OliverBlackman Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 I completed this year after life outside of music took a dive. Let’s see if I can make it again in better times! 1 Quote
paul_5 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I’m in. Got to finish a compressor pcb that I bought last year and finish fixing my DHA VT1 dual custom; neither of which were bought in 2025, and I reckon I’m good. Quote
Richard R Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 Hi all, Happy New Year! I was going to post the rules summary today, but instead have to deal with a water leak in the house. Carpet in the bedroom partly lifted, looks like I'll cutting floorboards tomorrow to find the problem. And special thread-derailing prize to whoever comes up with the least/most appropriate song for this situation. 1 Quote
tauzero Posted January 1 Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Richard R said: And special thread-derailing prize to whoever comes up with the least/most appropriate song for this situation. You're fixing a hole where the water gets in And stops your mind from wandering Simultaneously the least and most appropriate song, as it's about the water getting in, but in the original lyrics it's from a direction 180 degrees away from your current situation. Alternatively, Here Comes the Flood by Peter Gabriel. 1 Quote
King Tut Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I’m going to give this a go for the first time - where’s the dotted line?! Quote
Marvin Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I'll throw my name in. I don't think I'll be buying anything 🤔 Quote
Richard R Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 (edited) Updated the first post in the thread with the Rules as I understand them 🙂 Currently on the starting line - plenty of space left: @neepheid @Richard R @SimonK @Franticsmurf @barkin @Velarian @Phill @AndyTravis @prowla @ezbass @bass_dinger @Jono Bolton @SumOne 1st out! 5th Jan @Lozz196 @bassbiscuits @Mudpup @miles'tone @tauzero @Suburban Man @fretmeister @OliverBlackman @paul_5 @King Tut @Marvin @Jean-Luc Pickguard 3rd Out, 5th Jan @Shockwave @NJE @jimmyb625 @mr zed @wavemaker @lozkerr @Downunderwonder @BillyBass @Stub Mandrel @Quatschmacher 2nd out, but the shortest stay - in on the 3rd, out onthe 5th. @mikebass456 @Geek99 @grapefruitmoon @2pods Out 6th Jan @Maude Edited Monday at 21:22 by Richard R Added newcommers, and those who have fallen 4 Quote
tauzero Posted January 1 Posted January 1 On 30/12/2024 at 22:47, Richard R said: - Genuinely unsolicited presents, which you had no involvement in choosing. (So going out with your partner to play a bunch of bases, choosing one, and then them buying it for you would be a fail. But we would all applaud and cheer you and your partner and want to know what you got and why!) And whether she/he has a sister/brother. 1 1 Quote
ezbass Posted January 1 Posted January 1 7 minutes ago, Richard R said: I think you're in? Not even slightly! I appreciate that you think I have 24 months of GAS control, but I mean to flex my buying muscles this year (now watch me buy nowt). 1 Quote
Richard R Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, ezbass said: Not even slightly! I appreciate that you think I have 24 months of GAS control, but I mean to flex my buying muscles this year (now watch me buy nowt). Can we leave you in and start a sweepstake? Quote
ezbass Posted January 1 Posted January 1 2 minutes ago, Richard R said: Can we leave you in and start a sweepstake? Go for it. I assume I’ll receive a piece of the action, a race horse receives a bag of oats, after all. No? Ah well, it was worth a try. Quote
bass_dinger Posted January 1 Posted January 1 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Richard R said: Jono Bolton - Refinishing hasn't come up before. Probably out, but we'll have to put it to the jury in March So, I had a bass refinished last year, but when I received it, it was a bass in bits, and the body was without a finish (it had been fully removed by the previous owner), so the refinish was judged by Challenge Jurors to be a repair. There was some debate about whether my refinish was a frivolous and unnecessary vanity project, or necessary to bring it back to factory originality. However, the jury concluded that it was allowed. So, precedent seems to allow a refinish where it is a genuine repair. Edited January 1 by bass_dinger Quote
SimonK Posted January 1 Posted January 1 ...is getting a nut re-cut by a luthier a fail along with new strings & a set-up? My reading of the rules seems to suggest this may be OK... Quote
Richard R Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 6 minutes ago, SimonK said: ...is getting a nut re-cut by a luthier a fail along with new strings & a set-up? My reading of the rules seems to suggest this may be OK... That's maintenance, you're good. 3 Quote
neepheid Posted January 1 Posted January 1 3 minutes ago, SimonK said: ...is getting a nut re-cut by a luthier a fail along with new strings & a set-up? My reading of the rules seems to suggest this may be OK... In the allowed section: "Maintenance/setups that only involve work on existing aspects of your bass (ie no purchasing a preamp to add to it)" I think this counts as maintenance. If you wanted to be super picky then the new nut should be the same material as the old one. But clearly you're replacing a faulty nut so I'm not feeling picky. Pass from me. 2 Quote
Richard R Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 8 minutes ago, bass_dinger said: So, I had a bass refinished last year, but when I received it, it was a bass in bits, and the body was without a finish (it had been fully removed by the previous owner), so the refinish was judged by Challenge Jurors to be a repair. There was some debate about whether my refinish was a frivolous and unnecessary vanity project, or necessary to bring it back to factory originality. However, the jury concluded that it was allowed. So, precedent seems to allow a refinish where it is a genuine repair. I must have missed that entirely. @Jono Bolton will have to make his case to the jury come March. I'm just the clerk of the court (though a fairly opinionated one) 😉 Quote
bassbiscuits Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Tidy. Being a skint mature postgrad student should help keep me on the straight and narrow. 🫡 Quote
Shockwave Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I am in. But I fully expect to fail. I am a glass half empty kinda guy so I am never disappointed. Quote
jimmyb625 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I'm in again. I got through '24 unscathed and there's nothing on the horizon that I think I want. There may be something wrong with me. 1 Quote
mr zed Posted January 1 Posted January 1 A couple of pedals were my downfall in 2024. Can't honestly think of anything else I need (although need and want are 2 very different things). Sign me up for 2025 please Richard. I have high hopes this year. 1 Quote
TimR Posted January 1 Posted January 1 20 hours ago, Richard R said: Hi all, Happy New Year! I was going to post the rules summary today, but instead have to deal with a water leak in the house. Carpet in the bedroom partly lifted, looks like I'll cutting floorboards tomorrow to find the problem. And special thread-derailing prize to whoever comes up with the least/most appropriate song for this situation. Check you don't have any Holes in Your Shoe before you start. 2 Quote
TimR Posted January 1 Posted January 1 (edited) Bought a lightweight amp and a lightweight cab, a pedal board, a tuner and a drive pedal last year. Although the tuner was a replacement for my failed one (so obviously doesn't count). No need to buy anything this year, although I'm currently hankering after a waistcoat and fretless... Edited January 1 by TimR Quote
Richard R Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 A fretted waistcoat would be more interesting. And only a Tier 2 fail at best. Quote
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