Si600

He did say it was going to be lined.

The B3n definitely has a master volume, I've found it, but I'm not sure I could tell you how to find it again right now. Global EQ, no idea. Yet. Of course, now you've suggested it I'm reading the manual for the B1-4. Fickle? Moi?

Power wise it's not the end of the world, my board lives in a flight case on top of a tray, so I've got the depth to mount a socket under there. I like the three stomp boxes in a row, is the B1-4 similar? TBF, the Zoom website will tell me, but that doesn't make for much of a conversation!

Catastrophe! It neither fits on the pedal board, nor does the PSU provide enough amps to power it. It needs half an amp, but the PSU only provides 300mA, which is enough for the MS60B, which is also specced at 500mA but it's a much smaller unit. Some rejigging required. However, as an effects unit, it suits my needs (so far!)

First impressions after playing with it for about 45 minutes, just going through the effects and patches is that it's very easy to use to scroll through things and play with the noises. As with all multifx it's a session of "nice, nicer, hmm, nice, same as the last one, cool, WTF!" WTF is at the dusty end, there are some things from 70 to 75 that are just noise. I have no idea what they were on when they came up with those. Where it scores over the MS60B is the ability to turn off effects in a patch, I can think of at least two songs we do that have different types in different sections, that although possible with the MS using the A-B-C function will be far easier with the three footswitches. I now need to RTFM to learn how to program the user defined patches. Overall, so far, very pleased with it. The pedal board will need some serious rejigging to make it fit though.

I use a Cioks DC8 if that's any help, I bought it so I could power my TC Nova Dynamics, which from memory needs 12v Even if you currently have nothing more than standard Boss style 9v I'd still look for something with a bit extra just in case. I'm currently wondering whether it will drive my new B3n, which needs half an amp, the DC8 maximum is 300mA. It powers the MS60B OK, but that's a small format unit.

I've got it

Noooooo, Not tort. Have you no shame? Apart from that, looks wizard. Bung a playing clip up so we can hear how good an eight quid pickup is.

It's very big.... Hopefully it'll fit on my pedal board. Rather amusingly, despite it coming from amazon.de, the instructions manuals are in Spanish, Italian and French.

We're going to be pruning our sweet cherry tree quite hard this year, and I'm going to end up with some reasonable lumps of branch, 200mm in diameter or thereabouts. They're not going to be big enough for bass building but should be ok for small trinket boxes or something. My question is should I plank them first, and how thick or should I store them as rounds to season them?

I dream of the day when I stop feeling like I'm making sh!t up in my handworking, but then I suspect that being competent at everything means that it just becomes routine. Long live the mild feeling of terror when even though you are absolutely certain it's all correct and going to work you're still not wholly convinced.

That bottom horn does nothing for me, the angle of dangle looks all wrong. But so what, it's not my bass. You're making a stunning looking instrument with those lovely looking bits of wood.

Chopsticks? It sounds, and looks, utterly spiffing.

Could you do them in black? Black anodised 5er with copper "saddles"? Asking for a friend....

I've indulged myself with a bit of arty photography. Not as good as @Andyjr1515 with his black cloth professional efforts

Copper for me. They look so nice.

Actually, before I forget, as there are some proper craftspeople on here, any idea what's going on here? It happened when I was cutting three of the dovetails, the middle broke out rather than cutting. Chisel not sharp enough?

My first, second, third and fourth dovetail joints! Also some bits of wood with holes in. Oops, I forgot. They're supposed to be artistically staged and photographed. Tomorrow, the second one is in it's clamps at the moment.

Oh, just to make it clear, this isn't just from my bench. Feel free to chip in with anything that you've made. Rules: Things must be of general interest to the BC audience. I'd love to see your 7 1/4 GWR King Class (even more to drive it) or 100cc V12, but that's not BC. No WIP, unless you're so squeeeeeeee about it that you have to. No luthierie, do a proper diary thread for that. No massive projects, do a proper diary thread for that. No Model A hotrods, by order of @Dad3353. Clear? Then carry on 🙂

Yes, it's WIP, but it's My First Dovetail so

Of course you can, think of it as keeping the memory of the little habitat alive. A bassy memorial.

I'd like to say that I'm surprised, but I'm not. A new development went up at the top of West Haddon a couple of years back, a few old trees were found to be 'rotten' or 'accidentally' hit by heavy machinery. You can't prove intent, but we all knew it was because they were in the way.

I'm actually pretty rubbish at squaring off the ends though.

Do you want WIP photos or are you happy to have the finished creations artistically staged and photographed?

Before you do any liberating you need to find out who's trees they were. Also, the guys doing the felling may have been given the wood in part payment for doing the job. I can't tell you which cuts are the best, but if all is OK then certainly nab as much as you can. You're looking at it drying at a rate of 25mm a year though so you won't be making anything from it anytime soon.