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Also interesting, given the thousands of Spectors you've owned 😅

And some Pub Landlords tend to favor "cheap". We have few places where the owner/managers are living in the past and won't budge from $350.00. We won't take those types of gigs. Off topic, sort of. I know some folks here are not in this for the money, which is fine. However, some of us are. I've never hit the big time or even come close. I'm a struggling local guy. In my area we have some $50.00 a night guys, $70.00, and $100. 00 a night guys. I can proudly say I'm a $150.00 a night guy. That's not much money, but more than most guys are getting around here. Daryl

So today I had a wee go at making a routing template for the T-40 pickup. First time I've ever done such a thing and all I can say is "Rome wasn't built in a day"... But for all that, you can't see the rattiness of it once the pickup is in... Not sure whether to try to finesse this template a bit, or junk it, learn from it and start again. I drew around the pickup ring to see how much room for manoeuvre I've got...

Bill Haley and the Vomets. Alice Pooper. Bog Brother and the Holding Company. Pong.

I use it on 'who knew' by pink.

Had a busy day today, on both projects I have got on the go right now. Here's what happened on the shed bass. First of all, I offered the neck up and used some string to see how the alignment was. Not too shabby, as it happens, with the neck almost along the top edge of the neck pocket, just needs a slight angle away which I will hopefully be able to create with a bit of veneer. And scale length looks good with the neck pocket the depth into the body it currently is. Next wee job was to drill out and fill the old neck screw holes. I checked them a while back and they were a little jaunty and I wasn't happy to use them again, so they need to be filled. Now, because the neck pocket had to be routed out to clean it up of all the glue and unevenness caused by the removal of that infernal glued in neck, the result was that the neck pocket was too deep - the 21 fret overhang of the neck was sitting on the top of the body, but the bottom of the heel wasn't making contact with the bottom of the neck pocket. So I used some 2mm thick maple veneer (intended for headstock fronts) and got to work shaping it to fit the neck pocket. Then it was glued in and clamped down. So, toddling along nicely, more neck pocket fettling to be done then it'll be time to fit the neck...

Chris, I could go on and on about the mentality of some owners and managers. Think "clueless ". Lol There's a way for bands to cut that issue off at the pass. As soon as you arrive you kill the managers and staff with kindness. If you can do this these type of folks are less likely to act up Daryl

What are pickup covers and bridge covers?

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Complementary to Guy Pratt's book is Nick Mason's book Inside Out, if you happen to like Pink Floyd.

Agreed. We're also not what you would consider main stream. However, we have our niche and there's plenty of venues for us to play. We know the venues where you know the crowd wants covers like " Don't Stop Believing " . It's better for us to turn those gigs down. Daryl

Dusted Tush Funny

Agreed. Over here when a venue changes hands it's undoubtedly the " kiss of death " for the bands. Daryl

As mentioned, mine produce noise if I plug them in straight, but if I plug them in to a lead that is connected to the input, the noise goes away, so I guess it needs the filter network of a guitar cable to filter out the noise. Interested to hear what the A58s are like, I looked at those (and the fender ones) as a replacement for the WS90/WS70s I use but haven't picked anything yet.

That's a very unfortunate scenario. Here's another issue. The band arrives with members acting like "diva rock stars" and making unnecessary demands on the venue. It seems like such an easy proposition. We work for them ,they don't work for us. Daryl

Agreed. Relieing on call back business might work for a while and with some venues. However not a good practice for bands that want to make money. Daryl

Too loud is an issue and the venue might not tell you that was the reason a band wasn't asked back . I say, in the case a band is playing a restaurant or anywhere you are providing background music, keep the volume low. And if your in a loud band, maybe not accept the background music gigs. Daryl

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