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Now that is something I couldn't do, like listen to just one group (not meaning specifically the Grateful Dead - I don't think I know any of their tracks), even if I liked that group a lot. It would just drive me up the wall. But then I have an incredibly short attention span.

I was in Death Valley once, at a sort of turning space on the road down to the valley. We stopped and I walked out the edge. There was no sound, like none. Then there was the sound of the inside of my own head, like hissing and rushing sound, the sound of existence. Then a bird flew past making an awful racket with its wings moving the air, and broke the silence. That was the quietest I have known.

Yeh, our version, not so much.

Just because I like listening to music doesn't mean I don't like silence. I love silence. Its just not something I get to experience too much.

Unfortunately due to Peter Greens demise, that has being playing a lot. I really dislike that song quite a bit. It is in our setlist, I always dread it coming up.

Depends what you have. If it's a straight fender type, probably around that. More for other models

I can't believe that is the worst manowar you found!

So someone upgraded an American P bass with a MiM neck?

Ah, that probably explains our greek teacher, Mr Dorian Mixolydian

Hmm.. worth a try then. However, my main two gigging (hah - gigging!) basses have just had new strings, but maybe I will get some for the next time

Thats good all the time it works. Anyway, given them a try so thanks for the heads up. I wanted to see what the black strings were like but they are too expensive here

Yep, i have all that too. And certainly if you are one of the people who can be bothered to set that all up for a quick 2 minute noodle, that is a better idea. Its one of the ways I play things, but by the time I have set that lot up, I have lost some of the enthusiasm. I want a spark so I can plug in and play it. You cna make your own. It has what is in the Positive Grid amp apps, which is already pretty damn good. So you can make your own models.

Yeh, I did that a few times then go a post office slush money claim on one, which ended up being very expensive strings, like £6 vat and £12 handling charge

What I found in school when I was there (and hope it is different) is that often the teachers were teachers for a 'proper' subject, who had some free slots so had to do music as they had a record collection.

One day I will get round to trying Elixirs, I get fed up with how quickly strings go dull but they are a lot of money to spend on something you don't know. I mean, I have bough new guitars cheaper than that!

One of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353141464225 My wife bought one and it was just what I was looking for. It has an up / down (optionally left / right) button, a switch on the back to switch from apple / android, a USB socket to connect to a looper, and a usb power socket (lasts for weeks on batteries). But the USB socket was marked as 'looper pro' and although I bought them from different places and both ebay adverts show different footswitches / loopers, they did turn up in the same packaging with the same sort of paperwork, so I wondered if I connected them would it work. And it did.

A bit tricky to answer. They could be exactly the same or completely different. If you want exactly the same, then it is probably better to get a fender. If you want something fender like but you have specific requirements, that is when they are useful. Mine is sort of Jazz shaped, but with 5 strings and a string spacing of 16.5mm. Fender don't do that, neither do they do the light weight, wood or finish options that mine has. So yes, looks sort of fender like, not really like a fender.

Works great and also the bluetooth page turner i got at the same time for £23 can be connected by USB and switches patches. not sure if I am going to use that but nice to have the functionality!

I generally get them from whoever I am getting things from at the time. Sometimes I get them from shops if I happen to be near one, they are more expensive there but I don't mind that. Otherwise StringsDirect, G4M, Andertons, whoever. Richtone music sometimes are good. I don't use Amazon.

Turned up today, looks great for £35. I will give it a try tonight!

I agree, it certainly takes longer to go it, although also depends how catchy it is. So when it is new and uncatchy sometimes it abjectly refuses to go in. The band wanted to play some song by.. um.. someone I cant even remember that now, and I listened to it. It just won't go in. OK, its not very good anyway and I have no idea why anyone would want to listen to it let alone play it, but it just will not stick. BUt I can write it down and at least if I start on the right note i might remember it when it gets going eta: Kaspian, fire. I can write it all down, easy enough to figure out as I am going along.

I don't know, I am tempted...

I would agree with that. When I listen to music at work, I am hearing it, and it is masking other noise. Listening to music is much more an active thing that requires attention. I also listen on random, which i the way I like it as background, but the older I get the more new music I am happy to listen to. When I was young it was much more restrictive.

There is certainly something to the shape that is important. I can't really play a P. Well, I did for a year and when I switched to a J it was a huge boost in playing. But now I only play 5 strings. I generally thought it was the bridge size, so 16.5mm ibanez good, 17mm ok, 18 nope, 19 can't even find the strings any more, and something like a musicman (or any fender) is way out. BUt the dingwall has a huge neck and that was ok, althoguh very thin. Also the G&L has big old baseball bat for a neck and that was ok too. The other shuker I have at the moment? No chance. So who knows. As above, best is to try it although sometimes you just dont know, although not generally possible on line.