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I use either IReal Pro or ForScore.

I haven’t tried that. I do like their Plant kitchen range. I’ll check it out 🙏.

I’m sure it would have told you in the first minute if it had been vegan, you should send it back.

I’m put off by the fake meat things you can buy, they just don’t look appealing - probably too realistic? I’ve tried a few of the vegan cheeses and really don’t like them. Saying that though, I bought a tub of Sainsbury’s vegan soft cheese today to use in a cheesecake. It’s made from coconut, so hopefully should work well.

I had been vegetarian since my early teens when I switched to veganism. The hardest part for me was stopping eating cheese.

I didn’t realise they used recycled car interiors. That might explain the pair of furry dice that came attached to my strap.

I’ve done quite a few gigs. My one jazz band is quite busy. I’m not sure I’d be playing in a very busy pub though.

It doesn’t stop at circuits though. https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/11/behringer-accused-copying-arturia-new-synth-swing/

It’s good that there are options now.

That is incredibly sad. He only last week bought some books from me. I met him at Manchester railway station a few years ago, he bought something from me and we had coffee,

I’ve taught mostly for a few years, I had to reduce my playing whilst doing my masters and PhD. I was doing a lot of gigs until about three years ago, mostly jazz, I’ve just started again recently. I played with a new jazz trio this afternoon.

I will now only play what I enjoy listening to.

They’re cheap because they tend to copy other manufacturer’s designs. Investing in their research and develop department means they’ve bought a new photocopier.

I recently bought a nice Stentor conservatoire model 3/4 size double bass. The bass has already been set up by a luthier. I’d like to experiment with the string height though, get it so that it’s ‘right’ for me. I’ve been looking online at adjustable bridges. There’s quite a disparity in the price of them, from extremely cheap to the very expensive. I was wondering if there was a certain model to look out for, one that people recommend? They also come in different sizes? How easy are they to install, I’m guessing I could just use the existing bridge as a template? Thanks in advance for any help given.

Have you spoken to the UK distributor to see if there’s a UK based repairer they can recommend?

I can in all honesty say I’ve never heard of them.

Thanks. I wasn’t aware that Dave Swift did that. Interesting.

I thought it was, I wasn’t sure though.

Does anyone do this? I only play 6 string basses, I have done for fifteen years or more. I’ve often felt that the high C never quite sits right, tonally. I’ve also never really liked over-bright strings - I also dislike thuddy sounding strings. Some double bassists have a mix and match approach to strings, mixing different brands to get their ideal sound and feel. I recently read an article about John Patitucci where it listed his gear. I was already aware of most of what it listed, and I knew he used two different types of strings on his double basses, I was surprised to read that he used the same approach with stringing his electric 6 string basses. I knew he used D’Addario half-wounds, apparently though he only uses the high C string, using nickel round wounds for the other strings. Anyway, I tried it and I’m really happy with the results. I’ve used D’Addario nickel .130 and .105 round wound strings for the low B and E strings, and a D’Addario half-wound set for the rest. I’ve previously found the low B and E in the half-wound sets to be very dull, almost dead sounding, whilst the top strings in a round wound set tend to be too bright for my tastes. This hybrid approach though solves both of those issues. The strings don’t sound too different. The low B and the E sound full and focused, whilst the higher strings sound clear without being too zingy.

I remember a story where a top session guy was playing in a studio. The producer kept asking for a different guitar, after each request the player would bend down and make out that he was changing guitars, he’d then ask ‘is this OK?’, and play a few chords. Finally the producer was happy and the tapes began to roll. He only had one guitar with him, all he was changing was his hand position, or playing technique.

Who are they?