Stub Mandrel

Ah... the brick is the bit that does the power conversion. That is... worrying. Somehow, the AC adaptor or plug adaptor blew a 13A fuse. That is ungood.

Shame, the Thomann ones even have a shutter to make sure you can't open up the adaptor when plugged in. And a 3A fuse!

Sorry so the 'brick' is the power unit which wasn't attached to the 'adaptor' which is the EU to UK bit and which set off the main trip when plugged in? That's odd as it should be impossible for it to short out like that. Do you have a multimeter to check if the fuse has blown in it and that the pins are isolated from each other??

I have flats on one of my jazzes, as a way of justifying having two 🙂

Or go headless double-ball end, and leave old-fashioned dead spotted designs behind.

And the Ford Cortina. Named, err… after a pair of curtains.

It transpires that Peter Jackson introduced Yoko Ono as a 'fifth Beatle' to help gender balance and drive the plot forward.

In string terms, flats are like selecting inferior tonewoods in order to get the sound you like. 🙂

Yes. It should ideally be a 3A fuse for such a low-power unit, or a 5A if none available. I very much doubt a 13A fuse has blown without damage to the unit. When you say it 'sparked' where did this happen? To set off the main board you must have had a short. In my experience, a short inside a cheap extension cable than either a power brick or the decent quality adaptors Thomann supply.

They all say that!

I'll be honest, I felt you overdid the effect once or twice...

OK, thanks. I thought it had a blend. It may be the one thing I change, but we'll see how I get on with it.

Nice. You should carve 'Et in Arcadia ego' on the side 🙂

Inspired by the comments here, I had a go yesterday, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Honestly, I don't think I would have had a go without hearing that so many of you have had to grit your teeth and go for it. I stayed reasonably well back from the mike, so I could hear myself rather than the PA, I forgot my earplugs (we don't practice at great volume) 🙂 To cut along story short, Dakota was fine (not surprising!), chorus of Rebel Rebel was impossible, I managed the 'Please.... Please' on Stuck in the Middle with you, and was pleasantly surprised to cope with the tail end of Baggy Trousers, although the chorus was too much going on! No-one complained, which means either they couldn't hear me or I was more or less in time/tune. Yes, I did check my mike was live 🙂 I've got a reasonable range, but when I can't hear myself well I tend to jump up an octave into my head voice at inappropriate moments; this is something for practice, but less important for backing vocals as they tend not to go up and down a lot. So I shall practice at home, stick to the ones I can sing without fumble-fingers and gradually approach the mic closer until I reach the point where I get asked to keep it down 🤣 Thanks folks, I hope your suggestions encourage other people as well.

It does look nice enough to eat, the colour especially looks better in your pics. The stock picks make the colours look rather flatter and less rich. It's only just dawned on me that I've finally ordered a metallic finish bass (I don't count candy apple red...)

😃 So it is VVT noy VBT?

How's that for perfect timing...

I'll get my green one before Maude shares any photos 🥺

Oh no! What if 'wanderlust green metallic' turns out to be a euphemism for 'metal flake clown vomit green'. I am filled with dread.

Dang! So the clown vomit ones are sold ou?

So "The Real Me" isn't a good place to start then? 🤔 Series my ambition is modest, probably will try some dog noises on Let's Stick Together today...

Funny how all these exotic treatments never seem to make the gear sound worse...

Saxon supported by Diamond Head and Uriah Heep in January. Originally was 2019 at Glasgow Barrowlands, cancelled when Biff was ill, moved to a new venue, then cancelled multiple times by covid... so 2 years and 2 months late!

For years, I hated the voice of Peter White (R. 4 Disability correspondent, among other things). Eventually realised he sounds like I think I sound when recorded.