Newfoundfreedom

I've also found that six strings surprisingly makes music theory much easier. It's far more intuitive to find the notes across the neck than it is up and down. It feels like there was a massive gap before that's now been filled in. I also much prefer the tighter spacing of the six strings. I can't see me ever going back to playing a four string, even if most of the stuff I play is still using mostly the EAD and G.

I found the best approach was to play things I already knew on the for string. Basically ignoring the top and bottom strings, until I got a feel for it. Then it was easy to use the top and bottom strings as an extension to what I already knew how to play. For me adapting to muting the extra strings was a bigger challenge than playing them.

You get money for gigging? 😮

Adamantium. But only if you play a cover of Prince Charming.

OK. To put the misogynistic aspect of the thread behind us, and talk about the actual musicality of the piece. I would have to say, I'm not sure about the bass and drums. But the top end was extremely tight. (I'll get my coat)

It's more than that. The VAT is usually the last thing added. So the postage, brokerage fees etc would all be subject to an extra 20% as well.

Gorgeous looking bass. Very well done. 👌

I've never heard that saying before in my life.

Cool. I look forward to seeing the progress. Cheers.

Interesting. I look forward to seeing this one. Drilling and fitting an extra set of machine heads seems easy enough, as is cutting a new nut. But where are you sourcing an 8 string bridge? Are they really available?

Sixer next. 😉

One possible bonus (or not, depending on how you look at it) is that after this, karaoke is pretty much dead. No way are people going to be sharing microphones with spitting drunks from now on. So when live entertainment does eventually return, it might mean more venues hiring actual musicians instead of cheap karaoke nights.

You can use Google translate on your phone. Click on the camera icon on translate, point the camera at the document, and hey presto, it will translate in front of your eyes. 😉

I can read it, but I don't necessarily know what it means. If you know what I mean.

The pandemic isn't coming over here taking our jobs! Oh...........wait..........

Yup. Brexit was a brilliant idea and Covid will all be over and done with by May. There's optimistic, and there's just plain delusional.

Nope. "Normal" is gone. I said that almost from the start of this thing. We will adapt, things will eventually move on one way or another. But life before and life learning to live with Covid, will be two very different worlds.

That sounds like it could be a really good idea. 🤔

Here's a short clip of a video my cousin posted on Facebook in August last year, taken in Liverpool during one of the easings from lockdown. I'll say no more. Screenrecorder-2021-01-22-14-36-19-123(0).mp4

I get that all the time coming the other way. It shows as being stuck in another country somewhere, then shows up at the door. Just a gap somewhere in the tracking procedure I presume. I've never had anything not turn up when it said.

Not the footage I saw. Most I'd say we're in their 30's and 40's.

Yup. I totally agree. Creating a bottle neck by forcing all the pubs to close at the same time was total lunacy.

I think there are pubs, and there are pubs. I've seen pictures and videos (from people I actually know, not click bait) of city centre pubs and whole streets absolutely heaving in-between lockdown with people drinking and partying, and not giving two s##ts about any kind of distancing.