I saw Lou Reed performing the "Berlin" album live. I was a bit apprehensive as he had a reputation for messing with the arrangements of his songs, but they played the whole thing straight. He even did "Satellite of Love" as an encore. It was probably the best concert I've ever been to.
I don't mind much if a band changes some of their songs a bit, but stretching a four minute song to fifteen is just self-indulgence. I'm away for a pint at that point.
You had a fret? An actual fret made of metal? Luxury!! Don't even get me started on fretboards and necks... an old fence post that I found in a field were all I 'ad.
Yesterday, I watched a YouTube video that someone had posted on here, where a guy refurbished a MM stingray neck. He applied some solder to each fret and ran the soldering iron up and down the frets to heat them, before removal.
I turned my amp on yesterday, pressed the overdrive pedal and nothing. Checked the volume knobs on the guitar and amp; checked the cables, scratched head. Remembered that I had unplugged the power to the pedal board to charge my bike light. Thank goodness I'm only a bedroom player.