Cato

One of the many quirks of the human brain is that the emotion of moral outrage stimulates dopamine production, which , in very basic terms, rewards the person experiencing that emotion by making them feel nice, even at the same time that they are angry. The tabloids cottoned on to this many years ago and social media is equally aware. Stoking outrage is a proven way to generate interest from people who at some level know it's going to give them that dopamine hit. Of course it's also absolutely natural to feel those emotions when somebody clearly trangresses the normal moral and ethical boundaries, but whenever you get a huge mass public outpouring of outrage it's always worth considering whether the original transgression really warrants that extensive reaction (of course, sometimes as in the case of say, terrorist attrocities it clearly does) or whether , essentially, people are just enjoying the dopmine high at this point. And whether those continuing to stoke said outrage, in this case more than a month after the transgressions came to light, really care, or are they just cynically jumping on the bandwagon for guaranteed clicks and likes and, in some cases, financial rewards.

I don't think any has said that he didn't do anything wrong. I'm just not sure the situation requires every music adjacent youtuber and tik tokker in the world to make their own video on how absolutely awful what he did is. It all seems rather performative, like being seen to be outraged has become more important than the original crime.

I remember reading about these, probably in Bassist magazine in the 90s. Good score.

I just find the while 'outrage loop' phenomenon fascinating.

Reading all this is an interesting exercise in how social media feeds off itself. Okay the guy did wrong and got caught, but in doing so he seems to have provided enough material to launch a thousand reaction/ commentry clips by other creators. It's an ill wind and all that...

£340 for a top of the range washboard? Everyday's a school day.

My first electric skinny stringer was a pre loved 80s Hohner Strat that I got from the bargain bin at Musical Exchanges in Brum in '88 or '89. Really decent guitar, I've definitely paid more for worse instruments in the years that followed.

I'd maybe look for a stacked humbucker or double rail type that will fit the single coil rout but give significantly more output than most standard single coil J pups.

There's a luthier I follow on instagram, Cindy Guitars who's usp is using reclaimed wood she's obtained from various old New York buildings. Some of her instruments can look a little 'distressed' and are probably not to everyone's taste, but as far as I'm aware she doesn't claim any mystical tone properties for them. https://www.cindyguitars.com/ This is an interesting example https://www.cindyguitars.com/#/hshdh-1/

Bacci make some genuinely interesting instruments. I really like the look and concept of these https://www.andertons.co.uk/bacci-guitars-leonardo-dual-outputddsatin-bosco-roasted-maple28-scale-celeste-radiance/ For the uninitiated it's a baritone guitar with a separate pickup for the lowest three strings which opens up various options like putting them through a bass amp or a synth pedal while the other pickups send the signal from all six strings into another amp. If nothing else, it's a bit different. The bass in the OP, on the other hand, is just a very expensive P bass.

I don't think Oasis have announced their line up for the reunion dates yet, but Mr Starkey has to be a leading contender for the drums.

He doesn't seem too devastated He put this up on his social wotsits a few days before the official announcement

Genuinely taken aback by this, she was a real asset to the forum, not just chatting on the main threads, she had mad electronics and programing skills skills and posted some really cool stuff in the build diaries, especially her first attempt at building her own bass. A huge loss.

Maybe he's never owned a Sadowsky or played one long enough to form an opinion? Aside from the collectors who genuinely have had one of everything at some point, I suspect most of us have famous brands we've just never come into contact with.

I don't think it's the quality of musicianship that's the problem, it's how far the sound is projected. When I used to busk acoustically 30 odd years ago I doubt anyone could hear me above the background noise from more than 20 yards away. These days if someone sets up in our local park with instruments and vocals fully amplified, there's nowhere in the whole park you can't hear them. If you decide you don't want to listen to them moving to a quieter spot isn't an option, your only choice is to leave the park.