miles'tone

First one that came to mind 😁

Tom bought an effects pedal off me. Super deal, super chap. Easy peasy. Thanks Tom!

(Höfner) Very Thin Ice - The Gregory Brothers

I've ordered a set of Chicago tuning strings for it. I haven't toyed with my banjo for a few months now as I've been really into my concert uke and progressed well (enough). Makes sense to go with Chicago as I can transpose the chords easily enough and it'll be far easier on my brain 😄 Can't wait! Cheers for your recommendation mate 👍

Beware of the parrots though.

People gonna do what feel they need to do, whether that's creating it or choosing not to listen to it. All good.

@musicbassman thank for the heads up. Never heard of them but I like this. More research is now taking place! There's definitely an essence of Zappa going on (you know what I mean? You know what I mean? 😉) but done in an original way. This is a good thing. Ta 👍

Great choice. I'm sure you'll be pleased. Enjoy!

Ernie Ball Slinkys on a semi acoustic (which a friend has on long term loan now) - 16 years and still sound great on that bass. Better than ever in fact. D'addario 5 string black tapes on a HB fretless - at least 10 years and still sounds pretty much the same as when they were new. Current experiment is a new set of T.I. flats on my P Bass, which I am never changing (unless one breaks).

They do one roasted too: https://richtonemusic.co.uk/Fender-Roasted-Maple-Precision-Bass-Neck-20-Med-Jumbo-Frets-Maple/

I agree. It needs one to complement the Jetsons body (which I like btw). It deserves a headstock with retro sci-fi styling and 2+2 tuners imo.

The now grown up original fans and their kids that they probably took along to the recent Blink reunion shows I expect.

Yes Roto 66s. Try a set of those, vol and tone fully open, up the mids, treble and gain on the amp to taste then dig in. I bet you'll be good.

I've been using Suno (I have no idea how it compares to Udio) to write daft lyrics then turn them into songs. A friend and I are having a right old comedy tennis match sending each other mad songs. It's bloody great! I don't really look at it as making music though, just a fun computer game. I just do it on my phone from the site, not via an app. Takes about 10 minutes with hilarious results.

Unfortunately, the answer is no one. No one I'd choose to see anyway, because I can't justify (or afford) paying what tickets for "names" cost now. It's going to be a lucky dip with local bands from now on. Hopefully I'll find some nice surprises...

Thanks for the offer 👍 I'd like to know what kind of music/artists is she listening to in her own time for pleasure at the moment, and who she'd like to work with that she hasn't yet. Thanks!

Höfners are a fun lightweight option. They sound huge.

Carol Kaye - She'd felt.

I nailed this one this very week. I feel a much better and happier person for it too.

Kick Out The Jams - The MC5

Not true gut but I have an unopened set of new Aquila Gold Springs synthetic guts (based on the old Golden Spirals which I'm sure you know) that I'm going to sell at a discount. My upright needs a full set up which I need to fund first. PM me if you're interested (I'm fully paid up on here btw).

Bad Friend - Gruff Rhys

I believe the USA SUBs, EBMM, and SterlingBMM Ray35s (now SBMM Stingray5) have the same profiles. The lower range import sub ray 5s have a narrower neck and really tight string spacing. No idea regarding the USA Sterling5 sorry. I'm sure someone else here will know.