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Stub Mandrel

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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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    Nice reminder of why it's good to sound check tonight. Started playing Uprising, lead came in and it just sounded off and I had to pull the plug. Let's try Crossroads instead. I'm convinced I'm out of key. Stumbles to a halt, I say to guitarist "I was sure we play that in A". "Oh shït" he replies "I'm still tuned down to D from last night". Pub gig, not crowded. We played a bit quieter than usual, they loved it, especially the landlord. Our recent rehearsal meant few mistakes and better discipline all round. A good night.
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    Lights look very professional.
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    Literally, by the sound of it...
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    Ouch!
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    No "Gimme Some Lovin" 😁 I've seen audiences react as soon as the intro starts just bass and drums.
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    They are a standard diy item for wall painting.
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    Just thought of a few more songs defined by their basslines: My Sharona Let's Dance Gimme Some Loving We Gotta Get Out Of This Place I think most ordinary folk who know those songs would recognise them from the bass alone.
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    Still banging my head against teen town. It's getting faster but my playing lacks Jaco's musicality. Also got a bunch of mostly simple songs to learn ... as usual one simple song turns out to have hidden complexity. In this case Love Shack. A truckload of variations, appearing random but with some consistencies.
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    Could you use a textured paint then prime and give it a top coat in a durable red?
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    A lot longer than 10. Maybe 25 or 30?
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    I'll bring something. Fancy bringing stuff people will think is shite but sounds killer.
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    I know. But the effective cone diameter of a speaker is roughly 1 ½" to 2" less than the overall diameter - measure diameter across the midline of the suspension roll. 1 ½" off four 5" speakers is a lot more, proportionally than 2" off a 10" speaker. You'd need more than five such smaller speakers to equal the larger one.
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