Stub Mandrel

You second and third paragraphs appear to contradict each other! 😁

I'm not sure of that... most of our repertoire we haven't played the same twice.

Some mighty Gillan tracks, but I was thinking of Born Again.

I learned 'clawhammer' some 50 years ago from my first guitar book. Basically thumbed bass alternates with a pattern strummed with the fingernails. AI sayeth: Clawhammer" can refer to two distinct things: a type of hammer used in woodworking and a distinctive banjo playing style. The claw hammer, with its curved claws, is primarily used for driving and removing nails from wood. Clawhammer, as a banjo technique, is a rhythmic style where the strings are struck with the back of the fingernail and then plucked with the thumb, often associated with old-time music. Clawhammer (the hammer): Purpose: Driving nails into wood and pulling them out. Design: Features a head with a flat face for hammering and curved claws for prying nails. Suitable for: Woodworking and general tasks where nails need to be driven or removed. Not suitable for: Heavy hammering on metal surfaces, as the head can be brittle. Clawhammer (the banjo style): Origin: A traditional American old-time music style with roots in West African banjo playing. Technique: The hand is held in a claw-like shape, and the strings are struck with the back of the fingernail (index or middle finger) while the thumb plucks strings alternately. Sound: Produces a distinctive percussive and rhythmic sound, often described as mellow. Banjos: Typically played on open-back banjos, which emphasize the mellow tone. Other names: Also known as "frailing," "down-picking," or "overhand".

Err. Yes. Hmmm.

Whoops... forgot that was recorded using a gopro balanced on the sub...

Well no wonder the cast steel yoke broke! Who tries to grind freshly shelled cirnvwith a guitar?

In theory it should sound very like an Epiphone Embassy played fingerstyle.

And Gillan!

Blue green yellow burst!

It's his band, but we old farts want the young un' to succeed.

One of my bands has an exception to this. The BL is also in a pro band (they are playing the IoW). They have to jump when called.

Monogamy is for relationships PolyBandry is fine, just be open about it.

I'm in four bands. 1) Singer in two (was three until a month ago). Guitarists and drummer all in two bands. 2) Drummer in 2 bands Guitarist in 3 bands plus extras. 3) Drummer in 2 bands and a duo (as guitarist). Guitarist in at least four bands plus session work. 4) I think I'm the only one in more than one band. I'd say it's the rule rather than the exception, most of the bands I know have members in multiple bands.

Just worked out I have seven gigs with three bands in July. 😱

I don't know... I actually enjoy most EDM I've heard, although the typical bassline is as inventive as banging your head on a wall.

I said 'popular music', implying the charts. 5 and 10 of the contemporary ones are good... but possibly synths. I think most of the older ones are more musically interesting (rhythm and melody) than most of the newer ones.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0vzrxe2y7o.amp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr16yyrp8o

The current top ten. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/ 50 years ago? Whispering Grass ... mellow, fairly straightforward jazzy line on an upright. I'm Not in Love ... any questions? Three Steps to Heaven ... simple but some nice stops The Hustle (Van McCoy) ... nice syncopated funky disco bassline. The Proud One (Osmonds) ... verse very simple, gets funky in the chorus Listen to What the Man Said (Wings ) ... nuff said? Stand By Your Man ... quite a bit going on there. The Way We Were (Gladys Knight) ... a great slow upright line. Disco Stomp - (Hamilton Bohannon) .. Would be pretty simple some really honky slides used as accents. I've done my comparison and I think my observation stands that test.

I remember sweating like a pig at a rehearsal studio. There was a death metal band in a nearby room, and they finished about the same time as us. They walked out surrounded by a thick mist... I won't mention the delicate aroma of well broiled death metalllers...

How odd... I shouldn't try to follow such things in the small hours! Sorry for the mistake.

Let's face it, they and their ilk are a pretty small proportion of modern pop music. You'll find few songs in the Sixties or Seventies charts with straight eights as a bassline, and those bands that did use them often were more sophisticated. I used to think Dire Straits basslines were simple in the 80s, they seem sophisticated now!

What do you feel about the smell of acetone?

I used to commute to Birmingham, each spring I had this odd experience where my eyes would water as I was driving down the M42 for a month or so. After several years I eventually realised it was hay-fever... or more likely tree pollen. I still get a bit of it but the odd thing is if I take a single antihistamine tablet, it pretty much goes away until the next year.

Isn't Ab to G 6 to 5 rather than 5 to 6?