Stub Mandrel

Downside is it doesnt look like a pickle fork 😇

I really like using dowelled construction and have the jigs/experience of using them. Inclined to think it would definitely be best to use ply rather than mdf if going that way. A three bar internal cross brace would use a quarter as much timber and would greatly increase the stiffness of each panel.

Presumably extending the tubes changes height as well as string length and vice versa. Do you find this interaction makes setting up more fiddly?

Used it at a rehearsal last night. It's a keeper 😛

Have a look at prices for Westone basses on eBay Japan. They are clearly highly thought of in their home country. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124494439605?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

Has he got suspenders on under his jeans then? Kinky!

Finally got to use my new rig at a rehearsal. Had to turn the gain down a bit to suit the material, all tone controls more or less at 12 O'clock. Volume never went past 8 o'clock, ample power just ticking over. The band kept saying how cool it looked and awesome it sounded 🙂

Being of even older vintage I can vouch that in the mid 80s a Westone was what people bought if they could not afford a Fender. The tone and build quality are comparable to US made Fender P-basses of the same era. Values are depressed by so many surviving and their distinct appearance rather than being clones. I picked up a Thunder I a couple of years ago, and it's good enough that I don't feel the need to get a Fender precision.

I want an Elf as a backup amp, so the temptation is to get a matching cab for practice/small gigs. I love the look of the 208, but it weighs 27lbs! That's pushing twice as much as the 1x10 at 16lbs.

There's a local band who dress as clowns and do Ace of Spades in a Ska style.

That's Black Watch tartan, which anyone can wear. Lydon always plays by the rules, 😉 he's an aristo after all.

I had (still have!) green doc to underline my eco credentials.

Still doing your best to hide behind that big violin thing...

I know I'm a bit late to teh part, but if you are canvassing for opinions...

I've got to dress for a publicity photo next week. I suggested wearing stripey spandex but the guitarist thought I was joking.

Johnny Fingers went to Japan where he is a successful writer and producer.

The Americans used to count the Red Hot Chilli Peppers as punk...

But I'm 100% sure Bob Geldoff really did play the sax solo on a candelabra.

One of these day I will be able to get my little combo with four 3" speakers out of the container it's stored in. A very random design, but sounds OK, especially since I pulled most of the wadding out of it!

Tonic for the Troops is a firkin' masterpiece. 'nuff said.

This is the beast: http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=EMILEGBP102&browsemode=category I didn't think of going to Eminence, using the proper name: https://www.eminence.com/pdf/Legend_BP102.pdf

Would it make a significant difference if I dowelled the boards together so I could leave out the battens to save weight?

Thanks, Phil!