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212 cabs are great, I've had several, but IMO splitting that up into a modular 2 x 112 rig makes more sense. You can use 1 or both and stairs and living on the upper floors becomes much easier, especially when a cab can weigh as little as 10kg.

With the NS name and inlays I thought they were US made at first, and wondered why they didn't have the usual deep neck pocket. Makes sense now, they're more like the old Legend construction (I never played a Pulse). They look great and no need for inlay stickers! I'll have to try one out. The Frank Bello had Icon in the name too, is that how they're identifying the 'budget' range now?

I bought Paddy's Super 300 preamp pedal, yet another flawless bc transaction, great comms, lovely packaging, exactly as described, sound chap, deal with confidence.

Ditto 🙄

Rough cut body shape, glued fretboard onto neck - plus obligatory mockup

I can't believe it's eleven months since I've been able to get something together for the competition - just managed to rush something for this month. The photo reminds me of driving out into the countryside with my daughter at midnight to see if we could glimpse the Northern Lights and encountering a long line of cars parked up on a verge and lots of people gawping up into an orange sky... Only trouble is, the light was in the east! It was quote foggy, so probably a floodlit venue or industrial centre.🤣 In keeping with trying something different for every entry, I'm going spiritual and ethereal this time, and I present my first choir composition and arrangement, Aurora Caelestis. On the tech front, very simple this time: Cubase 14, Spitfire's Eric Whitacre choir and Steinberg's REVerence loaded with a church IR.

I get whatever tonal changes I want with technique and occasionally the tone control on the bass. I seldom touch the amp on the fly. I do adjust the amp at sound check because close to half the result is dictated by the room. I always go out onto the dance floor to hear what it sounds like there, and if there's an FOH I check it there as well. I never trust the sound man to get it right, unless said sound man is me.

Yeah, and it’s also the fact that we have to be self contained, with lights and PA. They are used to it all being supplied. I laughed when the lead guitarist said about mic’ing his toy amp up. I said im happy to let them use my PA, but now going to retract that offer. I don’t mind arguments if it gets things sorted, but this guy is very pushy and stubborn, so im going to let him have his way and just be a bass player from now on. This band isn’t worth stressing over, i had all this when i joined my main band and it was a very frustrating time, but most of us got through it. i can’t imagine this lot getting out of the living room so all this other stuff seems irrelevant anyway.

I noticed this mentioned here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GLGuitars/comments/1nla1iw/gl_shut_down_temporary_or_permanent/

I do this by changing pickup settings, finger position etc. and sometimes effects. Do you do this and 'set and forget your amp settings', or change them on the fly?

It's gone 😢 I'm a little sad but now I don't have to go to Truro so that's a plus

I have a very ordinary singing voice, but it’s ideal for BVs where it’s not threatening any lead vocal….ever….. 😆 I think that’s what has often helped me get gigs, as there are quite a few players around here who are a lot better than me. ( Nothing to do with me being cheap either…)

I’ve just spent invested my £37 voucher and £8 more... £45 for 4 sets. 4 sets of Legacy from Strings Direct is £50. This lot would be £64. 4 sets of HQS Harley Benton strings would be 4 x £8.60 + £10 shipping = £44.40.

@Downunderwonder is only 4 or 5? I had him pegged as least 9 years old

"My sound" is what's appropriate for the song/genre. I play in a function band and we cover a few styles. So the sound (and instrument) I use will vary over the course of a typical gig.

That's what she said...

Massive Tool? Great band.

I guess they are in a different place - if you are on an open mic, who cares if you all start at the same time or end at the right time, but if you are there as the entertainment rather than the audience, and someone is paying you, it really does matter. Maybe some people don't realise that until they are there

So the Stingray came back from the shop today, all buffed and polished and I'm loving the new look for it. The brown wash really makes the grain pop and rather than a completely flat polished look which is the standard for Rays in a natural finish, I have opted for a more tactile polished finish with no grain fill to allow the nitro to sink into the grain. It really looks good and feels a lot more natural than the standard polished finish. Not the best photo but I have started added copper foil to the cavities ready for the electronics to go back in and will add some pics when I can which shows the finish a bit clearer. I'm just waiting on a price for the black bridge from musicman and then it can all be put back together!