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The 5 string I’m selling seems incredibly light to me, it’s 9lbs, with a chambered body. I don’t see how you’d get one lighter.

This. I like the concept of anti-commercialism, and love the Prokofiev excerpt.

I’ve never heard the song until just now. I haven’t a bass or guitar to hand, I’m sat bored on a train. It sounds to me from YouTube at least, like the chords are a C a Bb and an Ab. The bass is playing 8th notes following the roots notes of the chords.

They must be at least as old as my parents 😁

When everyone’s gone home, then I’ll come down from my studio and have something to eat 😊.

There’s absolutely no way I’d do the gig.

That was my original intention, he was bending over to pick something up, so I thought why not?

I don’t think we need worry until 2020. I believe from what people have told me, that you have to include everything you’re taking. If you have merchandise, then you’ll need to make a declaration, VAT is payable up front. You’ll probably also need a work permit. None of this is necessary at the moment though. Customs won’t know either. I started a thread on this a while ago in the off topic section. It wasn’t closed which is good, you need to know these things if you play abroad.

I’ve written a letter before now, and posted it through the guitarist’s letter box.

Steve Lawson asked this on Facebook a few days ago. This was my suggestion.

Did updating the firmware work? I know Logic had an update recently, it can upset things if the DAW or OS aren’t matched to the hardware’s firmware. I’ve got an Elektron Digitone synth that I use via an app and USB into Logic. The app for that is still in beta, and won’t work at all with the latest Mac OS, so I haven’t been able to upgrade to it.

I agree, I think it does, as do a lot of things. I encourage students to concentrate on one rhythm at a time, and keep playing that until you can just play it without thinking. If you actually look at a written out parts, you’ll see the same groups or phrases repeated. If you’ve got the Motown book, look through that and you’ll see what I mean. Don’t try and learn too many rhythmic groupings at once, take your time.

Do you need to use an interface with a midi in?

You only really need to count when you’re starting off. Once the ‘feel’ of the rhythm becomes a part of you, once you understand it, then you wouldn’t need to. When a child is learning to read the words in a book, they break the words down, into smaller words or syllables. Reading music is very similar.

I was recommended that many years ago. It is an excellent book.