Stub Mandrel

1 hour ago, Higgie said:

Big update coming from me soon. Here’s a teaser....

 

20 12 array?

One of these...?

Just now, Reggaebass said:

Rastaburst  

14 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hey Ricky, I think Snoop lion has that secret reggae bass 😂

That's the extreme stealth model?

It's so different coming back into music after nearly 25 years.

Back in the first half of the 90s  you could play a new venue, all originals and have everyone happy and dancing (if your songs were danceable).

I find Boswellia Serrata (indian frankinsense) works well fore me - has also done well in double bind trials, including  combined with turmeric).

8 hours ago, Ted Theodore Logan, III said:

It then took him two & a half hours to walk the half a mile home back from the pub as he had to retrain himself to walk the way that he used to when his legs were both fully operational...

To this day he still takes the supplements and both legs are in full operation!

So basically those “multi-vits" can provide what our bodies may be lacking from our diets of overly processed foods, however every person is different and what may work for one might not necessarily be right for another.

I'll update you with what those magic tabs were... 

Possibly vitamin D. My brother suffered pain for years until being diagnosed with chronic vitamin D  deficiency, he now has to take twice the RDI. A few days without and he starts to get back pain.

10 minutes ago, cambi31 said:

I think I did ok with the £40 I paid for it

Probably...

Went in Home Bargains today looking for a luggage scale to weigh my basses...

They had  disposable Ukes for £8.99 and Classical 'guitars' for £19.99. But they also had guitar stands, and not the usual cheap tripod which is too small to give decent stability, but proper A-frame ones. Not as heavily built as my 35-year old Arbiter one but well-enough made  for home and even occasional stage use and deep enough for anything up to a jumbo acoustic. Just right for my headless Jack!

And only £7.99!

MUST ... OBEY... SIR HISS...

8 minutes ago, ezbass said:

The above post was made at my suggestion, so c’mon you Matsumoto buffs, spill the beans. That body construction puts me in mind of my old Aria ‘lawsuit’ Les Paul.

At a wild, unsubstantiated guess I'd say it was an Eros SG copy... but what do I know?

Allegedly as much favoured by Polly Harvey.

47 minutes ago, Gottastopbuyinggear said:

Good on you 🙂

I trust it's only a coincidence that the audience appear to be fleeing from your onslaught in that pic!

4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Hmm... according to my luggage scales it's only 7.5lbs! I find that hard to credit, the scales are pretty cheesy so I'll see if I can get a decent one later.

Probably feels heavier because my 'main squeeze' basses (Fender Performer, Squier Jazz)  are both quite light. It's not as heavy as my Westone.

As @Paul S suggests it may be down to the timber in it as well.

OK, I got some apparently more accurate digital scales. Interesting:

Jack V  - 8.4 lbs

Squier Standard  Jazz  (2001) - 9.7 lbs

Squier VM Jag - 7.7 lbs

Fender performer -  9.0 lbs

All including strap (I need something to attach the scales to and I'm not using the strings!)

11 hours ago, BrunoBass said:

Cost, aesthetics, personal preference...

To be honest, I think it's a bit like the 'uncanny valley' effect.

11 hours ago, 4000 said:

I’ve played loads of Jacks (and owned one) that were all lightweight, so I’m surprised at this too. 

Hmm... according to my luggage scales it's only 7.5lbs! I find that hard to credit, the scales are pretty cheesy so I'll see if I can get a decent one later.

Probably feels heavier because my 'main squeeze' basses (Fender Performer, Squier Jazz)  are both quite light. It's not as heavy as my Westone.

As @Paul S suggests it may be down to the timber in it as well.

stinky poo.

I'm in a lifetime unique position of being able to afford that and always having wanted one.

MUST.... RESIST...

TBH why would anyone have a Starcaster when they could have a 335 ?

On 22/11/2019 at 08:36, dmccombe7 said:

When you're younger its easier and how a rig looks on stage plays an important part. Now that i'm older and wiser its purely down to how it sounds.

Sod that.

I'm old and foolish and hoping to play a couple of festivals next summer. If so it will be trace 4x10 combo on top of Peavey 1x15 on one side and Laney head with 2 2x12s on the other. And a tweeter box.

The ideal rig doesn't just sound good, it scares people.

On 19/11/2019 at 22:03, dark-dekar said:

Yeah, but is quite rare to find them on the second hand market

I found this one in Edinburgh. With the active on it makes my little Orange Crush 25W practice amp sound very big and nasty 🙂

Very affordable, very playable, but a tad heavy.

3 hours ago, PJ-Bassist said:

This was my guess and he's after the BC seal of approval before committing!!! 

He's the singer... 😲

Due to some, ahem, domestic rearrangement, I've got my 'toy' record player in the living room and I'm working though my vinyl. Playing them in order, so totally random (unless I had some sort of plan ~20 years ago) So far:

Help!  - Beatles (mono)

Selling England  by the Pound - Genesis

Elysian Encounter - Baker Gurvitz Army

Live and Heavy - (Classic compilation, various 70s  heavy rock bands)

Flash - Jeff Beck

Sergeant pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - Beatles  (mono)

Boston - Boston

PXR5 - Hawkwind

The Freewheeling Bob Dylan - Bob something.  (mono)

I'd forgotten how utterly impeccable my musical taste is 🙂

You've got me thinking now. Surely a 'Precision Fretless' is an oxymoron...

P.S.    Is it good for metal?

11 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

See this ric balancing is a nifty trick..

Billy Sugger!

12 hours ago, doomed said:

The Macc Lads tonight in Bristol.

I've had an awful, apocalyptic image of those two snogging...

13 hours ago, stewblack said:

Where's the fun in that? Far too neat.

2 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

I saw Steve Hacket in bath

I first read that as 'I saw Steve Hackett in the bath"