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It's not unusual. The split P pickup is essentially a humbucker and as a rule they have higher output than the Jazz single coils. Also the jazz pickup's placement nearer the bridge means the string doesn't vibrate as much above that pickup. The natural imbalance between the two pickups is one reason (amongst many) why people use active circuits as you can then boost the volume of the J. It should be possible to boost the passive ouput of the J by replacing it with a higher output pickup or even a single coil sized humbucker.

I was never a huge fan of Lost Prophets but I did tag a long with a mate to see them about ten or fifteen years ago now. To be fair I thought they put on a superb show I even bought a couple of CDs. I really don't think I'd want to listen to them again. Some of the details that came put during their singer's trial were truly sickening. I don't think I could hear their music without being reminded of that.

Another one for the spare room club. I have to move stuff into my bedroom to make enough space to get the sofa bed down when guests come.

The only thing I have against Rotos is that when I was a kid, 'Swing Bass' were the only bass strings the local music shop sold, as this was also a time when I was breaking a lot of strings( with hindsight due to hamfisted technique rather than any fault in the strings), I've always had an unfair association in my mind with them being a bit fragile. Obviously the OP has disproved this, but at some deep psychological level I just feel like Rotos would be a step backwards for me. Plus I like really bright strings so all of these comments about them quickly losing their zing aren't really making me want to try them again.

I got the Meters collection after someone, probably Bubinga 5, posted some stuff of their on here. I'd never heard of them before. They became one of my all time favourite bands after my first listen to the set. Criminally underrated band.

Nothing on the basses of course but some of these guitars are mouth watering, if the basses are available in a similar range of colours and finishes they could be very nice indeed.

Interesting.

As I understand it the Fender branded guitars and amps side of the business is doing OK. Their problems stem from the mad spate of acquisitions they went through in the 90s and early 2000s when they bought up a shedload of other guitar and amp companies accruing a massive amount of debt as they did so. To make matters worse they let a lot of those companies go to the wall, so effectively they took on a load of debt with no return for their investment, in fact it probably cost them more to wind those companies up than they ever made from them. If the rumours are true the debt is 100s of millions dollars and they can't even keep up with the interest.

1. Both have advantages/disadvantages. The last 4 guitars/basses I've bought were purchased 'blind' from online retailers purely for the convinience. 3 of them were perfect, one of them, Squier VM70s Jazz had a faulty bridge pickup. Andertons exchanged it for anotjer bass within two days, delivering the new one when they picked up the old one. 2. Ideally I'd like to try before I buy, but I'm essentially a very lazy man, so despite living close to Birmingham and even closer to Bass Direct, so having access to to pretty much any make/model of guitar or bass I could wish for, I rarely bother. I just figure if it has a Jazz neck (bass) or is a Telecaster, then I'll be fine with it. It's worked out fine so far. 3. Most music shops these days seem to stock a fairly limited number of brands and models. 4. I can't even be arsed to travel to Birmingham which is about 40 minutes away or Leamington Spa which is 20. 5. If there was a massive Aladin's cave type store like the old Musical Exchanges in Birmingham, where you genuinely never knew what gems they'd have in on any given day, then I'm sure I'd be much more likely to drop in on a casual basis. But that shop was absolutely unique in my experience, I've never found it's equal.

Nothing inspires practice and improvement like a really nice new (to you)instrument.

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.