Frank Blank Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Nail Soup said: The bit you push your foot through is not a hole. This is dependent on how sharp your nails are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 52 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Whether we model the sock as a planar surface or as a 3D object, the initial point remains correct even the doughnut comparison does not. The bit you push your foot through is not a hole. The bit my foot pushes through is a hole..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: @uk_lefty confused by lingo or concepts? All of it! But please don't explain, I don't think I need to know and my head couldn't cope with the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: If you think of a donut as having a surface and containing volume and a holed sock being a planar surface with a hole then they are topologically a bit different. The donut has only one side! Unless you consider the dimension of time, but when reading threads on basschat I expect discussion on whether I should use flat or wound strings, not references to string theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nicko said: Unless you consider the dimension of time, but when reading threads on basschat I expect discussion on whether I should use flat or wound strings, not references to string theory. Of string theory I know nothing, except ime flats are flatter than rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Whether we model the sock as a planar surface or as a 3D object, the initial point remains correct even the doughnut comparison does not. The bit you push your foot through is not a hole. To be mind-numbingly pedantic, actually it is a hole. A sock is a planar surface with a hole, not entirely dissimilar to a holed flower, with a number of long, narrow leaves, but in the case of the sock the "leaves" are bent in such a fashion that their sides and ends meet neatly, thus providing sometimes ample space for your feet without there being a planar-surfaceless bit where your toes tend to be. The knitted wool is there to keep the "leaves" together. You don't want surprises when visiting Her Majesty and she goes: "In our house we ask all guests to take off their shoes; it's for the carpet, see?" 😉 Edited June 14, 2022 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib13Bass Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 hours ago, ubit said: I agree. Lime house Lizzy are a great band but the Stingray bothers me as it just doesn’t look right. He has bothered trying to get the rest of the look spot on but doesn’t get the bass right. Nothing wrong with Stingrays but you wouldn’t do a Jimi Hendrix tribute with a Les Paul would you? im willing to bet on a list of People I want to attract to the shows, "Lizzy fans with extra spending budget" rank high while "bass players" rank pretty low.... 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 4 hours ago, ubit said: I agree. Lime house Lizzy are a great band but the Stingray bothers me as it just doesn’t look right. He has bothered trying to get the rest of the look spot on but doesn’t get the bass right. Nothing wrong with Stingrays but you wouldn’t do a Jimi Hendrix tribute with a Les Paul would you? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 4 hours ago, cetera said: Yeah, sorry about that.... it's an involuntary reflex I have Nothing personal! lol! 🤣 Hehe... You did say you liked my Rickenbacker, so I'll let you off! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Whether we model the sock as a planar surface or as a 3D object, the initial point remains correct even the doughnut comparison does not. The bit you push your foot through is not a hole. If you inspect a sock it's topology depends on what type of fibre it's woven from (e.g. cotton is hollow, nylon is not). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Sorry, I seem to have wandered into sockchat.co.uk by mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: Of string theory I know nothing, except ime flats are flatter than rounds. ahh haa .... but then you must also know then that rounds are rounder than flats ? if not, then i have just doubled your knowledge of string theory, your welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 If flats are flatter than rounds, do they need to be tuned sharper? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, FinnDave said: If flats are flatter than rounds, do they need to be tuned sharper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, FinnDave said: If flats are flatter than rounds, do they need to be tuned sharper? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: If you inspect a sock it's topology depends on what type of fibre it's woven from (e.g. cotton is hollow, nylon is not). Yeah, it’s more of a modelling decision wether to go plane, solid, go to fibre-level and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I hear a lot of bass snobbery. But out in the wilds my 2 cheapest basses, the Ibanez and Harley Benton, are the 2 that get the most complimentary comments about the tone from other musicians. But I never gave a sheet what some PEON thinks anyway. Life's too short for that. The biggest snobs are usually the ones with the smallest genitalia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray C Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 It does exist, but as you get older you care less about what someone is using and become more interested in why they are using it. Especially with amps, I’ve seen some ramshackle gear held together with gaffer tape and luck that sound amazing in the past. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Well I’ve just made the decision to gig Mexican made Fender Precisions. The band I gig with does those venues where there’s never enough proper storage space to leave the gear lying around so rather than take my US ones along and be paranoid about them all evening I’ll gig the MIMs (2 in my Mono Dual M80). Not that I don’t care about them, just that they’re not worth as much. Perfectly fine for gigging and if anyone thinks I’m a lesser bassist so what! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 That's my logic too - minimise the risk on dodgy gigs (to be fair, the main problem I face is the weather at outdoor gigs). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Lozz196 said: Perfectly fine for gigging and if anyone thinks I’m a lesser bassist so what! I find it hard to imagine that anyone other than you would care or notice? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Lozz196 said: Well I’ve just made the decision to gig Mexican made Fender Precisions. The band I gig with does those venues where there’s never enough proper storage space to leave the gear lying around so rather than take my US ones along and be paranoid about them all evening I’ll gig the MIMs (2 in my Mono Dual M80). Not that I don’t care about them, just that they’re not worth as much. Perfectly fine for gigging and if anyone thinks I’m a lesser bassist so what! I've got a MIM Precision and also one from parts; they are both very good basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 You guys have people talk to you after gigs, AND you're bass players???????????????? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Nice piece of Boolean algebra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 18 minutes ago, zbd1960 said: Nice piece of Boolean algebra! True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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