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I honestly don't believe that logic comes in to it. Look at what happened with Gibson's robo tuners. On the guitars I tried with the device, despite what the internet says, the robotuner system seemed work as intended. Gibson fans absolutely hated it. They didn't want innovation on their Gibsons, they wanted the classic models with absolutely no whistles and bells. Currently Gibson are looking at phasing out ebony (and possibly rosewood if they can get the colour right) fretboards in favour of a paper based composite called richlite. It wouldn't matter if richlite turns out to be the best fretboard material in the history of guitars. Gibson fans are furious at the change.

Sad as it may be, people don't want innovation from Fender. They've launched a number of original non-classic designs over the years, all have them have been commercial failures.

Just read the synopsis. Sounds like it's up there with 'The Bicycle Theives' in the films to avoid in the search for an evenings light entertainment category. (For the those fortunate enough to have never seen it, The Bicycle Thieves is an Italian movie, widely regarded as one of the best examples of neo-realism movement. It is also the single most depressing film I've ever seen, the message being that there is no hope. Ever.)

Yep, every now and then you find some complete bargains on Amazon. I've bought Hi Beams and Fat Beams from 3rd party retailers on there for close to half normal price, including delivery from the US.

Good to know, cheers. The urge to panic buy is subsiding.

2k would just about cover the cost of a new Stingray, allowing me to complete Leo's trinity. I also have a weird hankering for a white Les Paul. I've never really got on with them but I'm worried that if Gibson follow the crowd and switch from rosewood to pau ferro boards at some point in the near future, then by the time I finally give in and decide to get one, the new ones just aren't going to look right.

They probably didn't appear on the first page of his google search when he was 'researching' this vid.

I've seen some bollocks on youtube but... Reminds me of the BS conversations I had with my schoolfriends when I was 12 years old about the various imagined merits of various shapes of guitars and basses, and, of course, which ones were best for for metal.....

As aside, how many notes are in a dyad and how many dyads make a chord? 1 or 1.5?

Spot the rookie guitar error.

At about 2:30 they stop mimining and start spinning. Nivarna's infamous appearance, not only did they not really bother to mime, Kurt also sabotaged the live vocal. Often overlooked, Dave Grohl pratting around at the back.

I just got my first ever set of flats to put on a fretless 3 weeks ago. They're so soft and gentle on the fingertips that it feels a bit like cheating.

A couple of years ago I decided to try a different make and model of string of every month. I went through GHS Boomers, Dunlop Superbrights and Ernie Ball Slinkies. Then I got my first set of Hi Beams, after that there didn't seem any point in continuing the experiment as the Hi Beams made the exact 'pefect' sound I'd had in my head for years.

I stand corrected, I was going by early live vids of him performing the song.

To be pedantic I don't think that's synth bass, I'm pretty sure it's a standard bass through an envelope filter pedal. That seems to be how he played it live in the early days... Although I've also seen clips of him playing the bass on his synths pretty much all the way through. As aside I've had some success copying the synth bass on Bruno Mars' 24k magic with a fretless and an envelope filter. Edit: sorry, Dr Stingray I didn't fully read your post before putting up mine.

Do we know that these workers have low pay and poor working conditions? It's very emotive to hear that a worker in x profession in x country only gets paid £100 a month, but what's actually important is what that £100 buys in their native country. If they can feed ,clothe and shelter their families for a month for that sum then, in real terms it's actually the equivalent of a UK wage of much higher nominal value. I'm not saying exploitation doesn't happen, it obviously does, just that detecting it isn't as straightforwards as just looking at a weekly or monthly wage directly converted into pounds or dollars.

Also one of the best live bands I've ever had the privilege to see and ,when they chose to be, an excellent funk/jazz 3 piece (guitar,bass,drums) in their own right.

It's been said before in other threads, but a Zoom B1on with a £20 pair of Sennheisers makes the perfect silent practice rig. You can play any hour of day or night without disturbing anyone or giving her an excuse to disturb you. Until she thinks of something else to complain about.

As far as I'm concerned any piece of equipment that can used to create music is a bona fide musical instrument in it's own right. There's a fair bit of snobbery about DJ decks, sampling software and the like from 'proper' musicians, but then apparently 'proper' musicians used to look down on electric guitars and keyboards, in the erroneous belief that those instruments somehow did most of the creative work by themselves, with minimal user input. I suspect that something similar is going on with the newest generation of instruments, but it will pass.

I just did a quick test and was able to sustain a note at the 12th fret of the G for 20 seconds with vibrato before I got bored. OK it's not technically pure 'one pluck and let ring' sutain but surely that's enough for any scenario?

I think we generally concentrate far more on muting, don't we?

Sorry, looks like we posted at the same time.

Is it Radiohead suing, or is it whatever record company has the rights to their first album?

I've still not got mine back. How about you?