stewblack Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I was reading this thinking how hard it must be to get through life worrying about such irrelevant details.... and then amp overhang was mentioned and a shudder ran through me. Then stacks with different size cabs... I started to twitch. And I recall just how insanely angry I get if a strap button is located on the heel of the neck I stead of where it should be so the bass falls away from me when I'm trying to play the damn thing. This led me inexorably to the most heinous of all crimes. Neck dive. And I realise that we all ha ve our irrational ticks. Yes I've used a clip on tuner, no of course I won't be putting on and off all night, but then neither would I clip it on the very end of my headstock or, heaven forbid, the front of the headstock, so you would hardly notice it anyway. Oh God I need help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 My son has a friend who suffers from proper OCD. He quiped that my Dingwall made him feel queasy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I got obsessed a while there with having the relief and string action exactly “right” , got feeler gauges and those metal string height gauges to get the height “correct” which always felt a little on the high side for me . Eventually I threw out the rule book and Adjusted the neck relief and bridge action to what felt and sounded right to me and I couldn’t be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, JapanAxe said: Amp heads that overhang cabs. At all. If you’re into old school valve heads and don’t want to use a 4x10 you’re kinda caught there . Never bothered me so long as all 4 feet touch the cap OR the cap fits between the feet. Partial feet resting on the cab is just ridiculous Edited November 1, 2020 by Quilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Misaligned strings is the one that gets me. There are some hideous examples in the marketplace on this very forum. G string almost falling off the fretboard etc. Uneven string spacing too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Fanfrets make my brain itch. They always give the optical illusion of the neck being twisted, and that combined with my rational brain trying to see them as straight makes me feel nauseous. I can't stand to look at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megwegpeg Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Well this is an eye opener! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 White extension cables. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 29 minutes ago, scalpy said: White extension cables. Yes, good call sir. I’ll also add brightly coloured instrument leads - yes I know that dayglo pink makes them easier to find at the end of the gig, but just wrong, okay? 🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Non-parallel strings between nut and machine heads has to be the worst for me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, Machines said: Non-parallel strings between nut and machine heads has to be the worst for me: Aaargh! Make it stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 OK now I feel better about my minor quibbles. Some of you are just weird 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Multiple posts about the same subject. I just don't know which one to post in😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, mep said: Multiple posts about the same subject. I just don't know which one to post in😱 I thought this one was about our OCD being triggered by things that are not quite right - but trivial and/or possibly fixable - as opposed to what we don't like in a bass? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 This is bound to upset folks...anyway here are amp setups ive used. 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Looks like a jumble sale. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Looks like a jumble sale. Reminds me of the tunnels in what was, Birmingham Musical Exchanges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 minute ago, EBS_freak said: Reminds me of the tunnels in what was, Birmingham Musical Exchanges. That was actually going to be my post! It's where stuff too crap for even the nearest rehearsal studio went to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 13 hours ago, JapanAxe said: Amp heads that overhang cabs. At all. See that is one reason I dont use my CTM100 much. It is a perfect fit for the TC112 cabs, but only sideways! On my BC112 cab it fits perfectly if it is sideways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: See that is one reason I dont use my CTM100 much. It is a perfect fit for the TC112 cabs, but only sideways! On my BC112 cab it fits perfectly if it is sideways! I once used my CTM-100 with the two10 on its side. It was a bit ridiculous looking and verging on a safety hazard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 24 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: That was actually going to be my post! It's where stuff too crap for even the nearest rehearsal studio went to die. The domain of Woz smacking seven shades out of what little life was left in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) when you turn up all the knobs on your jazz bass and the pointer isn't continuous through the 3 knobs, i.e. the pointers are slightly out of alignment. ...thats heart breaking. Edited November 2, 2020 by Quilly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 When you tune up your bass and that one machine head ends up sitting completely side on compared to all the others....boils my fosters that does. 🤨 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Bleat said: When you tune up your bass and that one machine head ends up sitting completely side on compared to all the others....boils my fosters that does. 🤨 You're weird! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 3 hours ago, casapete said: Yes, good call sir. I’ll also add brightly coloured instrument leads - yes I know that dayglo pink makes them easier to find at the end of the gig, but just wrong, okay? 🤢 Dayglo pink leads also stop light fingered guitarists 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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