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Stub Mandrel

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  1. Stub Mandrel
    Unless you are American, in which case hardening is tempering and drawing is tempering.
  2. Stub Mandrel
    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
  3. Stub Mandrel
    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...
  4. Stub Mandrel
    Lucky Lion - cool imagery!
  5. Stub Mandrel
    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!
  8. Stub Mandrel
    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
  9. Stub Mandrel
    Cod Almighty! I've unwittingly unleashed a fish pun thread.
  10. Stub Mandrel
    What's it like playing in a fishtank? Do you get odd sound reflections?
  11. Stub Mandrel
    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.
  12. Stub Mandrel
    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!
  13. Stub Mandrel
    Band stickers!
  14. Stub Mandrel
    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.
  15. Stub Mandrel
    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!
  17. Stub Mandrel
    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!"
  18. Stub Mandrel
    Remember boys and girls: When the fun stops, buy another bass.
  19. Stub Mandrel
    It's getting very hard to take anything else to gigs!
  20. Stub Mandrel
    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!
  21. Stub Mandrel
    You need the darker times to appreciate the good times. Keep the gear, youll find something with less pressure when you realise you still need to gig.
  22. Stub Mandrel
    Bass cases can sometimes tell as much of a story as the instrument inside. Share yours! This SKB was already well used and stickered when our own @ped passed it on, but it's still going strong. The other is a G&G Classic, supplied with my American Vintage II 1960 P. Lush.
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    True. But then you Have to cope with my application phone spilling.
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    I got to bed at 2am after our Friday gig, partly because I cooked a snack when I got back (I was starvin' marvin). Did wonder how much of this I could take. Then woke up to a nice comment about my playing (from someone I don't know) on FB and that was worth the 10 hour shift alone!
  25. Stub Mandrel
    Have you considered filletting the edges... for comfort. Rounded edges usually print nicely too.
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