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Stub Mandrel

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  1. Stub Mandrel
    They aren't. Apparently they are loss leaders as part of a long term customer base and brand building strategy.
  2. Stub Mandrel
    Great minds etc.
  3. Stub Mandrel
    To be honest, the EQ was set up REALLY strangely with the left half of the graphic all cut slightly by the same amount and a bit more boost on eth right hand side - like two steps. Didn't even look at teh pre-shape or other controls, it sounded fine for the previous guy (who used a P) and no time to waste.
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    1️⃣🥈⌚🍀🕔
  5. Stub Mandrel
    For some reason, every 'barrel' type jack socket I've ever encountered has been dodgy.
  6. Stub Mandrel
    Most Hotmail scams faded out years ago. Gmail has never been as bad as Hotmail was.
  7. Stub Mandrel
    Just plugged straight into the trace Eliot, set the gain and got going!
  8. Stub Mandrel
    Jamming with James Oliver at the Earl Haig open mic yesterday.
  9. Stub Mandrel
    It's the only kind I'll get now! I'll settle for it 😁
  10. Stub Mandrel
    He's much better now, although he got hit hard by a virus a few weeks ago. Played standing up and was on top form.
  11. Stub Mandrel
    Went to the Earl Haig jam night and did a few songs with James Oliver, none of which I had heard before. "Do you know Nadine?" "Never met her!" I have jammed with him before, but still a bit intimidating as in the last month he's done gigs with Horace Panter and Norman Watt-Roy on bass 😱 Went ok though!
  12. Stub Mandrel
    Bongos are lovely. Except white ones with black scratchplates. Boggos.
  13. Stub Mandrel
    Vox Starstream (especially the silly feet). Any Alembic with stupid pointy bits or too many controls (but not sensible ones). In fact any bass with a gimmicky appearance (e.g. rudely shaped metal tubes around the body, wearable basses, etc.)
  14. Stub Mandrel
    At HB prices? Low risk. If you don't like it Thomann will refund. If you decide to keep it, then change your mind then resale value will be low but the low purchase price minimises the hit. And with their reputation you'll probably decide it's worth keeping.
  15. Stub Mandrel
    Music up to 1973-4 school year, when I turned 11.
  16. Stub Mandrel
    This was the setup for Saturday. My first time setting up a full pa.
  17. Stub Mandrel
    But 10-1 is still a lot of basses for something that was only getting going in the 80s. My ratio is 3:14, or about 3:11 if you count strings...
  18. Stub Mandrel
    That said, kit still doesn't explain why so many are on sale second hand. Oh... another observation- they used to be very expensive but the premium on an extra string is now quite modest.
  19. Stub Mandrel
    I was hoping this wouldn't degenerate into a 4 vs 5 debate, I don't think it has. Although there's been plenty of levity I think there's also been lots of evidence that five strings are now not exceptional. A significant number of us are using them as gigging instruments rather than a 'special effect' or curiosity.
  20. Stub Mandrel
    Wouldn't it be incredible to have a Basschat Fest...
  21. Stub Mandrel
    Just a reminder that there's a world of difference between knowing musical theory and sight reading. Just as you can have a detailed understanding of grammar and be functionally illiterate.
  22. Stub Mandrel
    No, but it might have helped some of his subscribers...
  23. Stub Mandrel
    I just have it about 7 o'clock. But I use a headstock hanger stand.
  24. Stub Mandrel
    Oi! NILO! NO!
  25. Stub Mandrel
    Oi! NILO! NO!
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