4]Just come across this one. Apologies if it's already been posted:[/size] [size=4]Particularly poignant to me at the moment as I was down at the Fleece in Bristol on Wednesday, which is facing this sort of problem.[/size] [size=4]Wording of the petition:[/size] [size=4]"[/size] [size=4][b]Introduce mandatory noise complaint waivers for anyone who buys or rents a property within close distance of a music venue[/b][/size] [size=4]Responsible department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[/size] [size=4]There are innumerate cases of people knowingly moving within close proximity of live music venues, only to try to have their licenses revoked or have them closed completely when they take exception to the noise.[/size] [size=4]It is extremely detrimental to the UK's entertainment industry, particularly on a grassroots level, when all the music venues start disappearing. Music is a key British export and to endanger our strong national artist community is to endanger a key British industry.[/size] [size=4]As such, anyone who wishes to buy or rent a property within a determined distance of a music venue should have to read and sign legislature that waives their right to complain about the noise from the nearby venue. If they do not wish to be bothered by something that was a fixture of the community long before they arrived, they should not move there in the first place.[/size] [size=4]"[/size] [size=4][color=#231F20][font=arial][size=4]And you can sign it here if you want to:[/size][/font][/color][/size] [size=5][color=#231F20][font=arial][color=#222222][url="http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/70689"]http://epetitions.di...petitions/70689[/url][/color][/font][/color][/size]

Oh yes: At the moment very much the one about wanting to do songs they like personally (or allows them to showcase), without regard for the rest of the band's tastes or what a prospective audience will want to hear! We tried the approach of everyone suggesting three songs and then agreeing on one from each person's list. In response the singer circulates a list of [b]21[/b] songs he wants to do, the vast majority of which are album tracks that most people[size=4] (including myself) [/size][size=4]have never heard of ! [/size]At the same time a very sneering attitude to anything that anyone else suggests. I'm all for doing something a little bit different, but (IMO) 95% of a covers band set needs to be stuff that the audience will at least recognise. I could quite happily do a complete set of Family and Roger Chapman covers, but I'm realistic enough to know that it would not go down well with a typical pub audience. It's a shame because I think it will end with the band folding. Grrrrrr. So, Blue, if I may add to your list: [list] [*]People who think that it's [i][b]their[/b][/i] band [/list] The Count.

[quote name='DanR' timestamp='1416725406' post='2612888'] David you should at least get your money's worth, especially compared the cost/benefit of face-to-face lessons. [/quote] I've never see his lessons, so can't comment on that side of it, but I can't see how one can make that comparison. [size=4]It's a bit like saying buying a Ford Ka will get you money's worth compared to buying a Galaxy. Both cars, both work, but not quite the same thing.[/size]

If it were me I'd remove the full pocket shim (which raises the fret board but keeps it parallel) and replace it with a much smaller shim at the bridge end of the pocket. This will alter the angle of the neck rather than just raise it, and have a much, much, greater effect than a parallel shim. Set the bridge height adjustments to around half way, fiddle with the shim depth to get the action somewhere close, and then use the bridge to fine adjust it. You'd probably find that less than 1 mm would have the desired effect. If the old shim is easily removable then this is a job you could do yourself for no cost. I presume that the neck relief and the nut are set about right?

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1412757606' post='2571593'] I would. Seriously. Cars are a very good example of how mass production using high precision machinery can create far higher and consistent quality goods than anything hand made. [/quote] And yet some people go on about their hand built basses are, and sneer at CNC machine produced basses, when the CNC machine will work to far higher tolerances than a man ever could.

He's got hands like JCB buckets.

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1415220954' post='2598147'] Dead right! As rules go, this is as bad as they get. It only works if you're looking at the head of the screw. I'd guess most of us know which way to turn a screw to tighten it, so all you have to remember is that you're tightening something that counteracts string tension. [/quote] And only if you're looking at the top of the screw!. When I last checked making the top of the screw go to the left (ie counterclockwise) makes the bottom of the screw go to the right (i.e. still counter clockwise) At the the end of the day its a standard (I.e. right hand) screw thread, you shouldn't need a rhyme to remember it.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1414890419' post='2594485'] The strings are pink too, so I'm guessing it's a set of these; [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SLAP-HAPPY-WEEDWACKER-Nylon-Upright-Double-BASS-STRINGS-/111267838991"]http://www.ebay.co.u...S-/111267838991[/url] [/quote] Ah. Most of the (serious) ones I've seen seem to be around £100 a set! Actually at 99p it would be well worth it for fire wood!

I think its probably a form of Plasma Coating, in which case the coating will be far more tightly bonded to the metal than any conventional spraying technique would achieve. Sounds like a good idea to me.

[i][b]What I was trying to say was:[/b][/i] I have six basses used as follows Ibanez SR605 95% Ibanez GWB35 4% Ibanez SR505 Fender Urge Mk1 (US) Fender Urge Mk1 (Mex) [size=3]Westone Quantum[/size] [size=3]Home Build (40 years ago)[/size] About 1% between them, if that [size=3](OK, so it's actually seven).[/size][size=4]. S[/size][size=4]ome have not been picked up in the last year.[/size] Since I now play 5 strings all the time I guess the two Urges and the Quantum could go, and the SR605 has replaced the 505 (I prefer the colour) so i guess the 505 could also go. However the USA urge is a beautiful piece of work (as is the mex really), so I'd be reluctant to sell it, and nobody would want the home build, so really I could be selling three and keeping four On the other hand, I quite fancy an acoustic five string around the house to pick up and pluck away at!

&--#60;p&--#62;I have six basses used as follows&--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;p&--#62; &--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;p&--#62;&--#60;span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px;"&--#62;Ibanez SR605  95%&--#60;/span&--#62;&--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;p&--#62;&--#60;span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px;"&--#62;Ibanez GWB35 4%&--#60;/span&--#62;&--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;p&--#62; &--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;p&--#62;&--#60;span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px;"&--#62;Ibanez SR505                             \&--#60;/span&--#62;&--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62;&--#60;span style="font-size: 14px;"&--#62;Fender Urge Mk1 (US)              |&--#60;/span&--#62;&--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;p style="font-size: 13.63636302948px;"&--#62;Fender Urge Mk1 (Mex)                >    1 % between them if that.&--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;p style="font-size: 13.63636302948px;"&--#62;Westone Quantum                       |             some haven't been picked up in the last year.&--#60;/p&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62;Home Build (40 years ago)      /&--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62; &--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62;OK, so that's 7!!&--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62; &--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62;Since I now play 5 strings all the time I guess the two Urges and the Quantum could go, and the SR605 has replaced the 505 (I prefer the colour) so i guess the 505 could also go.&--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62; &--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62;However the USA urge is a beautiful piece of work, so I'd be reluctant to sell it, and nobody would want the home build, so really I could be selling three and keeping four.&--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62; &--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62;On the other hand, I quite fancy an acoustic five string around the house to pick up and pluck away at!&--#60;/div&--#62; &--#60;div&--#62; &--#60;/div&--#62; EDITED TO ASK: "WTF???"

At 99p a bargain for the strings and the tuners alone (if real double bass strings).

Tyler? Edited: No it's not.

I've had the same effect in the past, certain notes at certain volumes made me feel like I'm going to pass out with a sort of "Whoah, where did that come from". It seems to have gone away on its own though. Perhaps I'm just playing more quietly these days.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1414581238' post='2590864'] Another vote for a problem with the house wiring - I'd get an electrican in to have a look. In a house I used to live in there was about a similar effect when I touched the strngs on my bass. Turns out there was ~30v potential between the strings of the bass and the earth on the amp as the pedals were plugged into sockets on side of the room and the amp into the other side. Bear in mind that the casing of i-devices can float around true earth as well as (as far as I understand it) swicthed-mode PSUs have no galvanic connection to grounded earth. My wife says she can feel the PD from her ipad if she's reading and touches another earth as a tingle. [/quote] Yep I had this with my Dell Latitude, and the Net was full of complaints about it. Of course Dell insisted that it wasn't a problem and refused to do anything. I bought a replacement PSU of the net (with Earth) and the problem disappeared.