Stub Mandrel

Cool 😎

My favourite 1980s bass tone: Dave Pegg, Fender precision.

Interesting... so they have a better database but don't let their customers use it!

😢 I've left it there. Might be a future project...

Coincidence to be honest. But I liked it and sometimes find fewer limiting - especially lack of a top E.

Agreed. My Fender Performer which I've had since about 1992. None of my Squiers are listed. It's only relable for recent numbers.

You won't get far that way. The Fender database is useless.

It's not that difficult. You have a model that reflects the rate of cooling at the current ambient temperature, and the rate of heating at any given power level. Knowing that you can predict the net temperature change over any period.

For thirty years, aside from my fretless, I only had 24-fret basses. How on earth did I survive?

I'm thinking of protection that predicts an overheat and reduces output power marginally rather than cutting out.

Did suspect it would match. Sire-shape 😉

Does it have a hideous headstock or are you just crap at framing photos 😁 Seriously though it does look very nice.

The protection in the EV speaker made me think of the inverter drive I use on one of my lathes. It models the thermal performance of the motor and reduces power to avoid overheating which actually means you can abuse the motor safely (e.g. running it slow which means reduced airflow and more heating) . Applying such a model to class d amps/speakers should be easy and effective.

For fleeting moment, I honestly thought 'has Drake opened a night club on a boat?'

Might have to get one of those bunnies.

Sounds like me getting ready for a night out.

I feel similarly about my AVII and Squire 40th. Except I could tell blindfolded due to the wonderful satin finish of the Squier.

I have a soft spot for the top one as I got into bass when a friend lent me an identical one... probably even the year.

Don't discount the Squire 40th anniversary precision if you can find one. IMHO definitely has sound, feel anc build quality in Fender territory - just built in Asia.

When I was in junior school we did some sort of intelligence test. I scored 100% andcthey told my parents I must have cheated. How? It was a blind test. After my dad died I found my school reports and they showed no hints of budding genius although the decent teachers seemed to like me. My results were decent but not outstanding (probably due to an allergy to revising/cockiness, and at university a preference for getting thoroughly p****d). I have always got on in life though as I seem to 'get' the way things work and I love learning to do the things I find challenging (especially music).

Give an example of a novel problem... perhaps a room with twelve buttons and work out how to get out.* All problem solving is on a continuum between prior knowledge or trial and error. Solving a truly novel problem (where you have no prior knowledge ofwhat actions will achieve the desired effect) starts with trial and error Intelligence includes the ability to flexibly modify future behavior in the light of learned experience; anticipating future events; interpreting the behaviour and motivations of others; mapping abstract concepts onto reality and the reverse. And much more. *To be truly novel the solution should not reflect prior experience - something as simple as pressing the right buttons wouldn't be novel. Sorry just irrelevant musing... I'll shut up.

That's the same geezer(s). I thought the rap bits were a bit meh (and what's with the t-shirt flapping?) But the rest is ok.

Two frets too few? It stops people adding the high c string he loves.

Minimog.com is a blank landing page. The URL is owned by Godaddy. So we can't pull anything from that except they want to harvest email addresses.

https://www.earth.com/news/intelligence-peaks-much-later-in-life-than-we-expected/ Intelligence peaks around sixty, I suspect musical ability peaks later in life too - as experience (and good taste) compensates for sheer speed.