Stub Mandrel

I am not a very good singer, but when I had lessons I was praised for my ability not to drift in pitch. I haven't got perfect pitch though. Would a solution be giving them a quiet but audible pedal note?

No Reply at All? Please don't ask?

Ditto for Stairway to Heaven...

I've just ordered a 'new' Embassy. It has a 'claw' tailpiece and tune-o-matic bridge which seems pretty bulletproof to me. Did the old version have the three-point bridge?

Including me 🙂

I imagine that PJB C2 I've ordered goes down the same route. What is good is these small cabs do have decent power handling, so you can use a modest class D amp and have a teensy rig that covers home practice and small (say without drums) gigs.

The T-Shirt details should go on all the other Bass Bash threads as well.

May I be so bold as to paste the link? https://bigfatswbassbash.weebly.com/photos-2021.html

Fan should be on all the time and audible, at least on the current batch.

Mogadon cut with largactil.

In that case, assuming it really is a 105, then 110 strings will cure the problem and let you use standard tuning. 110 strings have just under 10% more mass per unit length, which is about a whole tone so change to them will mean you can keep the same tension.

A few cents is not much. "According to Ellis, when two notes are played together, a difference of 2 cents is noticeable, and a difference of 5 cents is heard as out of tune." It could well be cheap strings, but it might not be. Have you checked the intonation? I check after every change of strings. The 12th fret harmonic and fretted note at 12th fret should all be in tune. If it's still noticeably out of tune near the nut, then the nut probably is a bit high and needs careful re-cutting. Virtually no instrument will be spot on for every fret, everywhere.

Lol. Look like a pair of dodgy geezers down the pub then...

I was impressed by our singer/guitarist. He's early 20s but very confident and did a great job with the crowd, even got them clapping and singing along. He understands that the best way to convince a crowd the band is really good is to tell them they are!

No, but it's obvious it will cover the Ray Wilson period. The titles just chime with the popular view his period was an aberration. The Genesis equivalent of the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Mint.

Well that pretty much airbrushes Ray Wilson out of histoiry...

Goes with your headgear? 😉

Shhh... there's an unwritten law that Kiss fans never mention his cute pussycat nose...

Fender Katana was guitar only. Twin humbuckers instead of one IIRC.

Indeed, if Fender had used their wits they would have registered it back in the early 80s to stop Warwick ripping it off.

Great to meet friendly new faces and see others again. Big shout out to Mike and the wonderful Kitchen Crew and their Marvellous Munchies (and limitless tea, thank heaven!) I got distracted by all the wonderful basses and missed the cab shootout DOH! Thanks to Mike and everyone involved in the organisation and for bringing along lovely basses, cabs and even stranger things . P.S. that's a fantastic photo of @scrumpymike by @stewblack) P.P.S. Dropped in on my brother on the way back, turns out his band is starting back up, rehearsing next week and a gig booked already 🙂 P.P.P.S. He persuaded me into doing a pre-order on a Green Epiphone Embassy instead of waiting for one to come into stock. Let's hope it's a good one!

Lol. Hearing it won't be a problem...

Absolutely knackered after last night but once the caffeine kicks in I'll be on my way.