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It’s like being dad to toddlers

To expand on my original post. In my current band, I use a 30" Eastwood Hooky 6-String Bass. Our band doesn't have a guitarist so myself and synth play alternate between playing the melody and bass parts:

Yes, lots. Gretsch G2220 for me. Cost me £245 from BassBros. Has £100 of Gotoh hardware on. It’s my #1 now and helps pay my mortgage. Sounds and feels so good to me that it made me sell my Vintera Mustang.

The concept behind the equal loudness curves has been known for some time. The one issue with them from my point of view. Who, or what, decides that a sound is twice as loud. How do you measure human hearing and decide that 10dB is twice as loud? Maybe I should look at Fletcher & Munson’s work to find the answer?

Probably it's urea-formaldehyde glue which can break down if kept damp and give off fumes (including ammonia) that smell like wee.

This ain't bad at all! Currently easy enough to spot AI on YouTube (and not least 'cos this ones being honest about it!) given the static cover. Obviously we don't have the same cues on Spotify.

Mine has been modified a bit but is still close enough to stock to give you an idea of what you'd get if you bought a new one.

Naive - The Kooks Horrible song. The bass line is different all the way through 😖

A song called Drift Away by Dobie Gray. A friend it was their favourite song so I had to look it up. I thought it might be some modern pop song but was surprised to find that it's an old one. Not my usual thing, but it has a nice bass part so I learned it and added to my repertoire of songs. 😎

I don’t really fancy reporting my own posts! 😆 Is there a way to change your account email address at all??

Sorry all, yes Whitstable, but it's really no big deal and I can now collect from Nik the following weekend so perhaps let's not make things any more complicated

I think there are few a research groups better than the group at Southampton University.

Quick question for @prowlaand @NancyJohnson... Is there going to be a luthier /guitar tech there on Sunday?

Thanks! Ooh, thank you. I did a bit of internet searching late last night and found this 15" cabinet on ebay which looks to be the same model as mine and the badge looks the same as your 3D printed one: Close up of the ebay cabinet badge: But this is the badge on my 2x10 and it is different. In fact it looks very like the badges on the new Elf cabinets so maybe it is a late model? Thanks for that, very useful and sounds right - I downloaded the service manual last night (which is when I discovered the 'valve drive' knob is connected to an actual valve) and couldn't find anything on the circuits powering a panel. I see some photos on the 'net of them lit up (see below) but there are so many different models it's hard to be sure which is which. Someone else's amp - of course there could be a blacklight behind the camera...

Good question and sorry for not making that clearer earlier... @Beedster is in Whitstable I believe. I think the idea is about finding a very temporary home for the combo that Chris could collect from, that's a closer to where he lives than Bedfordshire, which is where I'm based. Having said all of that, I realise it's quite an ask, so please don't worry if it's not possible for you.

I just bought a set of gold Y tuners from Ash and it was a pleasure to deal with him. Great price for tuners exactly as described , well packed and quickly dispatched. Thanks again Ash 👍

What A Waist - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

For the last year at least I've used Parcelforce whenever possible, due in large part to the really good driver here. Anyway, tried to book a collection for Wednesday and it was a lot more complex than usual and didn't offer the usual time slots, which delayed the whole thing as I was only going to be home in the afternoon, albeit when the driver usually comes by (around 3.00 each day). Postman arrived yesterday morning with a load of bills and also asked for the items he had to collect, which were going into the back of his small postie van. Turns out that Parcelforce have now handed collections and deliveries to Royal Mail, which strikes me as a pretty bad move for us punters given RM are not exactly state of the art

Oof, I love that! Lane Poor pickup too. Prototype then? More info needed!

Thanks for the advice My bones are mended. Got a call from the doctor last week after an X-ray and it's healed just fine, and I can put strain on my shoulder as usual. I was looking for a new strap because the metal plate is still on the bone and it's still sensitive. I have bought a Slinger strap a few weeks back, that was designed for your right shoulder and that works perfectly!