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The only supplementary (apart from playing) exercises I've done have been: To stretch apart the fingers on my left (fretting) hand; over the years the span of my left hand tip of index finger to tip of pinky is about an inch more than my right. Touching each fingertip to my thumb. Generally wiggling fingers. Using a PC keyboard. I've never done anything strength-wise. Playing-wise I've generally learned songs - they help build the muscle memory and bring in different styles of playing. For the rght-hand I use a pick and/or fingers; I like to try and be able to play something by either method, but I tend to find pick is more precise and fingers more free-flowing. I think a deficiency of my playing is I don't know the scales, but when someone starts talking about mixolydian or whatever I often think "oh, that's like this one I play". I also think it's been remiss of me not to learn to read music, but maybe one-day I'll put serious effort in; OTOH, I subscribed to the idea that I want to play my stuff rather than be an automaton doing what someone else has written note-for-note.

When listening to talk radio I switch off if someone says "y'know" three times. (I don't know, but if you'd explain it instead of suggesting that I do know then that would probably be more informative.)

Probably the right choice!

I could've been "HORNER - The Twxx".

You need a volume pedal!

Adults on scooters.

In my opinion an irrational prejudice is an opinion.

How about flute-like sounds on synths?

Good point!

In the past few days I’ve seen ads with “if you’re looking at this you’ll know what it is” piece of hi-FI, a “stunning” amp, “Gb” memory, “very rare”, and one or two other instant swipe-left phrases.

It definitely devalues the sticker if you take the bass off it.

Are you asking me to rationalise my irrational prejudices? 🙂

Calling the bloke “Jaco”, as if he was a mate.

huh?

I've got bolt-on Warwicks which are really good, Status wooden neck models which are good, and I've had a Rickenbacker which I didn't bond with.

In fairness, he did say it was internet-only "I'm in the US so I never met Lorne, knew him about 10yrs online, we were Facebook friends,", so I guess it's entirely possible that he only got the "manipulated" (ref. your Christmas presents comment) view. I'm just trying to rationalise, not contradict; I'm really hoping that @impathological will drop in and close the loop.

FYI I posted a comment in the offending thread; hopefully the errors are genuine and will be addressed.

Whassup with black trainers? I generally wear trainers out and about and I prefer plain black to brightly coloured gimmick styling. (Unless you're also going to say people going out wearing trainers.) (BTW, sandals are footwear; sandles sell cars.)

I have to say I liked the large main hall in the old venue.

If I've told you once I've told you a thousant times not to exaggerate!

Since it's an acronym, it should be JPEG, but the "P" is indeed a "P", not a "Ph" or "F". And it's also often abbreviated to "jpg" - maybe the experts left the group?

Yep - I had a feeling it might either be tumbleweed or crikey!

and jif is for lemons.

Can't be a song if it's not got singing. A "diity" is more cringe than a "track".

So, some compression chats are expanded...