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Stub Mandrel

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  1. Stub Mandrel
    Rehearsals with two bands in two days. Monday, quite mellow, nearly all new songs, straightforward and went well. No Matter What by Badfinger is a gem of a track. Today, the originals. More arranging and I had my first proper go at three part harmony*. We decided we needed to a brief funky interlude, we jammed and it turned into Funky Town. Also had a random extended blues jam, which was fun. *Actually I was only singing one part.
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    I've been encouraged to go supercardiod. I have a Superlux PRA D1n which was dirt cheap. Just read some reviews and consensus seems to be it's comparable with an SM58 beta. So... I'll pack it with my SM58 and try it. My I only do bvs anyway (although I was singing the fifth in three part harmony tonight, for the very first time at a rehearsal!)
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    What area are you in?
  4. Stub Mandrel started following Roasted vs Standard necks - Stability? and What are the best added 'extras' you've received with a bass purchase?
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    In Guitar Guitar Edinburgh I had money itching in my pocket after being paid for a big contract. The GAS was strong and I was uhmming about a Gretch White Falcon when my brother spotted a Hohner Jack Custom V hidden in the back and only £300. I'm a big Hohner headless fan having gigged a B2 for 10 years in the 90s, and this was the top of the range model. It was set up beautifully and immaculate. Said I'd have it... and they guy said I think there's a case. There was, with a decent strap fitted with Dunlop Straplocks and a quality lead inside.
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    I suspect it's got most to do with the individual properties of the bit if wood in question. Regardless of cut or roasting, wood is far more variable than carbon fibre. Some basses need a half turn in winter and summer, some don't.
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    EL panels degrade with use. Byt you may be lucky.
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    'Torrefaction' is heat treating timber above 180⁰ causing the maillard reaction - there are many processes wikipedia lists hot nitrogen, steam, oil and even molten metal has been used. The extreme version prepares wood pellets for furnaces. A less extreme one produces cladding for use in saunas. It increases stability and resistance to humidity (to the extent guitar necks may not need lacquer) but reduces strength. Presumably the ideal is enough treatment to improve stability without causing brittleness. In the long run, therefore, it may not follow that more extreme or expensive processes are better - although I imagine a well controlled process is more predictable. No one seems to have actually tested or decided if they SOUND better or are more or less durable yet. But they look nice and the thin finishes that can be used feel nice. My guess is that Harley Benton's caramelisation and roasting differ in detail - if only by being done in different places.
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    Yes I have a small pile of manuals in 'interesting' English. It's slightly simplified as it seems most cheap PAR cans use the same protocol (internal controller chip?) One small mercy... despite online reviews saying it's not so, and not being in the manuals, pressing enter after setting the dmx address saves it to memory even on cheap PARs.
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    My brother and his partner won a 'best newcomer' award in an Irish busking festival.
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    Caramelised and roasted both mean that the wood has been treated by torrefaction. Harley Benton may be using different sources/grades but if those necks are merely stained that would be deliberately misleading. Has anyone actually cut a caramelised nevk to check? Orbis it just an assumption.
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    The spec says "Bolt-on neck: caramelised Canadian hard rock maple with Roseacer skunk stripe". Are they lying?
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    This.
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    Colur me unconvinced...
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    Poster designing again. This is a classic! MS Designer.
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