SpondonBassed

It's a noise cancellation technique from the good old days of analogue. The mics are out of phase so the background is cancelled out while the vocals (in the upper mic) survive the summing of the two signals. If I recall correctly from my sound and lighting coursework back in the day that is.

If you are repeatedly able to make necks to such tight tolerances as you've already demonstrated, surely you need only make a neck to test the notion?

In your defence, you're no worse than the OP for merely mentioning something that can also be adapted for use as a music stand... Oh wait...

Ah the wonders of the search engine... not that I'm complaining all that much, you understand. I used to long for some of those Italian multis. I was always put off by their rep for poor electrics in our climate. Speaking of your own Sei, it's a great save on Andy's part. I bet your pleased.

Impressive. I'll look forward to seeing those. I'd still be using the backs of beer mats and fag packets had I not given up smoking and drinking frequently. I still like to rough things out in hand sketches. I might scan them for tweakage after but I'd be lost without physical drawing materials to start with.

As I said on Saturday; You've definitely got a sharp eye for this craft. May I ask? When you set out your first sketches do you have a clear image in your mind of what you're aiming for?

Get well soon Mrs T! Best wishes to you both Tauzero.

Don't tell his Mum either.

Shhhh! Don't let @Andyjr1515 hear you suggesting that.

It is a lovely looking thing with bags of character. If the sound lives up to expectations you've made something to be proud of. Fancy doing a YOB Burns bass for me? Only bigger than the one in this clip please. Heeheehee.

Welcome Billy. Have you tried the Basschat Marketplace?

@jebroad Splendid. Next time we meet, I want to have a go on that massive and classic looking head that was parked near to @Frank Blank and his rig. Although I got a go on Frank's Mouse (very nice it was too Frank); you were busy, I was on-call, there was so much to see, folk to catch up with and so-on that I didn't get the chance. It looked like summat from the seventies. Am I close?

All credit due to Jim, remember. I doubt the profanity filter would have much use for the royalties.

Me too. I suspect that it is a gimmick but it also has the added advantage of making it slightly easier for musicians to swap instruments. I think most of them are multi-instrumentalists.

...and there I was thinking it was your quick wit that used Mrs Cradock's christian name (are we still allowed to call it that?) as a substitute for a vulgar term. Ballhooks!

Due to the technical issues involved, we'd need volunteers to research the questions you raise. "Cradock Fart" - Bwahahahahahaha!

I do indeed.

If his screen name is owt to go by I'd say he's managed to electrostatically charge his bathroom walls and powder coat the wet white paint. If I was doing it, it would involve a modestly sized explosive device and a bucket of glitter, Mr Bean stylee.

Mmmmm Friedland chops.

I like it. The lengths you are going to are worthy of admiration.

Oh? Have you never heard a queef?

Glamorous. Sorry you had chores instead.

Or one of my decreasingly rare thread diversions... This morning I have mostly been searching for images for "Sei". Here are three of them: None of these is a bass. Out of these three however I like the 'bike best.

At the best of times, injection moulded plastic is not a substitute for metal alloy if you want it to last. That you had a failure right out of the box shows that, in this case, some accountant somewhere has shaved a bit too much off of the cost of raw materials and ended up ruining a good product before it even gets to the end user. Why use sub-standard parts? Because it's a bl**dy rip-off, that's why. Furthermore - Any manufacturer who puts chrome plated plastic parts into an assembly looses all chances of further business from me. Those nasty control knobs, like on my Laney RB3, are an example. Once bitten forever shy. /rant.

You get that way from listening to the overly saturated soundtracks of too many Bollywood VHS tapes. Guitarists aren't the only ones with the fuzzy habit you know.