Doctor J

Nothing wrong with liking either of them, just they're very deliberate efforts at trying to get radio play. Two albums full of melodic mid-tempo rock, intentionally inoffensive lyrics with big, singalong choruses. They're soft, so very soft. Mustaine tried to blame it all on Dann Huff a few years later 😂

Youthanasia and Cryptic Writings are soft as warm butter.

The production is what sold that album. There is filler aplenty on there. Rock made some fairly weak songs (alongside the confirmed bangers we all know and love) sound immense. Saying it would suit Britney is just rubbish. It's thick with reverb which suits the slower tempos, it allows long decays to fill the space beautifully. It wouldn't suit their early songs at all, absolutely not, it would just sound like mush but it's definitely a long way away from being a pop production too.

On a semi-related note, this is an interesting read https://loudwire.com/avenged-sevenfold-m-shadows-insight-ticketmaster-pricing-controversy/

Jazz Confusion necks.

Crime pays. It pays big. https://www.wearesuper.co/metallica#ee-section

I'm positive it's terrible.

Terrible. Utterly terrible. Consistent with their last 30+ years, I suppose. It's mystifying. They used to be so f*****g amazingly good. There is nothing of that old band left in them.

It says 7 May 1992. The auction has already happened.

I've had lots of Fenders over the years but now don't have any Fenders, despite being particularly fond of the J design, and don't see myself ever owning a another one. In my experience, there are plenty of companies making much better instruments, based on Fender designs, which cost far less money than "the real thing". Unless you feel the need to alleviate the pressure and be seen with that logo, don't bother. You'll get far more joy being open minded and exploring what alternatives are out there.

BMT is the law. TMB is terrible, backwards stuff.

We played a gig where the guitarist couldn't feel his hands and played slumped on a stool because he probably couldn't feel his feet either. Even after the singer walked off stage and left both band and venue halfway through the set, we continued to the very bitter end. Probably shouldn't have done that one.

Thanks, me too. It turns out all wood is tonewood if you believe it to be so!

I love my old Fuji Gen Ibanezeses. I tried a FGN guitar with circular frets, which was nice. I haven't played one of their basses yet.

Well, that shook things up.

It is time to let Morrissey and co describe my effort this month 😕

I was looking for this too and ended up building one from Warmoth bits. Not cheap, but they are very high quality and you can make it exactly as you want it.

Agreed. Reading the spec and understanding what the controls are before starting the video would be a good start. As for the bass, take the uglier side of the Corvette, graft it onto the less attractive side of a Streamer and... meh.

Probably not. For a start, the Tele bass has a flat neck butt, the Precision is curved.

Once the bass is set up correctly then, yes, you should never need to touch the bridge again, all things being equal. The only thing which should change, seasonally, is the relief of the neck which should be sorted with a small truss rod adjustment. The bass needs to be set up properly first, though.

Life is too short to spend in the company of people like that. You already know what you need to do.

You'd need to get the council out to fill the pot holes in the back of the neck.

I can usually, but not always, find someone to come along. I have different friends for accompaniment to different genres, but definitely no-one else who'd go to all the different kinds of stuff I listen to. I don't mind going to gigs, alone, though. It's a little like going to the cinema. I want to concentrate on the band, so solo is ok.

Another vote for Elixir stainless steels. They sound exactly what you're looking for.

Unless you can hear it I wouldn't bother. There are pleny of blade and dual-rail strat-style pickups out there. You are spoiled for choice.