Basschatitis: Symptoms & treatment

[Beedster]

Lots of symptoms, not seeing many treatments? 

[Beedster]

An effective treatment for me has been switching almost exclusively to upright, where the costs and logistics of gear experimentation and switching are so ludicrous as to force me to stick with the same two instruments (one of which I've owned since 2015), strings, and PUPs for several multiples of their electric bass equivalent. That for largely audio reasons I need to use PA rather than backline adds a further layer to the treatment 👍  

Edited December 18, 2023 by Beedster

[LeftyJ]

21 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Lots of symptoms, not seeing many treatments? 

Duh, it's a chronic disease that we just need to live with. Basschat is our therapy, albeit with some unfortunate and expensive side-effects 

[Paul S]

13 minutes ago, Beedster said:

An effective treatment for me has been switching almost exclusively to upright, where the costs and logistics of gear experimentation and switching are so ludicrous as to force me to stick with the same two instruments (one of which I've owned since 2015), strings, and PUPs for several multiples of their electric bass equivalent. That for largely audio reasons I need to use PA rather than backline adds a further layer to the treatment 👍  

 

As with many ailments, things improve with the passge of time.  At least, they have with me.  As I have got older by lumbar region has become increasingly knackered.  So this has filtered out all those marvellous basses that weigh over 8lbs!  Then a spot of arthritis in the hands and other joints mean swicthing to short scale is most comfortable - be gone GAS for pesky long scale basses.  

 

But most liberating of all - and possibly something sensible - on behalf of my band I invested in a fine brace of RCF EVOX 8 pas, one of those mysterious voodoo jobbies that can sit behind you without feeding back.  They are paying me back the depreciation.  Now I have ZERO GAS for anything remotely back line, I just plug into the desk.  Works a treat.  

[Beedster]

23 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

Duh, it's a chronic disease that we just need to live with. Basschat is our therapy, albeit with some unfortunate and expensive side-effects 

Damn, so far from being the disease, Basschatitis is in fact the treatment? 

[Beedster]

10 minutes ago, Paul S said:

 

As with many ailments, things improve with the passge of time.  At least, they have with me.  As I have got older by lumbar region has become increasingly knackered.  So this has filtered out all those marvellous basses that weigh over 8lbs!  Then a spot of arthritis in the hands and other joints mean swicthing to short scale is most comfortable - be gone GAS for pesky long scale basses.  

 

But most liberating of all - and possibly something sensible - on behalf of my band I invested in a fine brace of RCF EVOX 8 pas, one of those mysterious voodoo jobbies that can sit behind you without feeding back.  They are paying me back the depreciation.  Now I have ZERO GAS for anything remotely back line, I just plug into the desk.  Works a treat.  

Lovely, totally agree re backline, my heart no longer misses several beats when I see either/both of the words 'Mesa' or 'Boogie' on BC/eBay/Reverb  

[Paul S]

11 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Lovely, totally agree re backline, my heart no longer misses several beats when I see either/both of the words 'Mesa' or 'Boogie' on BC/eBay/Reverb  

 

I dipped my toe into the Mesa Boogie water just once - Prodigy Four 88 or whatever combination of words it should be.  Damned thing blew a valve the first time I used it in anger, took half the pcb with it.  That wasn't cheap. 🤪

[Beedster]

2 minutes ago, Paul S said:

 

I dipped my toe into the Mesa Boogie water just once - Prodigy Four 88 or whatever combination of words it should be.  Damned thing blew a valve the first time I used it in anger, took half the pcb with it.  That wasn't cheap. 🤪

Probably cheaper to replace the pub? 

[Beedster]

2 minutes ago, Paul S said:

 

I dipped my toe into the Mesa Boogie water just once - Prodigy Four 88 or whatever combination of words it should be.  Damned thing blew a valve the first time I used it in anger, took half the pcb with it.  That wasn't cheap. 🤪

 

But damn, even mention of the words 'Prodigy Four 88' has sparked by symptoms again  

[miles'tone]

4 hours ago, Beedster said:

Damn, so far from being the disease, Basschatitis is in fact the treatment? 

First it giveth then it taketh away.

[TheGreek]

Treatment??? Anybody thinking of getting rid of all their gear and going cold turkey should gift it all to me...

[nilorius]

On 17/12/2023 at 00:35, Maude said:

Check. 

Days of the month.... Check. 

Looks like days of the year is the next logic target. 🙈

Could be a different way - Take a credit and by a bass. Do it again until the monthly credit payment goes at least the half of your monthly job salary. Done.

[Owen]

On 16/12/2023 at 20:35, snorkie635 said:

Checking the 'for sale' thread every ten minutes, looking for the 'one'!

 

Edited December 19, 2023 by Owen
to make it better.

[Rich]

Breaking into uncontrollable laughter at the merest sight of the phrases "best for metal?", "waste of TIM" and "Mark King or Flea?", none of which make any sense to anyone outside these premises. 

[Paul S]

2 minutes ago, Rich said:

Breaking into uncontrollable laughter at the merest sight of the phrases "best for metal?", "waste of TIM" and "Mark King or Flea?", none of which make any sense to anyone outside these premises. 

 

Steady.  Next thing you know you'll stir the 'Just Stop Cliquey In-jokes' brigade into action.  Last seen un-glueing themselves from pictures of Helen Willetts after a failed attempt to prevent another page turn.  

[Frank Blank]

6 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Steady.  Next thing you know you'll stir the 'Just Stop Cliquey In-jokes' brigade into action.  Last seen un-glueing themselves from pictures of Helen Willetts after a failed attempt to prevent another page turn.  

 

[Downunderwonder]

Ye gods, they cloned the Briscoes lady.