Lozz196

Many years back a mate of mine downed a bottle of Jack Daniels on stage for maximum rock n roll effect - it actually contained apple juice.

I bet the local pizza place was grateful 🤣

I found that on guitar, I prefer to get the sound/gain from lower wound pickups cranked more, rather than higher wound cranked less. Gibson SG for example, I prefer the 490T pickups to the 498T, just sounds better to me.

Ashdown to make a combo that rivals the Fender Rumble 500 & 800, both in power and size/weight.

Catty McCatface surely?

Entirely reasonable

Elixir should start making short scale strings.

It’s My Life by Bon Jovi, as mentioned above is also a pretty decent bassline to be fair

Right, so assuming those pickups follow the same route as the Precision then they’re scooping mids, so it’s these you’re needing to add in. In your position I’d look at the Fender Pure Vintage 74 Jazz pickups, I had a set in a Squier 77 Jazz and they really improved it.

What year is the Jazz? The series it`s part of can make a fair bit of difference. If the Jazzes follow Precisions in similarity: 2008-12 - very scooped 2013 - 16 - warm, rich bottom end, a tad scooped, and sound very much like Toneriders

Yep, back in the late 80s my then band were recorded for an ITV show. The footage of the other band that played that night went out, ours didn`t. When I saw it I realised why. We were dreadful, those "pints that made us play better" really let us down that night.

Vince Meal, love it 🤣

I think the only album I bought in 2025 that was made/released in 2025 was God of Angels Trust by Volbeat, so by process of elimination it has to be that.

As you say, sometimes it works. I look at clips of bands like Motley Crue back in the 80s when they were drunk/drugged to the eyeballs and they were great. Look at clips since they’ve gotten sober and, well not so good would be diplomacy at work.

I suppose that’s inevitable, less cash means treat it a bit more seriously, or maybe just a case of if they can’t afford ‘em they can’t buy ‘em. I’m sure there will be bands out there that still partake - I’ve seen a good few on the punk scene - but whether or not they do it all the time or just when gigging I couldn’t say. Never been my bag though.