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Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull

I had a J Retro Deluxe with a pair of stacked J pickups: the neck one sounded quite P like. I did find the preamp to be a bit bass boosted / scooped when set to the mid points on the controls so if it is an option to have a flatter starting point I would go for that - especially for P tones as that really is all about the mids. Not tried that preamp with a MM type. The only thing in my mind is that the right settings for the MM might be quite different to those needed for the P. MM often benefits from a bit of bass boost and a bit of a scoop and that normally kills a traditional P tone. If the plan is to use one or the other pickups then I don't see any downsides, but a mix of the two might be more difficult to dial in easily. Sounds like a great project though. When I was planning my PingRay I did think about having both P and MM but I prioritised the MM placement to match a 70s stingray and then meant the P pickup would need to be slightly closer to the neck than its usual position. So I didn't bother with the P. I did think about solving the problem by using a 51 P pickup instead as that was small enough to also go in it's traditional position. But in the end I just stuck with the MM. I might do it in future though - just for fun!

I’m about to have my first foray into the Sire world. I’m presently waiting on a Sire V5 Fretless 4 string in tobacco burst. It is due to be delivered next week. Can’t wait!

Last Of The Steam‐Powered Trains - Kinks

I’m a massive fan of John East’s work having J-Retro and U-Retro pre’s in most of my active basses. But, for fretless, I much prefer the simplicity of a passive circuit. My Fender Tony Franklin fretless PJ is all passive, two pickups, 3-way Strat style switch, and a single volume and tone. Best sounding fretless I have played, with mwahh for days. The J-Retro does have a pronounced low mid boost baked in, but I think John might have added a dip switch or jumper for a flatter response in the newer J-Retros. Mine are the older style so I have a lot of the bass controlled dialled back.

That video is really good, thanks for the link.

thanks Stub, long time reader, first time responder

Hey, so I look after security at Pirate Studios and as you know I've already messaged you about this. As I told you, clearly and in writing, I didn't ban you for swearing at AI or the person who you thought was AI. I banned you for swearing at the artist support staff members who spoke to you on the phone and were trying to explain the situation to you. You talked over them and swore at them. The calls were recorded, I listened to them; and I'm not sure why you think then misrepresenting the matter on here is the appropriate response. As the artist support team tried to explain to you at the time, and I then did in writing, the alarm had been triggered by a previous customer vaping and this had been confirmed by our CCTV control room. We had called out a mobile response guard to reset the alarm but they were delayed. That was the situation you walked into, which you have every right to complain about - but lets keep it within the realm of the factual. I'd never ban someone simply for raising a legitimate concern, but I don't think anyone listening to the calls would disagree with my decision. I've now spoken to South Yorkshire Fire Brigade who referenced receiving a number of emails from you, our CEO, investors, our marketing director you started messaging on LinkedIn - so you can be assured this has indeed been flagged and looked into.

I think what appears a fair response has accidentally been posted to look like a quote.

Thanks for this.

Cheers Andy, nice one! See you at Nick's do... 5 weeks!

Hi ! I don't feel so comfortable yet, they are not classic jazz standards. The piano is tuned in A 442 Hz, the bass is not but maybe it should.

Main board finished(-ish). The keen-eyed will notice a change in dropping resistor in the middle of the board. I had mistakenly written 1k instead of 10k on my layout! Also what I thought I were 22nF caps in my stash were actually 2.2nF, so I've had to order some more 22nF - hence the unpopulated gap next to the honking great 100uF/500V cap.

I use hercules on stage. Got two of the foam leg type as the type with the fold down bit is useless on stage. I now use my one the foldy bit with it not folded down for my current home noodle bass. All my other basses/guitars are either cased, on the wall or in a rack. I keep my acoustics on the wall or on these: Excuse the stickers... it was my daughter's, she wanted to sell it as happy with her Tanglewood and I didn't have an electoacoustic.

Hay must've been a handful of neck?