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Yep - I tried adding more and that didn't work. My old iron is an Antex; it can't do silver solder though.

OK - I'll rephrase... A solder sucker needs the solder to be melted.

A solder sucker doesn’t melt the solder.

Hmmm - it's an FX-888D I have; maybe I'll give it another try. I was trying to remove existing solder but it couldn't do it, so I just ended up adding more to it...

I have a Hakko; nice for precision PCB work, but it hasn't got the power to melt a blob of solder on a pot base.

Note that the newer Schallers have an integral screw, as opposed to the older ones which are a two-part button and screw fitting. Also beware that some 3rd party ones aren't quite exact and I've had them not fit the Straplock strap ends.

I wouldn't mind one of those Washburns.

I had a 1 beer rule and stuck to it. I've been speculatively pulled over by the police on a couple of occasions and just told them that I'd had one (at the start of the evening), breathalysed to confirm it, and thanked them for their work in trying to keep the roads safe.

That's the problem with most emojis - I'm sure they mean something to the person who designed them though.

Yup - my generation got it free and pulled up the drawbridge after them. Utterly disgraceful!

Me, I just never liked it. I used to play in a band where the other guys smoked weed; I remember one of them saying "This sounds great!" but it sounded an absolute mess to me. On my daily walk I chat with some folks who do smoke the stuff; I'm cool with them doing what they want to, but I've no interest in participating. OTOH, a lot of my favourite music appear to have been written & perfomed under the influence if various substances, so maybe it does enhance the "creative" gene. It's not for me though. My vice is coffee and, at this time of the year, mince pies. I'm also going to pop an ibuprofen for some aches and pains. Rock-and-roll man!

Aren't all uni students paying for it?

This is the one currently on eBay.

(Squier)

TBH, I find emojis a bit passive-aggressive, but if there was a rolling-eyes emoji I'd use it on this thread! 🙄

I've been considering one of the similar shaped 8-string basses (partly inspired by @Wolverinebass's).

My ex-wife used to have a thing of not wanting the kids to go to uni. They now each have a 1st-class degree in their chosen subjects and one has a PhD. (They've also got student debts...)

A subwoofer!

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As per above, you can put your existing graphic eq in the Tape loop.

Well... I am a bit of a heretic - I have a tone control on my Naim system! The problem with Hi-Fi systems which strive for getting the best out of the signal is that they can also bring worst out of bad recordings. I have one of these attached to my Tape in/output so I switch to that if the sound engineer had cloth ears. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bellari-Audio-Rolls-EQ570-Equalizer-Red/dp/B07PPQ3XWM

I have to keep my nails short or they just break anyway.

I keep thinking about connecting my Sony Walkman Pro to my system; I think it needs a service though.

TBH, I think @cetera is propping up the Spector business!