Rich

The Yves Carbonne sounds almost sitar-like. The world needs more bass/sitar crossover hedge-trimming banjos

[quote name='Prosebass' post='312678' date='Oct 23 2008, 01:57 AM']This is all very good but I still get the impression that after a gig they wouldn't be into "back to mine" and "lets get leathered" and sort the worlds ills out.[/quote]Yeah, but neither am I... not the 'getting leathered' bit anyway... and I'm atheist

It strikes me that both secular (especially political) and religious songs fall into two camps. There are those that are very up front with their message, right from the first line it's "BLAM this is what I've got to say and you're going to feckin well know it", a lyrical message you couldn't miss if you tried. And then there are those which are clever in the way they imply rather than state what their intent is. The sort of song where you don't even know you're listening to a political or religious message until you think about it afterwards. You can use a lyric to say "Thatcher was a bitch" or "God is love" either by stating it every other bar, or never mentioning them by name once. Both ways are just as effective in their delivery. The subtle method even more so, IMHO -- at least then you don't feel that you're being beaten over the head with someone else's soapbox.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='311713' date='Oct 22 2008, 01:08 AM']Also when the BigBeefChief is the voice of moderation and reason in a thread you know somethings up. Yes some folk play bass and beleive in things, others play bass and dont believe in things, its all very intresting but im not sure this thread is the place to prove/disprove God's existence/nonexistence or talk about our personal beefs with religion/non religion. Maybe start a 'God I love [s]Jazz[/s] God' thread..... lol no dont[/quote] +1. I tried to point this out 2 pages ago, and it did become sensible for a short while... Personally I'm quite happy to discuss all aspects of religion till the cows come home, but [i]this is not the place for it[/i] (apart from anything else, it's the 'General Bass Discussion' subforum!). So please folks, stick to the music and leave the deity-bashing out of it. Obviously a lot of you share my deep-seated atheism, but this is not the thread in which to voice it.

The waiting is painful... [quote name='Toasted' post='310222' date='Oct 20 2008, 09:17 AM']I just have to concentrate on paying for the thing now . . . [/quote]...but that's REALLY painful

+1. Why in god's name the 80s headstock? Also, a bit concerned by "NIC-CAD BATTERIES-BUILT IN"... would those be the same nickel-cadmium battery types that have awful discharge characteristics and a high susceptibility to 'memory'? Not the greatest of battery choices for a gigging instrument?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='310531' date='Oct 20 2008, 03:49 PM']If you work with any drummers then you are endangering your ears if you do not wear earplugs. Even with brushes the peak SPL from a snare is easily enough to cause damage.[/quote] My erstwhile drummer found it was the cymbals that were doing the real damage to his ears... all those big HF spikes, and right at ear level too.

You often see Andrew Gouche's name mentioned in terms of gospel bass... he's supposed to be fairly hot. Are there any of his youtubisms we can check out? (can't get to it to search at the moment, works PC won't let me get to youtube)

[quote name='wulf' post='311217' date='Oct 21 2008, 12:26 PM']wasn't the original post about the musical and production values of the church in question and not the delusional / ill-grounded nature of various belief systems?[/quote] [b]Yes, and it'd be nice to keep it that way. We've got quite a few threads that have veered into the territory of religion. Can we keep this one strictly on-topic please (i.e. gospel/worship music discussed as [u]music[/u] rather than as gospel/worship)?[/b] For what it's worth, I love hearing gospel choirs -- being an atheist, I just ignore the message and listen to the lovely noise they make.

[quote name='dood' post='310610' date='Oct 20 2008, 05:03 PM']*fingers in ears, singing* LA LA LA LA i'm not listening LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!!!!!!!! [size=1][color="#808080"]de dah[/color][/size][/quote] Yup, looks like it Brown-Eyed Sally it is, then.

EBSf is right... [quote name='dood' post='310481' date='Oct 20 2008, 02:53 PM']We [b][size=4]S[/size][/b]pent a while doing [b][size=4]all[/size][/b] the customisations. I'm prett[b][size=4]y[/size][/b] chuffed to see that a few of those customisations have found their way on to Jon's standard design![/quote] See? On a subliminal level, you've already acknowledged her true name Face it Dan, you know it's stuck

[quote name='dood' post='310482' date='Oct 20 2008, 02:55 PM']You could go for a ramp like on Doodle, between the pups and leave the neck portion free of wood? [url="http://www.danveall.co.uk/Shuker7Page.htm"]http://www.danveall.co.uk/Shuker7Page.htm[/url] Pictures right at the bottom of the build diary.[/quote] Or indeed you could have both a ramp [i]and[/i] a satin finish, like my bass

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='304481' date='Oct 11 2008, 05:27 PM']Well if I don't get a permenant job before Christmas or I do get a permanent job but have to relocate overseas then I'm going to be facing a sell off of one kind or another just to reduce the storage or shipping costs and maybe raise some cash. If the Shuker headless 6 works out, the Smiths would be relatively easy to replace so I'd consider selling both and the Spector for the right price, perhaps also the Pentabuzz and the V8 too but the Alembic, Celinders and Stingray would be staying as workhorse instruments. Not sure about the Cutlasses yet, I keep vascillating over them whenever I think about options.[/quote]Well I'd be quite happy to offer, errm, storage for any of them for you mate

'Tried one'? Not even seen one mate [quote name='Dr.Dave' post='306214' date='Oct 14 2008, 01:42 PM']It's silence from an Ashdown following a bang and a puff of smoke that worries me !!![/quote] coffee->screen :lol:

Mike R has used double-necked Shergold, Status and Ibanez instruments in his time... I cannot imagine for the life of me that he would have chosen this crude and fugly piece of firewood over that lot! [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='309908' date='Oct 19 2008, 04:55 PM']Like everything else Mike Rutherford has done Didn't appear on Crimewatch a few years back saying o load of his guitars were stolen? I remember it distinctly because of my huge dislike for him.[/quote]Ah, he speaks very highly of you though

A drummer I played with a few years back had some custom moulded ones made, he said it was the best investment he'd made since buying his house. I'm thinking seriously about these ProGuard ones. I've got some ER20s and while they're very good they make my ears itch too after a while.

[quote name='BigBadBassman' post='307830' date='Oct 16 2008, 12:58 PM']Glad you are OK Wolleydick and here to tell the tale, but sorry you had to go through such an experience. But it does raise a number of questions: [i]etc.[/i][/quote] This is all good advice from Tim. [list] [*][i]How many times have you turned up to gig or rehearsal room to find mains sockets cracked or hanging off the wall and you've still plugged in and played? [/i]Yup, I suspect we're all guilty of this at some time or another. [*][i]Are you sure that the socket where the PA is plugged into is on the same phase as your amp? [/i]How can this be established? Is there a reliable way to test for this? [*][i]How many times have you removed the earth on your amps mains lead to get rid of an annoying mains hum?[/i] God, the very idea... I can't believe that people still do this. NEVER EVER EVER do it, if your amp doesn't have an earth lift switch then either find another way to lose the hum or just live with it! [*][i]When was the last time you checked the condition of you plugs, that they have the correct fuse rating and that all connections are secure?[/i] Personally, I do this religiously. SO many people leave 13A fuses in all their mains leads... trying to protect an amplifier with a 13 amp fuse is like trying to protect a kettle by using a nail. It'll catch fire before it blows! Make sure that you carry the right size fuses in your spares box, but also remember that if the fuse blows in a plug, it's not because it just felt suicidal... it mean that more than likely there is a fault somewhere which needs checking out. Don't 'cure' it by just fitting a bigger fuse... [*][i]Looking after mains leads and extension cables is something a lot of people seem to over look. Don't skrimp on cheap extension cables or mains leads... [/i] Yup! Crappy mains leads are a false economy. You wouldn't plug your £2k bass into your £2k rig using a £3 curly lead, right? [*][i]Another thing to consider is that if you are using an extension lead on on reel, unless you unroll all the cable they do heat up when being used. This can cause the insulation to melt leading to a short circuit - it smells awful as well.[/i] And yup! again. Get the biggest power-handling extension you can... many of the little windup ones will only deliver 5A even when fully unrolled. Get a nice big one with chunky cable rated at 10A or more. The less stressed the cable is, the better. Might cost a few quid more, but see 5 above. [*][i]As OTPJ suggests get your gear PAT tested once a year for your own peace of mind - that includes all mains leads.[/i] This is where I personally slip up, and I'm sure most of us here do. How do I go about doing this? Can I just set up my rig at home and call an electrician round to test it and slap on the stickers? [*][i]Also carry an RCD to all gigs and use it.[/i] NEVER leave home without it! [/list]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='307686' date='Oct 16 2008, 10:15 AM']Sorry Jim, I wasn't suggesting it was your opinion, it was Carl Thompson that I was referring to. Read this interview to see where ARGH's combative yet illogical stance originates: [url="http://www.ctbasses.com/CTinterview.html"]http://www.ctbasses.com/CTinterview.html[/url] Alex[/quote] Ah yes, the Carl Thompson Rainbow bass... the Sound Of Glue [sub]Please don't rip my throat out, that was just a joke[/sub]

Yamaha. You can pick up an RBX765A for next to nothing and they are superb. Nice skinny Jazzish neck, comfortable, sound good, great basses. Yams in general are almost unbeatable VFM in my 'umble 'pinion.

Our English sockets don't make a blind bit of difference in cases like these, unfortunately... no amount of fused plugs or switches will stop an earth fault. Doesn't matter if the sockets are Libyan, Greek, English, Mongolian or Vietnamese, we're all in the same boat.

RCDs have been a permanent fixture on my kit for donkey's years now, and this is why. Thank god you survived it mate, history is littered with people who didn't. [url="http://www.blue-room.org.uk/wiki/Residual_Current_Device"]Good info here[/url].

[quote name='chris_b' post='307735' date='Oct 16 2008, 11:13 AM']Me too, and don't you dare put my leads away either!![/quote] +1 for 3 winds, and yes I am a bit particular about my leads too... GOT to be curled up using the cable's natural twist. If I see anyone winding a lead round their elbow, I get very uneasy. That Bassday pic is a great example of how not to do [i]everything[/i] on a Fender headstock

[quote name='Finbar' post='305864' date='Oct 13 2008, 11:04 PM']I hope the surprise is an inlay of your face spanning from the 9th to the 15th fret [/quote] I hope it's [b]M U S T A N G S A L L Y[/b] inlaid in [color="#800080"]purple[/color] LEDs along the fingerboard Well if nothing else Dood, this thread has given your new bass a name... whether you like it or not

Also...[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='305746' date='Oct 13 2008, 07:58 PM']Obviously over time , and considering it's popularity , bass guitars became known as 'basses'. It's slang. If you say to me 'I play bass' I can reply 'Bass what? Bass trombone , bass clarinet? What?[/quote]Absolutely +1. It's a [b]bass guitar[/b], folks. Hyphenate it if you want, do anything with it, but it's not just called a 'bass'. That's just our friendly colloquial name for it