Stub Mandrel

A rugby club up in the valleys on Sunday early evening. Modest attendance but enthusiastic reception for Bendricks Rock. I'd driven to London at 1:30 am, got four hours of non-sleep from 5-9 then drove back for 1pm. About 20 minutes of fitful nap, eat, shower lots of tea, then picked up by vocalist for 50 minute drive. I was amazed that not only did I not eff-up, I had a good gig. Nearly dropped off in the car back. Now I'm going to sleep early, goodnight.

No it goes to the right hand tab of the tone pot.

Hot from each pickup goes to wiper of each volume pot. Grounds of all pots and ground from bridge are wired together and to ground of jack, as well as cases of the pots. Top of both volume pots goes to bottom of tone pot and tip of jack. Tobe cap between ground and wiper of tone pot. So only difference to Jazz is that connections of tone pot are reversed, electrically identical. So glad I looked as I discovered the ground wire for the bridge is loose... explains recent noiseyness!

I have a spring reverb that I bought about 40+ years ago when planning to build a guitar combo. Always fancied using it... is it a worthwhile effect for bass or does it just add mud?

You can by a single 135 Roto 66 to go with a normal 66 swing bass set. I couldn't find a single set.

I won't. Wattsits, that's watt.

When I was in the scouts, every year we had to collect holly to decorate the church. We started by chopping branches from lots of male trees with their spikier leaves. Then an awful afternoon using hot hoof glue to attach red cotton wool berries. I can still smell that stench...

So you are saying that instead of mass-debating, we should just ensure our gear is as stiff as possible.

I'll open mine up in a bit.

Sandberg and Warwick do 45-135 with the heavier A and E. You can buy a single 135 and add it to a stock set (e.g. Roto 66)

I have a 500W Orange Terror, even though I have an efficient cab, I can't imagine anyone needing (as against wanting) more backline power, yet it's small enough to use at pub gigs. I've carried it over my shoulder in its bag, bass in one hand, light 2x12 in the other and walked a few hundred yards to a gig. I saw the bass player from Diamond Head using one at the Manchester O2, so I think that's 'nuff said regarding 'is it enough'.* *others in this thread will confirm the difference between the 500W and old 1000W versions is barely audible.

The connections to the tone pot could be slightly different, but the output jack tip will always be connected to the same tab as the connection from the volume pots.

Following...

I came across a variant of number 3 on a Squire Standard Jazz. Over time the truss rod appeared to loosen slightly. I realised the anchor point was shifting. Kill or cure I thought get the neck off, drill to the anchor point and see if I could secure it. But when I took the neck off yhere was a 3mm gap at the end of the skunk stripe and I could see the anchor! With the truss rod loosened right off, I flooded the anchor point with thin cyano hoping it would soak into the grain as much as set around the anchor. I left it 24 hours just in case. The neck has been stable for at least six years now!

I will see mine tomorrow. It's very simple from memory, just like a jazz bass even though it's humbuckers:

Pop in and request Sir Duke and Teen Town back to back 😉

Sometimes you can't soundcheck. Sometimes you can. For some odd reason the gigs where you can seem to generate more positive comments about the sound quality. Hmmm.

My local deliverer is great. But Evri received a banjo skin for me on 22 April and it was 'in transit' on 24 and status hasn't changed since. I hadn't realised it was so delayed. Presumably they lost it, I have contacted the seller.

They sound better than my passive and ancient Peavey 12" tops I picked up as a replacement for huge 2x15 'TheBox' speakers.

No, it's a Euphonium 😁

I've done both in the past. Working on material with another group at the moment with an eye to a cd and a few live gigs.

My ideal, which I have never achieved, would be to persuade the covers band to put together an original set.

If I buy a vegan strap, I go out the back and whip the donkey with it, just to balance things out.

It's surprising how many pubs and clubs have a TV projection screen, not always in the right place though.

That makes me think of the non-musical things that can make a difference. Being polite, greeting the bar staff and listeningto anything they have to say, making it easy for a venue (not fussing or too many questions in advance... but do ak about parking and load in), publicising the gig, creating a decent poster (if you can) and sending the venue a copy, sensible volume and not arguing about it, packing up promptly. These are all things every band can do that cost nothing, and having been on the organising end, all things that some bands fail to do. It's amazing how many bands can't even provide a clean logo and a decent photo for a poster*. A good number can't provide a sensible description of the type of music they play. This is essential, the venue I help gets a very different audience depending on genre. Some local bands 'refuse to be categorised' - sorry lads, you aren't Primus! Usually a quick listen to online videos provides an answer (usually the most reluctantbands turn out to play 'americana' or 'popular covers') but why make life hard for a venue? One last tip. If you are a vainglorious lead guitarist who can only get the tone you want by running a 100W Marshall or a Fender Deluxe Twin flat out... get a power brake. 115dB at the back of the audience in relatively small venue means people will leave, and you won't get invited again. *If supplying a 'poster' make it a sensibly proportioned image so they can print it out. Many venues use A4 clip frames.