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For The Wings Of A Dove - Madness

The very word I thought of.

Come Talk To Me - Peter Gabriel

Plenty of folk here who dabble (or have done on the past) on the skinny stringed beast.

Marathon - Rush

The bar of 'on the settee' expense has been raised considerably in the last few posts.

Oh oh! Too dangerous 😬

Stone Free - Hendrix

The spec says Laurel.

If The Bass Gallery don’t have what you want, there is a branch of Guitar Guitar not far from The Gallery that might be better for you.

Attack of the 50ft Woman - The Tubes

And judicious use of a spoke shave on the headstock.

I can see the potential allure of that, but the button legs are just stupid. Unfortunately, the headstock shaping looks like an afterthought and looks like a lazy effort. Definitely potential for a little customising to make it aesthetically better.

Cor! That stain really makes the quilting pop. I like it.

Is this still a thing? Another thread chasing its own tail. Yes, it is! No, it isn’t!

Index & pinky 🤘

I have had nothing but good service from UPS since moving to Scotland. I have had quite a few deliveries from the company I bought blinds for the new house from and UPS have been the carrier each time. Tracking has been good, updates the same and the driver for our area is a very pleasant chap. Having delivered to us and others in our close, several times, we have got to know him and always get a friendly wave when we see him delivering around town. It’s good to know the communications centre is equally good. However, Hermes are the same, if not worse than at my previous address.

Nah, sounds like an unwell octopus.

Seashell2, the sequel - she’s back and ready for untold silliness. Excellent!

Downside Up - Peter Gabriel

OK, maybe not quite so drastic. If the song calls for a pick or if I’ve made my fingers sore, I’ll use this one (recommended courtesy of Bobby Vega). If I’m not feeling my slap tone, I’ll also use a pick with a more upward motion, it’s a pretty good facsimile.

When I’m struggling with my tone using finger style, I use this pick and everything behaves.

I have some weird things going with my stomach/throat/ears. Lots of discomfort, mostly burning sensations. The stomach is well on the mend, but the throat and ears are a bit miserable to be honest. Outside of the discomfort, my tinnitus has definitely gone up a few notches and I’ve lost more top end. Seeing the audiologist on Thursday and have an MRI booked in 2 weeks time to rule out any nasties in the ENT department. It’s not been great .

Instant bargaining tool.