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I had an RM500 a few years back, and the headphone output was noisy. Guy spent 20 minutes trying to diagnose it and Dave just cut over and said “class D modules create noise, deal with it” 😄 A couple of years ago my old ABM was on duty with @asingardenof and it blew up - the 20 year old MOSFETs had given up the ghost. Dave said that was the issue with MOSFETs, almost coming across as saying “well OF COURSE this will happen”, and changed the board for an NOS BiPolar output stage from an earlier incarnation of the ABM series. Cost less than a meal out for two including all the shipping. So yes, an excellent and very helpful man but you gotta know how to take his approach!

I do monthly lessons to play classical music. A teacher can help you on a pathway, answer specific questions and provide support and reassurance. Most will have books and materials they use that the can share. A teacher / student relationship (a good one, at least) is more than telling you what notes to play and what not to play. What’s also a good idea is to set out your aspirations. Do you want to master a specific album or focus on one genre? Fo you want to simply play or do the theory stuff too? Having those goals enables you - and your teacher - to make a plan. Best of luck with it!

@LukeFRC any suggestions for decent AWG 24 wire? Most of the wire I buy is crap

Thought about that too but I really like the contrast between ebony and maple.

I think the convention that was settled on in the 80s is that the logo goes on the body, parallel to the centreline and either close to or directly above the fingerboard. As ony Honher I think Washburn, Steinberger, Status and Ibanez put theirs in the same place. Not saying you have to, but that seems to be the convention.

I noticed the other day that higher notes on the D and G were sounding like they had chorus on them. I lowered the bridge pickup a bit and it stopped sounding chorusy. String balance was better still with the A coming up in volume so the strings were obviously being adversely effected by the magnetic pull. Never had this before but those Sire pickups are supposedly quite strong.

I will definitely try to find lessons this week. St Helens, Widnes area ideally. Would go further to Warrington or Liverpool if there’s a really good teacher? So would you not do a mix of online & in person? Like a monthly in-person to keep in check?

Bought a stunning P Bass neck from Stewart & he was an absolute joy to deal with from beginning to end. Excellent friendly helpful communication & super fast delivery. Thank you👍

Luke It's finally working but just as I got it working one of the brand new switches failed so it's now a seven switch. More switches are on order. What I did get working was the ability to switch banks on my Mod Drawf and also have the bank displayed on the PM8. The key part is it being synced for names on the rather nice colour display. Setting up midi keys for turning effects on and off is easy but it was doing the banks that's proven difficult. I had it working for a while but it seems to have gone wrong and I can't work out why. The mod dwarf explicitly stops bank changing midi commands when you are using the UI to debug it. So it's difficult to debug, though it appears to me that the Mod Dwarf is changing the order of pedal boards in its banks which is not supposed to happen. I've made my own case for it. which I say humbly, is far better than the case the guy sells. The next case iteration will have a battery compartment lid. If you come to the bass bash you can have a play.

Exercise is fantastic to battle depression. I have been very active, having done Kung-Fu most of my adult life until i was 40 when surfing replaced it, then slowly the pain started to creep in until it was a permanent fixture. I haven’t had a pain free day for 15 years. I still exercise a bit but it’s zero impact stuff. Although I am nearly 60 I am still 70kg and still have a six pack, my pain would be much worse if I had a belly and poor muscle tone, at least that’s what my consultant said last time I had to put one of those delightful gowns on at the hospital. having said that i have just gone for a laydown whilst I wait for my pain killers to kick in, much to my wife’s amusement, she’s busy crafting for our 5 year old’s hat competition. also the comment about company, all depends on how i feel. Generally i hate the idea of company, means less bass, but then when i have company i generally appreciate it. Complex feelings. I am antisocial i guess.

What a sequence of events, but to cut it all short played Three Compasses in Clydach with just one, dep, guitarist. He'd done a lot of prep so only two big cockups... used a capo on the wrong song (I eventually figured out my bass hadn't gone flat and played up a semitone), and left out the key changes in one song where we play a different version. Great pub venue with playable(apparently!) Instruments on the walls, nice stage area, lights and excellent house pa so ours stayed in the van. My rig boomed a lot (near a corner plus hollow wooden stage) until I cut bass and boosted top and middle. Appreciative audience with some dancing, all a bit chaotic but great fun.