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[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1447619967' post='2909027'] Who gets to decide what is "Music of lasting value" & "Mere ephemera"? [/quote] Time gets to decide.

On actually listening to Scruton, who I can't pretend to agree with on almost all issues, I discovered that his complaint about the ubiquity of pop muzak is a complaint often and commonly heard on Basschat.

Lots of winding lengths here too ... [url="http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Bass-String-Lengths-by-Manufacturer_ep_47-1.html"]http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Bass-String-Lengths-by-Manufacturer_ep_47-1.html[/url]

JF324 fit some 30" scale basses very well. It depends on the length from bridge to tailpiece. Anything with some kind of trapeze will be fine as is the Guild Starfire.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1447512861' post='2908213'] ... Also I cannot put a Youtube link in a thread, even when removing the 's' from http. [/quote] Use the Youtube share link without the s - e.g http: //youtu.be/RBqcHDDuDo8 without the gap in between [ media ] and [ /media ] without the gaps ... [media]http://youtu.be/RBqcHDDuDo8[/media]

[quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1447083849' post='2904677'] Can anyone answer, why are strings different lenths ie, the risers at the bridge are not all in a straight line. Surely an octave is half the wavelength so why are they not all the same? Ta in advance Mike [/quote] From the Fender setup guide. Implies an answer to your question by telling what to do .... [quote] [b] INTONATION (ROUGHING IT OUT)[/b] You can preset the basic intonation of your bass by taking a tape measure and measuring from the inside of the nut to the center of the 12th fret (the fret wire itself; not the fingerboard). Double that measurement to find the scale length of your bass. Adjust the first-string bridge saddle to this scale length, measuring from the inside of the nut to the center of the bridge saddle. Now adjust the distance of the second saddle back from the first saddle, using the gauge of the second string as a measurement. For example, if the second string is .060" (1.5 mm), you would move the second-string saddle back .060" (1.5 mm) from the first saddle. Move the third saddle back from the second saddle, using the gauge of the third string as a measurement. Adjust the fourth saddle in the same manner (and fifth if you have a five-string bass). [i]Note: If you're using a taper-wound fourth string (and fifth if it's a five-string bass), use the actual gauge of the string for your measurement rather than the dimension of the tapered portion of the string.[/i] [url="http://www2.fender.com/support/articles/bass-guitar-setup-guide/"]http://www2.fender.c...ar-setup-guide/[/url] [/quote]

Here's the Fender guide for setting bass action ... [url="http://www2.fender.com/support/articles/bass-guitar-setup-guide/"]http://www2.fender.com/support/articles/bass-guitar-setup-guide/[/url] The harder you dig in the higher action you'll require to give the string space to vibrate.

And there will be no debating or arguing the decision. In fact, if you argue too much you will be removed from the flight.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1447366953' post='2907202'] ... Bob Dylan ... [/quote] I read somewhere that Mac Rebennack (Dr John) was worried about not having a good enough voice to record an album himself but Frank Sinatra told him 'If Bob Dylan can sing then you can sing'.

... and I still don't get it.

I'm sure it's correct that cabin crew will try to be helpful but my warning is that I think there may not be any guarantee. I have certainly seen hand baggage taken from the cabin to the hold.

I haven't read the policy but my actual experience of many EasyJet flights is only one hand baggage of a maximum size. If you have a second bag, like a ladies' handbag or a manbag, then that second bag must go into the hand baggage bag. Furthermore, if the flight is crowded with hand baggage then you may be required to allow your hand baggage to go into the hold.

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1447430746' post='2907665'] ... I have a double bass. That's far from convenient [/quote] You're not wrong there.

Yes, I agree with the other posts ... and if you want acoustic volume, really you need an upright bass. There's a reason they are the size they are.

At 3.50 GHS Brite Flats ... [media]http://youtu.be/PE5R3rUoU58[/media]

Was it this one ... [url="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/20/beatles-piano-abbey-road-sale"]http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/20/beatles-piano-abbey-road-sale[/url]

[media]http://youtu.be/uwagdxjpUN8[/media]

Small gestures make a difference but, as with holding doors open, it only works out if you do it anyway whether the other guy does it or not. If we don't do it because others don't do it then it will never be done.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273078-steppin-out-with-jeff-lynne"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273078-steppin-out-with-jeff-lynne[/url]

[quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1447406133' post='2907340'] Shirley you are not suggesting that there are people who don't like the Beatles??? [/quote] There is a rumour going around ....

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1447327017' post='2906675'] Hey Jude and Let it Be are on the list of "Classics That I Don't Much Like." I love the Beatles and I don't begrudge them their classic status but they don't send shivers down my spine the way that Bohemian Rhapsody does. [/quote] Hey Jude and Let It Be also wouldn't be on my list of greatest Beatles songs, and nor do i dispute your 'shivers' at BoRhap but, just to add to the connection, in the historical development of popular music ... no Beatles then no Queen.

Haven't watched this yet, I'm still on The Beatles one ... [url="https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-nation-s-favourite-elvis-song"]https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-nation-s-favourite-elvis-song[/url]

If you don't like The Beatles please don't under any circumstances watch this programme. [url="https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-nation-s-favourite-beatles-number-one"]https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-nation-s-favourite-beatles-number-one[/url]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1447272745' post='2906368'] On an acoustic stringed instrument the bridge is the mechanism by which the vibrations of the string are transferred to the soundboard and thereby amplified. Unfortunately the more adjustment you build into the bridge the less efficient it becomes as more of this transfer is lost. [/quote] Ah, yes, well spotted. I guess the loss of transfer would apply to an under the bridge piezo pickup too.