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I think @Barking Spiders has already mentioned Hold Your Head Up by Argent. Funnily enough that's one of my favourite songs from our list. The same simple riff goes on for ages almost like a drone, eventually building up to some different notes, then back to the riff Sometimes the simple/sparse riffs are the ones that need the most concentration to play

I'd quite like to try playing cello. Is it a difficult transition from bass, or sufficiently similar apart from the bowing?

I love my Indonesian Squier

I've had to book 6 months in advance to see The Musical Box Edit: I don't think there's much chance of the originals reforming to play that stuff

I'm not sure what sort of rebate cutter you're looking at. When I have done it I've used a hand router with a rebate jig. You can then adjust the height and depth of the rebate and use a normal straight cutter Then use a cabinet scraper to scrape the binding level after gluing

Funnily enough we played a club tonight. It's a post-CIU club, so actually had some people in. We played Frankenstein. We played War Pigs. They booked us on the strength of a pub gig, so that's what they got. Pretty good night and money wasn't bad either

In the olden days it was possible to do things with hand tools - and still is You can plane wood to thickness using a number 5 jack plane, a good straight edge and a pencil. It takes a bit longer but can get just as good results, especially if you make yourself a sanding table by gluing 6 sheets of 120 grit to a sheet of mdf

We gave up the clubs many years ago. We do it for fun, and they just were not that fun to play. Since then our set has drifted into heavier stuff and we enjoy it far more. Funnily enough we do the occasional club now, but only if they've seen us in a pub first. Then we don't have to water it down too much, if they know what to expect. There are a few clubs out there that appreciate music - most are not affiliated, so are private member's clubs. Still we keep them to a minimum

I once played bass in a scratch band backing Geoff Downes

I once appeared on ITV's Central News - playing bass trombone in the "Fanfare" big band. We went to the tv studio and everything

You can try to prise my V3 500 from my cold, dead fingers. Love it

I think I got mine from eBay. I also think there's only one brand called Micromesh although other alternatives are available

It depends how flat your finish is, how much "orange peel" needs flatting off. You can spend a long time polishing. It might be worth looking at Micromesh pads or similar. They range from 1200 to 12000 grit and can be used dry if the pad is frequently de-clogged using a monofibre cloth. I'd try to avoid wet sanding or you could start lifting the lacquer on any edges. You'll get a flatter final finish, with less effort than polishing alone.

Micromesh goes up to 12000 grit. You won't see those scratches

That makes it a little easier to understand It's good to see this coming together now. It's spent a long time looking like a twisted fence post

We played Green Onions tonight too. Overdrive on my Fender Rumble sounded raw and great

Thanks everyone and especially @Si600 for organising it. See you next year

@Jabba_the_gut shows us some wood ... and templates

@Andyjr1515 shows us more roll than rock in the live veneering demonstration

Electric craddock was much more surreal So was that bug that helped me post 3 times. Got a notification that someone had replied to the thread and the editor didn't disappear like usual when I posted

Electric craddock was much more surreal

Electric craddock was much more surreal

You might be better to route it all out and forget about the forstener. If you're using a flat bit rather than one with 3 or more cutting edges, it's going to be hard work with a hand drill and more likely to lead to accidents. A lot of people remove the bulk with a forstener to save the cutting edges on the router bit. It's perfectly possible to route it all out, as long as you go steady and take it out gradually. Cut with the direction of spin and only take a few mm of depth at a time. Stay a couple of mm away from the final edge as you work your way down to the final depth. Then tidy to the final shape with a finishing pass or two. Make sure your comfortable and in control. If you feel tired then stop. Routers want to maim you! (Sorry if I'm teaching you to suck eggs btw, but other interested people are watching who may not have handled a router before)

If we're talking about previous band names... The Furious Bicycle. Obviously silly but easy enough to remember Mad Cow. Yep, at the height of the BSE kerfuffle Kerfuffle. This still my favourite name GMT. Actually the initials of the founder members, although I replaced one of them when he left. Possibly the most dull band name I've ever been in The Chase. To be fair that was a fairly cool name in the mid 80s

We're called The Cheeze We play 60s & 70 pop, rock and prog mainly Every Christmas we have a band curry where we discuss what to rename the band. Every year after a load of silly and non-PC suggestions washed down with several pints, we come to the conclusion that we are too well established to change. However it is a name that is remembered. We also get a fair bit of "they can't possibility advertise that they play cheesey music, so they must be good" effect