Stub Mandrel

A bit like when you realise you are playing a relatively complex riff but not looking at the strings... and it then goes to pieces!

Position... I tend to move position a lot. Over 17 fret for reggae tones. End of neck for gentle sounds. Neck pickup for modt stuff. Bridge Pickup for more aggressive sound. Right by bridge for honk.

Its more about muting than reach, I have big paws.

And... now in stock! I have ordered the MM5.

I have the sunburst. Looked for Warman pickup at @Bassfinger 's suggestion, but out of stock. Will look again! Also don't like the VVT, awkward to use for a pickup where you mostly want to reduce volume of both windings equally. Will look for a 3 or 5 way switch instead of one pot.

I like my Joyo XVI, but one reason is that it does sound like a second instrument, rather than a harmonic.

I gave away a bass once. To my brother. He loaned/gave it to a friend, which pained me, but they gave it back to him when they left the uk. He hasn't picked up on my hints yet. Even thought of buying an identical one and offering a swap...

That's what I mean by floating thumb.

Generally floating thumb, i.e. muting if not playing the E. But... because I learnt to fingerpick guitar before starting bass I sometimes use thumb and fingers to pick across the strings.

120dB should keep up with a loud drumkit.

Trird a selection at rehearsal last night, agreed for Christmas eve: Slade Shakey Motorhead Chris de Burgh The Greedies Auld Lang Syne

Did it live last Saturday..managed to sing it as bv but the audience filled any gaps!

I got 87dBa at 40hz. A calculator says that's 121.5dB. The at212 is 109dB/W That would be about 11W. Trouble is 50W would oy be about 125dB, so the margins for error are quite big. I would say loud enough to gig.

Just tried my 50W Joyo BadAss through my AT212 Slim (4 ohm). 93 dB at a metre, without noticeable distortion. A weighted.

Sorry just love posting pics of my rig...

It seems GAS is caused by bacteria...

I always knew morris dancing was a particularly dangerous martial art.

Oh dear Christmas mission creep. Driving home for Christmas and Merry Christmas Everyone added to our list (fortunately not the most demanding basslines...) Then what do I do? I whatsapp the BL suggesting Step Into Christmas... I suppose a cheeseboard is traditional at Christmas!

It's very dangerous to go into a music shop and try out 'budget' instruments because sometimes you find one that just presses all the right buttons. And when they are relatively cheap it's hard to say no...

Someone in Ukraine has loads of weird eastern European basses on ebay right now.

Played a private party. Singer created some novel song arrangements. Did more bvs than usual, discovered I can play merry Christmas everybody and sing it, (at the same time) which is s major personal achievement!

Somewhere in Moldova... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185581063977?hash=item2b357e4f29:g:zwIAAOSw2ZRjItvl&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoOsRmFOGvYKb2AyIsLUzC3irnrQcwcMB4XzkkiinoRZDzS%2Fff8yprIolHLs8p2FK%2BR4e9O3xdyVai1hSUdSaKcLZPKpcw0cvddAoLMcUYd%2Fu50zUGySId3FAFRQtowk3x9vLCuJ%2BtAd9A5NqhwDtdpM71pWkVzDLIpKL%2Fqxm15KqKq9UiJ%2BUBbGdVdjGIyqd8jgiXRPgdHYn1mJIh5sYj%2F0%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR871nKOgYQ