Chris2112

Who was behind Finnbass? Was it BigBeefChief? I do remember his inane posting on this forum. There are always a few who desire to be 'edgy' and push the limits of what is acceptable, usually resulting in a ban. 'Makisupastar' on Talkbass was another absolutely prolific poster of rubbish. He had a startlingly high post count after a very short time on the site, and was always trying to push the limits of just what he could get away with saying. I just checked on Google to see where he had went, the first thread that popped up was one from two years after he had joined remarking that he was in the top 5 post count (some feat). On the subject of moderation standards, they vary but I think BC is about as good as it gets. It's still 'small enough' in terms of active members for mods to be accountable and fair, and of course their status is publicly known. Compare to that say, a Facebook group. I was given an admin warning (snort) by some twit on NoTreble or something a couple of weeks ago, when in polite discussion with some unknown, he referred to me as 'dyslexic' for not agreeing with him over a point of semantic dispute. When I called him out for the crass insult, he deleted it and noted that I had been given a mod warning for my part in the argument whilst also apologising for using the term 'dyslexic' as an insult. I did ask if he would also give himself a mod warning but received no reply, I guess that's not a two-way street. 😂

I had heard about the remixed track list years ago but at the time, there was no public version available and folk were saying you should recompile the album in a mixing programme to blend the tracks together rather than just skipping around the selection on your stereo. I was never a fan of the idea, since all it appeared to achieve was mixing all the crud and filler in with the few tracks that were worth listening to.

Indeed, I still hear those irritating sonic cat repellent things too, they make a very high pitched noise when you pass them.

If you're ever in any doubt as tho whether or not ear plugs work, try riding a fast motorbike without them. I use Auritech ear plugs when riding and they make a massive difference in cutting down wind noise. I wouldn't ride without them.

Discussion was a lot more open a few years ago. Politics was shut down as a topic because it was so divisive. That and the place was absolutely flooded with nonsense threads about Mike Huckabee. A bigger loss in the shutdown of open debate there was the loss of the gun threads. There were some really excellent topics on gun ownership, collecting and shooting and reams of information. Now, it is all verboten. I had a post deleted a while back because I jokingly said I'd use a shotgun to defend my bass collection from a burglar. Even mentioning a gun in passing is now banned! 😂

If I'm honest with myself, I think Tool have been on a downhill slope for years now. 10,000 Days was really bland and sounded like a selection of songs that weren't good enough for Lateralus. But then again, Lateralus was an over-long dirge fest with only a few great moments. It sounds as though this new record is more of the same, which is disappointing. The thing with Tool is that their big three albums, from Undertow to Lateralus, each contains a couple of great tracks and then a load of filler. But the high points are exceptional, as good as prog rock gets. The benefit of Tool going o. Spotify means that I can now do what I have talked about for years, which is putting all their best songs into one playlist and essentially making a Tool mega album. I have also found the continued obsession with Justin Chancellor intriguing. He has a number of extremely dedicated fans who have spent thousands trying to replicate his unremarkable tone. I always thought that Tool were a great band with a top drummer and a great singer bookended with a serviceable guitarist and bassist, who just happened to write the odd brilliant song.

The point was made after Adam Neely posted on BC to defend clickbait titles as a necessary evil, highlighting the wider issue that some great content of real musical value will be buried if it doesn't have a clickbait title to satisfy YouTube's homepage algorithm. We also know that videos that are incorrectly flagged and then later reinstated never make 'clicks' like they would if they had not been flagged as once they're 'old's they don't get put into YouTube's promoted selection algorithm. That is a serious issue for anyone who makes their living by making YouTube videos, and whilst we might like to slate the worst of YouTube, it still provides seriously amazing niche content that is far beyond what you can find on TV. Various parties have used this trick to meet their own ends, I recall that some games developer used copyright claims to suppress bad reviews on a video game until the point where the bas reviews would fall off the front pages and no longer receive much viewership. OTOH, that poster was probably a troll and I would have used stronger language if not for the filter.

If that was my post you're referring to, I would reiterate that that poster was an idiot. Anyone using a fake YouTube account to make false copyright claims to get videos they don't like taken down is an idiot, and the reasoning he gave was feeble. TB is a great resource. I enjoy using it and I post there more than on BC. I started using TB around 2004 or so and I've enjoyed it ever since, though I took a significant hiatus for a few years when I wasn't really playing bass and when I returned, it had indeed changed for the worst. One of the biggest issues is just the size of the place. The most populous forums are now dominated by megatheads and club threads, which can be a pain to navigate. However, given the scale of the place and the information to hand, it is worth taking the time to get to grips with it. I agree with a previous post noting that the place is now infested with P bass lovers, but that trend has taken over the bass world as a whole. It seems even beige comes on trend every now and again. The moderating is still inconsistent. I don't get in trouble but I see that the place still has a problem with super-moderators who believe they are the life and soul of TB. The issue still comes back to those mods being community members and using their mod tools to settle arguments. I'm sure that has a potential to happen anywhere, but some of the TB mods are particularly humourless and don't like dissent. In general, the tone of the place is different and I think a lot of that stems from the larger scene for serious players in America. A lot of users there have been to music school and studied jazz. With the general discourse being mainly Americans talking to other Americans, it can seem a bit dour at times. On the other hand, I skip through a lot of Basschat threads when they descend into long strings of increasingly bad jokes and puns. Every forum has it's way, and learning how to get on there ensures the best experience.

I've always liked the look of the Matt Pulcinella Level 5 fretless that they have in the used section. The price has come down slowly, and I'm sure a telephone call could secure it for less than the asking on the website, as it's been there for months. I'd love to have a go on it but I'm nowhere near Bass Direct.

Arriving in that busted up state does rather reinforce the old adage 'buy tat, get tat'.

I dislike clickbait as much as anyone else but I appreciate that some good creators like Adam, Rick Beato etc do need to 'play the game' with clickbait titles. Idiots like you posting bogus copyright claims aren't doing anyone any favours.

I recall when Markbass first arrived and made a bit of a splash, I thought they had been quite astute in choosing a distinctive colour scheme. Love it or hate it, Markbass have a visual presence in their brand. They're easily the strongest visual brand in the bass amp world since Trace Elliot. They have continued to build on that strong start and now boast the most impressive artist roster of any amp manufacturer. Marco is as smart in business as he is at making great sounding amps. One product I am quite eager to try is the new Stuart Hamm amp setup. It seems wild to me that Stuart's cab would be two 15" drivers and a tweeter, but Markbass 15's sound very tight and responsive, nothing like the flobby old flub-factory 15's of years gone by. On the other hand, I really haven't been that fond of Stuart's tone since he started using Warwick basses. I really miss the sound of his Urge II models.

A lot of British players seem to have come to fretless through the likes of Brand X and Japan and as such, have a very different take playing a fretless compared to our American counterparts, where Jaco laid the foundation. An interesting difference but I always found Percy Jones's tone in particular to be rather unsatisfying as he always seems to pluck so close to the neck.

The woman from Prefab Sprout (I never knew her name) lived in my in-law's street in Wylam, Northumberland. I live round the corner. Heather Mills' sister used to live on the same street and she visited with Paul McCartney on occasion years ago.

Are they still going? I remember them having a hit when I was in university (over a decade ago).

Well, dont I feel like a fool now. I had a closer look at the nut as I wanted to photograph what I thought was this 'glue' on the nut only to find out on closer inspection that it was actually the original nut with a slight discolouration from years of use because it's made of bone. A new set of strings this evening (Spector nickels) has knocked my socks off. This has always been a favourite fretless of mine but I don't think it has ever sounded better than it does this evening. Played through my PJB Bighead it sounds unbelievably even and massive. I usually prefer a thinner, more honky 'Jaco' type fretless tone and I only ever use the bridge pickup but the Pedulla just sounds 'huge'. Impossible fundamental and a very 'flat' tonal response. I think it's the NT construction and the solid maple wings that do that. I'm in a peculiar situation at the moment where every bass I pick up feels like my favourite and I really hope it lasts. Anyway, I'll cancel my search for now and make a mental note that Overwater are probably my best bet for future work.

That is tremendous. I must say that whenever I get my Pentabuzz out, the first thing I tend to play along with is a Joni Mitchell record. Her music tends to work really well with a fretless.

Strings that never dull. On another note, American made Peavey models. They were never 'fancy' but to those in the know they were indispensable. It was (at one time) a very well defined and high quality range of instruments. There was the TL6 doing a decent take on the Yamaha TRB formula. The Palaedium was an absolutely exceptional passive bass for jazz and fusion. The B-Quad took the high tech materials made popular by Alembic and Modulus and repackaged them in a hyper-modern instrument and the Cirrus was a consummate boutique instrument in the shadow of Ken Smith. For a long time, if you didn't play a Smith in Gospel you probably played a Cirrus. Truly, a great range of instruments. All that, whizzed up the wall by a company that seemed unable to appreciate it's own value.

I hadn't wanted to raise the spectre of Howard in this thread - nothing personal but I am aware of some of the issues others have had with his work over recent years. I had discounted his services for that reason which is why I was thinking of going slightly further afield.

This thread certainly makes for disappointing reading. It is a shame to see so many BC'ers giving advice to suggest that the OP renege on the bid or simply make a fraudulent claim to force a refund. Buyer's remorse is unpleasant, but it is surely better than being a waster who backs out of a deal of their own making. I wonder, if the OP really didn't want the bass, why he felt compelled to place a bid? It is not really a huge amount of money by any standard.

Morning all, I had wanted to inquire with the knowledgeable sorts around here about who I shold entrust to fit a new nut to my 1994 Pedulla Pentabuzz. I have had it for nearly two years now and still enjoy regularly playing it. However, the nut is not original and I find it is perhaps a little shallow on the G string. The bass went to the Jaydee workshop before I bought it for inspection and setup and it has always played nicely, but I would prefer a better nut in there (there is some glue visible on the edge of the neck where the new nut was set in, I'm picky, I know!). Since the nut does not appear to the be original, I am not precious about changing it for something that is cleaner looking. Ideally I would have sent the bass to the Sei workshop at The Gallery in Camden but that is just not practical as I don't really want to post it, if I can avoid it. I live in Northumberland, not all that far from Hexham and Newcastle Upon Tyne. The closest respectable workshops to me are probably Overwater in Carlisle and then ACG in Moffat. Does anyone have any other great ideas on this? I typically prefer brass nuts but I'm not yet sure what I'd spec on the Pedulla - maybe black graphite on this particular bass. I'm no wizard on setup and the bass plays very cleanly with a really low action which suits me just fine but I could just fancy a little more depth on the nut at the G string. The slot that has been cut there is barely more than a scratch on the surface of the nut! I look forward to your replies and advice. https://www.basschat.co.uk/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://i.imgur.com/QoBUzcN.jpg&key=10a83fdec6ba1b4a317b882a8e792f27c5bb5f0b7b891a81983127cf0cd7afb9 https://www.talkbass.com/attachments/ydgcxjy-jpg.3179970/

I am very much looking forward to trying this bass.

There was similar here a few months ago with a gorgeous Shuker's trussrod breaking free and punching a hole in the neck. Does anyone know if that was ever put right?

Paul Simon's bassists must curse him for this (and also for that time around 2010 or whenever it was when he said that he was bored of bass and didn't think he'd bother with bass guitars on future albums). It's a difficult enough solo break when the whole band stops and everyone looks at the bassist, expecting the solo to finish cleanly with the band coming back in on the beat, but the 'inspiration' of reversing the first phrase to end the solo on the record created this problem. I mean, watch the video below. I think it's Armand Sabal Lecco on the bass and he blows the solo. It goes wrong very quickly and he tries to style it out to no avail. I suppose he was glad it was a short solo spot.