Doctor J

9-10 coats of epoxy?

Jaco only needed 4 coats

Why did it take me so long to try Vigier?
 

Up the Dunction?

I've only ever played acoustic drums, myself, and part of the appeal is the visceral experience of making noise. They're a pain in the hole to record but, overall, that's part of the charm, part of the challenge, I like it in a wierd way. I've been in a band where the (very loud) drummer sometimes brought in his electronic drums and, yeah, it made the volume levels manageable but there was definitely something missing, particularly going from loud to quiet and back again, it didn't track changes in dynamics as naturally sounding as you would get with an acoustic kit. You don't see many jazz cats playing them. That being said, they're grand for 95% regular playing.

Doesn't seem to get close to pickup and strings being aligned in that head-on photo.

I've bought the music I like since I was a teenager and have some fairly niche stuff as a result. Why pay some suit to stream what I already own and some of it doesn't feature on any streaming service anyway? I've ripped everything I own losslessly and bought a large capacity phone to have much of it with me whenever I want to listen to it. 

Having music on Spotify like many on here (because I found it was ending up there anyway, even though I hadn't uploaded it there), and seeing what they pay artists as a result, I would wonder where the bulk of my monthly fee was going, since it isn't going to the people who made the music I listen to. I choose not to support Spotify with my money, as a result. If I want to hear anything without buying a physical product, I'll buy it off Bandcamp. Foooook Spotify.

Relic jobs. Embarrassing. The pre-ripped jeans of our time. Like wearing a tatty Ramones t-shirt when you don't even know who the Ramones are. An artificial narrative to deceive your audience. Oh, the fakeness! Help me, Mother!!!

Great stuff, Andy 👍🏻

Perhaps it was a tonedesk?

I like how it's strung up, just to make sure your senses are violated no matter where you look. It's the attention to detail, you see...

Yep, great month, well done to all 👌🏻

10th of May, 1988. I was getting into Heavy Metal and went, with my friends, to see Megadeth, supported by Sanctuary. Back then, they used to do a cover of These Boots Were Made for Walking at gigs and, during the extended bass intro, I realised I was going to be a bassist, having never considered playing an instrument prior to that.

Got it for €43, thank you very much!

Not related to the bass, but good to hear him talk about some mighty albums

2 minutes ago, SumOne said:

 

Playing in a band to a small/uninterested audience is still the same thing though isn't it? 

Nope, I wouldn't say so, not in the digital age where reputations can be made or destroyed quite easily and quickly, i.e. a single social media post about his band playing to no-one, unable to draw an audience, seen by other landlords or promoters, does their reputation no favours at all. Everything you listed as something which could do them good can (and should) be practiced and worked on in a rehearsal room, not figured out on stage and in public.

It's not 1962 anymore.

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dad Band

The Logic Max Combi2 C35 was made back when they were good, before QC went down the tubes.

https://drummagazine.com/how-to-record-a-drum-set-with-three-microphones/

The basses that I find most interesting these days were made over 10 years after I was born. There's no way I would pay the current asking prices for basses as old as me.

Spandad Ballet

Daddy Numan

Jaco Dadsaurius... he only needed four strings, you know

Jane's Daddiction

Dad Season

Dadowar

Unidad

Dad Medicine

Chuff Daddy

Daddy Kabaddi

Asdad

iDad

Greased Gold Medaddylion

Dadfinger