Stub Mandrel

Great idea 😁

Can you tell what it is yet? I remember seeing them actually play live on TOTP once, it may have been this one, most of their appearances were without a backline. Ac<edit> I think this is concert footage... I remember them with a much smaller stage setup, it was live because they always stressed when bands were live. Motorhead on TOTP? How things have changed 😞

I nearly went for a GR Bass 1x10 which I could have had in custom Trace Green for £0 extra! But it cost nearly twice as much as the PjB. I figured they would still look good together.

56 times the power will be about four times as loud. The extra speaker area will probably make it louder again. With 56 amps some of them are likely to be out of phase with others and reduce the overall sound volume. The fact they are so spread out will also significantly reduce efficiency due to phasing effects. For example... one person shouting can be very loud. How much louder is it when you are in a concert hall with 2,000 people shouting?

I replied to every email I got like this one: Now I can't turn round in corridors.

To transition to frets to fretless the fretted section needs to be rebated so the fret tops are level with where the top of the fretboard was, otherwise you will have an (effectively) unplayable section at the join between fretted and unfretted. Getting this right is unlikely to be easy and could go worn if too much fretboard thickness has to go. I understand his reluctance.

Those aren't cat hairs on the ground, they are boa constrictors.

My new rig 🙂

At the risk of being deprecated for necro-thread resurrection, the Bass Centre was my mecca until it eventually closed. Got the hard case for my B2 there and my 'Put the Bass In' long-sleeve t-shirt, spent many a happy hour on excursions to Brum with John the guitarist doing the rounds of all the shops 🙂

That's my point, essentially.

It's gorgeous!!! It sounds good!!! It looks great!!! And it's enormous!!!! My new rig with PJB C2 and Trace Elliot Elf:

Singing always sounds better in the bathroom!

Agreed, but it's hearing it when I'm singing that seems to be what puts me off rather than the actual sound.

On the other hand if the song goes I-V-VI-IV, and is about 'my baby' it's probably the other instruments that make it vaguely different...

That's an idea!

Indeed, I should have phrased it as "Does anyone have an idea how well-seasoned their stock is?"

Yes the Embassy has put on an extra £25, but Thomann will honour the price. A PITA is the cash has not yet been taken by PayPal so I have to keep it in my main a/C.

Sixth coat of Tung oil today. Seems to be building up so I will do my first sand and slurry tomorrow. 😰 To be honest it looks great when the oil goes on but fades as it dries. Not too worried about filling the grain so will take it very gently, I want a satin finish not gloss.

In that case it should be a choice between paid more now or paid less plus royalties?

Oops, mistyped... mine will be early 2022, it was showing as in stock within a week a few days ago. Now they say they have been told 29 December. GMT say "Estimated delivery: 26th - 30th May 2022",l that's six months... but they may have all their expected stock already sold.

A long, long time ago, I took about a dozen singing lessons that had a huge effect on my confidence and helped me improve my breathing and technique and discover that I have very good 'relative pitch' (but not perfect pitch!). Back then I did sing on a few home recordings and generally people think it's decent enough. <time passes> I'm way out of practice now. But both the bands I'm in are encouraging me to try some backing vocals, they say they are happy with the fact I can only sing and play very simple stuff at the same time. But my vocal performances in the past have been in the 'oohs and aaahs' category and the odd 'yeah' (although I once sang Motorhead's 1916 while playing Mandolin - thankfully, no record of this exists). I suppose what I need is not 'singing lessons' as such but help with: Confidence singing through a PA - when I hear my voice come back at me I go to pieces. Playing and singing at the same time. Pitch, as my playing has got better, I increasingly feel like my voice is out of control... I have wondered about doing some open mike stuff with a guitar or mandolin, as a confidence booster. 🙂 I'm worried that if I just turn up to a rehearsal with my mike and sing into it, I'll screw up and that will be the end of it. I suspect I need to do a solid few hours practice into a PA, but I doubt the bands have the patience to put up with this... Has anyone got any practical advice on how to address my worries, and if I decide on lessons, what to look for in a teacher?

Yep, I want Clown Vomit Wanderlust Green, no other colour will do. It's clearly superior, as evidenced by the complete lack of them! So annoying, I really want to use a twin humbucker bass, but my Hohner B2 doesn't fit the image...

Why can't I see the pretty pictures?

I see Axminster have some very nice bits of timber are surprisingly sensible prices, including Sycamore and Ash. Do you have an idea how well-seasoned their stock is?

My Epiphone Embassy won't be arriving until 2023 now 😭