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First dumb questions of the day... Managed to one of my plywood pieces cut down to what appears to be the right sizes. I got a Makita guide rail and adaptor for the circular saw. Also an 80 tooth 190mm blade. Suddenly I have straight and clean cuts. Wow. Why have I never done this before. Anyway, I have the batons. Nobody had 20mm at all only 25mm so have had to use that. I have plywood for four cabinets now, one will be a spray booth fan holder so one piece of plywood is for cockups. Also Blue Arran have sent their stuff so I have two speakers to install and stuff for wiring. Q1 does using 25mm batterns make a massive difference to the sound due to the internal volume changing? I know I'll have to adjust the batten sizes to make them fit but I can do that. Q2 should I glue and screw the batterns OR just screw OR just glue? People seem to have done all of them. Q3 I have all the bits for two separate 8" cabs and was thinking I could connect the two cabs together via some magic with the dual connector speakon connectors plates. So two cabs presenting 4 Ohms to the Gnome. Of course I never checked I could do this and arrogantly assumed I'd find a way. Is this feasible, sensible and doable?

I remember seeing Lol Creme on Blue Peter demonstrating the Gizmo thing; it seemed (to me) at the time that the reason behind the breakup was solely to benefit this unit/thing. My early teen mind couldn't grasp why they would walk away from 10cc for that.

There's a very good documentary on You Tube: If you want to dig deeper, 'Worst Band in the World' biography is great, too. We have friends that are huge fans; monied, they'll happily trawl around Europe following them when they're touring.

Gibson must have worked out the costs of Shopify vs roll your own. Building your own isn't cheap either. However most big brands tend to build their own to get the site exactly how they want. Gibsons annual revenue is circa $300M per annum so they can afford it. Still strikes me as odd for Gibson to use Shopify though.

When I first started doing the 3 piece acoustic it was. I've been doing the acoustic gigs for atleast 5 years now. I'm use to it Dave. Overall the acoustic gigs are a blessing. Easy hours, fast set and tear down. I'll be home by 8:30. I'll get the full Maple Road band experience next weekend. Daryl Daryl

Yamaha BBG4 is 40mm.

When they split into two halves I was dismayed. Godley and Creme's L album totally made up for the disappointment. Imagine what could have been if they'd just taken a year off, though.

My music https://www.youtube.com/@TheWaterMemory

It used to exist in the U.K. It was called Income Support.

It has been confirmed on Phillip McKnight’s podcast that FMIC (Fender) has bought G&L.

Happy - Keef

Wow, that's lovely. Just when I genuinely thought I had no gas left for anything... sigh.

The bolt on Grinds were 34" for the 4 strings, 35" scale for 5 strings. 18 months later when the Grind was revamped as a neck-through bass, the 4, 5 & 6 string models all were 35" scale length. Peavey being Peavey both versions of the TL-5, another neck through model, basses were 34" scale length. Of the US production Cirrus, they again were all 35" scale except for, Peavey being Peavey, The 2007 bolt-on Cirrus went 34" for 4 string/35" for 5 string 😆 You're right about Zepher/C-5 being 34" scale length but dead wrong regarding it's timing. Cirrus sales went live Q1 of 1997, Zephyr/C-series didn't arrive until 1999.

Yes. I recently had an issue with a Barefaced cover which was too big, but Barefaced resolved it very quickly, and the replacement cover was shipped to me directly from Hotcovers. Rob

Pete went out of his way to ship his somewhat heavy Trace Elliot combo to me, even taking a £10 hit when his preferred courier wasn't available. Also sold me his Bugera Veyron and gave me a heads up when Parcel Farce had send it south rather than north. Absolute top bloke, much enjoyable banter was had, and I'd happily buy from him again.

Glad To Be Gay — Tom Robinson Band

Yes, exactly: These are EBMM "Classic" Sterlings - relatively rare birds. 2-Band, no switch (pickup permanently wired in series), figured maple necks with gloss finish, six-bolt neck joints, bridge with mutes, chrome truss wheel and battery compartment cover, slab one-piece ash bodies.

Tutti Frutti - Richard Wayne Penniman

No, nowhere near. Thanks very much for the link - it'll put my singer's mind at ease.