Cambridge Convalescence (or not)
I think my odd sleeping patterns are getting to me a bit. Somehow I sat up in bed and read the entire webcomic "Bassist Wanted" last night instead of going to sleep. It wasn't compulsion, I just don't seem to sleep easily when I'm not exhausted. Which is a pity, I really don't work very well this way. Why is it so hard to think of nice things when falling asleep?
Today the jack plate for my bass guitar finally arrived, (according to USPS' regularly updated tracking service it hasn't left America yet. Sigh.) So I finished assembling it today, and set it up. Was too lazy/ill to do any recording, but will put some samples up when I have time. It hums a little when I take my hand off the strings, which could be down to my lazy wiring or a complete lack of shielding. Also I couldn't tell the polarity of the split pickup relative to the two humbuckers, so there was a 50% chance it would be wrong. Which it is. I thought being out of phase would create some really interesting effects, but mostly it just sounds thin or doesn't sound at all. It still works fine on it's own though, it just can't be mixed with the humbuckers. While I was doing this I sat and watched Kingdom of Heaven with the sound off. I don't feel like I missed anything or that the movie made less sense for it.
I had a minor panic when I connected it for testing, as I heard the most amazing loud humming sound, like the whole guitar was next to a TV tube. I poked and prodded for 10 minutes trying to find the problem, then realised that the recording amp was set to simulate a really noisy, hot amplifier.
I would've taken a photo, but when I tried I discovered my camera's flash is borked. I'll have to send it back under warranty. This would be a disaster for my ebay selling, but I still have my old Fuji S5000, which is in some ways a much better camera.
Aside from the bass part coming, today seemed to be going pretty badly. I couldn't find any money for the post office, I lost my house keys, had no socks (they weren't dry yet) and after I got all ready I felt too ill to leave the house. But then I remembered where my keys were, I found my tablets which I'd lost 2 days ago and I got a step closer to claiming all my missing mail. The card reader at the post office even worked.
Still have lots of selling and stuff to do. Still need new glasses. I really thought I'd be better than this by now. Shit.
Guess I'll go sleep now.
Today the jack plate for my bass guitar finally arrived, (according to USPS' regularly updated tracking service it hasn't left America yet. Sigh.) So I finished assembling it today, and set it up. Was too lazy/ill to do any recording, but will put some samples up when I have time. It hums a little when I take my hand off the strings, which could be down to my lazy wiring or a complete lack of shielding. Also I couldn't tell the polarity of the split pickup relative to the two humbuckers, so there was a 50% chance it would be wrong. Which it is. I thought being out of phase would create some really interesting effects, but mostly it just sounds thin or doesn't sound at all. It still works fine on it's own though, it just can't be mixed with the humbuckers. While I was doing this I sat and watched Kingdom of Heaven with the sound off. I don't feel like I missed anything or that the movie made less sense for it.
I had a minor panic when I connected it for testing, as I heard the most amazing loud humming sound, like the whole guitar was next to a TV tube. I poked and prodded for 10 minutes trying to find the problem, then realised that the recording amp was set to simulate a really noisy, hot amplifier.
I would've taken a photo, but when I tried I discovered my camera's flash is borked. I'll have to send it back under warranty. This would be a disaster for my ebay selling, but I still have my old Fuji S5000, which is in some ways a much better camera.
Aside from the bass part coming, today seemed to be going pretty badly. I couldn't find any money for the post office, I lost my house keys, had no socks (they weren't dry yet) and after I got all ready I felt too ill to leave the house. But then I remembered where my keys were, I found my tablets which I'd lost 2 days ago and I got a step closer to claiming all my missing mail. The card reader at the post office even worked.
Still have lots of selling and stuff to do. Still need new glasses. I really thought I'd be better than this by now. Shit.
Guess I'll go sleep now.