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Thanks everyone. I'm hoping it's a sleeper hit. Picking it up tomorrow so fingers crossed for a good 'un.

At least we can be fairly sure that it’s a rosewood board - nothing splinters in quite the same way!

Presenting: A pop/disco track transformed into a future rave disco remix, starring special guest the Spector EMG-SSD. Song: Break My Heart. Artist: Dua Lipa Vocal track from: acapellas4u.co.uk Rewrote the chords and arrangement, then using the bit I know about future rave production teqniques, I played a 16 beat bass guitar pattern, like a mandolin. I split the bass guitar into three chanels then grouped them and gave that some Saturator > Compression/Expander > Compressor (kick side chain ducking) Bass guitar channels: CH1: Using fuzz and a leslie cabinet to make a 'saw wave' synth for mid range. Stereo. 100khz high pass into POD amps - post: Compression/Expansion > EQ > stereo expander > 16 beat volume chopper CH2: Using a small peak of frequencies to catch the 'snort' of the plectrum (how else?) Stereo. Fed post FX from Ch1 - 1.4khz EQ peak > Compression > stereo expander > Compression/expander. Ch3: The Sub channel. Key of F 55hz. Very low :] Mono. Fed pre FX from CH1 - 44hz low pass > compression > 16 beat volume chopper The channels are mixed in and out as needed for the sections. All flat out in the breaks. I DM'd Dua to ask if we should add it to the world tour set and if I'd need to wear a costume and do 'The Zip'. She said it would be a good one to end on but, she was still planning the tour and was having difficulties getting the promoters details from the receptionists at most stadiums these days.

Getting used to different necks is definitely the best way and absolutely not relying on the base of the neck as a reference point. It's much better to rely on your ears and use (for example on the G string) D F and top A as "jumping off points" to navigate. That way you can play on any neck and any scale. (even old Kennedy chamber/church basses that have teeny 38" string lengths.) Fitting an English (false nut) was very popular back in the early 70's and 80's. It just makes the intervals easier to span with your left hand. You soon get used to it (just like fitting a capo right up the neck if a guitar). But if you can, don't fixate on if it's a C, D, Eb or even an E neck... "Just play the bloody thing!" *quote from the legendary Jack McCormack

stoned and drunk - Black Label society

From the User Manual: 5. Connecting control apps The CQ-MixPad app provides full remote control of the CQ over a network connection from an iOS, Android, macOS or Windows device. CQ4You is an easy-to-use personal monitoring app, which also works over a network, and controls the send levels to one of the outputs. Up to 2 instances of CQ-MixPad can be connected to a CQ at once, along with up to 6 instances of CQ4You (one for every output

In fact, the USB TO HOST must also support the audio back, so the device should have an integrated audio interface, which the Kawai ES series doesn't support, but, for instance, the Roland FP-30X does have this function, as well as all upper range models, not sure if the FP-10 has it.

A rather nice 'Textural Ambient Reverb' freebie. No sign up or email required, just download and give it a go. https://www.dawesomemusic.com/hues/sol

Like it when things like that happen. I used to have a 73 Alfa Romeo 2L GTV. This is the old Giulia shape. Nice car, 90-100mph top speed. I was driving out of Brighton up the long hill toward the M23 and I saw two very large headlamps behind me. I thought it was a Land-rover. Put my foot down and they kept getting closer. Turns out it was a 2CV overtaking me at probably close to 90mph uphill. The two men waved and laughed as they went by me. I couldn't keep up. Q-cars are brilliant. I have no idea what the 2CV had under the bonnet but it certainly wasn't stock. There is a hill climbing 2CV with a BMW engine in but this was 30 years ago so it's not that one. I was humbled by the 2CV and I did try to catch them up but they were long gone. Rob

Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly fits War Pigs perfectly...

I suppose it's that time of year again for the classics:

I’d have to organise an overnight stay somewhere, it’s way too far for me to drive in one day now.