Stub Mandrel

It's striking how we all mute in different ways. I often think muting is the big but little taught skill that reflects your abilities maturing.

Pricing is insane on these atm. Most people seem to rate them as equal to MIM Fenders at twice the price.

I need to post some pics of the big chips...

In the small hours the mind starts to dwell on long put off decisions. I have a mid-70s Maya fretless that I have had since the mid 80s. It's a nice Matsumoku bass but the body is blockboard with a thick facing (not ply). The original finish is a sunburst in thick poly sprayed to hide the timber on the forearm cutaway. Over time including 10 or so years in unheated storage during the 2000/2010s some big chunks of the finish have chipped off, although the damage started to accrue back in the 90s. So... it has mojo, but not in a nice worn nitro way. I am conflicted... do I keep it as it is, or do I refin. And if so, what finish? Or is it possible to restore the burst, or just make the hard edged missing chunks look less jagged? I have already fitted a new scratchplate to replace a broken one, and added a bridge and pup covers. Any bright ideas. Some pics.. See chunk of poly glued back on... since fallen back off. Back in the 80s! Back in the 2020s! Aside from a big chunk hidden by my hand and smaller chips that are visible there are several big chunks out of the finish around the sides.

Looking forward to trying it!

A bit like when you realise you are playing a relatively complex riff but not looking at the strings... and it then goes to pieces!

Position... I tend to move position a lot. Over 17 fret for reggae tones. End of neck for gentle sounds. Neck pickup for modt stuff. Bridge Pickup for more aggressive sound. Right by bridge for honk.

Its more about muting than reach, I have big paws.

And... now in stock! I have ordered the MM5.

I have the sunburst. Looked for Warman pickup at @Bassfinger 's suggestion, but out of stock. Will look again! Also don't like the VVT, awkward to use for a pickup where you mostly want to reduce volume of both windings equally. Will look for a 3 or 5 way switch instead of one pot.

I like my Joyo XVI, but one reason is that it does sound like a second instrument, rather than a harmonic.

I gave away a bass once. To my brother. He loaned/gave it to a friend, which pained me, but they gave it back to him when they left the uk. He hasn't picked up on my hints yet. Even thought of buying an identical one and offering a swap...

That's what I mean by floating thumb.

Generally floating thumb, i.e. muting if not playing the E. But... because I learnt to fingerpick guitar before starting bass I sometimes use thumb and fingers to pick across the strings.

120dB should keep up with a loud drumkit.

Trird a selection at rehearsal last night, agreed for Christmas eve: Slade Shakey Motorhead Chris de Burgh The Greedies Auld Lang Syne

Did it live last Saturday..managed to sing it as bv but the audience filled any gaps!

I got 87dBa at 40hz. A calculator says that's 121.5dB. The at212 is 109dB/W That would be about 11W. Trouble is 50W would oy be about 125dB, so the margins for error are quite big. I would say loud enough to gig.

Just tried my 50W Joyo BadAss through my AT212 Slim (4 ohm). 93 dB at a metre, without noticeable distortion. A weighted.

Sorry just love posting pics of my rig...

It seems GAS is caused by bacteria...

I always knew morris dancing was a particularly dangerous martial art.