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Hayseed Dixie at the Old Bakery, Truro last week. Phenomenal.

Were they short scale strings?

I was also at that gig - Gabriele and her band were superb, she's 65 and bouncing around the stage like a 19 year old for almost two hours.

Yeah, my initial thought was to re-string with EB Hybrid Slinkys but it sounds great as is atm.

Firstly define 'intelligence'.

Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate

For £700 a scratch plate wouldn’t bother me. It’s the more important parts that I think are amiss.

You Win Again - Bee Gees

Turn of a friendly card. Alan Parsons Project.

Good Grief. Homer Simpson Signature

my last wee project was mashing together a Euna preamp and a Broughton high-pass/low pass ... running at +-17.5v or so, I had a switch to choose 10M, 1.5M or about 500k input impedance - 1-1.5M feels about right without losing something in the balance of the sound of a Bass IMO. I was just using TL072 though, cheap enough in the PCBA process that I didn't experiment with anything sexier. Sounds like you need to filter the DC from the output or something to stop the pops. you'll be no ones friend feeding DC into the PA!

Funnily enough, I've thought about putting flats on my Bongo, if I ever get round to it. I think it could work pretty well!

You Got Lucky - Tom Petty

Thanks for this! Seems like the new player II are good then. Been reading in talkbass and reddit too. thanks for your input!

That's an interesting choice of string for a Bongo.

That's the same geezer(s). I thought the rap bits were a bit meh (and what's with the t-shirt flapping?) But the rest is ok.

Looks legit to me , would of had a white pickguard though I reckon

To be fair, I think that the music scene in most areas tends to be 'cliquey'. Musicians tend to get hired based on their reputation / who they know and people will recommend or hire bass players that they trust to not let them down and who they have a good relationship with. The trick is to build up your reputation and network to the point where you become part of the 'clique' that gets offered the best gigs! The second part of the trick is maintain your reputation so that you stay part of the clique and your place isn't taken by someone else!

Currently strung with new flats by the previous owner. Blue silks, not sure about what make. I'll be keeping them on for the time being.

What an odd article - it clearly states what is commonly known but rephrases what it means: The study challenges that belief, showing that while we may think slower with age, we also think deeper, wiser, and more compassionately. 'we think slower with age' - yes, i.e. actual intelligence goes down, "we also think deeper, wiser, and more compassionately." - yes, wisdom and experience go up.

If you are able to keep your instrument at your lap, use the healthier hand to exercise. It may open up new things from the fretboard, strings, or the instrument. Do also exercises in your mind. I know a musician who had to stay in hospital for two weeks. During that time she learned most of a big composition just by reading the music. She said later that the last 10 % came from the physical training with the violin.