Stub Mandrel

Well there you go...

My brother is obsessed with this stuff: https://www.montysguitars.com/products/montys-montypresso-relic-wax

The genie is well and truly out of the bottle.

A brave move 😬

Here's some useful advice on re-skinning an antique zither banjo. After soaking the skin, fitting a flesh hoop, stretching the skin with the hoop and carefully tensioning all eighteen screws, you may find it useful to emply a pair of screwdrivers to coax the nut blank in its little plastic bag out of the inside of the instrument.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect White Band.

Saw a band on Saturday. Bass was almost inaudible much of the time.

If you buy an 'official' reissue there are plenty of markings that make it clear it isn't original. As for fooling people... I doubt any more than a handful of people even know it's anything other than a precision, I bought it for myself not anyone else. As for relicing, I was a sceptic until I bought a Flea Jazz. It was the only bass in the shop (Guitar Guitar Birmingham, so plenty of choice) that had the feel and sound I wanted. Wasn't sure about the finish, but now it's my go to instrument if I want/need an easy time of a gig.

Theonly praise that really counts is from other musicians.

Latest humiliation... https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rick-beato-speaks-up-on-giacomo-turra-plagiarism-controversy-he-couldnt-play-well-enough-to-be-on-my-channel/

I was thinking why are the band so far from the drumkit...

I bought an American Vintage II because I know I can't afford a real early 60s bass. I do wish it felt a bit more 'worn in', although I know I could take the wet and dry paper to it... or spend a big chunk again for custom shop relicing. The existence of such accurate 'copies' with 100% honesty in what they are, from serial number to neck and body markings, defeats most if not all the justifications for creating these 'fakes/forgeries'. Whatever justification people use, it's clear that one or two owners down the line someone will get scammed. Also, people like me with zero expertise will stop buying real vintage. The only ones I would trust now, without help, belong to a couple of friends who have had them since the 70s or earlier. And even if I had them, would their value appreciate as fakes get more abundant?

A rugby club up in the valleys on Sunday early evening. Modest attendance but enthusiastic reception for Bendricks Rock. I'd driven to London at 1:30 am, got four hours of non-sleep from 5-9 then drove back for 1pm. About 20 minutes of fitful nap, eat, shower lots of tea, then picked up by vocalist for 50 minute drive. I was amazed that not only did I not eff-up, I had a good gig. Nearly dropped off in the car back. Now I'm going to sleep early, goodnight.

No it goes to the right hand tab of the tone pot.

Hot from each pickup goes to wiper of each volume pot. Grounds of all pots and ground from bridge are wired together and to ground of jack, as well as cases of the pots. Top of both volume pots goes to bottom of tone pot and tip of jack. Tobe cap between ground and wiper of tone pot. So only difference to Jazz is that connections of tone pot are reversed, electrically identical. So glad I looked as I discovered the ground wire for the bridge is loose... explains recent noiseyness!

I have a spring reverb that I bought about 40+ years ago when planning to build a guitar combo. Always fancied using it... is it a worthwhile effect for bass or does it just add mud?

You can by a single 135 Roto 66 to go with a normal 66 swing bass set. I couldn't find a single set.

I won't. Wattsits, that's watt.

When I was in the scouts, every year we had to collect holly to decorate the church. We started by chopping branches from lots of male trees with their spikier leaves. Then an awful afternoon using hot hoof glue to attach red cotton wool berries. I can still smell that stench...

So you are saying that instead of mass-debating, we should just ensure our gear is as stiff as possible.

I'll open mine up in a bit.

Sandberg and Warwick do 45-135 with the heavier A and E. You can buy a single 135 and add it to a stock set (e.g. Roto 66)

I have a 500W Orange Terror, even though I have an efficient cab, I can't imagine anyone needing (as against wanting) more backline power, yet it's small enough to use at pub gigs. I've carried it over my shoulder in its bag, bass in one hand, light 2x12 in the other and walked a few hundred yards to a gig. I saw the bass player from Diamond Head using one at the Manchester O2, so I think that's 'nuff said regarding 'is it enough'.* *others in this thread will confirm the difference between the 500W and old 1000W versions is barely audible.

The connections to the tone pot could be slightly different, but the output jack tip will always be connected to the same tab as the connection from the volume pots.

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