Woodinblack Posted Sunday at 09:46 Posted Sunday at 09:46 My dad was against us going to university, not to the point of forbidding us to go, but just that we should be out working, so we both went out to work at 16.I went to the Open University later on 1 Quote
RhythmJunky Posted Sunday at 11:57 Posted Sunday at 11:57 2 hours ago, Woodinblack said: My dad was against us going to university, not to the point of forbidding us to go, but just that we should be out working, so we both went out to work at 16.I went to the Open University later on Whenever I used to interview people I always used to respect someone with an OU degree higher than from a 'bricks and mortar' place as I recognised how much they must have actually wanted the degree. I do have to admit some bias though. I did an MBA with the OU when I was doing a job with a huge amount of travel (some years up to 80 % of my life was in a hotel room). 3 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted Sunday at 18:35 Posted Sunday at 18:35 6 hours ago, RhythmJunky said: Whenever I used to interview people I always used to respect someone with an OU degree higher than from a 'bricks and mortar' place as I recognised how much they must have actually wanted the degree. I do have to admit some bias though. I did an MBA with the OU when I was doing a job with a huge amount of travel (some years up to 80 % of my life was in a hotel room). I always found people who had decided to leave work and go to uni as mature students were excellent as they had passion and determination as well as having taken their study really seriously. Quote
RhythmJunky Posted Sunday at 18:59 Posted Sunday at 18:59 24 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I always found people who had decided to leave work and go to uni as mature students were excellent as they had passion and determination as well as having taken their study really seriously. Yup. Same here. Education (and youth in general) is wasted on the young. 1 Quote
SteveXFR Posted Sunday at 19:07 Posted Sunday at 19:07 Education didn't really work for me when I was young. I failed just about every GCSE but then blagged my way in yo an apprenticeship and managed to achieve a distinction in every subject at college while my mates got drunk at lunch time and smoked weed and chatted up the hair and beauty girls. I also managed a grade A in A level maths in my 30's after getting a D in my GCSE. There's probably no single education plan to suit everyone and I don't think intelligence should ever be judged based on qualifications. 5 Quote
Woodinblack Posted Sunday at 21:23 Posted Sunday at 21:23 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: I always found people who had decided to leave work and go to uni as mature students were excellent as they had passion and determination as well as having taken their study really seriously. There is a lot more focus on the education when you are paying for it yourself thats for sure! 4 Quote
prowla Posted yesterday at 08:03 Posted yesterday at 08:03 10 hours ago, Woodinblack said: There is a lot more focus on the education when you are paying for it yourself thats for sure! Aren't all uni students paying for it? Quote
Woodinblack Posted yesterday at 08:11 Posted yesterday at 08:11 6 minutes ago, prowla said: Aren't all uni students paying for it? They weren't at the time I did mine. Quote
prowla Posted yesterday at 08:20 Posted yesterday at 08:20 8 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: They weren't at the time I did mine. Yup - my generation got it free and pulled up the drawbridge after them. Utterly disgraceful! 1 Quote
tegs07 Posted yesterday at 08:43 Posted yesterday at 08:43 Times have changed. In my experience kids work far harder at school and uni and take it all far more seriously than my generation ever did. With fees at over £9000 a year, rents at an all time high etc University is a £30000 plus commitment. For parents it’s tough and the pressure on students to succeed is immense. Quote
Woodinblack Posted yesterday at 08:52 Posted yesterday at 08:52 30 minutes ago, prowla said: Yup - my generation got it free and pulled up the drawbridge after them. Utterly disgraceful! Agreed, in lots of ways. Quote
kwmlondon Posted yesterday at 09:17 Author Posted yesterday at 09:17 I have an irrational prejudice against stainless steel strings. Who on earth likes the things? 2 3 Quote
kwmlondon Posted yesterday at 10:00 Author Posted yesterday at 10:00 42 minutes ago, kwmlondon said: I have an irrational prejudice against stainless steel strings. Who on earth likes the things? The ones I got by mistake sound more like cutlery than a bass. I may be missing the point though. 1 Quote
SteveXFR Posted yesterday at 10:37 Posted yesterday at 10:37 1 hour ago, kwmlondon said: I have an irrational prejudice against stainless steel strings. Who on earth likes the things? I do. They're great if you play in a metal band and need a nasty, clanky tone to cut through two heavily distorted, low tuned guitars. Probably not ideal for motown or reggae 1 Quote
ghostwheel Posted yesterday at 16:22 Posted yesterday at 16:22 5 hours ago, SteveXFR said: Probably not ideal for motown Most flats are made of stainless steel, if I'm not mistaken. Quote
kwmlondon Posted yesterday at 16:56 Author Posted yesterday at 16:56 6 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I do. They're great if you play in a metal band and need a nasty, clanky tone to cut through two heavily distorted, low tuned guitars. Probably not ideal for motown or reggae I just found them too quiet, lacking in bass, scooped and scratchy BUT the ones I'd got were coated so I may be being unfair. This is the irrational thread, of course. 1 Quote
SteveXFR Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago 1 hour ago, kwmlondon said: I just found them too quiet, lacking in bass, scooped and scratchy BUT the ones I'd got were coated so I may be being unfair. This is the irrational thread, of course. Maybe it depends on the bass. Ive only used them on active basses. Ibanez SRMS805 and Spector Euro 4 1 Quote
kwmlondon Posted 22 hours ago Author Posted 22 hours ago 52 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Maybe it depends on the bass. Ive only used them on active basses. Ibanez SRMS805 and Spector Euro 4 Dingwall. I just restrung with the Dragonskin+ nickels after dragon skin black costed SS and there’s more bass- low and low mid - more signal and clarity. 1 Quote
SteveXFR Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago 4 minutes ago, kwmlondon said: Dingwall. I just restrung with the Dragonskin+ nickels after dragon skin black costed SS and there’s more bass- low and low mid - more signal and clarity. Maybe ill try those on my Spector 1 Quote
kwmlondon Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago 16 hours ago, SteveXFR said: Maybe ill try those on my Spector They have the coating on the inner wire, so the string your finger makes contact with is not all plasticy. They last a fair bit longer than regular strings but won't be as long wearing as fully coated but honestly, the only coated strings I get on with are Elites and they don't do those in Multiscale. 1 Quote
p4ul Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Moustaches. I can accept them on WW2 fighter aces, but now they just say "sexpest" to me at least Edited 5 hours ago by p4ul ok, ok, Freddie Mercury gets a free moustache pass. 4 Quote
SteveXFR Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, paul_5 said: People. Mostly. Thats not unreasonable. 1 Quote
SteveXFR Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago People who set the volume at odd numbers that aren't multiples of 5. What's wrong with them? They need locking up. My daughter set the TV volume to 7 so I disowned her immediately. 1 Quote
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