Doctor J

That's the spirit, Andy, best of luck with it! 👊🏻

Into what? Got any hints?

The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Wand I'm A Laser And I Love Hen With A Little Hell From My Friends

Don't think of sound engineers in an "Us vs Them" context. You're all there to work together. You want your band to sound good and, guess what, so do they. Introduce yourself, be pleasant and give them some idea of what you think your band ought to sound like. If you don't they have to guess. Don't tell them how to do their job and they won't have reason to dislike you but, also, don't be shy about telling them what you're looking for, politely, of course. You'll be amazed how receptive people can be when they're engaged in a two-way dialogue about how you all can work together to achieve the best results with a minimum of angst.

RATM - Take the Mower Back

Iron Maiden - Wasted Bears

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Gove 😢

Duran Duran - Onion of the Snake

The same could be said for this forum, lots of people looking for, and offering, advice on different things. Much of which has been asked before, several times. Not everyone has been engaged long enough to have seen it all before, it's not their fault. Just let it slide, it's not worth getting upset over.

Think of it as disco-based theatre 😉

Why not record a quick sample so people can hear what it actually sounds like and offer advice based on that, rather than a description. A P bass shouldn't sound muffled when stock, so hearing it might help folks help you.

I thought that about the zero fret, too, but there seem to be loads of them out there when you search for 4001c64s https://guitarchimp.com/products/2009-rickenbacker-4001c64s-mg-satin-mapleglo-bass-guitar-2 https://guitarchimp.com/products/2005-rickenbacker-4001c64-jetglo-bass-guitar

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It has been done with limited success https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/secrets-behind-ronnie-james-dio-hologram-motion-capture-peppers-ghost https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/frank-zappa-hologram-tour-review-827195/

Yep. I've only ever played two ASATs in my life and both, by chance, were Japanese. I think it's a similar setup to ESP making the Lakland Shoreline range for the Japanese domestic market. They eventually find their way out of Japan and over to this side of the world in ever increasing numbers.

There are many Japanese ASATs out there too.

Anyone who has heard her sing in the last 5 years knows there'd be a lot more complaints if she did sing live. Get used to it. There is too much potentially compromising footage taken at gigs and instantly uploaded for all the jackals to pick at. It's too much of a risk to put on an actual live performance at that level anymore. Most of the starlets half her age do it too, it is the hallmark of "performing" now. It's complicated dancing and looking fancy, that's the show. The whine fetishists will always find something to give out about but if you want actual live music, don't go to see any pop music.

Who goes to a Madonna concert to see a band?

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I have a Noll TCM3, on my old ESP, with three stacks. - Vol and Blend with push-pull Vol to engage passive mode - Bass and Treble cut/boost - Mid cut/boost and passive tone cut Flexible 🙂

The last band I was in was in 2016, last gig was then, too. Every now and then I feel a flicker of interest to get back into that side of things but, when I'm honest with myself, I've little interest in going through the ballache which comes with being in a band and absolutely zero desire to spend any more of my life on motorways driving to rehearsals and gigs. Young me would just get back on the horse and start again, older me is a little wiser, perhaps a little more cynical too, but sees less validity in wasting time on people who don't really share the vision and repeating the process. I could probably find a cover band closer to home but it's a scene I've never been into, it holds no interest for me at all. I never want to play covers just for the sake of gigging. Instead, I've busied myself with writing and recording. I still love trying to come up with new music and I've got plenty of half-written songs which I was always waiting on bandmates to contribute to in order to finish, which I have taken it upon myself to record and finish. This means recording on instruments I'm not exactly proficient on, having to work to get to an acceptable standard on them, writing lyrics, singing (which I'm still massively uncomfortable doing), sound engineering and producing. I want it to sound good, not just crudely put together for the sake of it. As pretentious as it sounds, I'm seeing myself less as a bass player but more of a musician. It's all on me, though. There's no more getting frustrated with anyone else's lack of commitment or skill, songs only get finished if I have the requisite work ethic. The finished piece of music being the reward at the end of it all instead of the feeling of being let-down by others again. The monthly comp was what got me started thinking I could do it myself, provided I was prepared to learn new skills outside the realm of bass playing and really challenge myself. Have a think about what you want to do. If you love music, and I think you must do to be in the position you are, then maybe you don't just get back on the horse and do the same thing you've always done. Maybe you need a different approach how you satisfy your musical urges?

A dab of threadlock?

"Original guitar with no modification" Those two extra screws in the bridge to stop the tail-lift are stock?

It can be a truly beautiful thing. The greatest example being, in my humble opinion, when Metallica took all the cocaine and averaged about 20-25bpm faster for every song 😂 Just fantastic.

In the airport waiting to fly back after attending Keep It True in Wurzburg. Flotsam & Jetsam were the band of the night on Friday. Last night, Watchtower showed that time still hasn't caught up with them yet, their music still belongs to the future. Mind blowing stuff from ridiculously skilled musicians who really give it all and look like they're having a blast too. Doff of the cap to Doug Keyser and his SS2. Delighted to have finally see the dude play after 34 years of waiting.