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Born Slippy - Underworld

Who’s been talking? Howlin’ Wolf

Who’s been talking? Howlin’ Wolf

Some candy talking- JAMC

The wind cries mary - Hendrix

Love me do - ditto

Redemption song - Bob Marley

Soul kitchen - The Doors

Ball and chain - Martin Harley

When I’m working or cooking streaming is a convenient solution. I sometimes skip tracks if they are a bit hectic for the task at hand. When I have free time though there is nothing like putting a record on the turntable and enjoying a drink and the album in its entirety as it was meant to be heard. A think a decent hi-if would be an excellent retirement present.

Telephone call from Istanbul - Tom Waits

Blue lines - Massive Attack

Fool’s Gold- Stone Roses

I would think drilling it out would be your best bet. StewMac sell a screw removal kit for this type of job. It’s expensive though. It’s easy enough to get a dremel, drill small holes in a circle as close to the broken screw as you can and then slowly go round the circle of holes with the dremel until you can remove the broken screw. Plug with dowel and a dab of wood glue , colour match and replace bridge hiding fix. Stainless steel replacement screws are a good shout. I had to do the above fix on a sheared machine head screw. I was missing one machine head screw after replacing the machine heads on a bass. All the’70s screws went in fine. The modern replacement screw sheared off. As someone said made of butter.

The needle and the damage done - Neil Young

Nite Klub - The Specials

Broken - Abdominal and the Obliques

That joke isn’t funny anymore - Smiths

There was always something special about listening to vinyl in company, selecting the records and holding the covers that scrolling through an iPod or iPhone can’t replicate. Then there is the ease of skipping and just getting the best tracks and never appreciating the body of work in its entirety. Vinyl is far from convenient but I totally get it.

I’ve always loved vinyl but a lot of that love is nostalgia. In the days before Napster then the likes of Spotify the only way to find more obscure artists and recordings would be to trawl backstreet independent shops and occasionally find something special. It was fun and made the music more special for the effort. Then there was the entire ritual of the care of the records and selection of what to listen to. Digital music has provided an infinite jukebox and endless choice. It’s simple, convenient but like fast food somehow insubstantial and lacking any “soul”. Edit: I like to think that the resurgence of Vinyl is a new generation looking for this reconnection with music making it a little less instant and more tangible. It’s hard for something to be special when it’s just a bunch of 1s and 0s in the either.

Dead cities - Future sound of London

This is true but there are many on this forum that slate Fender as being old fashioned and basic and promote modern innovation as being superior. Edit: I don’t particularly like BBOT bridges, largely because they tend to have sharp edges when the action is lowered and there is no sideways adjustment on the saddles. Playing devils advocate really as some could argue that most of the greatest songs in history were written and performed on very basic instruments.

Wasn’t that the primary drive for Leo Fender moving from string through bodies to high mass bridges and culminating in the Stingray and G&L bridges?

Fight - The Cure

Sunshine of your love - Cream