Stub Mandrel

Cucumber... or foil wrapped zucchini?

Dang, that's what I thought it was too!

For me, Sound Chaser is the standout on Relayer. I hate the cover - horses and riders do NOT look like that when going down a steep gradient!

You're not supposed to start the gig by headbutting the Chinese Gong.

It wasn't like it is now back in the 90s. We (as unknowns) could play two sets of original material to a pub and everyone was happy - we even used to get invited back! Neil

Bad News - Hey Mr Bassman, but with the pregnant pauses removed?

JOn Anderson's problem is he only has one gear he uses regularly - 'whimsical'.

I know what you mean - when I saw the video of me singing BVs I was going at the microphone like a chicken pecking seeds! Sounded useless. One song I was less confident I stayed well back from the mike, the soundman obviously turned me up and it sounded fine! Lesson learned...

Oooh! 100% real polyester!

I guess it's very much down to the player. I generally keep my thumb muting the next string down, but where it goes when I play the E varies a LOT, depending on the bass I'm playing. Thinking about it, I'd say it's a major part of why each bass I have feels different. I can see more benefit in something fairly wide set parallel to the e-string than something under them.

Yeah, but it's going to be dead boring if 26 John Entwhistle fans win 👿

Police and Thieves?

🔔🔔🔔

If it isn't cheating to go twice - Dave Pegg who is my bass-playing hero, adaptable to almost any musical context - folk of all stripes, jazz, rock, heavy rock, prog but always adding texture, harmony and interest - an absolute master of creating expression on the instrument. Plus he single-handedly changed the role of the bass in folk and folk rock music for ever. Look at this for an example of how his understated but melodic bassline delivers.

OK, this one is really badly played, needs some practice! - I should be banned from attempting slap! But should be close enough for someone to guess it.

I can't believe they put his image on a tank top.

You could say that's the one endorsement every string manufacturer dreads... "guaranteed harmonic free"...

Don't worry. People go to a festival to enjoy live music. Unlike a pub, you don't have to win them over, you just have to keep them engaged. I palyed two tiny festivals and they were the best. (Worst was a big club where several of my mates came - driving 100s of miles from afar - nothing went wrong but we were on a DJ stage 10 feet above the audience and we might as well have been in a different room).

That's the biggest buzz.

Black Knight 🤣 I was doodling that yesterday!

I can understand the logic of something that you use as a support, like extra thumb rests, but I can't see why you would want to put something that gets in your way?

LOL! I've just checked... I was playing part of the flute line...

Hmm... looking up some tab it seems it may be a bit off... its suppose to be a bit from the middle of Bouree. In my defense this was from a deeply dredged up memory... lets say I've been knock out of kilter by the thought of bass ramps - something I did not know existed a few hours ago that I can't now unlearn! Time to let Jimothey have his go I think...

Hi. I've written a few books, self-published a few more and edit a magazine. If you haven't got a publisher but want to get someone else to publish it, even as an e-book, best advice is to generate the text in word or some other word processor with as little formatting as possible. Clearly indicate where photos/figures go in the text but don't put them in line Keep all photos as large and good quality as possible, don't crop them. Keep as separate files. Number the files to match the references in the text If you insist on writing on photos, also supply and unmarked version so the designer can do it properly with a decent font at the right size. Captions as a separate list numbered to match the references. Any figures the same as photos, but best treated as vector images and saved as high-resolution PDFs then the designer will see exactly what you see. They will have indesign that lets them edit pdfs. Most publishers want figures and photos all numbered in one set, but not all. If you have views about layout, create a fancy pdf version of your document as guide for the designer to ignore completely. It's highly unlikely the format and font they end up using will suit the proprotions of your example. In other words, the basic rule is keep everything as simple as possible and let your editor and designer earn their money. If you have a publisher, ignore all the above and follow the guidelines they will send you. If you want to self publish, consider using Amazon and follow their online guides, however they probably won't let you embed multi media. If you want to do this, consider getting an advanced publishing program or even publishing it as an extension to your website.