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YOU keep the groove going. Occasionally it will mean going with the drummer, but mostly with the dominant thing going on - vocals or solo usually. Whichever keeps the flow.

An alternative to naphtha (which I think is a USA name) is lighter fluid. White spirit is an option but some brands contain heavier hydrocarbon fractions that may not evaporate fully

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1477254282' post='3160941'] Seeing all 3 replies are the same. It's a shame we all didn't know someone else was answering. [/quote] I think that qualifies as a consensus

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1477116520' post='3159920'] Is this the whole project or just a particular song? I'd have been out after 4 weeks! [/quote] The whole project! We went through a few guitarists who had to get up to speed each time, until the drummer eventually decided that he wasn't into that kind of music! It's a shame because it was actually one of the best Floyd tributes I've ever heard - almost as good as the Aussie lot

After two years of weekly rehearsals... Keys/band leader: I don't think this is ready to gig yet Good bye

Could you have shorted out a few of the coils when you changed the covers? Fewer (effective) coils would mean less output. Does it improve if you refit the old cover? Edit: Or it could be a dodgy solder joint if you've played with it or disturbed it

Most pro musicians I know have a fall-back "bread and butter" band for when the tour ends, or even several. Plus teaching, guitar setups, etc. I'd go for it if I were you, but depending how much you earn and how frequently you play, you may well need another source of income

Measure at the bridge end. I'd also measure near the first fret to see if it's a compound radius - it would be a tigher radius at the nut if so. Chances are your existing bridge is the correct radius though

Not much you can do about the zero fret. You can't put wood back on the fretboard, and pulling all the frets and re-shaping the board is a bit extreme. I think the conventional nut is about the only practical option. It's not the worst thing that could have happened though. Fabulous build so far!

Is Epton's chip shop still going in Skegness? (Fries, blue) And if so does it still do that fabulous onion gravy? Good memories and about the only appealing thing about Skeggy in the mid 80s

[quote name='NickRiffed' timestamp='1476452472' post='3154462'] That is just brilliant. 😀 [/quote] The band had some of the old army hut "chalets" for overnight accommodation. They were always freezing cold. The guitarist, who was a bit of an animal in the style of Keef, had enough freezing so tore down the curtains and set light to them in a metal bin to warm the place up a bit! We stayed in an off-site caravan park in Ingoldmells - I paid for accommodation rather than spend more than a week in the free chalet that Butlins provided

The year that we played at Butlin's, the "travelling" band (who played a different camp site each night) were "Brian Poole and Blackcat" - yes, he of the Tremelos. I know so because he always wore his T-shirt proclaiming that fact. Unfortunately he always wore a leather jacket that covered the first and last two letters of his name on the T-shirt. I don't think he appreciated me calling him Ian Poo

I spent 8 months there playing 6 nights a week, back in 1985. Good fun but it was pretty shabby. Skegness is/was a popular cheap holiday for lots of people from the Midlands - Leicester and Nottingham especially.

Stylophone - don't go there!

I handed mine in at the recent parsnip amnesty

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1475942078' post='3149971'] I played Sultans of Swing 486 times with my last band - each time the set opener. Settled us down if nothing else, and everyone knows it. [/quote] We open with this more often than not. It's a nice loosener to get warmed up. Not too much of a strain on the vocals, gets the fingers twiddling a bit and always goes down well

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1476081076' post='3150973'] The thin weedy distortion that lots of young guitarists get by using a small none valve amp with a distortion pedal flat out. There is no body or tone to the sound, no harmonics or depth just this fuzzy weedy, but loud, noise. [/quote] This. I had a guitarist once that really loved his middly, widdly fuzz and used it in every song. It got quite tiring on the ears. My current guitarist has a lot wider repertoire of tones and uses them with great subtlety

You didn't fancy Twincam's idea of veneer packing under the existing bridge? I thought it was a great idea

Having done A level music and grade 8 on the bass trombone as a youth, I had to learn theory. Personally I think I'm a better bass player for it. It's not essential though

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1475689644' post='3148026'] What's wrong with a piece of gaffa tape stuck to the grill cloth in front of the dust cap? That's what I used for years in my guitaring days. Worked a treat to stop the on-axis beaming. [/quote] That's what my guitarist uses - black gaffa tape

If you're talking about the difference between transposing a pattern along the neck or across the strings, well... both. They are both completely valid - whatever is more comfortable or better sounding or suits the situation. A good grounding in scales and arpeggios is always useful for knowing which notes are likely to fit

We play in dropped tuning - D#, which puts slightly less stress on our aging vocal chords. Then with my Hipshot d-tuner I drop down to C# for a few songs. I'm using D'Addario pro steels with a 105 E string and have no problems - sounds great and string still has decent tension on it. Oh, and 34" scale Edit to say it's the standard 45-105 set. Caveat: I don't drop the other strings to C# tuning, just the E

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1475600063' post='3147301'] No - when tackling MrsAndyjr1515 (or worse...being tackled by her), my middle name is usually more like 'Mouse' [/quote] Ruined any more rugs recently?

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1475517221' post='3146564'] Centre punches, £2.50 for a set of 3, time to find them 2? hrs at £???? Somehow it does not seem right to view tools with the cost benefit analysis method. [/quote] I did buy a set on eBay but Royal Mail... ahem... lost them

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1475432102' post='3145869'] And thank you, I will be seeking advice later about finishing when I get that far. Shed is now somewhat clearer and my 'long lost' no5 plane re-appeared. [/quote] Cool - can you come round and find the two centre punches that are somewhere in my garage? I've spent hours looking