Go on then...... What bass related Xmas presents did you get (or buy yourself)

[ezbass]

Just now, SteveXFR said:

 

Can she hold down the low end? 

She'll be doing smug face jazz noodling in a beanie hat with a ridiculous ott relic'd brand new bass in no time.

I kind of get the feeling that Scott might let her find her own way, he certainly didn’t stop her overdoing it on day one. 

[MichaelDean]

I've got a couple of pedal kits from Fuzz Dog! It's been a long time since I attempted a pedal, so this will be interesting. Going to try the Acapulco Gold clone tonight. The Monolith will take a bit longer - there are loads more components. 

 

[Geek99]

@mikebass456 example 

I use it at om nights to demo a tune I’ve learned and I don’t need to cart an amp there and it’s not loud enough to disturb whoever is performing 

 

[SteveXFR]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

I kind of get the feeling that Scott might let her find her own way, he certainly didn’t stop her overdoing it on day one. 

Scott has never been one for overdoing it. He'd never jam in 25 notes where one would be better

[AlexDelores]

The better half got me this Squier VM Jaguar. 
 

It’s actually one I used to own then sold on a couple of years ago to a mate. He wanted rid and I always said I’d have it back if he let it go. 

 

[meterman]

A pal bought me an original vinyl copy of the "It Hurts So Good" album by Millie Jackson. Don't know who's playing bass on it but they're flipping excellent. 
 

Just checked and it some of it was recorded at Muscle Shoals, 1973. Decent year for funk, that 👍

[Stub Mandrel]

6 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

We gave my daughter a new Fender Jazz MIM Player series. I gave myself a used MIM Precision standard. The precision looks beautiful but needs some setting up. The Jazz looks and plays beautifully. Both came with white pick guards but black is more betterer

 

 

 

Fear not. Black is just a gateway to tort, you'll get there in the end.

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, AlexDelores said:

The better half got me this Squier VM Jaguar. 
 

It’s actually one I used to own then sold on a couple of years ago to a mate. He wanted rid and I always said I’d have it back if he let it go. 

 

 

Of all the basses I've encountered probably the most bass for the money, even including Harley Bentons. A future classic.

[tauzero]

57 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Fear not. Black is just a gateway to tort, you'll get there in the end.

 

For that matter, Fender is just a gateway to proper basses.

[SteveXFR]

7 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Fear not. Black is just a gateway to tort, you'll get there in the end.

 

No tort for me yet. I'm still a couple decades off that age.

[Richard R]

Nothing bass-related, not even an Amazon voucher that could be put to musical use.

But a lot of books, which is always a good thing.

 

[Richard R]

9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Fear not. Black is just a gateway to tort, you'll get there in the end.

 

tort:

in common law, civil law, and the vast majority of legal systems that derive from them, any instance of harmful behaviour, such as physical attack on one’s person or interference with one’s possessions or with the use and enjoyment of one’s land, economic interests (under certain conditions), honour, reputation, and privacy.

 

[Stub Mandrel]

5 minutes ago, Richard R said:

 

tort:

in common law, civil law, and the vast majority of legal systems that derive from them, any instance of harmful behaviour, such as physical attack on one’s person or interference with one’s possessions or with the use and enjoyment of one’s land, economic interests (under certain conditions), honour, reputation, and privacy.

 

 

That's taught us.

[Leonard Smalls]

5 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

That's taught us

But only if you pronounce it the English way!

 

[la bam]

Treated myself to one of these for the 80s band too! 

[odysseus]

8 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

For that matter, Fender is just a gateway to proper basses.

 

Fender was a gateway to a Mayones Jabba 4, which is the best bass I've ever had! 😍

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

That's taught us.

Yes, four years in law school totally wasted

There was I thinking that by studying a bunch of leftover Norman laws with a desultory garnish of precedent I was feather bedding my future, I should in fact have been examining 1960s plastic 

[oakforest5961]

At the risk of opening a can of worms about curly cables, I got this. (To be honest, it was at my request; I didn't need a new cable, but I've wanted a curly one for a long time.) It will only get home use, as that is the only place I play. Each to one's own, but I absolutely love it!

 

https://www.designacable.com/van-damme-curly-guitar-cable-neutrik-instrument-lead-studio-grade-70cm-25m.html

 

Edited December 28, 2024 by oakforest5961

[LowB_FTW]

I got me some Rotosound Tru Bass strings for my Washburn AB-35, which I'll fit the next time I'm going to use it.

 

Mark

[uk_lefty]

Ummm I got myself this... CIJ 75 Jazz reissue. I've not had time to properly play it since I put La Bella flats on it. 

 

I really have fallen victim to BC. I now have one jazz with rounds, one jazz with flats, one fretless jazz... 

 

 

[AlexDelores]

16 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

Ummm I got myself this... CIJ 75 Jazz reissue. I've not had time to properly play it since I put La Bella flats on it. 

 

I really have fallen victim to BC. I now have one jazz with rounds, one jazz with flats, one fretless jazz... 

 

 

Funny that. I stayed off BC for a long time and gigged with 1 bass for about 5 years. 
 

Since getting back on BC about a year ago, I’ve bought 3 basses 🤦‍♂️🤣 

 

Still, the occasional puns and bad humour make it worth it, to me at least. My wife might say otherwise 🫠

[SH73]

11 hours ago, oakforest5961 said:

At the risk of opening a can of worms about curly cables, I got this. (To be honest, it was at my request; I didn't need a new cable, but I've wanted a curly one for a long time.) It will only get home use, as that is the only place I play. Each to one's own, but I absolutely love it!

 

https://www.designacable.com/van-damme-curly-guitar-cable-neutrik-instrument-lead-studio-grade-70cm-25m.html

 

I have one of these, tbh I found them heavy they , only use them connect a pedal to amp etc. 

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, uk_lefty said:

Ummm I got myself this... CIJ 75 Jazz reissue. I've not had time to properly play it since I put La Bella flats on it. 

 

I really have fallen victim to BC. I now have one jazz with rounds, one jazz with flats, one fretless jazz... 

 

 

Amateur…. Do it properly! You’re not hardcore BC until you have consumed all available wall, floor and cupboard space 

[uk_lefty]

38 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Amateur…. Do it properly! You’re not hardcore BC until you have consumed all available wall, floor and cupboard space 

Oh I am well on the way there!! 😄 

[Stub Mandrel]

On 28/12/2024 at 09:58, la bam said:

Treated myself to one of these for the 80s band too! 

 

At thevtime I felt that the new romantics had the best shirts.