Stub Mandrel

At least they don't charge corkage like a restaurant. "Allow me to fit that string for you sir, that will be £12..."

Here's my 'plectral stash' - so called as it lives in a decorated Golden Virginia tin. The six at right are all ancient, the two black Gibson ones prove it IS possible to wear out a plectrum before losing it. The silver/black one is actually steel. The Orange one is an original Scotties USA Nylon before they went to Jim Dunlop and therefore probably worth millions. The translucent white one was made in Wales and is very thick and almost good enough for bass use. Sad to see what's missing - my thumbpicks, my favourite tiny Gibson ones like fake fingernails, my sharkfins and the weird rubbery red one with two layers. Never managed more than thirty seconds on a bass with one though; pleckies are strictly for electric guitarists and people with snowflake fingers 😈

I now have a populated pedalboard. The delayw as modded today to take a proper 9V socket. The Mini Fazer is awaiting arrival of a packet of power sockets as is a nearly finished Fuzz Face made with real old germanium transistors carefully selected for gain.

Not unlike craddock Mac and craddock Mae raising eyebrows over here...

The studio will be buying maybe a dozen batteries and other such items, that may sit on a shelf for years and never be sold, unlike a supermarket that shifts thousands of the things. They might have several thousand pounds worth of stock and yet only shift 10-15% of it in a year, plus they don't get the benefit of bulk buying prices, indeed they might buy the batteries at the same price as you! So you aren't really paying for a set of strings or a battery - you are paying for a studio to keep a stock of largely unwanted items so they can get you out of the mire at short notice.

I hope you’re being ironicalistic on that...just about to bring that into the Glam set and I feel my fingers are gonna melt by the end..... This is what I'm trying to keep up with! Getting there ...

The nature of MOSFETs and linear power amp design is such that you can drop in anything of at least the same power rating and it should work fine. It will use feedback to adjust the FET drive signal to give the correct output.

Sounds excellent. I hope my return to the fray goes as well! At least I have the advantage of rehearsals 🙂

Indeed! It's easy for THEM, the whole thing is driven by Dee Murray's bassline, which I can't claim to be duplicating! There is a Nickelback version which as far as I can see removes virtually any need to move your left-hand...

The best thing about this thread is the ingenuity in the silly names 🙂

I've had two rehearsals now, it's evident everyone has spent a good deal of time learning their parts. A few times I've made (to me) major errors like playing the chorus and verse riffs the wrong way round or missing out a big fill because I lost track of where we were. None of them has noticed, which is a bit depressing as it means they haven't noticed all the bits a I got right. Plus they all love Saturday Night's Allright for Fighting because it's so simple... 😲

I like! This is where Seasiock Steve will head if he ever needs and upgrade. 🙂 The manifesto: KRAPPY GUITARS--Krapmeister Kevin Siebold relays the philosophy that guides our efforts: Our instruments are built for frugal people who aren't very concerned with regard to quality, construction, materials, or safety. The instruments are crafted from whatever we find suitable. Pedigree of wood is not a priority for us. We might get it from a local hardware store, or use some old shipping crates, or skids. Who knows??!! If you are intrigued enough to purchase, we will provide you with a complete history for your instrument. The history might be akin to this: Wood: leftover 2x4 from a construction site. Strings: used about 3 years ago on an old guitar. Pickups: some buncha crap we snagged from some guy. Electronics: whatever we can scrounge up! Our warranty: There is no warranty, expressed or implied. We fully acknowledge our product is crap, and your purchase signifies that you have entered into an agreement to buy a product that is lacking in quality, contains poor materials, and is worthy of much abuse and destruction. We will in no way provide any customer service, so don't even waste your time!!!

This is the cure - just mod your bass like this gem off eBay...

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After last tuesday? ... speaker leads for supplied the guitar head/cabs...

Mitch and Noel 🙂

Have to be careful as it isn't confirmed yet... but I've got tickets to see a gig with my brothers later in the year. Last night the guitar tech saw my brother's band play and asked them if they would play the support 🙂

Lots of the 'bargains' on eBay are QC rejects. Nothing gets thrown out in China, just passed down the line until someone can make a profit out of it. This explains why you can often apparently get top gear at huge savings, in many cases the fails are cosmetic but I'd worry about that crack.

Discovering his affair was a bit like when you realised what your parents must have done to become your parents...

Do not underestimate Dave Pegg and Gerry Conway. Currently both in Fairport Convention, listen to Jethro Tull's Broadsword and the Beast for a tour-de-force that proves less can be more in the rhythm section. Peggy has done some pretty amazing stuff with Dave Mattacks as well.