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And I know it's way too soon to be thinking about Xmas! But if you want a change from the usual fare, the bass line on this one is arguably the best of any Xmas song?

Nice to see a Dingwall. Wish i had kept my NG2 5er. Would quite like a 4 string one tho. Curious what bass rig you were using there. ? Yes i'm a geek. 😂 Dave

Full disclosure:I make some of my living from teaching people how to play the ukulele. Not kids as a rule, and not generally beginners. It depends on the kid, of course, but I think there are various types of ukulele depending on what she likes, and how much time you are willing to spend with her. She can start off with any of the cheapo wooden ones and these are fine if you pick a good one but about 10% of them are completely unplayable. As a guitarist, you will be able to spot an unplayable one as it will be like an unplayable guitar. If you can't find one secondhand, I like these Junior Rockstar ones at Smyths Toys: https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/arts-crafts-and-music/musical-instruments-and-karaoke/musical-instruments/rockstar-ukulele-junior-pink-50cm/p/168154 Because they're moulded plastic they're totally reliable and all have perfect intonation and action, as well as being very tough. They need a lot of tuning (the tuners are awful but they do work) and if you ever leave them in a car on a hot day you'll find they melt - when you take them out of the car the action will most likely be about an inch at the 12th fret! If you are near Derby I have a nice purple one that you can have for the £2.50 I paid for it in a charity shop.

Cheers Rob that's a nice tricky wee bass line going on there. I'll need to have a better listen with decent headphones to get this one. Dave

Gotta be one of the more iconic bass lines! Fun wan to play! These guys do a very decent cover!

There are some really nice basses out there that I'd take off the owners hands in a heartbeat (one in particular that's graced these pages and Facebook Marketplace), but loads of people have been taking hallucinogenics when it comes to pricing these days. It seems to have really accelerated since COVID, but not come back down to earth. The basses remain unsold for months, if not years, on end.

Pictures Of Lily - The Who

Lovely looking old bit of kit. Well done sir! I really like old banjos ... bugger all good on em mind ... can't get my head around 'rolls'.

Born To Hand Jive - Sha Na Na

I'm looking at iems at the moment and is a bit overwhelming especially being a bit neurospicy, can you really get decent sound attenuation from a set of in ears? I was looking at a set of Shure SE215 and it says up to 37db of attenuation, I am sceptical but hoping I am wrong Also do you normally get a selection of different size tips? I am a little reluctant to fork out for iems only to find that they don't fit and are letting in a load of outside noise Thanks

wow , been a while since i heard this .... Something about us ..... this is one of the songs that made me fall in love with the instrument as a beginner 😉 .... I must dig out the video laserdisc of that the discovery space opera " Daft punk's / misc french electronica is definitely my secret vice.

Much, much nicer.

As ferro is iron, is it good for metal?

Congrats on the win. A nice looking bass there. No doubt a lovely surprise when you got home.

more holy island for me

Damn you GAS, another preamp pedal inbound - but which one? All will be revealed tomorrow 😎

It's not hard to find dreamers out there! I just point and laugh.

Don't worry about it... people can ask any stupid price - it's what people will pay that counts.

I forgot about this until now. I haven’t taken the grills off my Monzas but I did a rough measurement against the grill. Not very accurate because both ports seem to be about 12mm, which is almost 5”. I suspect a more accurate measurement would confirm they are both 5”. This makes sense as I bought the second Monza only a few months ago. I am assuming, therefore, that mine have the lower crossover as well. They certainly work well together. I have an outdoor gig coming up in a couple of weeks, so I will be able to give them some real welly. I can’t wait to hear how the rig sounds at volume.