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It's when you rupture the tendon on the top surface of your finger so the end joint curls up and cannot straighten because there is no tendon attached to pull it back. I had a full year of therapy and splints and casts to get it back to about 70% function. Bit like this stock image

It is. It arrived this morning and due to my measuring skills I thought it would at least need a bit of sanding here and there, but it fit perfectly straight away. Little does he know that I quite fancy a 5 string as well....

Get a load of this wonderful bit of work... Even more amazing - @Andyjr1515 did it without ever seeing the bass. Just going on my own hamfisted measurements. It's a beautifully prepared bit of ebony, with cut outs for the pickup lugs and the scratchplate. It's held on with some double sided tape. I've always liked ramps, but they are more important now after suffering from a Mallet finger for a year. The ramp really helps when the finger won't properly obey my commands. And yes - I really do have the action that low / pickups that high. It's even lower when a string is fretted at the 22nd fret! Thanks again to Andy for an amazing job.

Good answer!

I'm getting it because I like ramps! I really like Mr Sheehan but these days I don't try to play like him so I'm hoping it will just be a great if powerful P pickup.

Greetings. What's your favourite cheese?

I've never actually tried a Variax. I love the idea but I'm very picky about guitar specs and none of the available models really do it for me.

As it happens I've just ordered one. Should arrive next week. It's going to get installed into a cheap shorty with a KiOgon loom.

Get a Variax and a Helix then. You can footswitch strings on and off and even change their individual tunings. This demo shows how it's done

Email Corey and ask him if they have a j sized version.

This is what is making wonder about buying one. I'm not sure I can be arsed about hooking it up to a computer for deep editing. I never have a computer near where my amps are set up. The odd time to just download presets might be ok, but other than that... nah.

Earlier ones were A/B. Then they swapped to D. I don't know when it happened but I've seen a few of both. If you find Thomas Eich on social media he usually answers questions about his stuff.

I don't think I've read any comments anywhere from trigger finger sufferers for a fan fret. On a FF the stretches for the low notes are longer so if that is an issue a long or extra long scale FF won't the the right choice but a medium scale might be like the Ibanez EHB1005SMS medium scale. But I think you'd really have to try one. It might be that a traditional medium or short scale is a better choice.

that's a nice looking thing. Don't think I've seen one before.

That's a bit poor. I wonder why. Maybe Rotosound are doing a bit of a loss leader for the USA to try and increase market share. That can never last very long though.

Sandberg Superlight. They are amazingly light - they aim for 3.6kg on the 5 strings but sometimes they come in at about 3.3kg. There's one in the classifieds at the moment.

No - horrible things. Over priced at a quid!

Dave bought my Tech 21 Steve Harris preamp pedal. All good! Thank you.

But so what? Why even try to compare guitars with basses? The approach to string design is different. It's possible to have high or low tension strings of a certain gauge. It all depends on the construction. The core of a bass string is far larger than a guitar string. The wrap wires are different too. So needing a higher tension string for lower tuning does not have to mean an increase in gauge as long as the player is willing to use a different construction. As an extreme example - the new Hellborg signature set don't even have a metal core and as a result you can actually tie a knot in them like you would with cotton. There are enough custom string makers out there now to get any mix of hex or round core, large or small wrap wire, double wraps or single wraps etc etc. Ultimately it's just a bit of wood with some strings attached to it. It has unavoidable compromises but as long as the player isn't stuck in a "it must be d'addarip prosteels" mindset then there are options to resolve any tension issues, and more and more makers are making balanced tension sets. Shorter scale lengths are not a problem, nor a compromise. They are just different.

And yet there are 25.5 scale 8 string guitars with a low F# with no difficulty.

I've got two 32 scale basses - One is a 5 string in BEADG and the other in C standard. Both fine. Just needs the right strings.

I miss Terry. Graham Norton has done a good job, but Wogan was perfect.

What has being gay got to do with it?

I love it. I love the fun, the kitch, and there's usually some banging arrangements and stage shows. I'll be cooking a massive spread of mexican food and watching all of it.

Shipping and distribution adds in additional layers that must be paid for. Marshall amps are astonishingly expensive in the USA compared to the UK. American made strings are going to be way cheaper in the US. The Thomastiks are very expensive on that site - not a surprise as they've come from Vienna and gone over there. So no - it's not disgusting. It's just reality of worldwide shipping costs, insurance, local taxes etc. D'addario will still be making the same amount of money from a set sold there or here. But if you buy from a UK dealer then the UK dealer, the UK distributor, and the shipping overhead, import tax and VAT all have to be added to the price.