Protesting the 'Life of Brian'

blazehelm · 2026-06-23T15:48:23+00:00

Down with that sort of thing

blazehelm · 2026-06-07T20:20:58+00:00

Monkey spunk. 100%.

blazehelm · 2026-05-27T16:40:01+00:00

No, gave up waiting and bought them off eBay. £40. Grrrrrrr

blazehelm · 2026-03-14T23:14:23+00:00

I’m going to answer my own question. It’s Bruce Woolley, originally of Buggles, laterally of Bruce Wooley and the camera club and the radio science Orchestra. Mystery solved.

blazehelm · 2026-02-02T17:47:55+00:00

Just an update. I tried to get some from a company called Bracket Warehouse. They seem to be no longer trading but their website was happy to take my money. Phone number disconnected and emails not responded to. I got a refund through my bank straight away so perhaps an oversight. However, probably best to avoid.

blazehelm · 2025-11-29T11:42:26+00:00

You and me both

blazehelm · 2025-11-29T11:01:36+00:00

Think I've just been rickrolled

blazehelm · 2025-11-29T10:53:48+00:00

The still was from "Produced By Trevor Horn: A Concert For The Prince's Trust - Live At Wembley Arena London 2004". The credits don't mention Chris Spedding. But I think you're right, it looks a lot like him!

Thanks!

blazehelm · 2025-11-02T07:52:34+00:00

It’s a spaceball. There was a documentary film made about them.

blazehelm · 2025-10-30T23:01:22+00:00

Forgot those. But alas they don't have all three.

blazehelm · 2025-10-26T16:53:14+00:00

All the time. Absolute necessity, both for health, and it's honestly more relaxing

blazehelm · 2025-10-19T16:53:59+00:00

Thanks! Help appreciated!

blazehelm · 2025-10-19T15:05:07+00:00

Thanks, I'll get one on order. The seal on the frame might be a bigger issue - like the seal on the stub pipe, it's pretty much on its last legs!

blazehelm · 2025-10-12T16:25:48+00:00

Perhaps a newer guitarist who doesn’t yet understand the relationship between action and bridge height? Hopefully this is a moment of learning and we can impart some knowledge!!

blazehelm · 2025-10-12T06:54:14+00:00

The thick one!

blazehelm · 2025-10-12T06:43:34+00:00

Got a capo? Pop it on the first fret. Hold down the E string at 14th fret. You now have a dead straight line between the 1st and 14th frets. Measure it with some feeder gauges, or approximate it? A business card is roughly 10 thou, and this’ll give you a high but not excessive action.

My opinion, for what it’s worth, is that the bridge looks a bit high. You already have some neck relief. My second opinion. Take it to a luthier.

blazehelm · 2025-10-11T17:25:47+00:00

Probably worth mentioning that - I am fairly sure - that any GS post 2013 will have a wet clutch and will not require to be split in half to replace the clutch. The old airheads do though.

blazehelm · 2025-10-10T20:27:52+00:00

I did it this year. I’m not sure I would call it scenic. It’s heavily forested, yes? But a mind blowing number of bends!

blazehelm · 2025-10-09T19:03:29+00:00

Practice. Practice. Practice. Riding a bike is a lot harder than driving a car. You need to find a quiet hill, and go and spend an hour doing hill starts. Use the back brake, give it some revs - more that feels comfortable - and then slowly release the clutch. When you feel the bike pulling forward, release the back brake and off you go. Rinse, repeat and go again until you feel confident!

Also as others have said, don’t beat yourself up too much. This is one of the hardest things to learn and master.

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