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I went to see Big Country last night and whilst that classic BG guitar tone was there in spades, the FOH guys seem to bury Scott Whitley’s bass in the frequency the bass drum was occupying (why do they do this?). Anyway, today I thought I’d check out a live version of their eponymous song to see if that great tone on the album was actually achievable in a live environment. Yes it was and then some! Mr Butler, please take the stage and growl away, Sir.

Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello

I’m looking forward to any NBD threads that may have come of today’s event. I hope you all had a great time.

Love Cats - The Cure

Surfing with the Alien - Joe Satriani

That’s a cracker and I thoroughly approve of the reverse P.

It’s still just pop music though. Don’t get me wrong, I really like pop music. Don’t get me started on musicals and the unoriginality of a great many of the modern ones, either stage or film. Just a soundtrack of previously released material with a flimsy storyline. Full disclosure - I can count on the fingers of one hand the musicals I actually like. I’m not a fan.

If the front pages of the press are anything to go by, ABBA are held in the same, almost deified league as the royal family, you can’t move for big pictures of them in those motion capture suits. Never been a fan personally and the reverence they are held in escapes me. I now have Take A Chance as an ear worm; dammit!

Hearing 4 Way Street (CSNY live) in my teens turned me onto guitar. Teach Your Children was the first thing I learnt (incorrectly). The first CSN album is a stunning debut and the follow up of Deja Vu, with Neil Young (who I don’t really like) is equally iconic. @wateroftyne says, the best of isn’t a bad place to start. Steven Stills live still remains a firm favourite (he really is a very talented chap).

Ooh, I like those. If they do bridges and other hardware in that finish, I’d go with that. YMMV.

Both of the above ^^^ As soon as you mentioned it not occurring when slapping on the fretboard my immediate thought was pole piece contact.

The End - The Doors

There’s the glider capo that Michael Manring has used…

Because they’re Rickenbacker and they do it their way and ‘damn the torpedoes’. Their attitude to innovation and change, or rather their intransigence, seems to be detrimental IMO.

Now, you know that’s not what I meant. You’re just being silly, whereas I was being ‘serious’* and trying to prevent disquiet amongst the BC ranks. * *

There’s jack all in Wapping these days too.

Aarrrgh! My eyes! Truly horrible! Quick, send it me to so I can dispose of it humanely before it offends any others.

I knew I was stating the obvious. I’ll get my coat. 😆

Without wanting to point out the obvious, for any info about the build of your very nice bass or potential repairs to it, I’d contact Martin at The Gallery, given that he built it and sold it originally. https://thebassgallery.com/pages/workshop

You bought strings locally, so you must’ve been in Rock Bottom or Martin Phelps, or did you venture to GG in Epsom? In answer to your question, no, that hasn’t happened to me. However, I have had moments when I’ve played something and just have to have that tone in my life. The last time it happen was with a Ric 4003s. I eventually bought it but, after a good while being gigged, I realised that its other potential use as a boat anchor was too much for my shoulders and neck and it had to go, sadly.

Having had a quick play in Snapseed and brushing out the alternative options, I think, if the body is staying natural, chrome. However, if you’re staining the body a colour, then the Strat knobs would work very nicely.

Sorry, I mean in conjunction with the whole body shape.

I’d like to see a picture of the whole body to get a sense of how they’d be in situ.

This ^^^ This has always been my approach to string gauge choice.