Nail Soup

It came up on my FB feed. I thought it was surprisingly good, had a definite Stranglers feel and thought the video was great. Didn’t realise it was a cover.

If the images were of the current age rather than the 1970s then they could be holograns

You never saw David Crosby and Jimmy Greaves together - coincidence?

Recorded a quick demo on the zoom recorder... bit rough bit gives an idea where I'm headed:

Wasn't too bad after some reassurance and tips form the BC'ers!

Not keen on sunburst or natural wood finishes. I don't have a default preference, but the most of the last few basses I have fancied have been orange. See this example from the bassist of The Orielles: (Impact of bass is lessened somewhat by the brighter orange jumper, but what do I know about colour co-ordination!)

Had first rehearsal after lockdown and was dreading the worst. We went through a bunch of the more well known song and went surprisingly well. Then the drummer said he wanted leave for personal reasons ( and guitarist will take this opportunity to drop out too) so currently the band is in limbo.🙁

I’ve found some tips (including Deering) with regard to coordinator rod. Basically they suggest to loosen off the nut on the outside of the shell - but my model doesn’t have one just some kind of fixed thing: It has a hexagonal block on the rod so I twisted it to pull the rod further away from the heel. Seems to have helped - now it’s playable without the lolly stick👍…. Thanks!

Roller tray? Well, Jaco Pastorious managed without one 😉!

That’s how it struck me. Feels like he’s decided to let go of JD/NO - based on the range of the auction.

Based on a limited sample size : I much prefer Y/Y&CH to CSN/CSNY Open to persuasion though.

Not a particular fan, but can’t fault the quality of their output, and they have a fair few songs I do like. But my immediate reaction is that they should have done it when they were younger. Yeah I know, you can’t turn back the clock!

Thanks… I’ll have a look at the coordinater. rod option

Thanks - I haven’t seen her before. Actually the style she was playing is “clawhammer” and that’s what I’m planning to incorporate into my playing . Although it’s a banjo style I learnt it already on ukulele, so now will bring it home to banjo. Probs incorporate a bit of finger picking, but won’t be learning the “rolls” which is the style most people think of when they think of banjo.

Also just watched the Punk program. Yes, difficult to recognise Lyndon ….. he also seemed a bit different - more reflective somehow. Overall enjoyed it, I think there are two more.

Cool, great story behind it… would love to have an instrument that old 👍

And if you tell them you play banjo with your sister and wife, they ask if it’s a duo or trio?

I got my banjo down form the loft after over a year. Gonna finally get round to learning a few tunes on it. The action was virtually zero at the 12th fret. almost every note buzzed or was dead. It was OK last time i looked! So I looked at a few websites and there are various ways to raise the action: Via the Truss rod Via the threaded rod at the back tighten the drum head get a higher bridge. All a bit complicated for me. So I kept looking and found someone who advised putting a lolly stick under the bridge. Seemed simple so I went for that. Found a Ice-lolly in the freezer, ate it and cleaned the stick. See pics: Seems to work OK - but should I go for one of the pukka solutions instead? Any tips appreciated. In case you were wondering: Lemon and Lime Mini Twister

OK, here's a soundclip I recorded this afternoon. It's first take, with one rehearsal so a bit rusty. Recorded straight to Zoom recorder with no post processing (except trimming). And it features a Ukulele!

Wow, that was really good! Any clips with the drummer using the whole kit?

Good idea… just tried it and the uke case fits inside the suitcase (along with the pedal and space to spare!).

Some LP tributes on 6Music last night, available on BBC sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b011wdm3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b011wg0p https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b011wh3d https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b011wh9m I think there'll be more, but they put those up at short notice.

Probably going to use it while playing an acoustic. Plus I've been acquiring some other bits e.g. a snare/floor tom over the last few years, and will use then to record a drum track to some songs into the DAW. So only for solo projects at the moment, but maybe collaborations some day.....

Made a suitcase bass drum- well attached a bass drum pedal to a suitcase. Will be part of a ‘busking’ kit. Not that I have any drumming skills or anyone to busk with !

Just popped into the reggae thread to pay respects to Scratch. Probably my number one Reggae ‘person’ (I won’t narrow him to artist or producer). RIP