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12 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

And let's not forget Fender's extraordinary achievement of having offered 7526 different versions of the exact same model each and every year for the Namm show since your 15 years of absence...

Steady now. They've had some serious innovation. They did a new colour about 5 years ago. Thats serious innovation. 

31 minutes ago, tauzero said:

Every manufacturer must produce a fan-fret headless bass with at least five strings (a four string option is permitted), with the exception of Fender, who have been given a 50 year grace period to adjust and to find some other huge pointless piece of wood that they can put their logo on.

I believe Gibson have the same exception. Neither Gibson or Fender have created a new product in 50 years.

To get famous as a YouTube player, you need to slap 100 notes a second with an expression that suggests you've farted and its bad news. The playing should absolutely not sound good. 

New basses should be attacked with various abrasive tools to scrape off the paint in areas it would never actually wear through use.

Joe Dart is mostly about the smug expression. 

Metal bassists must own every Darkglass product and a fan fret, 5 string, active bass.

Jazz bassists now only use BC Rich Warlock basses.

Picks are now compulsory. 

16 hours ago, cetera said:

 

Thats quite interesting. It explains why im boosting the mids a lot in my amp, the tonepump has quite a mid scoop. Based on the audio samples in this video, the tonepump seems more aggressive and overall, probably the better choice for me but probably not for anyone playing less aggressive music. 

Thats ugly. I think ill give it a miss. 

To be honest, I can't see myself ever buying a bass more expensive than my Euro LX and even that is far too good for someone of my very minimal talents. 

25 minutes ago, cetera said:

 

That'll be what im looking for. Ta

Ive been looking for a comparison video, tonepump vs Haz. Is there anything out there? 

17 hours ago, p4ul said:

new irrational prejudice is unlocked!

Its standard in metal to tune lower than standard. Its the only way to get a really heavy sound. Tuning down to from E to C is pretty common. I played in a couple bands that tuned down to A#.

My current band is in standard and it's too high to get really doomy.

31 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

For anyone who doesn't know, could someone explain what a reverse P configuration is?

@neepheid beat me to it and explain it better

8 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

My old band went through many iterations before I found it all somewhat exasperating and jumped.  Reckon we may have got up to A (me, obvs), D (second drummer), H (third guitarist) and L (third singer) before things really hit the fan.

 

L decided he didn't think D was any good and argued that we should try out ¥ (a drummer we all knew), to prove a point.  So we did, but ¥ wasn't remotely interested in joining, but L thought ¥ would.  A knew ¥ wouldn't.  A knew D was a bit crap and H was on the fence, but L decided D needed to go and said A needed to tell him.

 

So A told him.  It was horrible for A.  A then found a new drummer through Facebook (let's call him P) and he was a great player, although Ps raison d'etre was primarily for shagging audience members even while his wife was there.  'Where's P,' she'd say, 'Have you seen him?'

 

L started to make life difficult for A, despite A writing the bulk of the material, and A left, eventually being replaced by Q, R and S, before the band imploded.

 

 

Is the answer X=y^2 + 23 ?

3 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

So they tune down half and octave? Frustrated bass players?

The bass tunes down half an octave as well 

6 minutes ago, p4ul said:

Bloody Capos or "Satan's Claw"

I have a hard enough time working out what the guitar player is doing without them cheating.

My heart sinks when they whip out a "well what fickin key are we in now" clamp.
 

I don't think anyone has ever used Satan's claw for doom metal so there's your solution. No one is going to tune down half an octave and then put on a capo

On 20/01/2026 at 00:27, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

Hexs in the bath  in case Pure Cremation pop round with a flamethrower . 

Ah yes, the mobile service. 

This may have wandered a little off topic. What was the topic? 

4 hours ago, Beedster said:

Yamaha use it and they know their stuff 👍

My BB1100S has conventional, Fender style P pickup. My Spector has reverse P

1 hour ago, kodiakblair said:

My pal's Sunbeam 🙂

 

Very nice. I like a nice classic. That looks considerably older than my 70's/80's bikes

They're struggling on but I've seen quite a few new Sportsters and Pan Europeans recently. Personally Id rather have Triumphs version of either of those. 

Harley, like American car manufacturers only build products for the American market and don't consider what the rest of the world wants

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

It subtly changes the sound, and gives people yet another thing to endlessly debate the virtues of on an electric bass

 

Is it up there with the nitro vs poly paint tone debate?

What does a reverse P configuration achieve compared to the standard Fender configuration?

Ive got a bass with each type of P pickup but they're so different in terms of preamp and pickup position and bridge setup that I can't tell what reversing them has done.

The important question is, can you get a tort pick guard to fit?

3 hours ago, kodiakblair said:

Harley Davidson domestic sales are down 17%, down 12% internationally.

 

Japanese exports to US up 8.5%

 

Funny thing is both Fender and HD are owned by Servco Pacific 🤣

I think it was back in the 70's the protection tariffs were introduced to help Harley Davidson. It was either that or they'd have to build a modern motorcycle 

Im sure potential buyers of a $350 Harley Benton will now buy a $1500 US made Fender or Gibson. 

Having said that, Harley Davidson would be long dead if it weren't for tariffs on far better imported Japanese bikes.

Thats why you don't leave your P bass leaning against a radiator 

Thats not just what would happen in relatively poor northern towns. Here in this middle class south West town the same would happen except little Jemima and Sebastian will be expecting Percy Pigs instead of Haribo. 

8 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Did you try their Le Bass?

I have one. The Le Bass is excellent but the Revolt is better.