EssentialTension Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 49 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: A '50s drumkit... The perfect '50s four drum kit to go with my '50s four string bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, Daz39 said: I think light-hearted pokes are fine; it's sort of to be expected with something extraordinary - but FB threads re usually full of idiots who start off with the ERB Bingo: 'Jaco only needed 4' and work swiftly up to 'you loser, giving musicians a bad name, get a job!' and if there are Americans involved soon devolves into political arguing and obscenities. @binky_bass - those planks are amazing, the woods!! I think I would probably melt my noggin trying the largest ones - but I def. want a noodle on a 7-string at some point, just to see what chordal nonsense I can conjure. I have four 7 strings at the mo, if you're local you're welcome to come have a mooch on them sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: The perfect '50s four drum kit to go with my '50s four string bass. Indeed, it's a genre as any other. (Other periods of History are available...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, discreet said: Better have yourself thrown down the stairs as well, for good measure. I'm very familiar with those stairs, as i believe, you are 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 4 hours ago, ambient said: It's a bass that they've extended the range of. I used to play a 7 string and loved it. The chord voicing possible were brilliant, as was too were the higher notes for melodic playing, I could get some fantastic sounds high up on the F string with an ebow. It's all about what you do. Something like this or indeed even just a 6 string isn't necessary and would possibly look daft if all you do is play alright now or Valerie down the local pub. Don't get wrong i'm not criticising the intinstrument or the player. it just seems daft and somewhat misleading to call the instrument a 'bass' when playing basslines seems to be a very small part of what people actually use them for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) You could say the same for certain players and their use of a 4 string bass! It is a bass, it operates on the same principles in every fashion, just with a few more strings. Same build techniques, scales, spacings, pre-amps, strings (with a few more either side), tunings etc. ERBs have far more in common with a standard bass than they do any other instrument as they are basses! It's like saying an 64 key keyboard isn't the same instrument as an 88 key keyboard... they are both keyboards, one just has more range. Edited March 28, 2018 by binky_bass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) - Edited March 1, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 A real friend would just say "what the hell is with that shirt, it's stupid and so are you... now buy me a beer before I burn that shirt while you're still wearing it.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 39 minutes ago, binky_bass said: I have four 7 strings at the mo, if you're local you're welcome to come have a mooch on them sir! Well - given that I can't get any profile page to load, I am guessing at your location *Checks own post to see if location appears* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I can't seem to load profile pages either... site bug? I'm in Essex sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 minute ago, binky_bass said: I can't seem to load profile pages either... site bug? I'm in Essex sir. Doh - I'm in the forgotten wastelands of NW West Yorkshire. I did have a go on a 6-string once and found it great fun. I can only imagine the possibilities of an 8+ . I would really love a Chapman stick, or at a push a Warr Guitar. Mmmm noodly. You could buy half a dozen of the crazier EHX pedals and make all sorts of experimental noises (you know, 00s era King Crimson with their double-trios.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 hours ago, oldslapper said: I read the OP as a humerous comment on the width of the instruments neck, not as a personal attack on the person playing it. The gentleman himself wasn't mentioned. But I guess we can see what we want in any given situation. Personally I'd prefer a Chapman Stick for ERB but each to his own. Would you settle for a slightly used Chapmanchor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: Would you settle for a slightly used Chapmanchor? Not that bloody thing again - throw it back into the sea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: Would you settle for a slightly used Chapmanchor? I'm often referred to as "that anchor", so might suit. Pardon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 7 hours ago, ambient said: Why? Why should fun be made of someone on-line because of his instrument of choice? Sorry but I don't see it. Fun can be made out of anything, as long as it’s funny. And that’s subjective. Some people know how to make a joke about cancer. And it can be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, PawelG said: Fun can be made out of anything, as long as it’s funny. And that’s subjective. Some people know how to make a joke about cancer. And it can be funny. The only people I know who make jokes about cancer are people who have, or have had, some form of cancer. I am in the latter category but can't bloody well think of one right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 @PawelG Can sir tell us one of these jokes? (Awful I know). My best friend was diagnosed with Mioclonic (I think) Lukemia 8 or so years ago, he was only 20 at the time. Knocked us all back, but we still had a laugh at it because it makes him and us feel like it's all just part of our regular bants. We called him Skywalker for a good long while... Some wouldn't deal with it that way, we did. Made us all more comfortable and help raise morale in our dark way. He's been in remission for the last 4 years, a few hiccups here and there but he's doing good. It's a dangerous topic, so to affirm there is no genuine offense meant by any dark/possible inappropriate humour that comes forth from my mouth. I am but a simple man who finds humour in many things for good or for ill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, binky_bass said: Can sir tell us one of these jokes? (Awful I know). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 After accidently getting lobbed down the station stairs, i found the ultimate 24 string ironing board. I hope this person is no friend of anyone's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, fleabag said: I hope this person is no friend of anyone's. He might have a few enemies if that scar is anything to go by. Edited March 28, 2018 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 Maybe he tried to sell it as a bass ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 minute ago, discreet said: He's might have a few enemies if that scar is anything to go by. I expect the scar was caused when he broke a string while tuning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Or it could have been a bizarre ironing accident. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Looks like Chris Cardone to me, with an 8 string triplet Prat bass. I think... Gasping for a 10 string triplet version, buckeye top of course. As I recall Kalium made the strings for this beast... riddled with jealousy! Things like this should be mine... No denying the man has a powerful Tasche... Edited March 28, 2018 by binky_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 minute ago, binky_bass said: Looks like Chris Cardone to me, with an 8 string triplet Prat bass. I think... Gasping for a 10 string triplet version, buckeye top of course. Yep, Chris Cardone ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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