chris667

I bet he dines out on that! I really like Hobgoblin, but I have also been a bit disappointed the last couple of times I've been in one. I just felt a bit unwelcome. Massive shout out to Foulds in Derby. Great shop.

The other thing about values of items you can genuinely have no idea what something you've had forever is worth. I have a friend who is trying to get rid of his guitar collection. Lots of very high-end electric guitars from the fifties and sixties. They were cheaper and better than new ones when he bought them in the eighties. Probably not now!

Well, people can make their money however they like but the idea you can "flip" things and consistently make money is just delusional. It's like the idea of businesses that make "passive" income -nonsense. I bought a bass on here just on the basis of feedback from other people. I have no idea about what I'm trying to achieve with my bass paying yet but I thought buying from someone who posts here a lot and said the instrument was well sorted was better than relying on ebay. Business is people selling to other people. Flippers often don't get that.

And there's even DIY! I quite fancy making one of these - it wouldn't have to be a usb mic.

I agree with this. I play ukulele acoustically (pickups on ukes should be illegal). I played with a little Behringer at a gig for a friend and it was amazing! Way better than my SM57 and about 1/5 of the price. I know this is not what you asked but if it's something valuable you could probably sell it and buy a complete mic that might even be better.

Mrs667's dad was a miner. See what happens if you say COPD is self-inflicted to him or one of his former colleagues. But this isn't what your thread is about. I have very extreme relationships with everything. I used to ride bikes to the level where I believe it was unhealthy. I had a resting heart rate of 43 and rode 300+ miles a week. I would routinely drop 16 year olds on mopeds. It took over my life. I fell out of it after a crash, then a summer of booze and depression. I have a much better relationship with excercise now, and I'm mostly off the booze. Just do the right thing 75% of the time and you're ok. I really love my electric bike. There are impressive hills in the peaks - you still have to excercise with the ebike but it effectively levels the hills. I still get a workout, but I'm not knackered. It was a kit that cost about £500. I genuinely believe electric bikes are one of the best inventions of this century. Add to that gardening and a bit of yoga. I used to do a lot of walking but my dog is now really old and walking isn't the same without a dog. In the future there will be another dog so hiking will be back in.

I was at an open mic a few weeks ago. The Crafter mandolin the chap was playing disintegrated during its owners set! It went out of tune while he was playing and over the next ten minutes or so the top started caving in. I told him to get the tension of, the strings straightiaway. There's a lot of tension in mandolins. Angry little things! To be fair, this one lived in a van so not stored in ideal locations.

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Another thing - the curriculum for music teaching in uk schools centres around ukuleles and guitars. I get the three string idea but I think that these aren't ideal.

I thought these looked interesting but £149 at Gear4music. 😯 That's a big investment for something that for most kids will be a piece of sculpture.

Full disclosure:I make some of my living from teaching people how to play the ukulele. Not kids as a rule, and not generally beginners. It depends on the kid, of course, but I think there are various types of ukulele depending on what she likes, and how much time you are willing to spend with her. She can start off with any of the cheapo wooden ones and these are fine if you pick a good one but about 10% of them are completely unplayable. As a guitarist, you will be able to spot an unplayable one as it will be like an unplayable guitar. If you can't find one secondhand, I like these Junior Rockstar ones at Smyths Toys: https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/arts-crafts-and-music/musical-instruments-and-karaoke/musical-instruments/rockstar-ukulele-junior-pink-50cm/p/168154 Because they're moulded plastic they're totally reliable and all have perfect intonation and action, as well as being very tough. They need a lot of tuning (the tuners are awful but they do work) and if you ever leave them in a car on a hot day you'll find they melt - when you take them out of the car the action will most likely be about an inch at the 12th fret! If you are near Derby I have a nice purple one that you can have for the £2.50 I paid for it in a charity shop.

Belper! I'm like you - was living on a narrowboat and put in at Willington theoretically for a winter. That was fifteen years ago.

I have one that a friend is trying to sell to me. It's an R Moreno 531. It's gorgeous. It's been sat in my studio since the last time I saw him. I will end up buying it! There's lots of little builders of classical guitars.

I t can be done relatively easily with a round biscuit tin with an incandescent lightbulb in the centre. I have a friend who has made several banjo and camp uke bodies this way.

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Ireal pro is a great tool, but: 1. The chords are all user-contributed and very often not great quality. 2. The midi backing tracks are awful, and I can hear their influence on a lot of jazz I seem to be hearing these days. It is often played much too fast and square. £18 is pretty good value if you don't mind taking a tablet with you everywhere though. I prefer the New Orleans Jambook. There are chords for each song and they're better quality. If you've never seen this kind of lead sheet the chords at the top are for instruments tuned in C, and the melody is for instruments in Bb. A great starting point! A great resource and all free. https://cjam.lassecollin.se/

Hello. I'm Chris. I live in a little town on the edge of the peak district. I've been a longtime musician, mostly interested in popular music from 1920-1950ish (all learned from 78rpm recordings! ). My main instument is the ukulele but I also play a bit of lap steel and banjo. I'm in various bands and do a bit of ukulele tuition. I am looking to pick up bass to broaden my horizons a bit - I have spent many years in the same tiny little niche and much as I love it want to mix things up. I am interested in other kinds of music. Currently I'm playing a loaned Jackson bass which doesn't suit me at all, so I will end up on the marhetplace soon.