Stub Mandrel

Harsh, but fair...

He's a psychopathic Jama.

But is a bass with a Jama-plaster body good for metal?

Make sure you come up with a distinctive and unmistakeable headstock design, doesn't matter if it is oversize or hideously ugly, you can justify these things after the fact if you need to. Ideally eh shape should be a visual pun on your brand name, say something like 'Chomp'... 😉

It's not the strength I'd worry about, it looks cheesy.

Exactly what I thought...

Thanks to you I ended up watching twelve episodes of the most poorly produced and scripted childrens series ever "Cogs Hollow" drills, drills, drills, drills... I must have watched it with my daughter a hundred times when she was a pre-schooler.

Folks with bright sounding or active basses might find better results if they pluck near the middle of the string.

Double bass changed my life... 🙂

Selling an acoustic guitar to a complete beginner 'you need a solid spruce top'...

I saw a video on BBC News today about the illegal trade in Rosewood from Senegal. I will make me think twice about rosewood fingerboards in future.

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Remember to turn up the volume and switch on your pedal 🙂 TU3, Snark and the one on my Orange practice amp all work fine. Some cheap ones are dire. Harmonic at 12th fret if you are ever struggling.

Me? When I need to shorten my strap, I just pump my pecs.

Really odd... a 15V AC input should stand up to 9V dc without going pop. The damage should be limited to that power regulator chip as the worst case is that 9V gets through it to the circuit board (that big diode should prevent any reverse polarity) which is pretty much what it expects anyway. Should be fixable, even if it means bodging in an alternative regulator.

My brother is a lefty but can play most fretted instruments either way up. 🤬

Not at all. I rest my thumb on the string below the one I'm playing, it's part of my damping technique.

More seriously, I do worry about sustainability and I'm happy to have more sustainable woods in my basses. I also feel that making fine instruments is a good use of timber (not least as the carbon should be locked up for a decent time) and because high-value end uses help support good woodland management. Too many basses look like coffee tables though , and I can't lose sleep worrying about the effect of different woods on sustain etc.* *common sense suggests that the curiously close correlation between timber cost and tonal quality is more than a little suspicious...

If I get a bass and discover it contains ethically and sustainably sourced timber, I go out and kick a badger to level things up.

Took me 35 years before I could afford to buy a relatively expensive bass new. In the end my PPI came through and even then it was 'only' £950. Save what you can, be patient and be prepared to settle for second hand. Life isn't fair but fate helps those who help themselves. Otherwise - join a band, save all your gig money. Write articles and send them to magazines. Do a night shift at a local garage once or twice a week. Plus late summer there will be loads of work potato and fruit pickling...

The neck profile... 🤢🤮

I'll be interested. It's almost painful to me to try and get either hand to do the other's job!

I'm not convinced the left hand/right hand argument makes much sense; as a right-handed person the movements required of the left hand are just as complex, precise and time-critical as those of the right, just different.