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Being USA and Tech 21 means I'm unlikely to buy one.

Whaddy think of this thread?

I have to say I was impressed with an AI item for the first time last week. I was documenting an IT infrastructure architecture using a tool called Notion. I'd written the text and wanted to add a diagram but couldn't find how to start the diagramming widgetry. I was looking around for help and it said to press spacebar for ai. So I pressed spacebar and typed "draw architecture diagram", expecting some generic boxes and lines to appear. But no, it drew my diagram, including three scenarios I'd written into the text. It had depicted the layers top-down, whereas I wanted them bottom-up, but otherwise it was spot-on. (I think my very structured descriptions had enabled it to infer the componentry.) OTOH, I have a colleague who is using ChatGPT to help him write Bash scripts; mostly they're OK, if a bit quirky sometimes. Well, there was one which wasn't working and it took us a while to figure out what it was doing, but it was still erroring. After a bit of reading of man pages, comparing Mac vs. Linux I spotted the issue: it was supplying an empty string "" in the place of an optional arg. Deleting that fixed it. So, it got a prototype in place, but (a) complicated the issue and (b) had a syntax error. Summary: AI can be good and impressive, but you always have to keep your eye on it and not blindly accept its outputs as verbatim.

Ah - the word muppet (I was thinking about the tech)... I hadn't realised it was that old, but the term, "marionette" + "puppet", was first used by Jim Henson in 1955. The point does bring up an interesting question, though: if the developers of the system don't code in the word "muppet" and the request is to "draw me like a puppet", where is the infringement?

Why is it theft - are the products/services being used subject to licence fees? (I don't know, just asking...)

People complained the 4003 had sharp corners, an obtuse bridge, noisy pickups, and a selection of other gripes. Rickenbacker produced the 4004 with rounded edges, a Schaller 3D bridge, humbuckers. People complained it wasn't a 4003 and didn't buy it.

I think that every amp has its own inherent voicing. I like the "clean" channel of my EBS Microbass 3 - it just adds more authority to the sound.

Tariffs mean you pay more for the items and so you're really fining yourself. Choosing not to buy the items is a zero-cost approach.

I always thought he payed similar to Geddy Lee.

So, they’ve released a new Treble pickup.

Relax - it's in Japan.

Just one more who's searching for a world that ought to be. (Plus ca change...)

Did somebody wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice...

I saw them in '75 and thought they were past it.

Likewise I have a Stomp, to consolidate a number of effects into one unit. If/when it conks out, I'll get another (or similar).

Don't worry - in a few years time they'll be attracting a premium as cherished vintage products.

"Hate" is such an extreme word for indifference.

I've used those little green screw blocks and also inline push-in gold connectors used in RC models and suchlike.

I think the original Ric gap-tooth bass bridges were zinc alloy.

Allparts have a selection of bridges. https://allparts.uk.com/collections/bass-bridges

That was my immediate thought.

Might be worth checking Allparts.