Stub Mandrel

Yes that's correct. They have a particularly sneaky way around here ... box junctions on roundabouts under a flyover so you can't be sure some exits are clear in time to stop before you enter unless you approach at a speed that gets you hassled by following vehicles.

Volunteer for the role of Bassfinder General? The most feared GAS Detector in Christendom (and beyond!) That's a big ask!

Therexs an increasing body of research to show they do work. Example: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/low-emission-zones-improve-air-quality-health-and-peoples-well-being-new-ipr-policy-brief/ Incidentally, back in the bad old days of leaded petrol you could map the inverse correlation between schoolchildren's IQ and distance from the motorways through Birmingham. The wind may blow at times, it's the days with a temperature inversion over the city that cause most harm. The ULEZ is just a logical extension of decades of pollution reduction in cities and towns. Of course, this has no relation to imperfect implementation of sensible legislation, but 'I was caught by a misunderstanding' doesn't invalidate the concept.

(if your exit isn't clear due to stationary vehicles Unless you are turning right. Simples, eh?

I once got sacked for being too 'widdly' and was replaced by the rhythm guitarist playing root notes. So no-one should think their level of technical ability makes them irreplaceable. But if you can get on with people, pull your weight and have the ability to pull a song back together if things go pear-shaped you will probably last. Ideally, if you can achieve a real musical rapport with the other musicians- when you are playing off each other and anticipating where they will go before they do it - then you should be securem

Bass related... I got a luthier's neck support block and a 'soldier' leather strap. I gave two demonfx pedals (tape echo and mini chorus) and to my other brother one of those mini multi-effects/emulator pedals.

My brother gave me a very nice leather strap and one if those 'neck support' blocks for luthiers. Not much later he asked me to tweak the nut on one of his guitars... coincidence?

And that means he would not be intimidating to a distressed and vulnerable young woman? A bouncer can stand silently and be intimidating. A single student stood silently in Tianamen Square. I have different opinions of all three situations but standing silently is not necessarily passive or without consequences.

Two one-legged musicians in the same band! What a coincidence!

I thought that particular battle was won thirty years ago?

It's not making silent prayer illegal; iit's preventing sing silent prayer (or anything else) as a form of protest in an area where protest is banned to protect vulnerable women ftom intimidation.

No-one ever got fired for buying HP... or an SM58.

For me, it's far harder...

How many of the doom-sayers gave actually read this: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/online-safety/information-for-industry/illegal-harms/risk-assessment-guidance-and-risk-profiles.pdf?v=388034 It doesn't seem threatening to Basschat, unless there's a whole lot of illegal stuff going on I hadn't noticed. The only significant risk is low-level fraud in the selling pages IMHO, and the steps taken to mitigate that seem more robust than on most sites.

LFsys spotted!

They are bloody good, aren't they.

I have a home built combo in my bedroom, an Orange Crush 20 in the living room and a little 10W Joyo at my partner's house. But this 50W rig is my main practice setup in my office/music room. I'd love a 500W version of the Joyo, with post preamp DI added.

Turkey sounds best if you wrap it in the right tonefoil.

Been lucky with the most recent band. Struggled a bit, found someone who turned out to be unable to sing songs they couldn't 'endorse' e.g. Hey Joe. Plus their guitar that wasn't going to feature (two already) started to creep in. Fortunately circumstances made the break easier. Desperate for a new singer I tried facebook without much luck. Out of the blue a guy who sang with my brother in the 1980s got in touch... one of the best local singers looking to get back into gigging (he's also in a FNM tribute who do about 3 gigs a year). I'd thought about asking but assumed he couldn't do it. All working out really well, all of us positive and pulling weight and having a great deal of fun. Main reason is this is the band where we play the songs we want to. Fingers crossed it keeps going.

I have a sunburst one, they are wonderful. I do find it hard to see the brown side dots on the join between brown fingerboard and deep amber neck. My partner kindly used her Silhouette machine to cut me lots of 3/32" dots in white high stick vinyl. Reversible solution and now it will see more gigs. Like you I'm hoping it ages gracefully and not too slowly!

They both look ok... Possibly I've seen pics of the long scale at an odd angle.

Back to Demonfx. My brother has their Klon Klone. It's lovely inside and scary close to the original. Seems the voltage boost ic has popped though so will fit a new one.

I like the proportions of the Jaguar SS, but it's based on a guitar body. The long scale version looks a bit gangly.

Grumpiness setting in. After 9 gigs in seven weeks (too many), I now have nothing until February as our venue for an Xmas gig changed hands and I passed on a NYE dep. Reasonable number of gigs lined up for Bendricks Rock but only a handful for the blues band as the guitarist/BL's indie band are hoping to issue an EP or album and do a UK tour. Wento a gig with the drummer last night. If things don't perk up he's going to try and start a new band. I may or may not be part of it if a guitarist/vocalist already comes with a bass player. TBH got a lot to handle with work and family issues (my dad passed away recently) for a couple of months but music is my therapy... Perhaps I will put myself out there for more dep work.

Uniquest, I would say.