Frank Blank

Paging @cetera…

I used to use Fender but every single one has gone on me! For that reason I moved to Designacable, Neutrik connectors, Van Damme cable and all sorts of lovely colours, not had any problem with them whatsoever and very easy to spot on a cluttered stage.

In fact…

Of course she uses fret sprouts because… a) she is a Goddess. b) liking sprouts of any sort sets one apart from the sprout disliking hoi polloi who can go to hell in a handcart. c) see a).

Nigella Lawson was at the forefront of introducing fret sprouts to British cuisine. Fret sprouts are lovely sautéed with some bacon and walnuts and make a delicious addition to the a traditional Christmas dinner.

Paging @Stub Mandrel

DHL, UPS?

I freely admit I use more than recommended and more often than recommended (I think it might be considered a slathering) and still no harm has come to my fretboards.

I keep my basses and guitars in a room that tends to be a bit dry so I probably oil my fretboards a little more regularly than recommended and I’ve not experienced any of the problems on the aforementioned thread.

Been oiling my fretboards for the best part of thirty five years, no problems, only benefits. My luthier oils fretboards if they need it as part of his set up services. ***this is my personal experience*** I can also heartily recommend reading the thread referred to above for… a) the interesting and thought provoking points of view expressed. b) the total and utter hilarity of a thread quickly descending into a Hogarthian scene that would wouldn’t look out of place in Apocalypse Now! c)The horror, the horror.

First line of my CV, there.

Paris Mist.

When you’re tired of big muff you are tired of life. Oliver Reed on the set of The Pirates of Blood River (1962)

Mmmmm, kinky.

Luckily Roger was available for comment…

No it didn’t, it came from Roger Whittaker and Roger Whittaker only. This is absolutely proven by physics, this graph and my total inability to be able to interact like a grown up. No there isn’t. No he didn’t. My Dad whistled Bridge Over Troubled Water for the duration of our space flight to the Pleiades to visit my Gran. She’s 473 years old and made of spalted pine bubinga that’s been waxed by a swarm of bees twice a day since last Michaelmas. But I keep telling her it’s all in the fingers but she thinks I’m talking about Cadburys when it’s obvious I’m on about Findus. Anyway, I digress, the main thrust of my argument is I am definitely right.

From Durham Town, obviously 🙄

This thread would be so much better if it’s title was… The Hilarious Thread Approved by Roger Whittaker For Those Who Pretend Whistling Doesn't Come From Durham Town...

It is but I had the wet/dry switch modified on mine as I was getting a lot of residual bleed on the follow through.

I have one on board thanks.

…the second instalment of the Iron Maiden bass player’s autobiography will be available next Monday from all good bookshops published by West Ham Press, £12.99.