Stub Mandrel

The Trace kit is very repairable -- no sanded off IC numbers and parts you can see without having to buy a Mantis!

Origin and history of drink drink(v.) Old English drincan "to swallow water or other fluid," also "to swallow up, engulf" (class III strong verb; past tense dranc, past participle druncen), from Proto-Germanic *drenkanan (source also of Old Saxon drinkan, Old Frisian drinka, Dutch drinken, Old High German trinkan, German trinken, Old Norse drekka, Gothic drigkan "to drink"), which is of uncertain origin or connections, perhaps from a root meaning "to draw." Most Indo-European words for this trace to PIE *po(i)- (source of Greek pino, Latin biber, Irish ibim, Old Church Slavonic piti, Russian pit'; see imbibe). Figurative meaning "take in through the senses" is from late 12c. Especially "to imbibe spiritous liquors" from mid-15c. To drink to "salute in drinking" is by mid-13c. To drink like a fish is recorded from 1744. To drink (someone) under the table "continue drinking and remain (comparatively) sober after others have passed out" is by 1909. drink(n.) "beverage," often especially "alcoholic beverage," late Old English drinc, drync, from drink (v.). Meaning "as much of any liquid as is or may be taken at a time" is from c. 1300.

Interesting... Tried the new intro song... it was going to be solo acoustic but we thought we'd put in some subtle backing. It's tricky with some dropped beats, but with the vocals it makes sense. I swapped a bass riff (inspired by Cirrus Minor) to a different song so had to invent a replacement. I suggested a big tempo change that rescued another song. For my troubles I got threatened by a clown armed with a rubber sledgehammer, but the vocalist cut his face off with a plastic chainsaw... the gig will be memorable! True confession... I'm starting to enjoy plectrum playing (perhaps because the extra practice is making me better at it).

From photos, I'd be pretty confident that Andy Fraser used 4x12 cabs with his Marshall 100W bass heads. I think his tone was mostly in his fingers.

But... does that tell you if it is good for metal?

Very true. But is it worth playing fretless if it sounds like a fretted bass?

For me fretless has always been a bit like an effects pedal... something you only pull out when it fits the song. That said, last year I got carried away and played a whole blues set on mine. The audience reacted as if they'd never seen a fretless before, which was good for the ego 😁 but I've resisted repeating the exercise except the odd rehearsal.

Forget That... try these: The Crimps Frank Ferdinand Sex Pistons Generation Z Belly Idol The Sweat Emerson, Fake and Palmer

The series resistor is more about protecting the amplifier from instability due to the insanely low impedance of the tweeters beyond the top end of the audio spectrum.

Shat 69?

I go this about 11:30 last night... it's off a 20-year-old album. I have the freedom to be creative but will start by learning the original, now in a minute...

Played Crazy at a jam then at a dep and it just felt awkward ascthe drummers didn't leave any space. Felt so good when back with a drummer playing it properly.

The 'gold standard' is a link to the exact version. Beware I found an official lyric video and it turned out to be a semitone flat! Annoying but not terminal!

Bluesfire... I choose the odd song. Total freedom to play what Iike, so some originals some improvised skme in between, which is more trusting me to get it right than licence to go crazy. Bendricks Rock... very democratic about song choices. Pretty close to originals, go a bit mad sometimes (e.g. Crossroads...) Fortunate Sons... the new boy so take the setlist as I find, but my comments are heard. Pretty much playing the original lines. Fractured Persona... all originals, all my own lines to other's songs. My interpretations have pushed songs in interesting directions but new guitarist is doing a good job of 'producing' the material. Play my part in getting gigs for all four.

Jazz,Jazz, evolved Jazz and PJ with a j-type neck.

Looks pretty typical, should go down well at a younger venue. Let's dance is great fun to play but sooo easy to get out of synch if you aren't paying attention (don't ask). Enjoy!

Some of us have given up on 2025 as a bad job.

That's only one step away from cargo shorts! 😁

Fortunately, they aren't changing them on the fly, but they've played 'their' arrangements of some songs for so long. The setlist changes every gig and it seems they have a LOT of songs stashed away that reappear, so each one is learn the basics then get their arrangement.

I feel like a b**** for doing this but you did say...

For one band I'm in I've given up practicing to the originals... better to rely on my wits.

Short version. Long drive. Double booked. Agreed to be paid of for reduced fee. Then sorted that other band would do one long set then we do two sets for original fee. Landlord getting increasingly 'tired and emotional'. Luckily the band organiser was sober. Landlord decided that as the other band only played half set, wouldn't pay them. They got half fee in the end but we gave them a bit of ours in solidarity. So we went on at 6:45 instead of 5. Crowd were great, several musos present who gave us some reasonably convincing praise. Our setlist which continually evolves works great in the valleys. First half is all pretty heavy classic rock, second half also includes a few crowd pleasers and a 'Welsh Bit'. Anyway landlord disappeared but landlady gave us the full fee and apologised. They want us back (not surprising as normally it would go dead after the band finishes at 7 and we kept it busy until 9) . We were told this had never happened before. Two of our band are in other bands booked there so they checked their bookings. One was double booked and the other was booked in on the wrong date. Apparently we were down for 30 November... this morning I got messages saying 30th November no good can we do the friday. Then actually can we do another date instead. As you might imagine some of us are 'unkeen' about returning.

You could file down some round bar and use it as a peg to reattach the old knobs - if you have them.

They once sent me a euro power lead instead of a uk one. They sorted it.

Pretty much what I would expect. Piezo tweeters won't do a great deal unless you are 'slapping and popping'.