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Dream Within A Dream - Propaganda (I love this album)

I did. 🫨

KrapTwerk

If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice...

I am meeting up with Pete's tech in the next few days. I'll report anything exciting.

Don't post clickbait then WTAF is that supposed to be? Is it my eyes or are the "pickguard" and "pickups" just a printed sheet of paper?

I was there too.

So ive had a Ric itch for quite a while now and been looking at this particular one for some time:- https://richtonemusic.co.uk/rickenbacker-4001-1978-autumn-glo-hard-case-2nd-hand/ It seems to have sold once and been returned a few months back (ive watched it for a while). Obviously i have concerns it has been returned although it may just have not suited the buyer. From what i can see there is a reasonable tail lift that i would absolutely want more pictures of before travelling to Sheffield to see it fully. Love the colour and the 'mojo' but is there anything else obvious from the photos that i should ask for more in depth pics of before travelling to actually try the bass. This will be (potentially) my first ric being mainly a J and P player so me knowledge here is very limited. Cheers in advance..

I was going to say this. I have never liked the Who and (from what I have read) Daltry sounds like a tool. But I got a free ticket to see them in Cardiff in 2006 (with Pino, I think as Entwistle had died) and they were really, really good.

That's right and I hope they are now together happy again.

What is wrong with her? She did a good job of demonstrating

Indeed. And to the north of where I live we have: Mt St Helens Mt Adams And then Mt Rainier What could go wrong?

Mt Hood = big fu**ing volcano

Dreaming - Blondie

Full set run through last night, getting ready for our slot at the Folk and Cider festival at the end of May. Got through most of the songs without issues, just a couple that stubbornly refuse to settle in - maybe change where they are in the running order. Used my Martin short scale acoustic into Phil Jones Double Four, with a line out from the Ashdown Acoustic pre-amp to the desk. Eagle eyed will notice that there's a feedback buster in the Martin, which has been a welcome addition to the setup! Overall, a very productive evening!

Sweet looking bass, but my wallet whimpered at the pre-order price here.

I Go To Sleep - The Pretenders

Bed Of Roses - Bon Jovi

And there are dozens of other brands that will do the same, usually for less money, and better consistency and QC.

Not last night, rather last month. This place is out in the country up towards Mt. Hood in Oregon, about a twenty minute drive from where I live in Washington State. It serves an old nine hole golf course and when the weather's nice there will usually be at least 40-50 civilians and 10-20 musicians. The host plays mandolin and guitar and is conversant in many styles, so many players choose to use him for backup. Most of the open mics I frequent feature a lot of working pros, many of whom I've known for 20-30 years or more. I tend to sign up for a three song slot and then wait and see who gets shut out of the 10-12 15 minute sets, then grab a few and work out something to play. I also do solo bass sets with vocals sometimes though, or jazz duos with the host where we throw darts at his iPad and wing a few Real Book tunes. I subbed in one of his gypsy/swing/country bands years ago, and still have their book, so I can shed on a few tunes beforehand if the mood strikes too. And then for the last hour we typically turn off the PA, circle the wagons, and go around the room with everyone getting a couple of features and a lot of learning going on. I am allowed to plug in my bass, and really weak singers might get a mic if the host deems it necessary, but it's all acoustic beyond that, and often sublime. Some folks just show up for that last hour, and the staff take a load off and relax a bit, while starting to clean up a bit. We quit around 9PM, which is official closing time. This is the view of Mt Hood from the parking lot: And then this was the last electric set, which I got pulled up for with no notice, just after I finished a set with a singer-songwriter I'd never played with before: I don't own a fretted bass, but I had just finished a preamp install on that one and wanted to see how it sounded in a full mix. No advance notice of the song selection, but at least it was something I had heard 40 years ago...