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Too slow my friend, it's been quoted and will never disappear. 😁

Absolutely terrible. Well played 😆

The chordae tendineae (tendinous cords), colloquially known as the heart strings, are tendon-resembling fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Ha, I knew a Slipknot tribute band would be worth doing!

It's very hard to post this without sounding patronising towards audiences, and I really mean the following in the best possible way. I've always tried to pick popular covers that aren't played by every other band. I understand our job is to give the audience what they want, but, and here's the patronising part, they don't know what they want until they hear it (I know it sounds bad). What I mean by this is that yes they will be shouting for the usual songs but if you play a forgotten classic then suddenly they enjoy that just as much as whatever it was that the band last week, and the week before that, and the week before that played that they were shouting for. Just go for the slightly less obvious choice and every one is happy. There are some absolutely fantastic 80s songs that aren't the usual suspects. and just for hell of it as such pure 80s cheese, but I'd love to hear a pub band do it, Obviously you'll have to pick the right songs for the right gig.

It'll make no discernable difference to the sound, purely visual. Looking at the J pickup, the E and G string are both off centre of the pole pieces towards the centre line of the bass, so to centre them in the pole pieces would mean changing to a wider string spacing, which could then possibly give you problems with the strings being to close to the edge of the fretboard. Best left alone.

It'll make all the difference in the world and absolutely none at all, depending on who you speak to.

Bass myth. Playing electric bass makes you invisible. Lemmy, Phil Lynott and Flea would like word with you.

John Entwistle played a few basses you wouldn't expect to see in The Who, but as soon as he did you totally expected to see them.

Interesting because after all these years of playing and trying all sorts I've never really considered whether a neck size has a bearing on tone, don't know why. I much prefer a skinny neck and I wonder if I'm missing out on something by not having a big old baseball bat of a neck.

In that case can a skinny necked four string never sound like a chunky necked four string? Genuine question as I've never considered the neck dimensions having an impact on tone, just playability preference.

I know you're all sorted now but I'd just add that when selling and taking PP payment then yes, proof of shipping and delivery is the only thing PP want to see in a dispute, but also make sure you send it to the address linked to their PP account. I have been asked to send something to someone's work address as they won't be at home to take delivery, in fact I've asked others to do the same for me, but got stung once. One buyer asked me to do this but then later claimed not to have received it. I had the courier details and proof of delivery including a copy of the signature but PP said you've sent it to the wrong address. PP said they understood that it had been delivered and signed for but not to the buyer and refunded him. So courier only for PP payment, and only to the registered address.

Ah the Deko debacle of 2015, I can see four and half from where I'm sat now.

If you spend some time with the synths you can get some really good gigable sounds out of it. You get used to avoiding the type of playing that confuses it and makes it freak out. Along with the X3 Live pedal I got a few really good stable sounds for Depeche Mode's New Life, I layered up a sound for the intro with is absolutely huge, and also suits stuff like like Numans Are Friends Electric. Probably not worth keeping a bass for, although I have had a spare one for years that I haven't played that I was going to defret as I reckon that would make a lot of the tones really good.

A chance to own one bass instead of two? Get a grip man! 😉

I find the Entwistle PBXN to be similar to the 1/4 pounder, as in doesn't quite sound like a classic P but has a nice top end. But I feel the PBXN has more mids, kind of like a 1/4 pounder with the mids turned up. I considered getting rid of the 1/4 pounder and putting a PBXN in that bass. They're cheap but I think they're great. Might not be quite Precision enough for traditionalists, but neither should the 1/4 pounder be. 🙂

I thought everyone sold them on to facilitate the purchase of the next craze, the pink Westfield P. Or was that before the Shaun Ryder P?

Funnily enough we went out in the kayak today and paddled up the creek off the River Fowey to Sawmills Studio where that album was recorded, it's only accessible by boat, a very long woodland footpath or a quick run down the railway line from the nearby village of Golant, where after a couple too many in the village pub, a member of Supergrass (can't remember which one) slipped and cracked his head open on said railway line. The joys of recording in Cornwall.

Phew, for a minute there I thought you forgot about Dre! 🙄😁

The issue I have with 'the 80s label' has pretty much been summed in this thread. There was a huge diversity of popular music in the 80s and the changes which different genres went through and the speed at which those changes happened was immense and exciting. The 80s get remembered for the cheesy pop, but the alternative and indie scene was incredible. I'd love to see an 80s band that did an upbeat, danceable set of alternative classics, New Model Army's Get Me Out, Sisters of Mercy's This Corrosion, The The's Infected, etc. The 80s started with the last throws of punk and disco, punk led to post punk, new wave and the new romantics. From the disco scene there came rap which led to hip hop, then the acid house and rave scene, and the beginnings of the Manchester indie scene. Metal was huge with the NWOBHM and 'the big four' of the thrash scene were huge in the 80s. Goth and alternative was at its height, and we haven't even started on the 'pop' that the 80s gets remembered for. I'd say the 80s was quite possibly the most diverse decade for popular music with the biggest growth and change out of any decade. Music released today could've been released a decade ago and you wouldn't really know but most music from '89 could never be mistaken for music from' 79.

Ditto 🙂

Soulfly by Soulfly. It always reminds me of hot, hazy summer days. It takes me right back to the baking hot sun setting over the Donnington campsite, with smoke rising from multiple BBQs, campfires and spliffs, drinking with friends and chilling and a soundsystem in the distance blaring it out.

Can we have Hocus Pocus as well? It's just so crazy yet amazing.

Is it textured or smooth like glass? The second picture looks smooth but the grain in the first picture just looks so deep, like when they're sandblasted.