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Pixie Lott! At Tunes in the Dunes waiting for Jake Bugg At least the sun is out in Perranporth and I’m spending the day with the man-cub 😎

I wonder if Deadmau5 has heard it His song Strobe reminds me of Suspension, and Beck has never been afraid of breaking down musical boundaries

Great programme Surely one of the most innovative of any instrumentalists, aside from all the wild pyrotechnics, he has a very restrained side to his playing, this is one of my favourites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdHhXYeHPj8

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-STANDARD-5-STRING-JAZZ-BASS-Black-Body-Red-Tortoiseshell-Pickguard/163012513309?hash=item25f44d8e1d:g:YFAAAOSwBY5a1fQa This looks quite repairable

More fools them Twigman Had he still been with us, I imagine he could have contributed the perfect bass lines for the new songs, and if I remember correctly, he did quite a bit of string arrangements on the old stuff

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/27/abba-announce-first-new-songs-for-35-years WOW! How sad though, that it probably won’t fearure the late great Rutger Gunnarson The Smiths next?

Reaper is very good, and intuitive, you can use the full version on an “open ended” trial period and there are lots of online tutorials if you want to get more involved have fun

Mmmmmn, I might have to look into this, thanks

I found it also helps, if you are using rattle cans, to SLIGHTLY warm the can and the body/neck with a heat gun or hairdryer And prewipe with a tack rag

Nice one bazzbass

cheers, I will

Thanks for the replies, this is something to be getting on with I think the main culprit may be the guitar, a Gretsch 5420t, the pickups are not humbuckers and being hollow body it would not be possible to shield it I was thinking of trying some better leads, (I use Whirlwind at the moment) can anyone recommend anything optimised for recording (I don't gig anymore)?

................would you get mullered with import taxes though?

Hi can anyone offer any advice on how to eliminate ground loop noise from my recording efforts The set up I am using at the moment is an Asus laptop, Audient ID14 interface and Reaper The drum tracks with BFD3 are, as you would expect, hiss/hum free, but when I add bass and guitar parts there is unacceptable background hum. This is still noticeable when I use my P bass (I thought the pickups were humbucking?) and it is very noticeable when I use my Gretsch 6 string which has dreaded single coils! I have tried using a Behringer HD400 hum eliminator, but this has marginal effect I should add that the laptop, interface and a mains powered USB hub are all plugged into a six socket extension lead Anyone had similar problems they were able to overcome? thanks in advance Harry

Thats interesting Do you have a link to that at all?

Thanks for your comments drTStingray, you have shed more light on this than any of the online clips I've watched

Exactly right Discreet, just as with graphite necks, I can accept that there will be physical differences which may well make for a more stable neck, but would that mean less or no dead spots for example, or a better sounding instrument?

This is more like it! Thank you for your comments I’m interested in the concept, and I can accept the science behind it, but, as ever, when you ‘research’ these things a lot of the ‘reviews’ are a sales pitch, what I couldn’t find is an objective view of whether it’s a noticeable improvement over kiln dried wood on necks and bodies. In my case it wouldn’t be for gigging, so stability is secondary over any improvement in resonance or tone. I like the look too, by the way.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/precision-bass/fender-fsr-limited-edition-vintage-series-roasted-ash-58-precision-bass I’m intrigued by the developing trend for using roasted wood on guitars lately, with Fender’s recent offerings, the new Stingray and Warmoth offering roasted necks and bodies All very tempting, and really no more expensive than standard guitars or replacement parts, but does anyone (not pitching for a sale) have any direct, unbiased experience of these instruments?

I have a pair of Adam F5’s which are very nice, sadly not white, though I’d have thought if they need to be, you could probably paint any monitor with a bit of care

Have you considered a Schaller bridge as well? The 2000 looks good

Fxpansion have a sale until the end of the year Can’t speak for all of their products but I have BFD3 and it’s great value at £139 instead of £279 I may have to snap an expansion pack