rwillett

Its definately Sat 18th now. They were double booked.

Errr. I cocked up and can't understand dates and days... It is Sat 18th now

Dear all, The date has had to be changed from Sat May 11th to Sat May 18th 2024 as, and I quote, "the 3-peak players have a long standing booking that wasn't in the diary". Does this date change peoples availability? If so please let me know and I'll take you off the possibly interested list. Thanks Rob

Ok, thats new and news to me. So could I have a Faraday Cage with (for example 1cm) bands running across it? Rob

@MichaelDean Thats a good idea, I've got the multimeter out already and am checking its all correct, Rob

Thanks, so I do need to have the copper tape coming over the top to provide electrical connectivity OR I solder a wire across the areas. I'll think about what the best option is. Great Rob

So most (but not all) of the guitar is printed. Still need to do one pick guard but waiting to lay out the wiring loom before I print, so I can check hole for pots. Covers for the backs aere all done. neck is done but not shown. Pickups are all mounted up, wiring loom is in a package unopened. Bridge adapter done but not shown. Do I need to have an electrical connection between the back of the pickguards and the copper lining the various cavaties? I've left some copper on the top of the guitar so when the pickguard, which has copper cladding on the back, is screwed down, there will be connectivity but not sure I actually need it. If I don't need it, I'll tidy the copper cladding up so it's flush, if I do need it, I'll tidy the copper cladding up so there's a consistent and tidy 1mm overlap. Any advice welcomed. Thanks Rob

Morecombe is close enough. Was there on Monday dropping car off for repair at Whitehouse Motors on Monday at 0800. Hopefully picking it up Friday. Always have to resist the urge to drop into Promenade Music, so tend to go very early when they're not open. Rob

Thats me down to a 't'

I'd love to play in a band, I keep looking but clearly not in the right places. I have no desire to join a working band, I have a full time job that 1) I like and 2) pays me enough to keep the wolf from the door. I did join a jazz band for two hours a few months ago. I answered a Facebook ad, was told to turn up in the masons hall in a nearby town by the band leader, 7-8 proper musicians and me. People all very polite when I arrived. I nooddled along to jazz songs I've never heard of before. Simple bass lines, four beats to the bar on the chord, thats all he wanted. At the end as we were packing away, one of the other members of the band commented "Could she be told when she'd been fired from the band please". The band leader had fired the bass player, not told anybody about it, recruited me, so when I turned up it was a complete surprise to everybody, but being British, nobody said a word. I felt absolutely awful about it. When the chap phoned me a day later, I told him I wasn't interested. Thats not the way I work and I still feel bad about it now. So all I want is a couple of other players to play rock and blues with. No interest in pretending to be rock gods, I'm a little too old, pretty sure the spandex leotards aren't quite for me. Make some tunes of our own, have a laugh and play a few gigs in places where I won't get stabbed. I'm easy to please. Thanks Rob

Not heard that joke for a number of years I think the seller is being very generous allowing us the opportunity to pick this bargain bass at only $62K. I'm surprised that there isn't a pack of people rushing to buy. Damm, just noticed he won't ship to the UK, that's me out then.

I have provisionally booked sat May 12th for this.. Any issues that people are aware of? Any conflicts? Thanks Rob

The village hall as does the whole village has B4RN. It's no issue live streaming, though the best camera I have is an HD Webcam. We don't have any of these new fangled vlogging cameras here. Bandwidth or latency won't be an issue

Just read the all-caps rant, sorry, description on eBay. My knowledge here is limited (as with most things if I'm honest) I have to say that trying to read, parse and decode the all-caps description is much like trying to understand Donald Trumps late night tantrums on 'Truth Social'. It is English and the words parse at a superficial level, but trying to semantically understand it, is difficult. So, Fender didn't apply the right epoxy coating to a 1989 reissue of a 1962 jazz bass on a limited run of 100 bass, one of these was sent back as it had a nick and then all hell broke out when somebody found out that Fender cut a few corners (who would have guessed), used lacquer instead of epxoy, and this one bass did then have the epoxy costing applied, so that made it all right and therefore it's worth 3x the price of a genuine Fender 1962 jazz bass coz it's a good replica of Jaco's bass. The replica (not original) was actually made two years after Jaco's death so has absolutely no connection to him, he never owned it, touched it, thought about it or even knew about it. It's unique because it's a pink torpedo up. Have I got it right? In which case, I'd like to offer my very first 3d printed guitar, its unique, it has never had Jaco look at it, it has numerous cockups, I'm assuming that adds even more value, its not that old and you can have it for $50K, a snip and $20K cheaper than another cockup. What a world we live in. I have no idea if it's worth $1,000 or $70,000. I'd pay $1,000 for it, would I pay $10K for an 89 Jazz, nah, well I have a 97 Jazz that you can have for $5K and I'll throw in a free case, a couple of plectrums and a "How to play bass" book. Please tell me that I've misunderstood and that this is really worth $70K. Rob

@Richard R I can manage points 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (though mine's a 2 min walk). Not too sure on 1 & 5

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@MichaelDean @lemmywinks Thanks for this. Didn't think about Aliexpress. They do all look the same now. I wonder if they are cheap rip offs OR the chinese manufacturer is doing some quiet midnight production runs... Rob

Dear all, Putting this in and hoping the mods will pin it. Looking to get people together for a NW (and Scottish) bass bash in Clapham, North Yorkshire sometime in May 2024, probably Sat May 11th. 18th (note that this has changed) A number of people live a little north of London and even stuff in the Midlands is a pretty big schlep, so I thought we could get together for a day to playing bass somewhere closer for us. The Clapham in question here, is NOT the one in South London, it doesn't have eye watering house prices, you can't go cottaging on the Common, you also can't buy Tofu in the local shop (actually you can but that's no fun). This Clapham is in North Yorkhire on the borders of Lancashire, Cumbria and North Yorkshire. See here for more details https://claphamyorkshire.co.uk/ The village hall is community run and we can get it for a day in May, provissionally booked for Sat May 18th 2024 (please note, changed from 11th). It has 1Gb internet access so you aren't out of touch even for a day. https://claphamyorkshire.co.uk/locals/clapham-village-hall/ <<- This is the right one Clapham is 22 mins off the M6, 35 mins from Skipton, 45 mins from Lancaster and 40 mins from Kendal. It does have a train station and if anybody would like to come by train, we can arrange a free pickup. There is no taxi service there so don't even think about it. My company will <ahem> sponsor the day so there is no cost to people. I'll see if I can persuade my kids to do teas and coffees. There is a decent kitchen, but also we do have two excellent pizza joints nearby. My daughter works in one and so we may be able to get a deal, I am happy to organise and sort things out, however I have never organised a bass bash so if people have ideas of what they want to see, do and have, speak out. If you assume anything, it will not happen, so speak out. I'll check on what days in May are available. The committee is putting this all online so it's not live yet. I'll speak to them and get some dates. I'll happily bring my kit along for people to use, I'm not precious about it. So there will be an Fender Jazz bass, a Fender Mustang bass, an Ibanez Mikiro bass, a couple of six string electric, including my 3d printed electric. I *may* have completed a 3d printed bass by then as well, a small Ampeg 30W practise amp and quite a few extension cables. I can also bring a few laptops and ipads as well. The wifi is free. Can I get some expressions of interest please and also some thoughts on what to do on the day. Thanks Rob People who have expressed an interest (understand that this is not a commitment) @rwillett - Yes @Desbass @vsmith1 @ossyrocks - Yes @neepheid - Yes @ead- Yes @Frank Blank - Yes @sifi2112 - Yes

Thanks, I wasn't trying to compete, merely have more than me there We may make double figures, though if people know it's happening, that tends to focus peoples attention, so we may get more. Rob

I'm contemplating my next guitar build and thinking about a headless bass. My six string 3d printed guitar is coming to completion. Still stuff to do but I think most of it is ready. Lots of people have done a six string 3d printed, not so many have done a bass guitar, probably due to the string tension. 3D printed elements don't handle stress as well as metal or wood. However some clever thinking gets around that problem. Certainly my six string printed guitar has no issues with string tension, mainly because there is a decent 15mm plywood backbone doing all the hard work. The 3d printed stuff holds stuff together and is very rigid, but I suspect a set of bass flats would pull things apart. I think I can get around this with a decent bit of 25mm plywod, though an 18mm or even 15mm might be enough. I need to test to check. Also I did see a Westone headless bass on eBay that made me thing. This is interesting as it shows my thinking isn't new. https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/studio-still-life-of-a-1985-westone-rail-headless-bass-news-photo/103630647 Anyway, I thought I'd try a headless bass. I already have 97 MIJ Jazz, a Fender Mustang, a Mikro bass from Ibanez and a normal bass from Ibanez. One more of the same seems dull, so I've started looking. I can get pickups, switches, and controls easily, however a headless neck is a challenge as is a headless bass bridge. I can see bridges for £50 off eBay from Overlord of Music and I cannot find anybody saying anything good about them. Not even looked at headless necks yet. So are Overlord of Music bridges as bad as people seem to think? or are we being snobs? Thanks Rob

A briliant idea let down by an ugly fact... Story of my life. Rob

I asked about the village hall and didn’t chase up I will ask again when’s the midlands bash?

@MichaelDean I was advised to put three layers but that seems an awful lot. Thanks

I know I'm going to have to shield the various cavities. I've a roll of 10m x 20mm copper tape with conducting adhesive. How many payers should I lay down for it? 1, 2 or 3. I want to be sure and one is enough, great, but if I need three layers, I'll get some more copper tape. Any suggestions welcomed. Thanks Rob

Let me know where you can find that please....