Stub Mandrel

Any good? No professional reviews out there - they all just regurgitate the same press release. User reviews seem to vary, some people say this is just a mid-range box to brighten things up alongside another cab, others say it is full range. No info on its sensitivity (or any other Phil Jones cabs, despite their website waxing lyrical about all the advanced measurement gear they have). I don't expect miracles but would this cope for a 'lounge gig' alongside, say, ~25 watts of amplified acoustic guitar and vocals if driven by a decent head?

If you know the speaker part name/code we might be able to get an ideal volume/port size from WinISD

I have a 2002 Squier Jazz. I set teh neck, and a couple of weeks later it was bowed again. Repeated and a couple of weeks later... I realised the truss rod must be pulling up the neck. I took it apart, after taking off the tension, considering a bit of exploratory drilling to find the anchor point. Lo! There was a small hole between the end of the infill piece and the end of the slot, metal visible. I 'injected' a cc or two of runny superglue in the hope the wood would absorb it and even swell slightly, giving the strength to stop the rod being pulled in further. That was over a year ago (I think) and I haven't had to re-tighten and actually had to relax it a bit after the recent heatwave.

Careful, I'll tag Bill fitzmaurice, and you'll be in big trouble...

With acknowledgement to @SpondonBassed

I'm sure the guy from 1979 is David Tennant...

I hate to give Gary Bushell a boost, but this gig review (Exploited) from 1981 features much mohican and a 'Punk's Not Dead' t-shirt. http://punkrocker.org.uk/punkinterviews/exploited.html This is interesting (the one mohican is mid-80s): https://www.walesonline.co.uk/gallery/amazing-photographs-show-what-like-15732480 So how frar back can I get? 1980: https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/stock-3488814a Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver, 1976 - quite possibly the inspiration for punks? 1979: 1980: 1971? How about 1951? https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/mohican-hair-cut-june-28-1951-josephine-amaya-17-years-mrs-news-photo/1048017544?adppopup=true

I recommend Clark Y. Not very adventurous, maybe, but you can't go wrong with Clark Y.

It's worth remembering that the commission sale system gives the buyer advantages and the seller a specialist audience and avoid time wasters, without 20% vat going on the price. Much better deal than selling to a shop who then sell on as well.

My brother was a punk in the late 70s. Leather jacket, skinny jeans, 13 hole docs and spiky hair. Mohican vs. Mohawk. Whatever is technically right, no-one called it a mohawk before the 90s. Mohicans weren't unusual among 'lifestyle' punks in the 70s. https://flashbak.com/a-duty-to-offend-1970s-punk-jackets-41008/ Lol seems many of those aren't 70s, cant do a proper image search on my phone. The 'punks not dead' one would be mid 80s at a guess!

Downside is it doesnt look like a pickle fork 😇

I really like using dowelled construction and have the jigs/experience of using them. Inclined to think it would definitely be best to use ply rather than mdf if going that way. A three bar internal cross brace would use a quarter as much timber and would greatly increase the stiffness of each panel.

Presumably extending the tubes changes height as well as string length and vice versa. Do you find this interaction makes setting up more fiddly?

Used it at a rehearsal last night. It's a keeper 😛

Have a look at prices for Westone basses on eBay Japan. They are clearly highly thought of in their home country. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124494439605?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

Has he got suspenders on under his jeans then? Kinky!

Finally got to use my new rig at a rehearsal. Had to turn the gain down a bit to suit the material, all tone controls more or less at 12 O'clock. Volume never went past 8 o'clock, ample power just ticking over. The band kept saying how cool it looked and awesome it sounded 🙂

Being of even older vintage I can vouch that in the mid 80s a Westone was what people bought if they could not afford a Fender. The tone and build quality are comparable to US made Fender P-basses of the same era. Values are depressed by so many surviving and their distinct appearance rather than being clones. I picked up a Thunder I a couple of years ago, and it's good enough that I don't feel the need to get a Fender precision.

I want an Elf as a backup amp, so the temptation is to get a matching cab for practice/small gigs. I love the look of the 208, but it weighs 27lbs! That's pushing twice as much as the 1x10 at 16lbs.

There's a local band who dress as clowns and do Ace of Spades in a Ska style.

That's Black Watch tartan, which anyone can wear. Lydon always plays by the rules, 😉 he's an aristo after all.

I had (still have!) green doc to underline my eco credentials.

Still doing your best to hide behind that big violin thing...