Stub Mandrel

Went to see a local band play their third gig of the day(!) Their schtick is playing requests and when in places frequented by local musicians they also have a lot of guests up in the second half. Got asked up to join in for several rock songs, mostly ones I know for a change, but ended up doing American Idiot and Money for Nothing entirely by ear which was fun. This is the band without me!

Find an offcut of old mains wire. Remove some 6" lengths of the thick copper wire. These can be soldered temporarily to the end of pickup etc. wires to aid threading them through awkward holes/spaces.

I'll sell you a set for £38 😈

I do think the full story gives a different perspective. Having used Pirate in the past and only stopped because they closed the local studio it rings true. Bear in mind a remote alarm will include the location so someone anywhere on the planet can review the CCTV and if it shows someone vaping under the alarm before it triggers and there are no other alarms then it's reasonable to assume it's a false alarm.

In its original meaning it meant looking at something at a deeper level, e.g. metaphysics is about the fundamental nature of reality, rather than how the physical world works.

I use hercules on stage. Got two of the foam leg type as the type with the fold down bit is useless on stage. I now use my one the foldy bit with it not folded down for my current home noodle bass. All my other basses/guitars are either cased, on the wall or in a rack. I keep my acoustics on the wall or on these: Excuse the stickers... it was my daughter's, she wanted to sell it as happy with her Tanglewood and I didn't have an electoacoustic.

I bodge an Arbiter stand to work like that nearly 40 years ago!

I felt I was getting a 'ric' tone from my P the other day.

Have you seen the new Hercules that come with extra rings that fit on the grab to make it narrower?

I was aware of the irony

Looks the sort of thing Joe Dart would have on stage.

Went to an OM after my rehearsal last night. Our guitarist was on bass. Played four songs on an MM Stingray, first time ever, and it was nice. Grapevine, Paddy, McGinty's Goat(!), Crazy Little Thing and something that I can't remember.

This was my immediate reaction to the sound on the video.

Don't place great weight on advice that tells you what to do. Focus on the advice that helps you make up your own mind.

Buy the bass that feels best and is most likely to make you want to play it.

Tonight we all sat in a circle, kept the volume right down and deep dived into the arrangements for three originals. We had all come up with our perspectives on WhatsApp in advance. I used my fretless and it opened some new sonic avenues. We got into some theory which was fun. I am turning a D into a Bm7 🙂... but only sometimes and i makes a big differenceto feel. We had long discussion on how to move in and out of solos and decided to end a song in Em on A major to accentuate the mbiguous lyrical ending. It was pointed out that one if my basslines sounded like Dani California so I ended up quoting that instead. Another song, relegated a really nice line I came up with using a different inversion of each chord to the chorus and came up with a mwah-enriched melodic line for verses. Similar attention given to drums, guitars and vocals, as well as overall timing and structure. Was fun working as a group and achieving some major improvements by thinking from an audience perspective. None of us could have achieved this alone. We aren't the beatles but still very satisfying.

Pirate started well but it is a concept that requires respect from the users. There's so much potential for abuse.

That's what matters to me. I don't want all my basses the same.

Oh yeah. Smorgasbord Addict.

I've depped with a band 'we don't do rehearsals' so it works for some bands. I find working on PA setups and arrangements in a relaxed environment brings many benefits.

I understand, perhaps we should use the full over ear protectors I use when carrying out noisy machining operations at gigs as well? This is all about management of risk, and I'm very aware of the circumstances when I feel protection is useful, and I know how to insert and use standard earplugs correctly and to be aware if they are working or not. I also have developed mild tinnnitis following being hospitalised with vestibular neuritis, so I have an idea of what the consequences are. <edit> I also use a dB app on my phone when attending gigs - I'm not sure of its absolute accuracy compared to my proper dB meter, but I assume it's relative accuracy is pretty good. It's worrying that a few bands playing in a local venue can be 10-12dB louder than Alice Cooper in an arena at less than twice the distance from the PA, and they get upset when asked to turn down.

I think it depends on your ears and the style of earplug. I have no issue getting a good seal with ordinary 'three cup' earplugs.

I fitted plain washers to my B2 about 40 years ago, and more recently to my Jack V. Still a bit of annoying stiction when you first turn the tuners (although these are the only bases I've ever encountered that can stay in tune for over a year!) You've inspired me, so I've ordered ten thrust bearings for £6 from eBay, that will leave me one spare!

My computer feels dirty now.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_(company) To give credit where it's due, the bass playing is the best thing about that video.