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Yup 3. It's not just about speed, it makes some octaves and intervals easier to play. Plus you've got more options if you injure a finger 😉

The raffle is usually still going on by then! 😆

Hipgnosis, one of the companies that buys musicians back catalogues, can't afford to pay dividends to investors. Paywall free link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/16/hipgnosis-songs-fund-scraps-dividend-royalty-payments-share-price

30 big kids plus their toys 😆

Are you using a shed load of chorus on the breakdown?

Been meaning to update. Didn't get the originals band. I hadn't heard so I sent a message and got an apologetic reply the next day. Wonder if they would have sent anything unprompted? Anyway, I had a play with the covers band (last Wednesday) and they asked me to join during the audition! So that was nice 😊

https://www.ft.com/content/13017880-877a-4535-87cd-b5b04ee65b9a The bubble is bursting.

I'm not a pick player but I might start 😆

I once spoke to Jeffery Archer on the phone. I called his number (which had been printed in the Class War newspaper along with other public figures who had raised their ire) thinking he would have 'people' to answer it, but it was himself.

Is it any good for metal?

I saw SLF when Bruce Foxton was playing for them. He was sublime. Weird seeing him without a Rik 😆

Does The Hobbit still have the outdoor stage? It looked like a mini version of the main stage at Glastonbury 😎

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67098882 No band on Maddona's current tour. It's obviously not a budget issue, and she has toured with a band before. Is this going to set a precedent?

Tecamps do too, the 'Taste' knob which scoops or adds mids.

Nah, no need for tweaking it's all in the fingers innit‽

That is exactly the kind of post this thread was made for! 🤣

Probably Carol Kaye... 😜

“Doing that show was the biggest f**king mistake in the world. Knighthoods were made, Bono got it made, and it was a waste of f**king time. It was the end of rock ‘n’ roll" Adam Ant.

Gig speed 😎

@weepaul's band are quite brutal - in a good way 😎

That does seem to be the best one.

Maybe some Jethro Tull? 😎

It seems to be played differently by everyone on the YouTube. Does it matter so long as it sounds right? How do you play it?

I think I get what you mean. Many years ago I had the same issue with scales when I played classical guitar. What I did, was to practice very slow, and lift each finger as soon as I had played a note so it didn't rake and I was forced to alternate pluck. It took a while for my muscle memory to develop, but tbh raking is part of my playing now, although I use 3 fingers to pluck so have options. The guitar equivalent is called economy picking, when an upstroke would be followed by another upstroke (same for downstrokes).