Stub Mandrel

This is the way to do it. Stick yer guitarist behind the PA where they belong 🙂

I have a fair bit f experience fo shows in another field. London is a mission for me, but exhibitors tend to prefer it as a venue for shows because it's closer to a guaranteed audience and preferred by exhibitors who can mistrust 'regional' shows. The irony is that London venues are so expensive, which means exhibitors have to cough £££ to get a stand, so an exhibition can wash its face. Trouble is, most sales are online now, so people don';t go to shows to buy, they go to 'kick tyres' and then come home and buy online at the best price they can find. This means sellers like bass direct will have little to gain. Obviously a manufacturer can benefit as they gain wherever the punters decide to buy. As I say London is hard for me, but the more people who go to the Bass-Bit the more likely it is to happen again next year and be of a decent size. Use it or lose it. P.S. Personal bet - the Bass Guitar show has an average age 20 years older than the guitar show*. *It was a good 25 years ago I last went to a guitar show; I recall a clinic with Jennifer Batten. 'Her chops are too righteous'.

I'm surprised so few people tune DGCF. With a standard scale length it's not going to be much different from a SS bass tuned to E.

You must be searching tirelessly for a tuner that's black with a blue display... 🙂

Clearly made during the great ABS famine of 1972-4 when scratchplates were limited to no more than 170 square centimetres by order of the Party.

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Oh I recognise it, but the lyrics won't come... I want to say the Jackson 5. Blame it on the Boogie?

Good job he isn't Phil Campbell's bass-playing youngest son who has to put up with a ritual chant at every gig...

He likes it! I haven't really had much of a go with it, I struggle to get anything out of a lefty.

There's a rumour that @Teebs is the spitting image of Buckethead. In fact, he's never been seen in his box-shaped disguise at the same time as Buckethead in his KFC bucket, so they could be the same person...

When a Thunder 1 came up on here, I grabbed it. Back in the 80s it was the bass you got if you couldn't afford a precision and the rumour was they were better made (it may well have been true). The one I got came up really nice, sounds fantastic ... and weighs a ton. My brother had a 1A back in the day and now has a lefty Spectrum DX. But who can say teh Thunder 1 isn't pretty?

I nearly got hung, drawn and quartered for criticising Stand By Me. Plus on eth original teh bass is mixed so low it's barely audible, it's only covers that have it dump-te-dumpting.

Not the famed concrete cows? 🙂

You callous %Y£^£%*! 🤣

I once approved a chap I worked with having four weeks unpaid leave - so he could tour as drummer with the support for Adam and the Ants.

You've nailed the right Richard 🙂

That'[s great news. I hope that posting here helped.

Dog shifted. This one clearly needs a bit more work, but might be a good way to scare the pants of our drummer next time we practice:

Some delay here - got half way through recording and the dog cam in and laid down on my phone...

You Can't Hurry Love?

I've got a fun one lined up, but I won't record it until tomorrow as some folks have gone to bed around here...

Who said there was no dark side of the tune? I'd put money on that 🙂

My brother looks like Tony Iommi to the point of being asked for autographs.

Blimey, it seems I only follow two or three threads - but I didn't think I followed any...