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The electrical version for electro magnetic shielding has conductive adhesive. I would not think the gardening people have the tape made for them, they just source the mass produced electrical variety.

Also useful for lining hats and underpants in case of nuclear attack.

Before you go crazy trying to get the backing paper off copper or Ali tape, hold tape between finger and thumb with a corner sticking out then flick corner back and forward with finger nail. The backing at the corner will soon release. It is all in the fingers, slap will not work. And aluminium does not solder, so don't try. Never had a conductivity problem with overlapped tape. And avoid that black conductive paint, you see it on some guitars, presumably it is cheaper and quicker than tape but if you get it on the body it's hard to remove.

Throw in some Roquefort and I'll join in and bring scissors to cut the tape.

I thought he said Rory Gallagher.

Quite right. Hendrix knew who the nr. one guitarist was.

I'm glad I posted this as it reminded me I had a cassette recording of this taken from Radio 3, from the late 80's. I lost the tape over the years and searched for another recording. Eventually found one by a US orchestra. Is anyone else annoyed when a favourite recording is interpreted even slightly differently by the conductor/arranger? A search on Youtube has found my lost recording!

Try Stravinsky's Octet. A very unusual combination of instruments. I believe he said the idea came to him in a dream, though I can't find a reference to it. Maybe on a record/CD sleeve?

Emerson was well known for using classical pieces and not giving credit (Janáček and Bartok on ELP's first album). This was later credited on the CD releases. He hot-footed to Argentina to seek approval for the Brain Sald Surgery Toccata based on the (still alive) Ginastera's composition. Diary of an empty day by The Nice is based on a classical piece by Edouard Lalo, uncredited on the vinyl. Still.... I miss him.

Are you in a Glam Rock/Goth fusion band?

Me also, never got to their gig due to fog.

Do you think Mattacks was emulating Martin's style (one of many) in this track as a tribute? Wd like a drummer opinion, is it my imagination? (Sorry for the continued folky thread hijack - I am a huge prog fan of ELP, Yes, Rush and others over the other side - Allman, Dead, Doors, Airplane, blab,blab... ). The last time I saw Emerson, he said prog would never die. So there you go.

Indeed. "He would of had a great life" - Simon Nicol, Cropredy, two thousand and something.

Thanks for the backstory Dad, I've often analysed Sandy's lyrics as it is often about someone. Never thought or read of this just enjoyed her voice. Poignant.

This makes a lot of sense. I was geeky enough to measure the inductance of a Seymore Duncan SPB-3. It was 7 Henries which is typical for a bass pickup with a lot of wire (more turns = more inductance, and more resistance). This forms a low pass (treble cut) filter in conjunction with the resistance value (12.5k). I'm not sure why SD quote resonance (10.2kHz) as it is far out of range of a bass , so any peak would be lost due to the low pass effect. There is some data on inductance somewhere for some PUs but adding more wire (more resistance and therefore "hotter output ?" also increases inductance.) There must be a trade off on adding wire to get more output and loss of treble due to added inductance. If you have ever re-wired a series neck humbucker (I had one on a cheap SG copy) because it was too muddy and then wired it in parallel, the inductance drops by a factor of four, you only get an output drop of half (2 coils now in parallel) at the low pass end, and the treble range increases significantly. (by treble range I mean the point at which treble starts to drop off due to the low pass effect of the resistance/inductance). This is the easiest explanation of the effect of inductance I can think of without getting too complicated and geeky. In this case the pickup response rolled off at around 280Hz rather than 140 Hz before re-wiring. If anyone wants to measure inductance (don't all rush!) there is a way of doing it with 2 bits of free software (a signal generator and an oscilloscope) a known capacitor (around 2nF) and a DAW interface. A Focusrite works fine. Not all oscilloscope software works as there needs to be no phase shift between the 2 channels. You have to disconnect the PU also!

We got ths far without mentioning inductance.

I had a go at this a while back but did not get very far. I love the whole series. If you can, check Glen Gould's piano recording of this, he recorded the 24 in 1963 and again a decade later. Listen to the delicate change in articulation and stacatto in the right hand, you won't listed to anyone else play it after that!

Imperial measurements? Now't wrong with those. I heard Jacob Ree-Smogg is a real hot player, he has a 1847 Fender Nanny. You would not believe the road wear on it.

Gave up after a while, now adjust for playability. Suggested figures don't seem to be ideal. Measure relief at fret 7.

Johnny Winter with Willie McTell's Broke Down Engine. From The Progressive Blues Experiment. Almost the best album I bought in 1970. Most other tracks have Tommy Shannon on bass.

Usually done to reduce costs. Who knew?

I've been staring at that for 5 minutes now, looks like perpetual change.

I contacted the Jockomo guy a few years ago. I asked for rosewood dots so I could cover up the originals and put on new dots where I'd shortened the scale with a capo. He replied "Learn how to play". I later found out he started his business after being asked to play a guitar with no markers. Huh! Jockomo stickers are good btw.

1. Always hold on to an empty case so you can sneak one in. 2. Keep one hanger empty. Rotate the hanging basses for obfuscation, makes it easier to sneak in on NBD.

We all know GAS makes the world go round.