fretmeister

Some older vids suggest that he's actually used MIDI/AI to lift the melodies. Others suggest that he's recording them at a very low speed and then speeding up. As Beato noticed - he's not good enough to be on RB's channel. The stupid thing is - if he put this much effort into learning the skills to rip people off for so long (and that's not including the guitars he was lent that he sold / given to advertise and then just sold without keeping his end up) then he could have put that effort into actually learning to play.

MTV and Kerrang TV were on all the time in my house. I miss when they were music channels - programming by other people is a good way of discovering new stuff rather than just me picking things I already know about. Just like the R1 Friday Rock Show years before. Used to get a cassette out and record it from the radio. Happy days!

Good question. Music is a technical skill, certainly, but one that is used to create art. I suppose when I'm playing my own compositions then I'm an artist, but perhaps not when playing other people's work. But then again a performance can be art in itself even when the 'script' is written by someone other than the performer. Not sure there's a definitive answer really.

Pat bought my Ashdown RM800Evo 2 head. Great communications all the way and aside from the good old Royal Mail pretending that nobody was in when they knocked to deliver it, all was very smooth. Thanks Pat.

It seems Giacomo is back.... and still stealing from other youtubers with low followers Disappointing that Alberto Rigoni seems to be playing with him now.

The Mark Bass Advanced Soft Touch strings feel very much like DR to me, and cheaper. They have Stainless and Nickel.

Poor service thread on tFb as well https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/287054/

I've recently got the building bug and so far I've done my Pingray, a strat and I have the parts for a Gibson scale telecaster in the house but I need the weather to get warmer again before I can paint outside. But now I'm thinking of doing a short scale 50s P bass as a sort of Dusty Hill tribute. Ideally I'd like to find a slightly downsized body to keep the proportions right, but I'll think about getting a body blank if I have to - slab bodies are probably the best option for a first time body making attempt. A blank that has the neck pocket already done would be perfect. If I can get suitable parts over the next few months then I'd have 2 things to paint in the spring. I'd do it in that old butterscotch type colour he had for a long time, then do the hairdryer + air can cooling approach to get the finish cracking a little. I wish I had a workshop - at the moment I have to do everything other than soldering in the garden. I also really need to spend some money on power tools. Other than an off-brand Dremel and a drill I'm doing everything by hand.

Tell him you’ve never seen such a great parody band. Best ever and that you really needed a laugh. Thank him repeatedly.

Dunlop short scale flatwounds are very nice - but I'm not sure how loud they would be on an acoustic instrument - is it purely acoustic or can it also be plugged in?