Jean-Luc Pickguard

Perhaps he previously wasn't too concerned about the pic, however more recently whenever he'd meet a young lady and start dating she'd have no idea of his former fame, but then when they were about to get intimate he'd strip off and she'd take one look and say "hey - your winky looks just like the kid's on the Nevermind cover"

I use their flatwound ubass set they make for kala https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/kala-ukulele-bass-flatwound-strings-made-by-galli-strings/ They are well made strings with a smooth feel and manage to give a deep and thumpy tone to the ubass, but as they have a synthetic core these might not be representative of their longer-scale offerings.

Don't see these often https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224581029411?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180105095853%26meid%3Db2713914eb8441d399483e474fb54b62%26pid%3D100903%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D20%26sd%3D224581029411%26itm%3D224581029411%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2510209%26brand%3DDanelectro&_trksid=p2510209.c100903.m5276 All original 1960s Silvertone made by Danelectro

I bought the yellow strap with a black go-faster stripe as it goes with my yellow mustang and is comfy. I'm not sure yet whether it is actually vegan as it has so far refused to eat anything I have offered it.

My banana yellow righton strap has arrived for my banana yellow mustang and I'm very chuffed with it. I had been using an old comfort strapp with the guitar for the few days since I got it but this Righton strap is just as comfy and the colour is pretty much spot-on.

My socks don't even match most days. I do like having a strap that matches (or at least co-ordinates with) the colour of the I'm playing bass though. For amp & cab I own a Markbass LMII and a Schroeder 1212L but I don't use them with my current band as they already had a lovely Ashdown ABM rig when I joined so I play through that.

I wonder whether any horrors reside beneath the pickguard - like an oversized chiseled-out hole for a precision pickup or worse?

I've always been in the plonky brigade - I was using flatwounds in the 80s

There is a yellow couch strap which looks similar, but I went for the Righton as it looks like it'll be more comfy.

I had an SF300 Super Fuzz delivered pedal yesterday to go with my new guitar which was also delivered. I have a few behringer pedals and have given away some but I can't believe how good this little orange fuzz box sounds for £21.

Strings Direct https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/accessories-c2/straps-c54/vegan-guitar-straps-c841/righton-mojo-series-vegan-guitar-strap-race-yellow-p13126 RightOn make these in a load of different colours https://www.rightonstraps.com/en/mojo-collection-race-black-strap.html?model=1 This is to go with my skinny stringed bullet mustang

I've just ordered vegan strap. Does anyone know how I should cook it?

I've checked my telecaster and it looks like I must have fitted a switchcraft in it when I first bought it, so it'll only be the pots & capacitor swapped out when I get around to doing it. I received a new Squier bullet mustang today so I have put the pure tone socket in that to replace the stock one so it won't get a chance to play up. In use its not a lot different to a switchcraft. The stock one was, as expected of the design that will eventually lose its springyness - shown below (with a switchcraft in the background for comparison) shortly before being binned. I wonder how long before the pots & switch will also need replacing...

You can link your nectar card with ebay to earn points on everything you buy, and once it is linked you can also use your points to pay for items after converting them to eBay vouchers in 500 point increments where 500 points is worth £2.50. My Mustang cost me 28000 nectar points plus £1.55 from my PayPal account.

My new geetar (paid for with nectar points) has arrived. I felt it might need something extra to make it sound like it looks, so I ordered a pedal as well. The guitar is a FSR Squier bullet mustang in grafitti yellow. The neck is wider and flatter than my telecasters, but it is still comfy to play due to the shorted scale length. Out of the box the set up was pretty good, I've only needed to lower the B & high E strings a little so far and will give it a more precise setup once I've had it a while. The ceramic humbuckers sound surprisingly good especially with the pedal which also arrived today. The Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz pedal is a dead-on recreation of the discontinued Boss FS-2 Hyper Fuzz which in turn was a recreation of the even longer discontinued Univox Super Fuzz. The guitar & fuzz pedal sound great together and I'm dead chuffed with them.

very sad news 🙁

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133850670529?hash=item1f2a1f25c1:g:PdUAAOSwfnBhGsIS mmmm - The logo has been put on with little regard to what a real one should look like, but I'm not sure whether the headstock shape looks off or not, It looks like a genuine neck but has the headstock been reshaped or am I imagining it? Love the way the strings could take someone's eye out when you swing it about.

Love the EMG GZR pickups but in my opinion bright pink woodgrain is rather revolting.

I like Fender's current range - particularly the incredibly cool curly cables which are streets ahead of the curly cables of the 70s

I really like the Fender flats that came on my JMJ - so much so that I put a set on my CIJ mustang. They don't do a 32" set but the long scales work without any problems.

It can run off a battery if you have one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294084739264?hash=item4478d100c0:g:gxsAAOSwpCxgXQQz

I used to own an old one with the textured sides and without a status LED. I have no idea what happened to it (or my original coloursound fuzz). I now have on my board a mooer bass sweeper which makes all the sounds I remember from my bass balls but with more variation possible without opening it up.

While you're in there, you'll do your future self a massive favour if you replace the existing jack socket with a switchcraft one. You can get one for about four quid delivered from ebay.

The dodgy logo isn't a transfer - it has been hand drawn, possibly with model airplane paint or india ink. It might have stated out with an Ibanez or Columbus logo on the headstock - like this one: