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Ex Roland TD8 drummer here ! I think the brain is pretty important because of the stuff it can do, so pick the best you can afford. The hard pads versus mesh heads - well the mesh heads are the things to have, though these are easily upgradeable. The mesh heads can be cleaned, but more useful is they can be tuned like an acoustic head. I ended up upgrading some of the hard pads for more mesh heads, and kept the hard pads for effects, which is in the brain. This among other things is why the brain is more important. It was cheaper to get more heads/toms than a superior brain. Roland were THE leccy drum kit people back 20 years ago when i had mine but, there's plenty on the market now. DDrum are supposed to be excellent too

One of the most obvious ones would be Hendrix's version of Dylan's All Along The Watchtower Everyone and their mum has covered Born Under A Bad Sign, so its a difficult choice, but i like the Kenny Wayne Shepherd cover

How things change over the months. The hair's gone in a fit of extra boredom

Proof that it can be done with taste. Nice one, Melvin

Bit OT, sorry, but i used to get Prince mixed up with Jesse Johnson back in the 80's. Equally good musicians, but Prince was a multi instrumentalist, and not sure about Johnson Still , Johnson was magic on that there geeeeeter. Kicks in for real about 2:50 if you cant wait and a bit more after that at 4:15

His mum must have warned him about talking to stangers.

That was excellent. Rivetting stuff By the way... which one's Pink ?

Here's a treat for JM fans. This is the live version of Rainy Night House i mentioned. I have this on CD too Absolutely beautiful bass by Max Bennett. And check the control she has over her voice. Remember this is live, and not a flaw anywhere. Best under headphones ...awesome

Jeeeeez. 2.5mm I could get over excursion on that TF just by blowing on it

A winch would be useful.. Great job on that cab, as it looks awesome

The covers were aftermarket, but they're being replaced with Barts very soon. Next week according to Thomann The switches are a passive/active, and the other is used to either have a blend of both pups equally, when in passive, or bridge pup only when in passive

Some better shots. Fender Hi-mass and J Retro 01, and as i speak, there's some Bart Classic pups on the way from Thomann

Its only someone's opinion, so these rankings are meaningless but we all know that. I have several JM CD's and my own meaningless opinion is that Hejira , Court n Spark, and Hissing of Summer Lawns should be top 3. I have all 3 and if i had to push one into top spot, it would be Court n Spark, but i love all three I will give a shout out to the live " Miles of Aisles " and not least because there's a wonderful live rendition of Rainy Night House. Supposedly written about Leonard Cohen, but its just something i read somewhere many decades ago, so take with a pinch of salt

Ah yes. TNT Back in the 80's when i was a London Motorbike courier, everyone in the trade called them Tomorrow Not Today. Things have probably changed these days though

Agreed

I just did a fake parcel around the same dimensions as a bass and i didnt get any UPS quotes either

Superbly packed J retro Great to deal with - Cheers Dan

Nothing to add that helps but another vid of Charlie and his Tele

I might have to join that, as i have a Pro SB 900 that i'm planning to sell at some point

You really have to try Mombai Tench, then. Thats an eye opener

Better than Roger Waters

Oooof !!

I've had gear from GAK, without a hint of trouble

Personally, i couldnt care less about his sub par bass playing. It aint that bad, but he is a song writing genius and that is an art thats way beyond playing a bass. I wish i had some of that writing talent