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If your budget will stretch, go for the JMJ, mine is fabulous. The Squier is great for the money, but has a J type nut width (something I’m not keen on). The Vintera plays nicely and sounds good (I believe the JMJ is a basically a customised Vintera, but I wouldn’t swear to it). The JMJ neck is super comfy for me and the Seymour Duncan pickup is a serious upgrade to the one in the Vintera. The relic job is clearly a template with repeated ding patterns, so not the best, although, being nitro, will wear nicely (if this is your kind of thing). Downsides of the JMJ would apply to all 3 Mustang versions from my POV: one fret short of perfect and the neck joint is somewhat restrictive, joining the body at about the 13.5 fret mark.

Blazing Apostles - BeBop Deluxe

Maybe he needs to alter his settings?

Very true, but it’s fun to investigate these things. I completely revalved a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe once, I could just about hear a difference at home (as you say, at a gig, I wouldn’t have been able to tell), the big difference was swapping out the generic Emminence speaker for a Jensen (different transducers make the biggest differences IMO).

IIRC, the very nature of 12AX7s is to break up early, which is why they’re favoured in a lot of the amps of those of a skinny stringed persuasion. Valves (or tubes for our North American brethren) are a veritable rabbit hole, with not only type, but origin. Good stuff.

Sleep That Burns - BeBop Deluxe

Some privacy settings may need adjusting.

Just to muddy the waters, there’s also the LaBella Olinto option.

Thanks, it was taken in the Dolomites. That’s the Marmolada glacier in the background. We’re on the via ferrata, Trincee. Some great sport climbing in that area too.

Also true.

Gah! You’ve ruined my post 😢😆

Now it should be 2/3 stained 😉 EDIT: or at least it should’ve been.

Another vote for Strings Direct and I live in the boondocks.

The Ghosts of Beverly Drive - Death Cab for Cutie (double association whammy)

I read the text before looking at the photo and that is not boring, that looks ace, good work, Sir! If it were me, I’d colour the headstock, as it would tie the head to the body very nicely as the fretboard makes it look disassociated from the body (plus, you have the reverse for the complete head to tail look).

Indeed (although this was some years ago).

Err, I can spit in a tissue or take a pin to my finger if you want. Oh, I see, from the keyboard players I mentioned. Are you cloning band members? Just when you thought BC couldn’t get weirder 😆. Sadly, they’re all about 500 miles south of me these days, but I could ask if they wouldn’t mind (hmm, on second thoughts that’s just wrong).

Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? - Zappa

That Yammy looks even better in the hand.

That is priceless and so perfect. A sad day, but sounds like it was a good send off. He will be missed on BC for those who interacted with him or even just read his posts, he was part of what made BC a good place to be. RIP, MB1.

Crying to the Sky - BeBop Deluxe (they’re back!)

Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen

Arms of Mary - Sutherland Bros & Quiver

Lady Marmalade - La Belle

I’ve been lucky enough to play with 3 very talented keys players, one of whom has become a very close friend. However, he had to be ‘told’ a few times in our early days…