Stub Mandrel

The passive ones sound really good and have such a high output. I was asked if mine was active several times.

I got a new mesh-back 8-hour chair a couple of months ago, as the previous chair was worn out. Even though mine was only about £110, it's really worth investing if you work sitting down. (Incidently I ordered it without arms, it came witha rms so i fitted them, discovered I couldn't play bass with them on and took them off again 🙂

Don't sell it. Keep your Aeron.

Yes, but they come in many different specs. Some people have seven Stratchwangler Fritzblasters, all with the same specs and nothing different but the colours.

My acoustic next to my brother's lefty. Even allowing for perspective the Tanglewood is bigger. Note K3WL Chowny strap won at last year's Midlands Bass Bash!

A bit of a dig shows they're made in Korea, Cheap strings probably means less QC although there's always the possibility/likelihood the factory gets an order for X,000 sets from <name redacted> buys in the materials, find itself with 2 * X,000 sets of strings, bags them up and sells them cheap as as a tax write off.

Riverhead Unicorn. Ibanez talman. Gibson or Epiphone EB3.

Did you REALLY have to start him off again...? I've got one of those coming, you know!

I think we'd be a Rory Gallagher tribute if we thought we could get away with it 😉

It's called the 'Skinnyman' app. And they are special eyes, not silly glasses. The greatest mystery is why you haven't got a pair (of boggly eyes, that is).

You could have substituted Bring on the Numbiles (Cocktail version). The story about Peaches is just mischief making by JJ or an urban myth, the story was around in the 1980s and was debunked then.

Carpet laying music...

I'm not sure the typical Pirate studio is big enough too feel comfortable in as a group - you need the A/c on even in winter! I can see people 'sneaking in' groups, even if they policed by CCTV/microphones (they record your sessions) would anyone take any notice?

I suspect there are those who have very clear mental pictures of what they want from an instrument, and spend a long time searching for it, and may turn over basses at a great rate. Myself, what I like most is when basses feel and sound different, and as long as they are capable of being well set up and can be made to sound good through an amp I enjoy the variety. I find it really hard to understand why people may have many basses that are near identical (Ok I have both Fender and Squier jazz basses but they do feel and sound very different).

They were at nearly 10,000 basses in 1994? At up to $60,000 a pop? Where do i buy shares? 🤑

Tanglewood acoustic, holds its own with an acoustic guitar or a couple of ukeleles, but obviously designed to work unamplified. That said, I immediately fitted a pickup/preamp combo to it.

It's a Rickenfaker! It's already got a trussrod cover Crocodile Dundee would be pleased to use as a knife!

C'mon... this is 'The Bass That Refused To Die' I reckon Stew should do what he can, no matter how much superglue is involved... Worst case he takes the truss rod out and puts it on the marketplace (or saves it for his upcoming scratchbuild!) and starts looking for a cheap neck... There's nothing to lose except time (we all have plenty of that right now) and glue...

Cue Chrissie Hynde: "Got Bass ... in Basket. Intention ... I'm gonna think about it."

Guy Pratt? Apparently it's Live 8 stitched with two Gilmour concerts.

Restaurants charge corkage, perhaps Alembic charge 'walnutage'?

Apparently research before coronavirus era (BCE) shows playing short breath instruments is worst - especially flute (so avoid Ian Anderson, James Galway and Peter Gabriel...) Long horns aren't too bad and singing is supposedly not that bad and the 'touchy feely aspect of choirs is blamed (but see example above which seems to contradict this).

Ha, so just extend the slot north, seems a sensible route ('root'/'rout' - geddit?) to me and invisible with a 'fakerplate' in place.