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Fender have produced so many basses in a multitude of countries. I don’t think a blanket statement about Fender or Squier is worth listening to. I found a great deal on a US Fender so sold a CV to afford it. An immediate regret. Most likely another US Fender even from the same series or year might have been a great bass. I sold the US Fender for a Mexican one and am happy with it. Would have been easier just to have kept the CV though.

Indeed. Like a chisel or a lathe AI can be a useful tool and a great time saver doing a lot of the “grunt work”. However it is not very good if you don’t know what you’re doing to begin with. The old saying in programming garbage in, garbage out definitely applies. As for other claims on here about AI killing off humanity to save the planet. AI is the latest offshoot of human ingenuity (which is as constructive as it is destructive) and is totally reliant on the mining, electricity generation, construction and all the other “negative” human activities. It would need to collectively commit suicide. Used well AI can definitely help efficiency and reduce cost and waste. There’s a lot of hype but a lot of potential as well. It’s early days but incredibly interesting IMO.

I largely agree with this. My days of going to multiple gigs a month are largely gone, but Spotify helps me identify new music that I would no longer get to hear about. When I was younger I regularly go and see unsigned/emerging artists live and buy music magazines. Spotify can bridge this gap and I will keep an eye out for tours and get tickets. I don’t think it’s just Spotify that is at fault. The world has changed and the way people consume entertainment has changed with it. I’m not sure that the DIY approach of Punk or early Hip Hop is there anymore or particularly relevant to the younger generation.

At least Sandberg thought about thiss

I think an awful lot of people, particularly musicians, forget how important this is.

A lot of potential there. And a great name.

Yeah that whole Ghandi thing went too far, wandering around in flip flops, haggling in local music shops and so on.

You’re just being silly now. Ben Kingsley played the tenor banjo

The handsome one out of Take Direction? No need to call him a nob. You’re just jealous of his trousers and snake like hips.

It’s great to see a group of friends still enjoying playing music together after four decades (edit Gallop and Smith really), refusing to move with fashion whims, kowtow to big labels or rip off their fans. This album has really grown on me. The best thing they have done since Disintegration and really heartening to have a band in the twilight of their career produce something so relevant and memorable.

Playing the new cure album a lot. First listen was a bit meh. OK but nothing special. It’s really grown on me. Best thing they have released since Disintegration. Some of the lyrics really resonate as I am getting a little older.

Good week for me. Martin Harley at The Lantern (Bristol) followed by Ezra Collective at The Beacon the following evening.

there is an all parts jazz bass neck on bc for sale maybe put together a bitsa? i have a neck plate, dimarzio pickups and and probably a loom and knobs knocking about that i could donate.

The Skatalines, Lille. Great fun. Kudos to the bassist who had to be assisted to the stage with his walking frame but once seated rocked out with a Hohner B2B. Absolute legend.

The Skatalites, tomorrow night