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I like the fact that my 16 year old niece recently bought some blue tooth speakers that she connects her device to. It sounds surprisingly good.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1457196727' post='2996284'] Being the old dinosaur that I am, I started to listen to music at a very early age on my parents "wireless". Later I started buying LP's and later still.. CD's. I have not really kept up with technology since that. I was never really into listening to music on the go. I love to chill out by listening on my hi-fi separates (told you I was a dinosaur.. ). IMO you cant beat listening through "proper" speakers. [/quote] That's me. I don't see how you can listen, as opposed to hear music unless it's through headphones or speakers. A phone is better, but even then.

Assuming that you do, I know a lot of people don't, which I find odd if you're a musician, but anyway . I grew up listening on my parents hifi. Now, if I'm home then I tend to sit and listen off my macbook via my monitors. If I'm out then it's through headphones. I saw this picture on Facebook a day or two ago, which made me smile. [attachment=213982:10400113_10156629528145707_5481991627852461294_n.png] I know back in the 60s music, especially Motown, was mixed so it would sound 'good' on a transistor radio's speaker. In the 80s it was mixed so it would sound good on the little headphones that accompanied Walkmen. People nowadays seem to listen via the pin-head sized speakers on their iPads. This I find totally baffling.

Both of the Fenders I've owned were American, a US standard 5 string jazz, and a 5 string Marcus Miller. Both had huge, and badly cut (unsquare) neck pockets. Some scratch plate screws were put in at an angle, so the heads protruded. I'd definitely want to see before buying.

Some interesting points. [url="http://www.facebook.com/paul.j.watson.71/videos/10153981394626171/?pnref=story"]http://www.facebook.com/paul.j.watson.71/videos/10153981394626171/?pnref=story[/url]

Just sold a Protec Contego gig bag to Tony. A very easy and straightforward transaction, highly recommended.

It'd just be a 'generic' set up at best. Buying from a shop like the gallery for instance, it'd be setup to how exactly you wanted it.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1457106719' post='2995445'] Again it might be what they are saying, its still wrong. [/quote] Well seeing how I personally have no idea at all, I'll bow to your superior knowledge. However I personally wouldn't want someone passing a high voltage through the sensitive circuitry of something like a modern class D amp.

I love gabarek's recordings with the Hilliard ensemble. Such beauty.

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1457079683' post='2995022'] Talked to my step dad about this (he's an electrician), he told me you should only PAT test whatever power leads your using. [/quote] That's what I was about to say. My cousin's husband is an electrician. I approached him a couple of years ago about getting my gear done. He said it would only be the removable cable that he would test anyway, he reckoned tests on the amp could damage circuitry.

What do you hope to achieve by using one ? That's what I say to myself when I'm thinking that I need something.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1457096365' post='2995303'] Personally I can't get on with headed Status models (see how I avoided pluralising them??.. didja??) I just expect them to be headless.. [/quote] I prefer headless ones too. Never actually played one, they look to be extremely well made. I don't like LEDs either, at least not on the front of the neck. What's with all the knobs ? Looks very confusing. How did I know he was going to start slapping !

If the gauge of flats you want are the same as your current strings, why not hold up one of your strings against the tuning peg thing, and see if it would fit through the slot ?

Have you tried [url="http://store.kaliumstrings.com/"]http://store.kaliumstrings.com/[/url] I don't know if they do flats though.

Ah, sorry I didn't see the bit about medium scale. I don't know, would it ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DAddario-Corde-Chromes-CB060-longue/dp/B000OR6GCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457026764&sr=8-1&keywords=d%27addario+flat+wound+bass+string+.060 http://www.amazon.co.uk/DAddario-CB065-Chromes-Wound-Scale/dp/B000OR2QEM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457026827&sr=8-2&keywords=d%27addario+flat+wound+bass+string+.065 http://www.amazon.co.uk/DAddario-CB080-Chromes-Wound-Scale/dp/B000OR4U0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457026859&sr=8-1&keywords=d%27addario+flat+wound+bass+string+.080 http://www.amazon.co.uk/105-XL-Chromes-Bass-Long/dp/B000OR2QLK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457026889&sr=8-3&keywords=d%27addario+flat+wound+bass+string+.105

Amazon do singles. I'm sure strings direct do too, just select singles, rather than sets.

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1457001147' post='2994307'] I know a few composers with these type of scores. They all use Adobe Illustrator for them if that helps. [/quote] That's great, thanks. I'll look into that. A friend mentioned Inkscape too. Thanks again

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1456925744' post='2993585'] Each to his own, but given a choice of classic Blues, country, classic rock, or gothic thrash I think I'd prefer to give up playing all together. [/quote] Me too 😊

I don't consider it 'selling out', to have your music used in an advert. There are things that I wouldn't be happy it used to advertise though. I've heard the song 'Sonny' used in an ad for some loan company.

If you play a C major scale starting on C, it's the C major scale, or C Ionian mode. If you start on the next note, D, and only play the same notes from the C major scale, then that's the D Dorian mode. If you repeat the exercise all the way through the notes of the C major scale, then you play the following modes, each has its own characteristic sound. 3rd E Phrygian - has a semitone between the first and second degree, sounds kind of Spanish. 4th F Lydian - has a #4th. 5th G Mixolydian - look at it as a major scale with a flat or minor 7th. 6th Aolean or relative minor scale. So in C major it's A minor. 7th Locrian or minor 7b5, sometimes called half diminished. It's good to play a one octave major scale starting on whatever note you want. Then play all through each mode, you'll get to hear how each sounds. Playing a G major scale starting on F# you'd be playing F# Locrian mode, so F#, G, A, B, C, D, E, F#. See why it's called a minor 7b5 with A being the minor 3rd, C the b5, E the minor 7 ?