Happy Jack

So anyway, about my next project ...

Seriously? That's fabulous!

Itching to get my hands on it now ...

Que?

WT actual F? Nope, that's never happened to me before.

Works for us ...

Can't operate a Mac by waving your hands about, though, eh? Can you? Eh? 😂

@Silvia Bluejay and I would both be delighted if your swifts were to feature on that headstock, but if you think it wouldn't work then obvs leave well alone. 💋

Many years ago, when my sister still lived in New York, she and her husband invited @Silvia Bluejay and me to go out for a gig. I asked to go to Joe's Pub to see Bill Kirchen, and when I noticed that the earlier act (they do two 'houses' each night) was The Theremin Society Of New York I said we just had to see that too. In truth, I completely misinterpreted the listing, thinking this would be like a theremin orchestra. It wasn't. It really was the Society, a bunch of club members who all played theremins in the security of their own homes, and once a year they took over a prestigious music venue oon Manhattan to showcase what they'd been up to since last year. I'll say this for that evening ... it was memorable. Not in a good way, but By God! was it memorable.

Interesting, deffo would never have guessed that's a S/S fretboard.

Is it as harsh as stainless steel makes me think, Tony, or does it sound more mellow than I'd expect?

At least that will stop Paul the Drums calling it The Seagull Bass.

You realise you'll end up with one Fender, three Ricks, and 28 Gibsons?

Absolutely outstanding!

When you're done with that, I've got a stainless steel pot that I've burned apple onto ... could you have a crack at that too?

Having used both recently, I'd say 'No Contest'. Even a small petrol generator is significantly heavier than a Jackery unit, a much more challenging shape to carry and store, stinks of petrol all the time, and can't be put back into the van until it has cooled off. I bought a Jackery recently based on conversation with @NickA, tested it thoroughly at rehearsals, then stowed it permanently in the gigwagon. Anywhere we might need auxiliary power it will be part of the basic setup. Two days after putting it in the vehicle we played a country pub with a large covered beer garden, a place we've played many times before without incident. We set up the band, tested everything, started playing our MP3s through the PA, and then there was a very loud POP and everything ... erm ... went away. One of the bar staff (a new girl, just a teenager) had tried to turn off the pretty lights in the beer garden by unplugging them - guess what she unplugged. It hadn't even occurred to me to plug everything through the Jackery. Ah well, lesson learned.

I have to say, this is all jolly educational. Early heads-up. I was originally hoping to launch the Alumibird on an unsuspecting world on 25th August, but that now seems unrealistic. Plan B (and airtight alibi) will now be 8th September at Amersham Heritage Day.

Spiraltastic!

I trust you used Mrs Andy's cloth shears? ☠️

Wall Art, innit? In all fairness, if he was asking a sensible price ($46 rather than $460) I'd prolly be interested.

Is a gnat's whatsit bigger or smaller than a smidgen?

I had two of these back when they first came out (the first one got nicked) - God that seems like a long time ago. 😂 I seem to recall that I wrote one of the first reviews on Basschat and described it as a one-trick pony, but really very good at that one trick. And then I did an instructional on how to re-valve it (for electrickery numpties like myself) to try to make the gain a bit more manageable ... the early Mk.I versions were almost unusable at anything less than high volume.