Jean-Luc Pickguard

Really enjoyed last night's gig. I took my Black JMJ mustang with the orange classic vibe mustang as backup. The orange one has a vintera pickup and upgraded loom. I have also lined the cavities with slug tape and perfected setup. I have been enjoying playing this bass at home all week, so I was wondering how much difference there would be between the two at volume - so I played the first set with the squier and then swapped to the JMJ. Although the squier sounded good, the JMJ sat in the mix so much better. I don't know what's so special about the seymour duncan pickup in the JMJ, but if its ever made available as a spare part I'd like to get my hands on a few for my non-JMJ mustangs. It was also the first outing of my Monte Allum modded Boss ODB-3 overdrive. Having owned a stock one previously I really noticed the improvement in having the modded version - it makes it a lot more flexible and easier to get a decent tone - less fizz more grind.

If I had that I'd burn it and deny all knowledge of its existence.

There will be a small current draw whenever the bass is plugged into the input, but even a cheap poundland alkaline 9v battery should last several rehearsals/gigs.

I’m in love with my carpet - Queen

The Empress and The Ukraine King - Can

I'm a Boy - The Who

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a new bass. I'd second the suggestion to try lighter strings

I'd Rather Fight Than Switch - Ruby Johnson

Fear For The Future - The Residents

Liver Splash - The Meters

What is it?

On Noodle Street - Pink Floyd

The firmware update procedure is something the Fender Mustang GTX amps do really well and the boss engineers could learn from. I updated my GTX100 when I first got it and yesterday I took delivery of a secondhand GTX50 for my son. It took me no time at all to get the GTX50 updated to the lastest firmware. It was effortless and a no time was I anxious of bricking it. The other thing they could learn from looking at the Fender is that the IOS app to control the Fender is a joy to use whereas the Boss one is so frustrating to use that I always use the same settings. Despite this it the Waza is still the best practice setup I've ever used.

Cut My Wings - Seasick Steve

Buffalo Solder - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Heat Treatment - Graham Parker & The Rumour

Looking at Andertons current sale items, they have their exclusive Lake Placid Blue and Danish Pete Purple Classic Vibe Bass VI at the same price I got mine at again - £399 - ie £80 off. Bargain!

Not something I'd be interested in, but there's a reserve on it so it won't go for peanuts.

Brand New Cardiac - The Clash

The Conservative(s) - The Orlons

Little Willy - The Sweet

A Nickel and A Nail - O.V. Wright

My son has been teaching himself to play guitar and has my ancient Vox VT15 so he prefers to play through my Fender mustang GTX100 which sounds infinitely better. I've been thinking of getting him the smaller version, the GTX50 so he can get the same sounds in his room. I was browsing Andertons secondhand section on their website yesterday and saw a GTX50 at a price that was too good to click past. When I got to the checkout I realised I could get an additional £12 off by using the loyalty points earned when I bought my Squier CV LPB Bass VI. Result! I can't wait to see his little face when I surprise him with it (he's 21 btw)

A lot of modern pop music sounds like AI to me due to the overuse and/or reliance on autotune. Its all very well AI being able to approximate R&B (rapping & bullshỉt) artists like Drake or Areola Grande, but I doubt it will be able to do a convincing song in the style of Led Zeppelin yet. Maybe AI will be able to 'unautotune' the vocals on the songs it makes, so we could potentially end up in the position where AI generated R&B (rapping & bullshỉt) songs will sound more human than a human in that style.

Honda Civic - The Felice Brothers