Stub Mandrel

Oh dear. It's picked up a dose of Corona...

As a general; rule of thumb, if meths won't get it off, white spirit will and vice versa.

If you can hear the fan on a 300W amp, why have you got a 300W amp?

I wouldn't want to run that amp hard with passive cooling.

*Or as a friend of mine once said, "He's run out of sh1te!"

My understanding: Strictly intervals are counted up from the root, so note below it doesn't exist. Anything past the octave is made up. Seriously, I think a 'third' is really the interval not the note so E to C is a minor 6th or an augmented fifth (I think...) and yes above the octave they continue 9, 10 etc. But in chords rules get bent because it doesn't make sense when the root note isn't the lowest note i.e. it's an inversion (as far as I can tell). For me adding the low 'E' to a C chord would be interpreted as doubling up the third with a low bass. I would write C(E) rather than Cm6 as that would be C-E-A♭ rather than E-C-E-G I think you mean the B? B is the Major 7th, B♭ is the minor 7th. This is at the limits of my theory knowledge... I did go to this page to confirm down to E was a minor 6th... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(music)

I thought it was Harry Maguire. I must pay attention...

Some people manage it. Neil Young for one...

There's no right or wrong response, as everyone is having to make their own decisions. In principle the Musicians Union could canvas its members and then promote a policy. However, most small bands, many playing for pleasure not profit, are not members. Also, big pub chains could adopt positive policies and set an example.

It's a slow train coming, and when it gets here there will be blood on the tracks. *Bob, Bob Heath and Richins Park.

Good point (although rather more than 50!) It's the equivalent of asking 20-something me to appreciate George Formby and Glenn Miller...

Is it my fault for derailing it?

So are you going to start a thread? 🙂

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/20/tour-lost-money-live-music-broken-covid-19-concerts

Ha! That's exactly what I did. I still have to swap the G. To be honest I haven't got over the way the strings stretch, one of them easily dropping a quarter tone in five minutes 😞

Icky. The worst bits of an Alembic plus the tackiest neck inlay ever... <Googles> Egad! It is an Alembic... Do they write scripts for QVC in their spare time?

Wasn't he the only one who couldn't play?

In order of acquisition, all totally different from each other: Hohner Jazz bass, Korean (Cort), mid-80s. Now with my brother. Hohner B2, Korean (Cort), mid-80s. Maya Fretless Precision copy, Japan, Mid-70s Fender Performer, Japan, C.1986 Squier Jaguar SS, Indonesia, 2018 Hohner Jack V Professional, Korean (Cort) date uncertain. Westone Thunder-1, Japan (Matsumoto), probably 1980s. Squier Jazz, Korean, 2002 Tanglewood TAB-2 NAT Acoustic bass. Fender Flea signature Jazz, Mexico, 2019 Harley Benton P-Bass (from a kit).

I suspect what is OK in a safe corner of a studio is very different from wobbling around on stage surrounded by rapidly moving bodies...

YouTube randomly threw a video at me. I must admit, this guy is a really good teacher.

Wow, that's Trace Elliot land!

To be fair, John Deacon spent the last 20 24 years trying to avoid going near a bass guitar.

Yes, and I've discovered a lot of unexpectedly enjoyable music, but there seems to be a lot of stuff out there that simply isn't very good. I'm also discovering stuff I missed first time round. I think I'm less likely to have a strong view based on the genre these days, and more likely to judge music on its own merits. As for what I buy, most of it is pretty focused on my core musical interests.