Stub Mandrel

I think it's mahogany, painted black to look like ebony. Mid-70s Epiphone acoustic.

There's a Samantha story in here somewhere... Humph?

Here, I used to use fast fret on this one from early 80s up until losing the bottle 15 or so years ago...

That's where I got it from. The >90% really means <100% Other components not being listed means they are both not considered hazardous and in very small quantities, in this case I believe it's limonene, probably in well <1% quantities. If the SDS was more up to date it would probably be listed. I don't like linseed oil myself as it's effectively a varnish. Raw and traditionally produced 'boiled linseed oil' should be safe, but that produced by industrial processes isn't boiled but has plasticisers and other potential nasties in it. Check out the Bartoline (made using a metal catalyst) MSDS and compare it to the Rustins one.

My basses are all for playing not decoration 🙂 But I respect other people's instruments. Plus most playing at a BB is done sitting down, so much less potential for buckle rash etc.

Might be a leap of faith that the Danni was actually on the backing track...

That contains Polydimethylsiloxane i.e. it's a silicone polish. The last type of polish you want on any quality wood or painted item as it effectively prevents any other surface treatment/ refinishing/touching up. Even stripping to bare wood may leave contamination leading to poor refinishing. Anyone who is into caring for their car avoids silicones like the plague. You could do worse than use ordinary Mr Sheen... most furniture polish these days are silicone free, although back in the 90s silicone was the rule not the exception.

Dunlop 65 is no worse than any other mineral oil: MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Section 1 Product Name Common Name: 6554 – Formula No. 65 Ultimate Lemon Oil Intended Use: To remove grime and return luster to guitar fret boards. Section 2 - Composition and Information on Ingredients MATERIALS WT% TLV PEL CAS# White Mineral Oils >90% 5 mg/m3 5 mg/m3® 8042-47-5 Basically it's light mineral oil with a bit of scent. As snake oil is basically light mineral oil with a scent added, yes you probably can say D65 is snake oil. But note the intended use - no nourishing, hydration or protection. Its intended use is to clean (it does help remove greasy deposits/dead skin) and return luster (which is kind of like lustre, I imagine). I use sewing machine oil or D65 (because I like the smell and the bottle dispenses much smaller amounts than my sewing machine oil bottle). But I don't saturate, I just do it because it looks and feels nicer than dry wood.

I think there's an unwritten rule - make sure your t-shirt is hanging out over buckles/metal jeans buttons.

Might have won if they'd stuck to that mix?

But then people would complain about neck dive!

You can't have 'c-moon' and 'high quality' in the same sentence! It's drivel!

Some might say 'honestly rated'... no transient power, music power or instantaneous power nonsense that's used to double or more the power of (say) class D amps. Plus they put out their rated power with minimal distortion unlike many cheaper amps. I can say Trace Elliot kilos are heavier, though.

Allright Mama - From memory Elvis loses a bar in the last verse but the band copes 🙂

Cycling and DIY both set off my arthritis. gel gloves and handlebar grips help with the cycling. Fortunately, bass playing has the opposite effect and reduces my arthritis, for me at least

I make tools so I can make tools...

Would JJ Burnell and Tina Weymouth count? 'New Wave' kind of means anything late seventies that wasn't disco or heavy rock...

I am notorious for being easily satisfied by cheap stuff. TC MojoMojo - overdrive Joyo Voodoo Octave - fuzz Boss HM2 - distortion Cover all my needs, although I've got a Behriger Tube Screamer clone that has been waiting nearly a year for a chance to be used at volume.

Oddly enough that's the last but one shop I bought a bass in... ...but I'm in South Wales a.t.m.

Can you tell if you are in tune with something you are playing along with? No shame in using tab rather than working out by ear, but play along to songs and try and focus on making your playing and the original 'merge together'. This is easier with stuff with clear, undistorted basslines and simple melodies e.g. country,. rock'n'roll, blues. Try playing simple, riffs. Play one riff over and again, and then stop and try and 'play' it in your head. Then try and play along to the sound in your head. I learned what major and minor triads sound like that way, by treating them as three-note riffs, and when it clicked it was liberating.