TimR

They're only buying 1% of the basses. I don't think they're influencing prices of basses in any serious way.

I was just pointing out where inequality in general has come from. I'm not talking about the top 1% inequality that skews it. I'm talking about the top 25% who are earning over the mean wage. The people on £40k+. And the odd person on £80k who thinks they're normal. The top 25% didn't sit around and wait for cost of living rises.

When you're taking about inequal wages. One thing that is ofter conveniently overlooked is that they're not age weighted or sex weighted. At the risk of being called a sexist - pureIy from observation I would expect a large number of women and students to be working in retail as they offer very good flexible hours which suit childcare and study. I would also expect someone leaving school not to be stepping into a CEO role with a 6 figure salary, and I would expect a number of people in their 50s to be earning 3-4x that of a school leaver. Last year I met up with a load of guys who I was with at school 30 years ago. Some of them were still doing the jobs they left school to do. I'm always of the mind that if you ask for a raise, you have to be bringing something extra to the table, that isn't just a cost of living rise. Some of us have moved jobs, companies and even careers during that time. We all started out with the same age and the same education but are no longer equal. Anyway that's for off topic. Of all those present* I own the most basses and the most expensive bass. So guess I'm doing OK. *I was also the only bass player - so a win there as well.

Stream it live. Have cards around the wards. Have phone ins.

Mine has increased 350%. These measurements are meaningless. You need to measure a like for like bass against the RPI 1985 - 373 2000 - 671 2023 - 1472 My Charvel would be around £1400 at todays prices.

I still have my Sidewinder from 1985. Everytime I get it out of the bag I have to adjust the truss rod and the pickups pick up mains hum to the extent its unplayable in a theatre. 🤣 Think it was £120 new.

Take the bridge off and have a look underneath. It's very wonky.

Mine's 20 years old. Lots of minor damage from rehearsals and gigs. Dings and scratches. It happens. Main culprit is standing in corners or close to cymbals in small pubs. The question is did you spend that much because it sounds good and plays well, or did you spend the extra becasue it looks nice. If its the latter, frame it and hang it on the wall.

There are a lot more medium to higher range basses around. Looking at £1300-1600 that'll get you a serious amount of bass. Maybe that's what is skewing perspective. Still loads at £300-500, so I think it's just that there is a much wider range.

I think if I was in a band with 43 gigs lined up and then extra practices to learn material, and the personal time to set aside to learn, I might start asking whether it has turned into a full time job that's stopping me from doing other things. Especially if I was retired. Learning bass lines to songs is pretty easy, they mostly write themselves. I wonder how much work it is learning keyboard tunes when you're not just comping the chords.

I bought a Jackson Charvel SB2 in 1989 for probably £350. There are similar models on eBay for £500+. I was told to I sure it for £1600 20 years ago as I wouldn't find anything comparable for less. I then spent about 7 years looking for something comparable. 🙈

You can download the isolated tracks (stems). Have a Google.

Good SH basses disappear very quickly on Facebook marketplace.

£1200 will buy you a low end premium bass. I'd expect, good machine heads, bridge and excellent finish and woods. Bottomed end £500 bass will be just as playable but will have cheaper hardware and basic woods. They're all CNC machined so the build quality should be pretty much the same.

"We are expecting your parcel." "In Transit" means it has been picked up from seller and is on way to the depot. Then it will say "We have your parcel." Then it'll say dispatched or something. I'm currently waiting for a package I ordered on Sunday afternoon with a delivery date of Thursday to my local Budgens. I'll let you know of progress but currently, "Your order is on its way". It has passed "Processing", "In transit", and is showing "Received by Delivery Company".

If he is overweight (just guessing) maybe be has sleep apnea. That will really mess with concentration and can cause micro-sleeps.

I would be looking for another band to join if you're not being challenged. Although with 45 gigs I don't see you'd have any time. I'd suggest he is struggling because no one can concentrate on songs they've been playing every week for 7 years. I start thinking about what I'm doing tommorw or what song is next on the setlist during most of our set.

The odds were slightly better when it was £1 on a 50:1 shot of winning a tenner. £2.50 isn't a huge amount when the prize is £150m so I just do it when it's triple roll over or whatever. Hence very seldom.

I spent £25 on lottery tickets last year. I'm sure £1.50 on an odd bass raffle when a nice one pops up isn't going to turn me into an uncontrolled addict.

I had this very conversation just before Christmas. Trying to explain to someone that you use an "instrument cable" and not a "speaker lead" between a mixer and a powered speaker. He said he'd been doing that for years, and yes "You must always use speaker leads for speakers". Might go someway to explain why we have so many issues with our powered monitor speakers.

Has anyone had a punt on anybody these fantastic chances to win a bass? It's a very well constructed facebook page with seemingly good reviews and comments spelled correctly and from people in the UK. Obviously they make their money from selling more tickets than the guitar is worth, so slim chance of winning. https://guitargeargiveaway.co.uk

Yes have had 6 of them on some pages I manage. Usual precautions. Report and block.

Not many albums I listen to end to end, the one that used to be on full play on long journeys was Powerslave - Iron Maiden. The last 3 tracks. Back in the Village Powerslave Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I've just seen they're the entire second side on the Vinyl. All the Pink Floyd albums run seamlessly from one track to the next. Great band for concept albums. Meddle - pick any 3 from side 1.

I think a lot of people are confusing what happens in theory and what happens in real life. If everyone 'learned their parts' before 'rehearsal' then it should take no more than 15minutes of a rehearsal to play the songs perfectly. And you shouldn't need an entire rehearsal to work on them. So something is amis with what a lot of you are saying and what you're doing. 😁 In reality, everyone is altering the arrangements to suit the ability of the musicians and the instrumentation. If you don't have a keys player, any tunes with strings, brass, piano etc, someone will have to fill the sound somewhere. Same if you only have one guitarist. That doesn't factor in overdubs and solos where the recording has a rhythm parts added. This altering of arrangements will be happening during band practice. And there will be no guarantee the tune will work. As per @Lozz196 comment above, they ended up with 8 songs fairly quickly but had to throw a bunch out because they didnt work. Practice at home, band practice and band rehearsal all have different components and objectives.