Doctor J

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When was the last time Fender brought out something where there weren't established market leaders in place already? What useful innovations have they pushed since Mr Fender sold out in the 60's? The Dimension tried to enter a space created by Musicman and G&L 30-odd years previously. Who was that bass aimed at, who was the target market? It came across as a half-assed effort at entering the humbucker game, just flung out there in the hope that they could poach some stragglers from leading brands in that market. It seems like everything they "innovate" has already been done better elsewhere. How is it possible they don't lead the Jazz-on-steroids market? How have they never managed to develop (or even buy or licence) a class-leading pre-amp and mate it with their instruments? Having that big F on the headstock is not enough to just plop something onto the market and not think strategically through design, production and marketing thoroughly before making the half-assed effort which has become their trademark, sadly. They got lazy on the legacy of that name. I'd be of the opinion that everything they offer is made better (and usually cheaper) by someone else. Then people say "Oh nobody wants Fender to do anything different" when it's more that everything different they do has already been done better elsewhere. But folks love having that big F on the headstock all the same, no matter what. It's always gas seeing home assembled parts builds and custom relic jobs getting that brand-name stuck on them 😂

I wonder if "Drum Off" was supposed to be an instruction to FOH when Metallica start up?

Really? 😉

Can't wait to hear the Tool medley for their 20 minute set. It'll feature two songs, I hear 🤔

How many kids can afford those ticket prices? Unless they blew all their instrument savings on a ticket? 🤷🏻‍♂️

They make a greater break angle possible than extra wraps, consistent with the E, D and G strings if positioned correctly and, of course, the more wraps you have around the post the more opportunity you have for tuning instability. OP, regardless of the bass you could just bite the bullet and get one of these. That Fender still persist with bad design for the sake of retro authenticity is one of life's great mysteries. Don't value aesthetics over functionality. https://www.public-peace.de/hipshot-string-retainer-3-strings.html

I think you might be right. The Grover tuners and truss rod cover fit the bill. The R font is different to the usual R they use but not too far away from the R of the late80's logo. Never seen it used as just the letter R though and never seen that headstock on a BC Rich, but it looks like the Outlaw body shape to me.

Hard to know who the market is for it though. It's a fair whack more expensive than the import versions from his previous two endorsers and he's hardly a household name.

Indeed. It would be a shame to see such innovative and iconic instruments disappear like Vigier, Pedulla and others.

To complete the set, just wait for Eurovision to come around again so people can tell you how many years it has been since they watched. It seems to be very important information for everybody to be aware of 😁

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One day I'd like to get as high as that action 😉 Interesting, it seems to be intonated for a lefty.

Turnstile are about as hardcore as jam spread on soft, white bread with the crust cut off. They don't appear to have anyting to say, either, unlike the bands Leonard just listed. Lazy journalism mixed with a sad need for categorisation.

Nice one, thanks.

The bit that tells me this kind of world has left me behind is encapsulated in this review of one of yesterday's headliners [quote]...rise over the past year has been nothing short of phenomenal and, while fans await her debut album...[/quote] Not enough material for an album yet but you're headlining a stage at this festival? Must be very good at dancing, I suppose.

There's a disappointing lack of costume chat here. Many reviews of the festival mention how many costume changes each artist does in their set. It's almost as if you snooty musos think such things don't matter. Don't get me started on the absence of dance chat

Yeah, have been looking for one for years. I bought it on tape when it came out, which had TV News and a live version of Love Rears... on it. When I eventually bought the CD years later, it had neither and sounded incomplete, which is when I started looking at the versions and found out about the guitar solo version. I picked up a version with the tape tracklist but I'm still looking for the solos version 😂 On your earlier point, the switch to a darker sound was right up my street. I loved Vivid and Time's Up but Stain added some sonic weight to back up what they were saying socially and politically. It's still an all-time top-10er for me.

No, I think it's exaggeration, like, literally the worst thing in history ever.

Did Henry Juszkiewicz move to Peavey when he was ousted from Gibson? This reeks of a money losing exercise.

If you wouldn't bring a bass into a situation you would put yourself into, you really need to reevaluate your life choices 😁

One of the very best.

Do it. You sound like you want to do it. Possibly there's an expectation you shouldn't which is weighing on you? If someone wants to have a 74 and not touch it, let them buy one. That one is yours. Do as you want with it but, most importantly, play it.

I would have said guitar based rock is a broad enough church to house both but hey ho, no biggie. Anyway, keep an eye out for my next project, SPICEGIRLS!

They should explore a new name to avoid confusion. Gilla Band were formerly called that and released a couple of albums on Rough Trade under that name. Similar genre, too, and the first results in web searches send you to the Gilla lads. It'd be easier for them to do when the profile is lower.