Stub Mandrel

Binding and blick markers? A J surely?

Regardless of any other considerations a simple graph of bass price versus body timber price makes it clear that the more expensive a timber is, the better its properties as a tonewood.

I've been known to double tap in a 'duet' with the guitarist. I even had someone come up to me afterwards and say how epic it was!

I saw a reddit where multiple fanbois were piling in to say a new Fender Standard obviously has to be far superior quality to a Squier CV at the same price.

Stiff (i.e. not nylon) 0.6mm. Enough to get a good clack but with a bit of givefor comfort. I want the maximum contrast with my fingerstyle sound.

If you get ones that are actually tapered, please share a link.

I should probably do that before it's too late...

Whoops: https://motomusic.co.uk/collections/bass-guitars?filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=&sort_by=price-descending&view=grid

If you have to run up the white flag, Moto Music have some quality reissues and 70s basses for more reasonable price tags. Or do what I did and get a Flea jazz for 90% of the experience for 10% of the price.

Wotch it Skinny... you're perilously close to being outraged by sochal meeja...

As some of you missed it (distracted?) she's selling a course on how to play the guitar: "Original Audio" "I love how you played guitar" "You rocked it" And crap or not, it's other people's music and they aren't being credited.

It's clear from the comments that many of the sheeple are posting to say what a fantastic guitarist she is...

Fantastic . I'll get my coat.

That doesn't seem to tally with the comments...

Today I saw one of those cheesy Facebook ads for a personal fan a builder would use on his belt to blow air up the back of his shirt. Normally I would ignore, but on Saturday the heat in the venue was stifling, especially for the first set. Most of this sort of ad are either a con or ridiculously expensive. I did a quick google and found similar products all over Ali Express, including one for under £9 delivered, cheap enough not to weep if it's crap or doesn't appear. It seems a sensible thing to keep in my gig box, just in case, plus it functions as a power bank which could save the day. There are more basic ones on Amazon for even less.

I'd add if this us the same compressor as the badass it's pretty good.

The Joyo Badass sounds incredible. If they made a 500W version I'd get one tomorrow.

To me, weddings and functions is what you do for moneyn there's so much extra responsibility and hassle. Pub/club gigs are what you do for love of playing.

I didn't know Liberace had a wooden leg as well as a milky eye.

I have a Hohner chord harmonica with 6 bass notes.

Not a huge one, but last night put my hand in my pocket to pull out a plectrum as the song started... and found my car keys. Managed to find it in about a bar. Biggest near-cock up was getting overexcited playing a 5 on the last encore and switching in chorus, then a HM2, then an octaver and enjoying some huge low notes. At the end I turned round and my amp head was rocking on the edge of the speaker cab like the bus in the Italian Job.

Got the t-shirt... TU-3 set a semitone flat. Luckily realised when I got to second string!

I'll just observe that if you cross your eyes and overlap two different hats, the results are odd.

UK Sobs

Glad the Jet Star delivered. Those folded towel heads are a bit muffled imho...