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That looks amazing, I hope it's a huge success, good luck John 😎

Had a proper conversation with the guitarist. He was very understanding - he's known for a long time that the band wasn't my vibe BUT we're going to do a few open mics as a sort of accoustic duo with him switching between guitar and keys and I can break out the fretless! We do vocalise well so it' ought to be fun...

I can thoroughly recommend listening Red by Black Uhuru. Every track is a banger, and it features Sly and Robbie (and the rest of the Compass Point AllStars) at their very best. I've been listening to that album since it came out in 1981 and I never get tired of it. The first few UB40 albums a great, too. Good songs, good playing. The early 1970's to the mid-1980's was, for my taste, the Golden Age of Reggae. Check out anything on Studio 1 Records from that era.

That looks great! We need more venues, so it's great to hear of one opening!

Excellent, looks really good

Though probably more ska, Jackie Mittoo is also well worth checking out. He was the keyboard player in the original line up of the Skatalites. As well as having their own career, they were also the house band at Studio One…

By the way, this version is the one I was mentioning, more intimate than the Lang Lang version:

This was the first I saw of her. She can play!

Absolutely 100% fantastic!

I've been very quiet on here recently, for various reasons, but the main one is that I've been building, and learning to run a music venue! I run a recording studio, and my mate runs rehearsal rooms, all from one building in Stoke. We've built up a decent reputation over the years. There was one bit of the building we didn't have, and that was a garage, but last year the mechanic upped and left, and the landlord offered it to us. We spent countless hours turning a dirty old garage into a spanking new venue and I'm super proud of it. Please check it out if you're looking for live music in Stoke or The Midlands, and obviously get in touch if you'd like to play! www.rifffactory.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/rifffactoryuk/ The bar: Opening week: The garage:

Nine Types of Industrial Pollution - Zappa

Industrial Disease - Dire Straits

Wow, thank you so much, this is amazing and plenty to go by. Super excited to start listening.

Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? — Frank Zappa

That's amazing thank you, I had no idea it existed.

Interesting what you say about notes sounding out of tune! I had exactly that a few weeks back when multiple notes sounded off (yes I had checked the tuning twice!) - so much so that I had to play from looking at the fret position to be confident I was playing the right notes ! (yeah intonation was spot on too when checking at home!)

Recently posted in another thread. Check out the pups on Tina Weymouth's Mustang.

Bass Police are coming for you.

Looks like the perfect venue for a Christmas concert... must feel odd having anything else there!

Oh, nearly forgot to mention, the NG2's aggressive tone is great for low tuning, even if you don't go specifcally for a "Nolly" tone. Coincidentally, my own pickup choices aren't a million miles away from Nolly's to gain the same results. Bite when needed but enough "punch" in the low end without becoming pillowy and unstable.

That would look great. I did look at anodising some telescope parts years ago, the theory looks quite easy, its the practise that worries me...