And Today's Contraption Is...

[obbm]

You always try attaching it to your guitar strap and make a Turbo Backbeat.😁

[SICbass]

12 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Plan is to attach it to my stool.

Can we agree on the term “chair” - things may otherwise become confusing and potentially very messy indeed.

Edited August 8, 2020 by SICbass

[tauzero]

5 hours ago, stewblack said:

Hmm. Interesting. Having decided that it works I got down under the seat and tidied up by putting the rest of the screws in and tightening the whole thing up. 

This has (unsurprisingly I suppose) tightened the bottom end but lessened the giblet rattling effect of the bass.

Mind you the chair is beginning to disintegrate so it's still doing something. 

Going to mount it on the back just to try it out. 

I think you need to space it away from the chair with a stack of washers or similar. 

 

[stewblack]

Thank you @tauzero that's brilliant. Exactly what I needed to know. 

[tauzero]

I just looked at the picture of the underside of the Eich bass board - do those units look familiar?

 

[bassace]

Will it work as a slimming aid, firm up the glutes?

[ped]

Just now, bassace said:

Will it work as a slimming aid, firm up the glutes?

As a long term user I can confirm that this is indeed the case. I have to ration it’s use now because I don’t have room for an eight pack 

[Nail Soup]

 

15 hours ago, ahpook said:

I don't know what you'd call it actually.

The marketing tagline could include

"putting the A$$ into BASS"

"something for your bottom end"

"putting your roots through your glutes"

15 hours ago, ahpook said:

Rumble Seat ?

Groovestool ?

Vibr-o-Perch ?

Bass Cleft?

 

[SICbass]

48 minutes ago, bassace said:

Will it work as a slimming aid, firm up the glutes?

 

41 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

 

The marketing tagline could include

"putting the A$$ into BASS"

"something for your bottom end"

"putting your roots through your glutes"

Bass Cleft?

 

“Guaranteed to leave no stern untoned.”

[Nail Soup]

Pile Driver ?

[stewblack]

9 hours ago, tauzero said:

I just looked at the picture of the underside of the Eich bass board - do those units look familiar?

 

Well well well. Isn't that interesting. 

[SpondonBassed]

5 hours ago, bassace said:

Will it work as a slimming aid, firm up the glutes?

 

5 hours ago, ped said:

As a long term user I can confirm that this is indeed the case.

 

I have a big bag of walnuts that need cracking.  What's your hourly rate?

 

5 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

Bass Cleft?

 

[Howling with laughter] Nobody can complain about a noisy cleavage if you're sat on it I suppose.

 

4 hours ago, SICbass said:

“Guaranteed to leave no stern untoned.”

 

Nautical but nifty enough.  Sounds a bit like something @Bridgehouse might say.

 

3 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

Pile Driver ?

 

You'd best get your coat.  You're surrounded by a lot of us old fellas you know.  We try not to be bitter about our bottomly woes when whippersnappers remind us about them but there are limits.

Heeheehee

[stewblack]

13 hours ago, tauzero said:

I think you need to space it away from the chair with a stack of washers or similar. 

 

I followed this advice 👆 and what a difference! 🤯 

Soldered cables and fitted a block (heat shrink is my new favourite toy) 

Then used nuts and washers as spacers

and oh my goodness what a joy! Not only is the love seat back to its throbbing best but the sound quality is just extraordinary. No need for a practice amp - my chair sounds just fine thank you. 

It's quiet enough you could practice at night without headphones and not wake the neighbours but easily audible, and responsive to the tone controls on the amp. 

Comes into its own however when you also use a headphone amp. An immersive, virtual reality experience. With free haemorrhoid and prostate massage thrown in. 

 

Edited August 9, 2020 by stewblack

[BillyBass]

@stewblack The connector block you have used in your last photo will become loose over time.  The vibration from the driver will loosen the terminals.

If the wires that go from the connector block are solid core (from the photo it appears you have used a bit of twin and earth, discarding the blue sheathed neural core?) then push fits would be ideal, connect and forget.  If the conductors are stranded then push fits would be difficult, but normal Wago style lever connectors would work.

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Manufacturers/Wago_Connectors/Wago/index.html

When not playing bass I'm a spark.

P.S. I won't say anything about your incorrect colour sheathing.

Edited August 9, 2020 by BillyBass

[Nail Soup]

Seriously though @stewblack , great idea! 

[stewblack]

2 hours ago, BillyBass said:

I won't say anything about your incorrect colour sheathing.

Brown live green/yellow earth. I thought that was the only bit I'd done properly! 

[uk_lefty]

On 08/08/2020 at 13:33, stewblack said:

You can have any setting you want, from mild buttock shake to full personal violation.

How much is full personal violation? 

 

 

 

Asking for a friend. 

[stewblack]

16 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

How much is full personal violation? 

 

 

 

Asking for a friend. 

It depends on your friend's tastes, and their tolerance. 

[Paul S]

And calibre, perhaps, ballistically speaking.

[SICbass]

34 minutes ago, Paul S said:

And calibre, perhaps, ballistically speaking.

Suffice as to say that a wide bore is not for the faint hearted.

[stewblack]

This conversation is becoming a little uncomfortable.

Not, however, as uncomfortable as sitting on my seat has become. 

We have a problem. The little exciter has become so excited it's begun to get a little warm. 

About as warm as the centre of an average sized sun, I'd say.

I thought I could smell something cooking and it turns out that it was my fundament. 

 

[BillyBass]

5 hours ago, stewblack said:

Brown live green/yellow earth. I thought that was the only bit I'd done properly! 

I beg your pardon.  I didn't think that was an earth lead.

[Earbrass]

On 08/08/2020 at 18:26, Drax said:

Not sure I want to see her enjoying it 

 

[tauzero]

17 hours ago, stewblack said:

This conversation is becoming a little uncomfortable.

Not, however, as uncomfortable as sitting on my seat has become. 

We have a problem. The little exciter has become so excited it's begun to get a little warm. 

About as warm as the centre of an average sized sun, I'd say.

I thought I could smell something cooking and it turns out that it was my fundament.

So now you have flushed cheeks?

[stewblack]

3 hours ago, tauzero said:

So now you have flushed cheeks?

😳