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+1 for the back pocket

so why did the pawn shop owner let it go so cheap?

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why is it deemed impressive when the privileged rip off ordinary folk? Tw*ts, both of them.

On the pick question... I prefer to play (most songs) with fingers, but the band asks me to play (most songs) with a pick. They say the extra attack helps them hear me more distinctly and keeps the overall sound tight. (Only vocals and the kick drum go through the PA unless we are playing at festivals). I instinctively prefer the sound (and feel) of finger playing but tend to agree with the band that, when listening back to live recordings, most songs sound better with pick playing .

thanks, I think I get it now - black circle = posts unread and click on to take me straight to the new material; black star = posts unread in a thread I've contributed to and click on to take me straight to the new material; no circle / grey star = no new threads. makes perfect sense now, and no more scrabbling around to find the latest info 🙂

When following a thread, is there an easy 'one click' way to get to the first unread entry, instead (as I do) trying to guess what page I last read and shuffling through the entries to find the first unread one?

I've got a 500 which is plenty in our band, a four-piece blues/rock outfit.

Bad luck mate. I had a fault on mine once, I approached the company and they weren't interested in helping. I took it to a local tech who sorted it out no problem.

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I've just remembered, Graham Jones repaired our Yamaha piano and did a great job.

check out East Street Music in Faversham, their tech has done excellent repair for me in the past.

I haven't tried the Broughton, but I have a Vong Filterung on my board and it is excellent - as well as the HPF it has a LPF (switchable on the toggle) and a DI out. You can set the frequencies for both the H&LPFs, and you can toggle polarity should you ever need to. It's really handy as the last pedal in the chain.

I missed the bit about the Americana band - go for the Rumble 500. I've got one, it is a brilliant combo.

the Fender Rumble 100 will tick your box; it's perfect for a gig monitor and practice amp at home. It has a great range of tones, it's lightweight and the reliability seems to be excellent.

I've got a small box of photos, reviews, business cards etc., and some posters framed in my study. It gives me a lot of pleasure to look through it all every now and again.

Perhaps I've been lucky to be in four bands in the last fifteen years, having taken a break from playing for family/career. Three of the bands were through JMB auditions, the fourth a group of people at work, every audition I've got. I'm not boasting, as I'm no more than a competent bass player/musician so it wasn't playing that nailed it. I'd say it is being humble and making an effort to get on with strangers, happy to go along with what others are doing and contribute to the fun, be flexible and play anything even if there are songs you don't really like, being 100% reliable, always set up to start on time, good at comms, learn material in advance, don't gossip/drink/ be extreme, and don't moan if you find yourself ahead of others. Once you're established in the group and if you decide it is for you, you can then start to exert your musicianship and personality if you need/want to. Be a safe pair of hands, you're the bass player!

For me, making it is playing 20+ gigs a year in a really fine local band with three others who have become trustworthy mates. I've had a very fulfilling and successful career doing non-music stuff, having the band as a very stimulating hobby now I am retired is the icing on the cake.

bad luck mate I'll keep my eyes peeled too

That's interesting, the distance of the pup from the 12th fret. I've just measured my Gibson Les Paul Tribute which is also 10". My Musicmaster is 9.5", although I'd say that's as sweet a spot as you could imagine, just a tad darker in sound than the Gibson...

they've done some custom work for me, top folks to deal with.