Maude

I seem to get annoyingly catchy, simple, repetitive basslined songs stuck in my head. Today's was Judy in Disguise. Doing the 'da da da daaa, d da da d d d dada' out loud, over and over in a crescendo as more imaginary instruments are added, then abruptly stopping and singing "Judy in disguise", and then starting all over again gets you funny looks. 😁 Have this one on me for tomorrow 😉.

Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight

Or it's just gone bang, I got it fixed but was told it won't last much longer.

Put whoever you like on bass in Metallica, no one will be able to hear it.

Deeply Dippy - Right Said Fred

Those weapons we've been sending to Ukraine have made us popular. If America were participating they'd win for sure.

That always irritates me. If it isn't an Ibanez with a Gibson 'Open Book' headstock then I'm not listening. If it is an Ibanez with a Gibson 'Open book' headstock then I'm still not listening. There was no actual lawsuit! ... and breathe. 😁

They are fantastically heavy. 😁

Wrong Side Of The Tracks - Biohazard

I've only got the bass version. The looks have never done it for me but I really like the necks, very skinny, so I went to town on the looks. All very trad Fender-esque but reshaped headstock and elephant ear tuners, f-hole and binding in the body, slightly different shaped new pickguard, refinish and a bridge cover. Not to everyone's taste but what is? I picked up a second one which was going to be defretted but as the prices have risen I'm not so sure, I might get another neck for it. 🙂

I was being facetious in a vain attempt at sarcasm, as the originally posted pickup can only do the E&A or B&E strings. But then the six string PU was posted. All the while knowing it's possible as I have two Variax/Variaxs/Variaxi (?). 🙂

Lookin' Out My Back Door - CCR

I want to add effects to the D & G strings of a guitar. 😐

Too Late Too Late - Motorhead 😁

It just looks like the edge of the lacquer flaking back from the join between neck and binding to me. But, it's a big gamble to take going on photos., unless you are able to reglue the fretboard if needed and the price reflects this. If the price is top money then I wouldn't take the risk.

Kids Of The K Hole - NOFX

Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd and The Pirates

If it's of any interest to anyone, here's the instructions which will explain it all better than I did. 😁

Strap in ladies and gents, here it comes, the review you've all been waiting for. It's expectedly meh, but surprisingly yay! It's reasonably well built, plastic but solid enough for home use. It comes with a mains adapter and USB lead, and a couple of funky stickers (if that's your thing). I'll briefly work from left to right on the front. The amp modelling section has 7 models, 2 clean, 2 overdriven, 2 distorted and a bass, with gain, volume and tone across them all. There's some perfectly usable tones in there, mainly the Ampeg bass one (which could do with being louder) and the overdriven Orange one, with the gain down it has a nice growl to it. The distorted can be fun but over the top. Cab simulation makes things seem less clinical. Tuner works well enough and is clear and easy to read, the buttons light up green central and orange either side. The drum machine is straight out of an 80's bontempi keyboard but does the job. There's forty preset rhythms, five each of pop, rock, funk, metal, blues & fusion, and ten different time signature metronomes. The independent volume on the drum machine is nice to help balance your sound. The effects are grouped in threes, chorus/flanger/tremolo, three reverbs and three delays. You can only combine one from each group at a time. Things can get a little crazy here but they all work well if you're careful with the settings, and have plenty of depth. The plate reverb is almost a swell pedal and quite bizarre. I haven't tried any presets yet but they'll be aimed at guitarists anyway. There's instrument in and out, aux in, headphone out, power in and USB on the back, 9v battery housing and belt clip on the bottom. In summary if I had my grumpy head on I'd mumble something about it being a toy for beginners, especially the drum machine, but I'm in a good mood and it's a really good usable practise tool. Just don't expect it to be a Helix for £25. Some of the weirder drum rhythms make you come up with riffs you wouldn't normally, which can't be bad.

Give it time man, give it time! 😁

Well it looks like it's been delivered. I'll have a play this evening and report back.

String spreaders or holders. Linky

Infected - The The

Shot By Both Sides - Magazine

Float On - The Floaters