Stub Mandrel

Can you suggest a more affordable alternative? Chamois? Parchment? A page of the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Exactly 0.0lbs according to my luggage scales. I know that will too be heavy for many folks...

If they came up with a medicine to treat Covid-19 that was as effective as they are it would have the side effect of putting you into suspended animation every morning for 3 hours when you wake up...

Found this from about 1995, it's me and my brother having fun around a poem by Bob Calvert from the liner notes of Space Ritual. A bit mad and very messy/pretentious attempt at space rock...

Great video on the Hawkwind Facebook group from Dave Brock explaining a 'rough' of a new song about coronavirus! Other members will be donating parts remotely but poor Richard Chadwick can't play his drums as they are in isolation in Brock's shed/home studio. Dave also promises podcasts about his theremin and other gear and to do some guitar lesson podcasts for self isolaters. Meanwhile Niall Hone has released an EP on Bandcamp: https://lordsofform.bandcamp.com/

I'm never sure if you build new basses or just keep refinishing the same one 🙂

If only we could use WinIsd to change the coronavirus curves...

Six reasons to play guitar instead of bass: Lack of any sense of rhythm. Tab too complicated, prefers things like ' G - C -D'. Weak character, lacking moral fibre. Small hands. Thinks 'advanced musical knowledge' is memorising the blues scale. Small willy.

A few days ago I found a print shop in Nottingham that also sells little replicas of famous guitars. They are nearly all six-strings, but the basses include a Stuart Sutcliffe EB1 which is pretty esoteric. Looking for something for myself I eventually spotted a Phil Lynott precision. The guy fetched it out but noticed the scratchplate had buckled and the laquer was peeling off it, so he let me have it for £5 instead of £15. I'm going to see if I can get it off and replace it with a mirror finish one!

Always a fun topic 🙂

But.. where's the other pickup and silver control panel?

Are you sure they are the right way round?

Very short, but just discovered how to download and share this! Apparently the PA used to belong to Slipknot! Bet they didn't play this...

Put mine to shame!

That's not a pedal board it's a command centre...

Well learn something every day, although some inserts have a slot that doesn't break the threads so they are intended as screwdriver slots: https://www.ezlok.com/threaded-inserts-for-wood Actually, I've done a lot of searching and most manufacturers sell these as screwdriver insertable. I suspect this is no different to the "thin locknut on top/bottom" debate.

No they aren't, the screwdriver slots are meant for fitting them.

Possibly because you have previously explained how life-changing each of the other dozen pedals was? 🤣

It's to do with string bending. Curved boards choke off more easily if you do a big bend.

I have got one, It's nasty. Put insulation tape around the blunt end.

A sensible attitude. They are a much loved animal in the UK, but probably the one with teh greatest offensive capability. And ours live in big families, not like your US loners... They're coming for you Blue...

When I said a reducing (taper) wrap affected intonation they said I was mad! Today I saw this: http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2020/03/17/bass-strings-hit-the-high-notes/

Delusional! Same seller £2,499.99 for a Warwick Streamer? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IMMACULATE-TRADES-CONSIDERED-1991-German-Warwick-Streamer-Stage-2-Neck-Through/383412739595 Nice bass but that's probably twice it's value...

9.5" apparently, same as a Jazz.