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That comes across a little aggressive but hey ho. Also, I don't think discrimination has to be a legal term, but maybe you're taking this far more seriously than me. As @silverfoxnik@silverfoxnik rightly points out it was me that made the comment about somebody possibly claiming discrimination, and as is usual with most things in life, it's not a black and white situation. I applaud the notion of setting up a business to give jobs to out of work musicians, but I can also see that you lived just around the corner, were out of work and had the perfect credentials and skills for the job, but were turned down because you weren't a musician you would feel discriminated against, it doesn't have to be proved in a court of law for it to be so. If I applied for a job I was the perfect candidate for but was refused because I'm not an actor I'd feel a bit miffed. That said I wish them all the best and hope it works out.

The unbrandedness of 70s Japanese fakers means nothing really. I have an Aria RB 750, but the trussrod cover is missing so it's now just a Matsumoku made faker. If they'd screwed something else on in the factory then it would be something else. The factory is more important than the brand, well not important but you know what I mean.

Venus in Furs - Velvets and Nico

I'm usually out of tune and too fast but I've never been on Sky Arts.

I watched Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler before Muse. I've seen it before but I love listening to MK talk about music. Such a calm, down to earth, humble bloke. There's a YouTube vid where he just talks about his guitars for fifteen minutes but it's just great, and really calming.

I'll keep an eye out for that, just out of curiosity. I'd rather they just cut a song out midway, or some of the between song waffle.

It was really noticeable on Pinky and Perky live at the Marquee.

Tomorrow (Saturday) 9pm, The Cure live in Hyde Park, 40th anniversary concert. A pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. 🙂

My Baby Is A Headf**k - The Wildhearts

No, I'm a Police Car (Larry Wallis) and so's my wife, well Sisters actual (Of Mercy) 😄

Great initiative, and I hate to be this person, but how long before someone starts shouting "discrimination"?

Police Car - The Members

I love a slab body.

Plywood = Heavy Heavy = Heft Heft = Good Good = End of thread. Job done 😄

I've said this before but I have an old Kay (yep, the ones we all threw away) with a ply neck and body which I've done some work to. Out of about 25 I own the Kay has the longest, brightest sustain, acoustically so no electrickery. I can only put this down to the ply being harder and more rigid than 'normal' wood. It's still not a great bass but not because it's ply. I also have an old Hohner Arbor P bass which is ply and is great bass.

That's cool. I'm the same, visuals have the final say, I don't care how good it sounds if it looks bad. I'm so shallow a snake couldn't even wash his balls in me. 🙂

I'm not sure it is, I can't find any writers listed other the Pistols. 🤔 Similarly, I never realised Police Car by The Members was a cover. It just sounds so 'them'.

A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

Dr. Avalanche

Warman have become my default place for pickups lately. Well made, sound great, good range of styles and mostly an absolute bargain. Warman

Lady M and I had this discussion with the other day after watching a program on the 80s. In terms of general popular music, each decade from 50s to 90s had massive changes from one end to the other, then from 2000 onwards things have just run out of steam. There's stuff going on if you hunt for it but I'm talking about the run of the mill stuff, and I do hate saying it because it just makes me an old fart longing for the past but I don't feel that's how I am.

Exactly. I'm no fan of this song, but if I was in a band that played all the usual suspects, which is what most pub goers want, then I'd be adding it to the set. It really does sound like Rag'n'Bone Man singing along to Kings Of Leon though I think. As to whether this latest direction is an improvement, I don't know. But if it's going to be a big seller/streamer/sing a long at festivals, which it probably will be then I can't say I wouldn't do the same, given the chance.

I've just heard the new song by 'Rag'n'bone Man' and it might just be the new 'Sex On Fire', well it might have been if anyone was gigging. We do/did 'Human' by him in our acoustic band which always goes down well and this sounds like it would be a crowd pleaser in a rock covers band.

Jesus Built my Hotrod - Ministry

Isn't there a full version and a radio edit?