AndyTravis Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Sat in the garden and can hear someone plodding through bass exercises, they’ve been at it for a good hour - more than I’ve practiced for months. Fair play, I remember how exciting that first voyage of discovery into bass was. I need to play more. So that’s definitely a 4th bass player I know of on our estate. Lovely to hear that familiar thump. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 You could send each other morse code messages via pop and slap 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Sounds like root/5th code might be more suitable at the moment - but I’ve put a note on the community page to say “keep it up - sounds great” as I know I needed encouragement when I got started. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Doctor J said: You could send each other morse code messages via pop and slap ... or just plain, ornery notes. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 minute ago, AndyTravis said: ... I’ve put a note on the community page to say “keep it up - sounds great” ... That'll counter-balance the other neighbours (you know: the grumpy ones...) with their 'Turn it down..!' notes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Could be worse, could be a drummer (only kidding Douglas 😁) Edited April 4, 2021 by Reggaebass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 So when is the AndyTravis Bash 2021??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, TheGreek said: So when is the AndyTravis Bash 2021??? Just as soon as the Grumpy Ones find out where that sound is coming from..! (Oh, not that kind of Bash..? OK, then ...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: Just as soon as the Grumpy Ones find out where that sound is coming from..! (Oh, not that kind of Bash..? OK, then ...) If I actually plugged my rig in I dare say the neighbourhood watch team would flip... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Spector PJ / EBS - amazing match up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 38 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Spector PJ / EBS - amazing match up... Spector p/j is gone. Sadowsky wins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 We're a noisy bunch alright, I use headphones to keep my roomies from cutting my strings in my sleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 We were out for a walk yesterday and as we walked back into the village there was someone in a shed giving a drum kit some stick. Not very musical and sounded more like they were just seeing what sound each drum and cymbal made over and over. But they were in a shed hitting a drumkit, and that's what counts. 🙂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maude said: We were out for a walk yesterday and as we walked back into the village there was someone in a shed giving a drum kit some stick. Not very musical and sounded more like they were just seeing what sound each drum and cymbal made over and over. But they were in a shed hitting a drumkit, and that's what counts. 🙂 Maybe tuning the kit, in preparation for shed-building..? Edited April 5, 2021 by Dad3353 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I don't understand why someone would want their distant neighbours to hear their bass playing, surely it can be done with closed windows (not that hot yet) or at lower volumes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) I was out with my nine year old lad last week. Walking past one of his school friends houses I spied a Fender bass headstock of some sort in the living room. The family walk past our house to the park most days so I got chatting to the dad who it turns out is the bassist. He’s been using lockdown to get properly into it while his daughter is learning guitar. Used his time a bit more wisely than me then. Edited April 5, 2021 by bassbiscuits 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 13 hours ago, SH73 said: I don't understand why someone would want their distant neighbours to hear their bass playing, surely it can be done with closed windows (not that hot yet) or at lower volumes? When i was 15 I used to fire up a 100 watt amp feeding a 150 watt 80s Peavey amp and thrash through every song I knew over and over. It was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, uk_lefty said: When i was 15 I used to fire up a 100 watt amp feeding a 150 watt 80s Peavey amp and thrash through every song I knew over and over. It was fun! When I was 15 I plugged my bass into family hifi radio/amp blew one speaker. When I was 17, I had a Peavey black widow 300 w, still have it storaged. Gain on full playing Anastasia- Pulling Teeth. My neighbours loved it all the time as they used to say, have you been playing again. I know now what they meant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Loosely related but I had a new neighbour move in last weekend. I did my usual "if bass frequencies are coming through the wall, let me know" type spiel to which she replied "It's okay, my ex is a drummer - if anything I will be asking you to turn up!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 13 hours ago, SH73 said: When I was 15 I plugged my bass into family hifi radio/amp blew one speaker. When I was 17, I had a Peavey black widow 300 w, still have it storaged. Gain on full playing Anastasia- Pulling Teeth. My neighbours loved it all the time as they used to say, have you been playing again. I know now what they meant. When I was in my early teens and just starting to learn bass, our old neighbour was a lovely old lady who used to say she loved to hear young ones doing what young ones did. She never complained and it must have been some horrific sounds coming through the wall. I cringe when I think back and realise that those types of people are very rare indeed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 hours ago, ubit said: When I was in my early teens and just starting to learn bass, our old neighbour was a lovely old lady who used to say she loved to hear young ones doing what young ones did. She never complained and it must have been some horrific sounds coming through the wall. I cringe when I think back and realise that those types of people are very rare indeed. I couldn't say the same about our neighbours when I was a child/teen. But I would play Time if the ancient mariner bass solo several times a day to cheer them up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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