Stub Mandrel

But they do have distinct diets.

I think you'll find it's the other way around. The physical strength and aggression of males probably follows afrom a role in hunting versus nurturing and child raising. Women probably should be leaders not men. Lets face it, most women leaders in history have been at least reasonably successful

Exactly, and lots of musical signalling, leading into changes etc. If you want to be loose and improvisational it takes a degree of discipline 😉

One of the bands I'm in I was told 'we don't count bars'. Ironically, this seems to make us tighter. But it all dependswhat you're trying to achieve.

That's just a posh hurdy gurdy.

Blast from the past! Didn't realise Mitch was on that.

Very cupric.

I am confused. I play weather with you as per the original. But he actually complimented my take on Don't Dream It's Over which we play down a few semitones making it hard to do as per original.

My own 'interpretation ' 😃

At 12" centres thefirstfully out of phase "dead spot" will be at 1000 hz at 90 degrees to the speakers. For a spread of 490 degrees, 45 degrees either side of centre the lowest frequency affected will be 1500hz. For a typical 4×10 the lowest frequency affected is nearer to 1000hz assuming a 45 degree either side of straight on useful coverage. That's three times the highest note of a typical 20-fret bass (E three octaves above the lowest note, 320hz). Obviously the harmonics can be affected but the real world impact of side by side speakers on bass is exaggeratedin my view. For guitar or vocals I can see it's worse, or for PA with bins either side if the stage. But I think room acoustics will overwhelf such effects in practical situations. I now await Bill telling me I am wro g and no dubt part of the reason will be off axis interference effects will have a modest effect even when the teo signals are not fully out of phase.

Just make Stew feel really bad, today Paul the guitarist said my playing on Weather With You made the song 😎

I used to work with Paul, some 35 years ago...

Wow its only a 32" scale, she must be tidgy!

Oops. I was thinking of Moby Richard!

Played, too often, but it's far from crap. Relatable lyrics, tongue in cheek, singable, memorable, well arranged and musically more sophisticated than most pop songs. https://www.musicradar.com/guitartechniques/slades-merry-xmas-everybody-appraised-246673 It may not be Bach's Toccata and Fuge, but it isn't crap.

OK, I've strictly just finished learning this but... Merry Christmas Everybody On the grounds that (a) it isn't shite like most 'Xmas Songs' (b) The hardest part is the bass, meaning no one can complain it's too difficult and (c) I may be able to avoid having to play drivel or learn Dee Murray's bassline to Step Into Christmas (which is wasted on that song). But seriously, what a great bassline, Jim Lea = underrated genius.

Ah... but it also has feet, so you can stand it on its short side. The handle means that the elf won't stand on top that way up, but I could always put it on a shelf 🙂.

There was also the situation in the next band I joined. All the songs already had basslines written, which I had to learn. A situation faced by most bassists joining an established band. I had freedom to add more and to write basslines for new songsas we went along.

The band wanted to play music in a particular style, I could easily have made up lines that fitted what they wanted, but I didn't want to be Dee Dee.

9 1/2" seems about right...

Grief. You need to see it in the context of a Phil Lynott documentary. Phil unashamedly played up to his reputation as a womaniser, albeit usually with his tongue in his cheek (if not someone else's) viz. "Hey you good lookin' female. Come here!" Clayton was no doubt trying to humorously reflect on this, but his choice of words does come across as "I'm going to finish this metaphor, no matter how deep a hole it needs..."

The first band I was in, the guitarist realised this and welded up a leg for his amp, as well as for two small PA speakers we used as monitors.

Interested to know more! The linear array attaches to the top of the woofers by built in sockets., Similarly on the other PA you can stick a rod in the top of the bass bin and balance the other speaker on top, if space is limited.

Dang, I've always resited late 50s P-basses because of the anodised scratchplate, but I think I've seen the light.