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I ordered a recording interface that seemed to crawl across Germany according to the tracking and then suddenly it was in the UK and out for delivery. Fear not.

I thought it liked to jump and frolic, before being thrown in the air and being caught by a certain part of its anatomy.

Thanks, I guess it's kind of a cross between a 'Ray and and a Sterling p/g. It did take a lot of messing about with templates to get it right for the manufacturer and, even then, it still needed a bit of fettling. The tort celluloid, on the other hand, was a doddle as it's the kind of thing they stick on acoustic guitars and is really thin; you can cut it with a craft knife.

😱 Oh, that’s not good. Someone’s having a laugh 😡.

My guitar playing nephew was on a tour with Ms Q (one of those multiple act affairs). He said she was lovely and is a really good pianist. She had a tough time with her ex hubby back in the day apparently.

It is and I have. Tony Levin’s Beyond The Bass Clef is another good collection of bass/biz anecdotes, but it might be out of print these days.

But once you know it's unzipped, you can't unsee it. Rather like the dodgy patch on his ceiling in the Murder On The Dancefloor video. 😂

I've been tinkering with my Elwood L fretless of late. I added clear scratchplate some time ago, but recently made that into a tort one by adding some thin celluloid behind the p/g. I've also added a DIY thumb rest made from dowel and painted with nail varnish. I've started to notice a tiny, tiny ridge between the neck and fingerboard; I guess the ebony has shrunk a tad. Doesn't affect the playability, I just know it's there. Still love this bass and it is definitely my go to. Weighs next to nothing (3.2k IIRC).

It seems to be an album that was worn out by a lot of folk. I've never worn out another LP and I've certainly played many of them as much, if not more (Made In Japan for instance), I wonder if the pressers used cheap vinyl? I remember, that after wearing out the intro section of Woman From Tokyo, when I heard it out without the skip, it just sounded wrong.

I think changing this to the blue of your van and 'Ray will be a very nice improvement. Looking forward to the updates.

I wore out Woman From Tokyo on my copy.

I found them less gooey than other flatwounds. Give them a quick wipe over, all will be fine.

Now that's just Ezbass flavoured click bait! 😂

Acceptance is healthy.

😂😂😂 Now you’re just being silly.

The king and queens of the earworm. 🙉

Oh, the horror!

They weren’t even original in their thinking, using that system previously and probably most famously (especially from a bassist’s POV) pioneered by the Berry Gordy school of pop production (and I suppose Phil Spector).

I’m sure that there’s a whole bunch of BCers who’d be interested to see some of this pottery within the OT pages. We are, if nothing else, an eclectic bunch.

Ah ha! A quality quilt, tender timber affecting the timbre. Ooh, is that my coat? S’alright, I get it myself. Yeah, it doesn’t make much sense, but it’s the low level of my lockdown humour* (*for a value of humour).

“That old thing, I’ve had it for ages. It’s the reason I bought that new white one.” You’re welcome.

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I found it a natural transition. However, all my fretless basses have been lined, which may have helped, but I’ve also played unlined which wasn’t hugely different. But it doesn’t matter if any of us found it hard or easy, what’s important is that you’ll have one of those beauties. 😉

I tried to watch it, but eventually it all got too painful. It felt like something someone sends to an ex in the wee small hours, after too many beers. Get over yourself, you sad man.

Gig meets demolition derby. I feel you're onto something here.