Stub Mandrel
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I'm surprised! It's generally accepted that short scale have less harmonic content and more thump.- 49 replies
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Possible arthritis in my fingers - any help or experience?
Stub Mandrel replied to jonnybass's topic in General Discussion
Both thumbs. Playing is great therapy - activity is best treatment for arthritis! Ibuprofen when a lot of gigs. Boswellia (frankincense) insanely effective if I get a flare up gets rid of pain in a day or two. Been offered steriods, but kot there yet. My brother (guitard, 8 years younger) had tapezium bone removed lots of physio, can still play but started getting pain again after a year -
Bendricks Rock have our first gig in the beginning of March.
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Only an approximate tab available for this, but some nice triplet feel bits to add in:
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Snapped string after swapping: what did I do wrong?
Stub Mandrel replied to chyc's topic in General Discussion
But we're not American are we? We are civilised, tea drinking, English spelling, sarcasm using, human beans Yes, but woe betide anyone who ventures through the doors of TalkBass and raises this topic! -
Snapped string after swapping: what did I do wrong?
Stub Mandrel replied to chyc's topic in General Discussion
Unless you are American, in which case hardening is tempering and drawing is tempering. -
Looks like my car is csting me the thick end of £700. With work on the house and wayward offspring I may get through 2024 basso intacto, unless some serious extra work comes my way
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Point of order. That's a bass leaning against the settee. Incidentally, what does one do if one has a sofa*? *Settee is non-u. I growed up with a settee, my partner has a new sofa...
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Lucky Lion - cool imagery!
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Not my first electronic kit, but first pedal mod, done for my brother. This kit adds gain control (the original design reduces volume) and a shape control to this Joyo trem pedal. Main challenge was cleaning out the pcb vias with a solder sucker.
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How would someone who considers Third a work of genius find the current incarnation?
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It's rather nice being in a 'power trio' with some licence to improvise and the space to jmp around while the 'main attraction' is largely tied to his mike 😁 We enjoy some coordinated instrument wagging too!
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Just seen this on Reverb. Not just a refin, but non-original pups and controls, althpugh the rest looks right. https://reverb.com/uk/item/53128369-fender-performer-bass-1985-natural-and-black
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Cod Almighty! I've unwittingly unleashed a fish pun thread.
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What's it like playing in a fishtank? Do you get odd sound reflections?
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Unpacking more detail... 30" feels very compact and easy/relaxing to play. 34" narrow (jazz) comfortable, 34" broad (p) encourages more aggressive approach. 34" very narrow (performer) absurdly easy to play. 35" 5 demands more attention, scale length not significant as mostly play around 5th fret & up. Extra shorties... just fun.
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My one with a KML sticker is in the loft awaiting a new handle... which I've had for a few years do I ought to sort it!
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Band stickers!
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As above the antiques trade seem to use 40 years, so my Fender Performer is 'on the cusp'. 'Mid century' seems to be a popular term for furniture etc. from the 40s-60s which would cover older basses.
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I voted all options except >35". Because I've never played an extra long scale so I can't comment. I get great enjoyment from playing basses that feel different, so swapping scale length always feels good. That said, it took me a month to realise my long scale fiver had a 35" scale.
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Bit disappointed there aren't more 'heavily stickered' cases 😁 used to be the 'thing' way back when!
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These are getting popular - always amazes me how many people will turn out on a Sunday, but freaks me out returning from a gig - on the road by 9pm, as my SO said on sunday "this is usually when we are going out!"
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Remember boys and girls: When the fun stops, buy another bass.
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It's getting very hard to take anything else to gigs!
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Another good one at the Earl Haig yesterday. About 80 people in, which is good for the sunday slot. Quite a few came because it was us, which is great. Had plenty of dancing in the second set, which isn't bad for blues! Hopefully better pics to come!
