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fretmeister

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  1. fretmeister
    For me intent is everything. To take the piss in some way - bad. To honour the song / subject - good. A few words spoken before playing it will clarify intent for the audience. "We have been asked to play this song. It is one of the greatest protest songs ever written about a subject that doesn't get enough attention and we just hope we do it justice" Something like that.
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    Some of mine are with white plumbers tape - they've been stable for at least 10 years. No headstock cracks or anything. The secret with that is to put slightly more on than you think as it compresses a little when pushed into the hole.
  3. fretmeister
    Caline make a copy of the V1 BDDI as well. To my old ears I think the Caline is slightly less scooped. I still have both though!
  4. fretmeister
    Bump. Tracked Postage now included to anywhere in the UK in the price. Don't be afraid to make offer though, I won't be offended.
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    Most of them are not professionally designed or built. TBH most "professionally built" boards have normally available pedals and power supply and a common board type and the only bespoke thing about them is the patch cables that have been cut to size accurately. Of all the things in music that might need professional assistance, assembling a pedal board is very low on the list.
  6. fretmeister
    I’ve used tape for years without any trouble.
  7. fretmeister
    It’s laziness.
  8. fretmeister
    HX Stomp for me.
  9. fretmeister
    EBMM Stingray is 17.5mm bridge spacing. Ibanez SR basses are 16.5mm
  10. fretmeister
    Host rehearsal at your house. For gigging though, the only people I know who have managed it have lived where public transport has been good enough to get home after a gig, and there’s not much of that outside of London.
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    That's more like it! Please, someone hide my wallet!
  12. fretmeister
    As one of the offences can carry a significant prison term the Magistrates can't deal with it. So it's probably been kicked up to the Crown Court for a full jury trial. With the gross underfunding of the CJS I would expect that to take place no earlier than 2027.
  13. fretmeister
    Everybody on this forum who has been scammed by him should send all the info to Leicester Plod and the CPS right now, before the next hearing.
  14. fretmeister
    I think I might need to investigate darker torts. Great - another thread that will cost me money. Thanks a bunch!
  15. fretmeister
    I am surprised as normally I hate tort, but the darker one is rather nice on that bass. Still not as good the black one of course, but still nice.
  16. fretmeister
    I've used roundcores on that type of bass. I found the secret with a headless and round cores is to put a Z bend in the string after it has gone through the head string clamp - but before it is actually clamped. Just a hard left and right bend is enough to stop it unravelling and then clamp it. Doesn't have to be a long Z - just do the bends as close to each other as you can with pliers. That gives the wrap something to bind on. When cutting the excess off leave the Z bend alone so it's always there. With the effect of the Z and the clamp you can even then take the strings off and put them on again later without them unravelling.
  17. fretmeister
    A shortie I just discovered https://akamaguitars.myshopify.com/products/akama-mini-beast-mini-bass-travel-bass-ultra-lightweight-silent-portable-electro-acoustic-bass-high-quality-portable-bass-for-music-lovers?variant=44530846597292 There's only a few seconds of playing in that vid but I like the look of it. I need to find some more demos.
  18. fretmeister
    Just discovered this: AKAMA MINI BEAST Mini Bass travel bass - ultra-lightweight silent por – AKAMA_guitars https://akamaguitars.myshopify.com/products/akama-mini-beast-mini-bass-travel-bass-ultra-lightweight-silent-portable-electro-acoustic-bass-high-quality-portable-bass-for-music-lovers?variant=44530846597292 It's a 24 inch scale. Total bass length only 33 inch.
  19. fretmeister
    I like the bass. Nice clean look. The text is hilarious!
  20. fretmeister
    Does it feel a bit like a scalloped board?
  21. fretmeister
    ON HOLD
  22. fretmeister
    I mean you won't hear the horizontal dispersion advantage - not that you won't hear the cab.
  23. fretmeister
    Lovely! Thank you.
  24. fretmeister
    I'm not - sorry - thought you were talking about his photo. Still - on most Telecasters the bridge ground wire has a little ring that is pushed hard into the bridge baseplate by a pickup mounting screw so the wire doesn't need a channel or hole in the wood under the bridge. It's all in the pickup cavity. One one hand that's a nice solution. On the other to swap the bridge pickup the entire bridge has to come off including the ground wire.
  25. fretmeister
    When you are really close you won't hear it. But back off to mid audience sort of distance and walk across the room and you'll hear the difference.
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