Maude

Has anyone actually done that since the 80s? If they have, STOP IT NOW!

It'll more likely than not have a coat of sanding sealer (like clear primer) on the wood before the black was applied, so the black shouldn't have gone into the grain at all. IME the face of a headstock is easy/quick to do because of the small size, you don't get bored of all the contours and edges like a body, so don't end up rushing it, then subsequently wishing you'd spent more time doing it properly. Top tip when lacquering a headstock face. Mask everything you need to but leave about 5mm down the sides until last. Once everything but this area is masked, run a length of masking tape around the perimeter of the headstock but about half a mil down the side of the headstock, rather than try and get it exactly on the 90° of the face/side. It is infinitely easier to get a nice line this way. Once lacquered but still wet, CAREFULLY peel that last strip of tape off that you put on, the wet lacquer edge will flow out and not leave you with a sharp masking edge, as it would if you let it dry first.

I always said this. It's like the live band are the video to the audio track being played in the punters heads. In the heat of the moment wrong notes, melodies, etc don't matter to the punters. But mobile phone footage is where is all falls down. That great band they saw last night suddenly seems incredibly shite when they look/listen back to the videos they took. I've found it's a sliding scale though when you're doing more genre specific music. Run of the mill pub bands, nobody worries. Tribute or genre specific and people start paying more attention, even get a bit fanatical. But then the reward is higher when you get it right, which I like.

Abracadabra - Ed Miliband

What about one of those waist strap/belt contraptions. Removes the weight from your shoulders but may or may not still cause problems by adding the weight lower down. Worth looking at maybe?

Walk Away - Sisters of Mercy

I use a Gruv Gear Gigblade 2 with my 4005, which is a suitably large bass. My Jack Casady won't fit in it though as that has an unfeasibly large waist.

Now now girls, play nicely. 😉

Running On Empty - Jackson Browne

Don't know, but quite possibly I'd imagine.

The scooters could have built in proximity sensors to detect nearby pedestrians and play a little Seinfeld slap bass solo when in range. It would be effective and brighten up everyone's day.

Bargain if you were local though. It's a local bargain for local people. There's nothing for you here! 😄

Suckerpunch - The Wildhearts

Is anyone going to even make it through January? 😄

Gotta love a P body with a J neck, and with lollipops! That fretboard wood looks really nice too, as does the whole bass. 😎👍

I think the early BBN4 had the 3+1 headstock, the then mk2 and 3 went with a 2+2. It's definitely the correct neck/headstock. It's a great bass. There's a lot of love for all the Yamaha BB range. 🙂👍

Anyone looking for a BB in the Ramsgate area? 11 hours to go, £51 inc case. Ebay linkypoo

On reflection I was being a little flippant. I shouldn't post when in a bad mood. 🙂

Seller can't ship it but you may be able to sort something somehow.

Isn't there an SB700 for sale in the classifieds?

We were in a similar position and our soundman (John) bought a pair of Yamaha DXR 15s (mk2). Very similar stats to the RCF 935 apart from the wattage rating which is roughly double on the RCFs, but they're bi-amped which is possibly the reason for that figure, same SPL figures. We found they were excellent for average pub gigs, he's kept the subs for bigger gigs but due to Covid happening not long after getting them we haven't tried them in a larger setting, so they might be fine. Obviously a different speaker to the RCF but the Yamaha definitely coped fine with the whole band through them (drums/bass/electric guitar/acoustic 12 string/vocals). At the first gig where we tried them, John was nervous (he gets that way) so I said I'd bring my amp and set it up but keep the volume off, then if the Yamahas didn't cope I could just turn it up. When I got there he'd also set up the subs in case (as I said, he gets panicky). Anyway towards the end he brings a punter up on stage behind me. Afterwards I ask who he was. He was someone in a another band who had commented to our John what a great sound we had, best he'd heard for a long time. John had told him it was all through the tops, no subs or backline. He had to show him my volume was completely off for him to believe it was all out of the Yamaha DXRs. As I said, different, but comparable speakers, so might be of help, and going by popularity and specs, I'd guess the RCFs would be even better.

Like most things, PayPal is fine when used correctly.

You Talk Too Much - Sultans Of Ping FC

Oxygen - JJ72

Awesome headstock decal! Beep beeeeeep. Not just the headstock decal though, overall it's perfect. I could happily rock(steady) that. 😎👍