Stub Mandrel

I think the key improvement for any Kay is a decent bridge so you can sort intonation and action. I fitted a tune-o-matic to mine. The big downside is how light it is, only having a piece of relatively thin ply for a body! Yours really benefits visually from having a decent chunk of body!

How does it sound? My ancient Kay 'SG guitar ' looks ghastly but sounds great.

I love Peggy's tone on this one. It's the long standing '62 precision he used for many years - I know because I asked him!

II have no idea what this album sounds like, I just had a photo of my 3D printed robot...

Video playlist. If you like jazz-funk, she's unbeleivably ggood (to my ears anyway!):

That's why I chose it. I wanted something I can't play but is hopefully within my potential! Well I now have plenty of time.... Definitely fingerstyle, I've seen a live performance on YT.

To be fair, the link I followed to it made out it was a bit like a mini-moog so I expected a synth.

Me, it was fun for a few minutes until I realised all you can do is noodle with it.

OK, my lockdown project has become Kinga Glyk's phenomenal 'Joy Joy'. I'm working on eveything up to the end of the first chorus (I may be skipping the odd muted note 🙂 ). I can play the funky riff on the intro and the chorus which is all doubled sixteenth notes. In between is an extended noodle and although I can play most of it up to speed now, to me I sound sound like I'me just trying to pile the notes in as fast as I can and it lacks the 'bubbling' fluency of the original. I don't expect to sound half as good but I was wondering if anyone can give me some tips on how to approach a challenge like this? In particular is it likely that a lot fo it is played using hammer ons rather than picked, as these seem to sound closer to the original to me?

Bass players from Barry are the best 😎

No!!!! You've triggered me! Pleez let me come a=round you house and peel that off as soon as this isolation is over!

Excellent. Ha! I've finally worked out where your screen name comes from...

Talking crap about alpha's looking at wrong number it's 3.2...

Saw SRV at Reading on his first tour of the UK, saw Noel at De Barra's Folk Club (on guitar). I went for a pee and the great man came in and wazzed in the same trough!

My Trace Elliot 1110 has four Alpha 10s in it. Not sure if they were put in by someone with the slightest clue as one was wired out of phase. Swapped that speaker over, sounds great, very loud and clear and doesn't fart even when pushed hard. Theoretically I think it would be better with beta 10s, but I'm happy to leave it as it is.

Hohner Jazz copy. Gave it to my brother several years ago, he lent it to someone else, but it came home to him and I met up with it again last year. It's actually very lovely to play, although I always found the natural wood body too beige.

I'll have a third go, but then I'm probably out... Stevie Ray Vaughan The Hamsters Phil Campbell Slade Rory Gallagher Stephan Grapelli Noel Redding Eric Clapton The Enid Black Sabbath

Corduroy (the poor man's Suede) 🤣

I think those are just pole pieces, not magnets. Take one out and if it isn't strongly magnetised it will do no harm to saw 5mm off the bottom.

Paper Lace

I've rolled up my sleeves and am attempting Joy Joy by Kinga Glyk, at least to see how far I can get. I could already do the chorus (just a penatonic pattern), but I've learned the funk intro and am almost half way* there on the first break. Impressions are bloody hell it's hard to play it fast and clear, but it's amazing how fast you improve if you do ten minutes every so often and then take a break. If nothing else I'll have some real chops to show up the slap-meisters in the music shops 🙂 I bailed from Pulling teeth, for now it's just too unmusical, it doesn't go anywhere it's just a series of exercises >ducks<

Shouldn't make a difference as the connection is only to the pad on the underside which hasn't lifted.

Awesome on every level:

Wasn't it RRussell?

Just for fun... matching up some 'random' answers with different questions... 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? I had to stop at least three times to pee and had body shaking with convulsive movements. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? I vomited on a couple in the front row once. I'm not proud 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? a womble 04 Any fan ever had a tatoo of your band's logo? think Robert Redford 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Always wanted to. But I suspect there might have been some pointing and laughing at me... 06 Ever cried on stage? No, but in the van plenty of times. 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Yes, the drummer’a mum’s knickers. 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Not explicitly, but I play original music so musical differences feed into this 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? the singer at my first gig with a new band. Awkward. 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yes, blackcurrant juice and verbal abuse. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? nearly 300 different beers And a drum kit. 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? I only did it once because I was told I had to 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Yes, on many occasions. 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? Have crashed the following day if that counts. 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Testicle infection. Carpal tunnel. 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No, but did gig in a kilt once 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes - although to be fair, the band was on it's way out anyway. 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Not a great experience most times, they're always filthy. 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Yes, by an excellent guitarist. 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? I think so, but can't remember which ones now