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[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1485690309' post='3225794'] I've been following your 'rescue' thread with interest. Which replacement bridge have you fitted? [/quote] I got a 'Wilkinson' brand one off eBay for a heavy total of £12, it's the same dimensions as a standard Fender one so plenty of options available to upgrade once I have everything worked out.

Earth shattering, earthquake inducing, borderline brown noise, wall wobblingly loud, bowel accident inducing, Ok so not all of these were serious but.....

I am at exactly the same point but have the advantage of having two EB3s, one was given to me off here because it was split nearly in two, I have repaired that and decided to use it as a base to test out some ideas. I have fitted a cheap but fully adjustable bridge and will see how it goes once I have all the electrics working (sadly they were appalling so need a complete overhaul - factory stuff is disgraceful in my opinion). I did a quick test but with only the bridge pick up working and it seems that the bridge pickup is incredibly sensitive to string location. The new bridge has moved the string positions of the E and G by about 1.2mm and that seems enough to cause them to be very quiet. There are ways around this and I will start working on it as soon as I have all the electrics up and running properly.

Having left the paint to go off for a couple of weeks the rebuild and tweaking has started in earnest. I still need to resolver the pickups back in so won't be able to properly test it until then. I had to shim out the bridge a little to take into account the change in design. The action is gorgeously low at the moment but I will need to fire it up properly to determine if I can get away with it that low or not. Brand new dials have arrived from China and will be fitted once I have tested everything. I also turned up a new pickup selector aperture cover out of nylon66 as the previous one died due to the enormous crack. The paint has come up well but still needs a real good dose of wax to get it properly gleaming. One thing I have learnt is that the lacquer takes an age to go off and still isn't properly hard unfortunately. Possibly an area for me to examine for the next build.

Well if you must: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xwWw9g0EgHA

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1485453766' post='3224105'] I tend not to listen to radio stations that play this sort of thing. I tend to hate most of what they play. [/quote] Even still, it has been around a long time and used on a lot of adverts, tv programs etc.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1485452218' post='3224083'] Just heard what is probably the worst I've heard in a while. I think it's called thunder, by AC/DC. Boring, cliched and the vocal was like finger nails down a blackboard. [/quote] You have only just heard it? It was released in 1990 and wasnt cliched when released, may have been copied since.......

Aren't they just stored as patches? So you can choose your three and save as A1 then select another three and save as A2 etc, it saves individual settings for each effect within the patch.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1485290004' post='3222875'] I've got a feeling I'm going to dislike most of the suggestions. [/quote] me too, that part of the reason for asking in a perverse way after saying on the other thread how much I hate mustang sally.

Off the back of the how to empty a pub thread/ crowd you hate, I was wondering what people would consider the perfect set list for getting everyone up and dancing, the ultimate crowd pleasers if you will.

I watched Miss Saigon with an ex, it's a large part of why she is an ex. I couldn't even contemplate a lifetime of that sort of drivel.

I have been playing fir less time than you and have found playing with others to be the biggest help. So far it has been adapted covers, well known tracks but always tweaked one way or another. At first it was the much more experienced guitarist saying trybthis or that but increasingly I will know what to do to make it sound right. I can't put my finger on why, but I just seem to know when it sounds right. I would love to know the theory behind why but for know I am just enjoying playing. I also mess about with sections I know and try to blend them with other things or add my own twist. Sometimes it works well, others not so much.....

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[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1485119810' post='3221371'] Anything Donald Fagen really, most boring, lifeless tunes, bereft of any energy or joy. [/quote] Is he related to Leonard Cohen by any chance?

Have you looked on eBay? The only problem I had was knowing what to put in to narrow down the search. I assume they are standard 6mm splined fittings?

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1485118574' post='3221342'] Would have been if it wasn't for that bastard... [/quote] but where did he come from and where did he go?

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1485118289' post='3221335'] Yeeha! [/quote] Oh no, it's obviously too late for you, were you married a long time ago by any chance?

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1485117302' post='3221309'] Fair enough. It was the best traditional version of the song I could find on YouTube. The others all seem to be instrumentals or dodgy recordings of scratchy old vinyl. [/quote] I feel really bad now, if my post made you search through all the different versions then I am partly to blame for your suffering, no apology could suffice. I hope no long term damage has occurred. If you start twitching and lifting your leg randomly whilst holding your belt loops you will know it's got to you.

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1485115702' post='3221276'] Which version? While I agree that this one is pretty awful http://youtu.be/VcDy8HEg1QY There's a certain energy about this version. http://youtu.be/IZvpHwoQfqk [/quote] It is even worse, it seems to be relying on the crowd looking at the girls and ignoring the utter pap being played. Very sad.

Cotton eye joe would take some bearing. Again it's a novelty record and I defended star trekkin earlier but there is no justification for cotton eye joe.

Completely forgot about this, thanks to traffic we ended up with about twenty minutes so phoned ahead and got Dominos pizza from about 20m from the entrance. It was poor if I am honest but if anyone is stuck I doubt there is anywhere closer.

Any suggestions at all for decent shortscale strings?

[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1485077651' post='3220851'] One of the guys involved in Star Trekking is a bit of a legend round here, lovely bloke called Dave Tenney. Very clever musician and a great guitarist, been a pro most of his life. He wrote the song along with Tony Thorpe, ex Rubettes and himself a top player. Think they were both surprised at the success of the song. Watching an old TOTP recently, saw their band The Firm doing the follow up 'Arthur Daley he's alright'. Both dire hits IMO, but hope they made some money out of them..... [/quote] I think some people miss the point of songs like startrekking, they weren't written to be brilliant. They were written as a bit of fun with a catchy tune to have a laugh. They aren't my taste but I remember how many kids were singing it in school when it came out so it worked to some degree. The fact that I can still remember several verses is testament to the writers ability to define earworm in three minutes. To me a truly awful song is one that is written to be good but isn't. That will come down to personal taste so is all a bit pointless. I think Coldplay continually produce the most annoying drivel on the planet but judging by album sales and awards etc etc I would appear to be in a minority. I despise Kylie Minogue with a passion but have a mate in his forties who thinks she is wonderful. All down to taste........