Stub Mandrel

So many excellent takes on this Howlin' Wolf classic, but this is one of my favourites.

Probably time for an electrician to get involved.

Today I got a WhatsApp message: Myself and F---- had a good talk a few nights back when we were out and we came up with what we thought were some really nice ideas for some staging for the show on the 19th. It us relatively minor stuff but will give it a but of a coherent thread and will make us quite different to many other bands. I'm sure hw will run them by you on Wednesday for your thoughts and opinions. 😃 I await Wednesday with interest!

This. I've tried explaining to my bandmates that when the audience recognise a song, they get a little rush of serotonin (like solving a crossword clue or getting a zero in pointless!) Waddling out the riff or introducing every song both underestimates the intelligence of your audience and throws away such an easy way to help build appreciation.

Sadly I was only 13, only got into going to gigs at about 16/17 and not many 😞

If it gets red and hot, see the doctor about serious antibiotics. That's what I needed.

Is the fuse on the high side (i.e. mains side of the transformer) or between the PSU and the amp or speaker outputs?

I finally (after ages!) tried out my M-vave Cube Baby. I put it through a small 8-inch HH powered speaker (no tone controls) to simulate a 'worst case' di situation. Switching in the IR cabs does change the sound to feel much bigger and more like bass amp. The compressor seems to do a decent job. The tuner is a bit clunky to use but works. Boost seems to add some gentle overdrive. The reverb/ modulation effects are a bit odd, some seem to lack a clean component (maybe bad choice of settings) so a few moments delay before getting an ethereal echo. For price/size it seems a good thing to have in a gig bag as emergency di or to let you use a monitor as a bass amp.

So... you have some jazz chords too?

I've seen tapered ones that look more usable - those look 'strum only'.

Just found an interesting comment from myself! Four more years' experience in tone shaping and a HPF at 30Hz seem to have addressed the fab issue. I wonder how many good/bad low b tones are mostly down to settings signal chain.

*best sounding bass I ever heard. Plays like butter. Selling as I only play ukulele since the injuries.

The opposite of this thread would be 'defend the indefensible' where someone shares a North-Korean reliced, refinished Bert Weedon signature nine-string Encore headless doublecut Precision extra-short-scale lined fingerboard fan fretless with neck heel truss adjuster, fake hipshot ultrazlights, high mass bent bit of tin bridge, fifteen control knob active for four original pickups, a transparent pickguard (with unpeeled film) on the tortoiseshell effect ornate burl antigua burst basswood body with brand new Olympic flatwounds, two ramps, a mute, neck wrap, straplocks, Ricky sticker, Fender branded strip. And a plectrum holder held to the front of the body with an industrial strength sticky pad.

Bloody hell. One acoustic for each chord.

A very good point. I notice at Hawkwind gigs, where they use very powerful rgb lasers, great care has clearly been taken to keep them well above the heads of the audience and to make sure they "land" safely.

I can do coloured or black decals, on transparent or white backgrounds, but not white on clear.

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I wouldn't give up... fuses can degrade over time. An instant fail like that suggests inrush current. But could be a failed PSU capacitor, for example.

Looks like spots of paint or tippex on the neck dots. Clay side dots are very hard to see... I have vinyl dots stuck on mine.

Interesting. If the body and neck are original.

It's only 140W into 8R from memory, true, but the built in compression makes up for a fair bit of lost headroom.

Cool. White decals are so hard to source.

Fuses checked?

I'd buy a Trace Elliot Elf as a stopgap - if budget allows. Cheap and it gives you a genuine emergency amp you can keep hidden in the car. Perfectly gig-worthy and gives you the time to try things before you decide on what should be your main amp.