Owen

Ooooh Ooooh. A preamp I have not tried! <scoots off to read up on it>

I am very much looking forward to reading this report.

Lovely, honest piece of wood.

I bought a box full of 2nd hand drumsticks to use at work. In amongst them there were two sticks which were thinner and lighter. No tip, the same at both ends. I thought they were timbale sticks but timbale sticks they look heavier. What are they? I would post pics but they are in Church at the moment. I am not a drummer but can imitate one and can hold down a beat. We use an electric kit there - mesh heads. Playing it with these ultra-light slightly bendy sticks of wood is SO much nicer than proper sticks. But what are they?

Really interesting to see proper measuring doobries telling the truth about amp outputs. I would like to see one doing bass amps.

I bought an active 5 string one in an Ebay accident. I chamfered the forearm and did a belly cut. You are correct.

I am married to a harpist so am fully licensed to use and adapt harp jokes. You would spend 95% of your time tuning and 5% of your time playing out of tune.

If only selling was as easy as buying.

Getting older is odd. I used to hate light pickup covers. Now I look at them and think "tasty".

I saw a video on YT a long time ago of a guy playing a Jazz with the "proper" felt mutes. It was a very different sound and very, very pleasing.

That is a fine looking bass.

I cruelly besmirched a bass bridge in this post. I got it wrong. It was another manufacturer. I am sorry. It was not a Schaller. Sorry for messing up your post below BRX.

Or the carrying and loadspace. A small mixer, a headphone extension lead and a semi reasonable pair of earbuds. Job done.

Ain't THAT the truth!

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Their first album is sublime. Raw, great songs, great delivery. All the good things in one place.