Stub Mandrel

I plan to even though I have to be back for a gig that evening!

Well done Stew... that's three years in a row!

Perhaps I should have grabbed the chocolates instead? Ms. Stub's reaction was 'woW..gorg x' which I think was positive... she's never said that about any other basses... 🤣

Sorry for my complete meltdown when I realised that holding your double bass upright and figuring out where the first few notes were was utterly beyond me in a brief try!

He covered all the basses

A Harley Benton MV-4MSB Gotoh 🙂

The first episode I heard was wherecthe Golgafrinchans arrived on Earth. The Captain was in a bath and autumn caused a run on the leaf-currency. I was lying in the endless sun with other scouts listening to it on a portable radio.

Two of them run on about 0.2A, so you could use a usb powerbank.

Wow. What a day. So many incredibly nice people. Tried lots of 'first time basses'. Cracked up with the absurdity of that bass synth that turned me into Eddie Van Halen 🤣 Brilliantly organised, wonderful nosh. And then I won the bass... I think I was in shock for half an hour! On my way back, I stopped to call my guitarist brother and he was 30 minutes before a gig at the Earl Haig. Only 15 minutes away, so I decided to watch the gig and give him the bass. He was absolutely made up and says it's stunning and "It’s the bass I would have chosen!! Colour and spec". He promises a photo soon... Thank you everyone, what a brilliant day. Three requests for next year: 1 a compressor workshop to explain how to set them up properly for different purposes. 2 more vegan lardy cake. 3 can I win a left hander for my other brother? 😁😁😁

Excellent! I used to love lardy cake as a kid and was delighted to find something that tasted like what I remember!

I have a 7 output usb psu.

This is a hideous experience. My SO is concerned about me drinking to much before I drive down tomorrow...

My stuff has changed but will be of interest to @stewblack if no-one else

It's insane that such cheap stuff is so good. Saw them at a club and couldn't believe how effective they are.

There are strategies

I will be 🙂

Only one pole piece per string = more space!

The pairs of pole pieces are only about 5mm apart. There's no way to fit two full precision coils into a 5mm gap.

My reel to reel is in the loft. I wonder if it would work if I cleaned it up. Only been up there about 45 years...

It's more sophisticated than that. Letter and word spacing are increased up to a limit, beyond which longer words are hyphenated.

Alarm set early. Hope to be there a little before 10. Basses - check Amps - check Cab - check FX - check Raffle prizes - check Cable protector - check Custom picks - check :-)

Ideal for sitting in the lounge while a guitard uses a Blackstar Fly or other small guitar amp.

Never found that, audiences always seem to appreciate the chance to show appreciation for the individuals.