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Hawkwind, 'Silver Machine'. At least up to 1980 - don't know their stuff since then.

Sylvan Esso covering Gillian Welch... !

Could that be a code for a particular factory or assembly line? Guesswork on my part but it might make sense.

If they're less well known, there are fewer people to complain anyway

We haven't got a drummer,. so it's all a bit moot. My personal approach is to play something which works, i.e. not to do the song violence. After that, all bets are off. But I like some "interesting" covers anyway... Devo doing 'Satisfaction', Polysix doing 'My Sharona'.

I'd stick with the Tbird. It's already doing what you need it to do, to the extent you're worried about losing it. The Thundergun has a significant chance of being a big disappointment to you, and then what? (Personally I won't be giving my money to anyone who thinks that "Rock is war", either. But that's just me.)

Only on days with a y in them.

Back again... my third deal with Gareth. Which should tell you everything you need to know. I expect there will be another, in due course Thanks Gareth, always a pleasure.

Bizarre but weird. I wonder what it sounds like?

When I was a tiny wee cello student, I was taught that you never touch the bow's hairs with your fingers because the grease makes the bow slip on the strings. For the same reason, you bow on the bit between the bridge and the fingerboard, and pluck above that. I never worried about rosin dust, except to clean it off the cello before lessons

Weird...

Done. Follow-up would indeed be interesting.

More strings from John (yes, I have too many basses). Fast and seamless, as before, and I've no hesitation in dealing with him. Thanks John!

Most listened-to, ever... Hm. Possibly Hawkwind, the 'Space Ritual'. I played it to death in the 1970s, still dig it out every couple of years. But the answer is Talking Heads, 'Stop Making Sense'. That's never far away. Honourable mentions for: The Weavers - Live at Carnegie Hall (the second reunion record, the titling was quite confusing when I lat checked) The Cramps - Smell Of Female.

That headstock is very Aria. It's not that far off a Westone either. TBH I don't think it's either, but I'm not really Up There with this knowledge.