Bass related presentry

[ianrendall]

Merry Christmas all!

So what bass related gifts did you receive?

i got some TI flats, a Sprague Orange Drop and some new rubber feets for my GK amp. 

[Johnny Wishbone]

Smooth Hound wireless. Not used it at rehearsal/gig yet but after a couple of hours noodling around at home I'm already thinking of getting a second set just for the house!

Edited December 25, 2018 by Johnny Wishbone

[PatrickJ]

I got a neat little Fender Custom Shop tool kit, fits perfectly into the pocket my gig bag.

Sadly I must have been on the naughty list as Santa didn't bring me the Hyper Luminal compressor I was hoping for 😭

[ianrendall]

Just now, PJ-Bassist said:

I got a neat little Fender Custom Shop tool kit, fits perfectly into the pocket my gig bag.

Sadly I must have been on the naughty list as Santa didn't bring me the Hyper Luminal compressor I was hoping for 😭

Naughty list here too. No Sadowsky in my stocking. 

[leschirons]

From my daughter. 

Main pressie from the wife was the Bassix EUB.

[Guest oZZma]

A soldering iron to make pedals and cables, from my stepfather. He is a retired electrical engineer so he was very happy when I told him I wanted to learn this stuff.

Edited December 25, 2018 by oZZma

[Passinwind]

My luthier friend dropped this in my lap last week. Part gift, part barter for preamp design work I've done for him. Purpleheart fingerboard, custom neo sidewinder pickups optimized for slide bass. The bottom knobs are a temporary set I put on so I could get started on the electronics package. I'll probably go with something blond to complement the pickup covers and headstock.

 

 

 

[walshy]

Got nothing bass related today so pulled the trigger on an Orange 4 Stroke 500 as a gift from me to me 😂 Arrives Friday

[josie]

I'm claiming my Jack Casady was a three-weeks-early Christmas present to myself and not just another result of random GAS 🙂 

[Geek99]

Nothing bass related as such but some t shirts with bass related taunts and a fender and Marshall fleece hoodie (two in total) also an iPhone X

[Norris]

Just the Geddy Lee book I bought for myself

Son #1 got a Darkglass 3BK, son #2 got a Hofner Ignition violin bass (he likes the Beatles) - so I still have new stuff to play with 😜

I may have to give up hopes of the Norris family band though with 3 bass players, unless we just play Big Bottoms over again

[knirirr]

I received a book with lots of example blues bass lines, with accompanying CD. Perhaps, with some work, this may even result in my blues playing becoming somewhat interesting. 

[josie]

38 minutes ago, knirirr said:

I received a book with lots of example blues bass lines, with accompanying CD. Perhaps, with some work, this may even result in my blues playing becoming somewhat interesting. 

Details please? Is it the Hal Leonard? or another one worth knowing about? 

[Geek99]

The Ed Friedland book is worth having 

[josie]

6 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

The Ed Friedland book is worth having 

Yes that's the Hal Leonard "Blues Bass". +1

[knirirr]

8 minutes ago, josie said:

Details please? Is it the Hal Leonard? or another one worth knowing about? 

It’s the Hal Leonard one: 

 

https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=696481&lid=8&keywords=Blues bass&searchcategory=00&subsiteid=7&

[fretmeister]

nothing.

[John T]

3 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

nothing.

I got that too!...Same thing for years...

[JPJ]

Well after 40 years of playing, Mrs JPJ bought me a beginners book of reading the dots and an introductory lesson with a local music school. This is something I’ve wanted to do for years, especially as I’m working with ‘proper’ musicians these days. So yes, this 54 year old is going back to school and I couldn’t be more excited 😎

[wateroftyne]

Geddy's book. And something else arriving later this week 😎

[Horizontalste]

Nordy's & Labella flats! 🙂

[Mudpup]

A Zon Sonus Standard 4 string bass and 6 Dunlop Ultex 2mm picks :-) I had a pair of lounge pyjama bottoms and a new scratchplate for my Precision on my list but it went a bit wonky........

 

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

nothing.

Same here

[lemmywinks]

I got a Gotoh bridge for my Sire, one of these:

[Graham]

Nothing bass related from the family, but I got myself a Christmas present - the standard Basschat IEM starter pack: ZS10s and a P2, looking forward to my first gig of 2019 in Jan to try them out in anger.

Edited December 26, 2018 by Graham
one day, I'll learn to proof read