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  1. Stub Mandrel
    Any Planet Rock fans will know she's a real deal blues player.
  2. Stub Mandrel
    I've played one, it was OK, but the sound isn't a patch on the basses with probuckers, plus an epi/gibbo without a set neck seems wrong. Get an Embassy instead for far more guts and sonic versatility for not much more £££ - and good balance.
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    Yes, I like to be able to bring on distortion by really digging in.
  4. Stub Mandrel
    Used it through my main rig last night. All I did last time was drop the gain. This time I arrived early and played with the EQ, only small changes but really lifted the sound. Also cranked it up with no-one about, nearly took the roof off 😳
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    I took my embassy to a rehearsal yesterday, through the TE combo it was all bottom end. I put in the preshape which helped, but it took some eq tweaking before I got a really good sound, cutting through and able to dig in and get a serious clank when needed.
  6. Stub Mandrel
    For the other (i.e. non-blues) band we've agreed about seven new covers, mostly straightforward (With or Without You for goodness sake!) but this one is a cracker:
  7. Stub Mandrel
    Yes, some people look down on blues rock, but it gives you freedom to improvise and stretch things out on the fly.
  8. Stub Mandrel
    I got it thrown at me for an encore, not having heard it before, on my second gig with the band... We've put The Stumble in the set, also playing stuff like Gary Moore, John Mayall, Gary Clarke Jr, Michael Burkes, Erick Steckel, ZZ Top and a few classic tracks like Radar Love, Roadhouse Blues and Suzie Q. I'm in my element and the audience enjoy it almost as much as we do!
  9. Stub Mandrel
    Some of the guitars do - the 'old gold' LP and the Coronet.
  10. Stub Mandrel
    Has anyone tried the fitted case? Are they any good? I'm minded just to get an ordinary one that other bases can share.
  11. Stub Mandrel
    Couldn't really be anything else...
  12. Stub Mandrel
    I ran a scalpel very carefully along the index bits. I don't want to remove the scratchplate unnecessarily. Question... if anyone has had the plate off, are they CTS pots?
  13. Stub Mandrel
    Good luck with the scratchplate film! And don't forget the backs of the tuners!
  14. Stub Mandrel
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    Taking a break and doing this one instead! Definitely on a Freddie King binge... learnt Hide Away yesterday for our rehearsal too.
  16. Stub Mandrel
    I'm Torn Down is not renowned as a tricky song... it's just a twelve bar right? But this version is something of a challenge to play smoothly and keep it up 😰
  17. Stub Mandrel
    I'd never heard of a Jedson Tele Bass two weeks ago, but they seem to be 20% of all the 'first basses' on this thread!
  18. Stub Mandrel
    Ve haf vays of making you play 1FPF!
  19. Stub Mandrel
    Mein gott! Used it at rehearsal. Everyone thinks it looks lovely, especially the hardware. It goes with the drumkit (Pearl, slightly darker metallic green of similar hue). It sounds huge. It's majorly louder than my other basses, I have to turn down the gain a lot, or it sounds like death metal. Absolutely love this bass.
  20. Stub Mandrel
    Yes scotchbrite would be better. Grade 1000 is enough for toning down a gloss.
  21. Stub Mandrel
    It would be interesting to see a video of several people playing the same short selection of pieces to compare their fingering styles.
  22. Stub Mandrel
    I can understand why people don't want to do a pinky stretch, it's using ring and pinky together I struggle to understand, as I find it unnatural/uncomfortable. I can see it's a necessity for double bass with long, taught, high action strings, however. I don't have any agenda to stop others doing it though!
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    OK, a bit far for me, thanks.
  24. Stub Mandrel
    Hi @sprocketflup, roughly where are you?
  25. Stub Mandrel
    I have big fingers and can cover the first four frets 1234 no problem, certainly no stretching for 3, it just drops straight down behind the fret. Surely those with shorter fingers can just place 3 somewhat behind the fret?
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