tauzero

Got their name from a band meeting trying to determine a band name when they were all extremely well-oiled, and one tried to suggest "The four horsemen of the apocalypse" but it came out as "The four poxmen of the horslips".

The singer with a club band I was in used to ask first, were there any birthdays? Second, were there any requests? Third, would anybody like to get up and sing a song? We kept trying to stop him, but he just kept on doing it. So either we were lucky and they asked for something we knew (10%) or we couldn't play whatever it was (90%). And of course the occasional singer from the audience was almost always awful, and would almost always be singing to a song that we would be busking.

Twin neck headless 5 string, fretted/fretless. Aguilar DCB pickups plus piezo bridges going to a preamp to be decided and to a 13-pin Roland socket. Body shape similar to Sei Flamboyant. Neck profiles the same as my Sei Flamboyant 5.

It's a good job that all 5-strings are absolutely identical so that if somebody tries a 5-string and doesn't like it because it's not comfortable, they don't have to try any other 5-strings before deciding never to use one again. And if you never play any notes below bottom E then a 5-string is completely pointless anyway.

Because doing it easily (ordering the battery box from Warwick) will cost £30 which isn't really cheap. I'm sure I found the identical box for under a tenner though.

Truss rod adjustment?

I should perhaps mention that we only joined one of the bands as a couple (prog covers band that never got to gigging because of trying to recruit and keep a drummer). The other two bands, she was recruited by the band after me, and not from my suggestion. One of those bands already included one husband and wife, and didn't have any issues due to that. I know another band featuring a husband and wife which has been going for at least 30 years with no issues. From my own experience, I would say that your experience is the exception.

Did you manage to see Horse Slips?

Have you not encountered TimR before? 😁

Do they not pack together like the RCF Evox then?

Almost 50kg? I hope you're all strong lads.

I associate the Zephyr with a sandwich structure to the wings as well (dark-light-dark or light-dark-light), as can be seen from side on and at the upper edge of the forearm chamfer and belly cutaway. The Grind just has solid wings (and sadly some have painted bodies).

I've been playing fives almost exclusively for over a decade, so to me they're not pointless. I do have a couple of sixes but as yet don't use them much. As they both have Roland GK-3Bs on them, that may change.

A few years ago I put together a basic PA when Mrs Zero was the vocalist. I've gradually improved and lightened it over the years. The current band were asking about paying into it but I said it was simpler just to leave it as me owning it, partly because I may do some gigging with Mrs Zero using it (though this is looking less likely as we age).

Looks like the original Dan Armstrongs had two strap pins at the bottom of the body and the Chinese ones just have one.

Who'd have thought it? https://www.ebay.ca/itm/285105361623

The point about watching it is you don't need the imagination.

You've never watched naked Hungarian lady gymnast porn?

It makes my back feel as if it's going to pack up just looking at it. I'm not saying whether that's Ampeg cabs or porn.

More comprehensive than me, I've just had the C5 and 5- and 6-string Grinds.

Any particular reason? Mrs Zero and I have been in a couple of bands together and also play as an acoustic duo, and AFAIK it's never caused an issue. In fact, one band I'm in that's just a recording band wants her to come in to do some vocals too.

That's pretty much my attitude.

You've probably gathered I'd prefer 12mm but I should be able to work things out for myself. And I've got some 68mm plastic pipe so I'm halfway there already.

Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

I'm going to go with the scooped front 4s having both 34" and 35" incarnations and the 5 and 6 and non-scooped front 4s always being 35".