knirirr

An unlined fretless jazz, ideally with a maple board, would be nice though.

Thanks for the warning about that. Unfortunately the first weekend in October is almost always taken, so I'll probably not make it this time.

I'm not surprised to see in this thread that it sounds great at the time to play whilst stoned, but that the recordings tell a different story... Personally, I would rarely even have alcohol when performing, and certainly nothing else whatsoever, as full concentration is required. When I was an undergraduate there was plenty of stoned playing around, though. I recall a popular singer who claimed he could never remember the lyrics unless he'd had "a couple of pints and a bucket," which is presumably the condition in which he spent most of his time. A local rehearsal studio was run by a chap who dealt pot as a sideline so there were usually jazz woodbines being passed around.

Assuming you mean those available as a "reaction", they can be useful in some circumstances, in my experience. For example, before they were introduced on Github many comment threads on issues would fill up with posts containing "+1" and no other text. Now, anyone wishing to show their support need only click the reaction emoji, greatly reducing clutter.

Apologies for replying to the old thread, but it seemed better than starting a new one for a similar question. I too would like a curly lead with an angled jack at one end. I've got a Vox one but the straight part at the angled end is not quite long enough to pass through between strap and body; one with a slightly longer end would be useful. There don't appear to be Lava cables at Gear4Music any more (perhaps they are no longer made): https://www.gear4music.com/Electric_Guitars/guitar-cable.html?page=1&filters[1548]=10150&filters[1549]=10154

An early start this year with a gig in Charlbury on the 31st of Jan: https://www.charlbury.info/events/10538

However, a local gypsy jazz guitarist recently purchased a Yamaha SLB 300 (which he cannot play) out of his own pocket which he claims is for use by whichever bassist is in his band. Presumably that would be a rare occurrence of a "band bass"?

I was just thinking that technically I managed a tier 1 success last year and could probably do it again, but I don't think it counts. Once I'm able to play what I would like to play adequately enough and have an opportunity to do so then the GAS tends to evaporate. Plus, the only bass that would tempt me at present is one of those where if one has to ask the price then it's too much. Even a relatively cheap in comparison EUB upgrade is not justifiable. So, resisting bass gear is fairly easy at the moment. But, I suck at jazz guitar and no-one wants me to play it, so there's plenty of GAS still around.

I'd like to see if I can manage this coming year without multiple tier 2 fails again.

Musically related: A guitar book, as I need more practice at this secondary instrument. A clip on light for my music stand, so I will be prepared for a difficult pit orchestra job in May. An album by this chap, which I haven't had chance to listen to yet due to travelling to visit relatives. I suspect there may be a "vintage" guitar strap along these lines still to come. In relation to that last picture I infer from his expression that Mr. Harris could be asking whether one is looking at his bird and would perhaps be interested in further discussion in the car park (which, from what I have read, would be in character).

Having volunteered for the pit orchestra for a show in May in the local theatre I will find out some of this, though it won't be a panto. More of this sort of thing.

Always annoying! A band of which I'm presumably still a member (though no rehearsals have been organised recently) was afflicted by misuse of rehearsal time. I'd always ask for example recordings and charts well in advance, but sometimes receive them late in the evening the day before. Similarly, requests for a set list for the next rehearsal would be answered, but when I turned up prepared there was a good chance of encountering "oh, I thought we'd try a new one, here are the charts and let's have a listen to a recording." There's one other band I play with where the first time I encounter new tunes is most likely on the bandstand during a gig, but the material is so simple that this is not a problem. The material for the band mentioned above is more complex, with various parts for horns and specific arrangements.

Just wasted some money on a small and relatively cheap guitar amp; I've fancied one for a while and just discovered that the model has been discontinued. Perhaps by buying one of the last in stock now I can do better in next year's thread....

Two quite different jams to finish the year: Sunday's was very busy; we went for 3 hours rather than the usual 2.5 and still couldn't fit everyone in. Lots of horn players, singers etc. A saxophonist commented that he liked my ballad playing on bass. There were some good tunes called. Wednesday's had various people call in sick at the last minute. We ended up with: - Horn player good at reading heads from the real book but not confident at soloing. - Gypsy jazz guitarist good at comping from iReal but not confident at soloing. - Drummer who is learning the trumpet and was keen to step away from the drums and play some heads. Not able to do trumpet solos. - Me (unamplified DB). - Er... - That's it. Somehow, we were accosted by pub patrons who said they enjoyed it. There were, out of necessity, more bass solos than I would have liked.