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Id need to file the nut and bridge to accept the thicker stings. I can only just get a .110 string in the E string slot in the bridge.

We use a single source of printing for the set and we're each handed a copy on the night. The BL described it as Fawlty Towers The Musical.

Thank you very much for the offer. Would the port pipe for a 12” cab be the same size as an 8” cab? I hope to be getting round to the build in about a month. I have a mate who has an impressive workshop full of woodworking machinery. He is pressing me to have finger jointed panels instead of using batons (he has a machine for that). He is also suggesting solid wood rather than ply. I’m not convinced, especially regarding weight.

Pedants are us! Ok yours checks out, though the grille cloth needs replacing. The Mustang one - I just noticed it has a maple fretboard. Tsk tsk. How do they sleep at night. At least it has a wonky bridge

My gig on Thursday at a local sociao club saw Otis Jay Blues Band play to an audience of just 15! Storm Goretti didn’t really disrupt Bournemouth, but the combination of strong publicity and gusty wind kept people at home. Never mind, we have been rebooked for April. And we got some good practice… some photo ops too. So an ill wind didn’t spoil everything.

I have my Status MM4 neck that Rob built to BEAD tuning. I use it now with EADG tuning and obviously thinner strings. Works like a dream. No need to modify anything.

This is good news, I've been a fan of their designs since I saw the first "New Islington" guitar a few years ago. Retro flavoured but quite distinctive I think. I see they're making the bass range at 32" inch scale - a smart move perhaps seeing the popularity of short scale instruments these days? Definitely something I'd check out if the opportunity arose. Also, their blog says they're offering an intro discount - no idea if this is still in effect though: https://www.ancoatsguitars.co.uk/blog/introducing-the-new-ancoats-bass-range

Lovely! Wonderful!

Fill your boots ears

I’ve been following this thread since New Year’s Eve, mainly looking for reassurance. January gigs can feel like a leap of faith at the best of times, pubs are usually quieter, the first week (and first full week) can be especially thin, and then there’s Dry January doing its best impression of a killjoy. So it’s been genuinely heartening to see reports of decent audiences turning out. That gave me a bit of optimism going into my own gig last night, of which I will post about later 😁

It is a new name for me. But those knobs look lush!

I'm going to take a blind guess at "somebody got the wrong song order on their setlist". I used to love that gag - keeps the singer on their toes! Well done on the recovery though.

Especially if you buy those Pino Palladino strings - y'know, the ones sprinkled with Welsh Fairy Dust and Unicorn Tears.

Retrovibe lightweight tuners annd Tusq nut are on and the neck is level, dressed and polished. Fretboard edges rolled. Tone Emporium pickups to go in married to a Bloodstone Guitarworks loom. Just waiting for chrome pickup rings to come from the States to tidy up around the pickups and it can all go together.

Do it!

I just saw that Ancoats Guitars are gearing up to start making basses. Rather nifty looking things. I've been seeing this company's guitar designs popping up on social media here and there, and they look interesting (though I've never played one). They're a small custom builder in Manchester, I think, with a very agressive pricing strategy (basses starting from £1k, which barely gets you new strings these days).

Hi everyone. This is my first post here. I'm so glad I found this place. I have a small problem. I bought the Providence Bass Chorus and there seems to be something wrong with it, but I'd like to discuss this with someone who uses the same chorus. The problem is that the effect has too much background noise, for my taste. When the switch is in the second position, the Providence has more noise than the EXC bass Clone. In the third position, the noise becomes really loud with a pronounced LFO modulation. It's worse when I set the depth knob to zero. In these positions, the effect is useless because the noise is audible on recordings. In the first position (from the bottom), the effect is quiet and I don't have any problems. The noise is there regardless of whether I use the effect on batteries or with a power supply. I really like the sound, but these two settings are driving me crazy. Can someone help?

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