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I was at a gig on Friday where Phil Mulford was using a Stingray, 2 band. Despite it being a tribute to Louis Johnson gig, with plenty of slapping and popping, there was none of the hi-if, thin sound you’re trying to avoid. Instead, it was full, thick and punchy. With that in mind, you could try a Sterling by Music Man ‘Ray. Some have a narrower nut width (38mm) and is certainly appropriate to ‘70s music. There’s one in Guitar Guitar in Glasgow, which might be easier for you to get to than Warwick. https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/181219336317008--music-man-sterling-ray24ca-classic-3-tone-sunburst

I have a few friends, in different bands playing Gt Yarmouth this weekend, it always seems like a real blast. Congrats on your new position. Funnily enough, I’ve just received an email from Pete Feenstra, advertising gigs at The Boom Boom Club, where the Blues Devils and Stray are scheduled to play.

The price of musical instruments is subject to the law of diminishing returns. For instance, Harley Benton humbucker equipped, flame top, double cut - £200. Very similar specced PRS - £5k. Is the PRS a ‘better’ guitar (they both do the same thing after all)? Yes it is. But is it worth 2500% more? Only the buyer of the more expensive guitar can answer/justify that. Now, back to the basses in question, that Fodera is only 256% more expensive than the Sputnik. I know I’ve used a ridiculous comparison BTW, but other makes are also available (Squier/Fender USA, Epiphone/Gibson, etc). Vive la difference and the choice we have I say.

We’ll see.

I’m going to the ‘Thunderthumbs - Celebrating The Music Of Louis Johnson’ gig tonight. Report to follow.

I have experience of this with Fender. I had a truss rod that ran out adjustment on a Roscoe Beck signature. I had to add a washer to give me the required adjustment. Fortunately, I only needed an extra quarter to half turn, so it was a simple modification.

I try to get threads going there, but it seems the majority of skinny stringed, axe wielders are loath to leave their current forums or join one at all ☹️

When my drummer (who is fantastic by the way) throws in a little something, it always makes me smile and seems to make me play better.

Snap!

I am not a frog and neither do I have an upright (unfortunately/yet).

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107 pages of content, including: opinions; problems; advice and porn, makes this a completely viable thread IMO, no matter what its origins. My Maruszczyks have been great and have consigned my 4003s to being merely decorative. In other news, I’ve been toying with swapping the necks of my Elwood Ls over for a while. Today I thought I’d check the hole alignment. Yeah, that’s not happening, they are not the same. I shouldn’t be surprised, Adrian has said in the past that (at least back then) that each body and neck are made for each other. Hmm, other GAS reducing tactics must be employed methinks.

Video with what looks one those Robelli basses being used by Mr Dart. Thanks to @chris_b for originally posting this video in another thread.

Certainly when Jack Stratton was demonstrating its versatility, I could barely tell the difference (a bit more attack with the pick, but not much more than that). Change out that knob for something more discreet (a Jazz bass knob perhaps) and it'd look much better IMO.

Does it come with the stand? How does that even work?

Another month done and still no gear for either tier one or two. However, once the Geddy Lee pedal becomes available at my local Guitar Guitar, I may fall off the wagon.

You are correct, I don’t even know who or what Skee-Lo is.

I haven’t played it live for a goodly while now, but I always enjoyed ‘I Wish’.

Yes! Very much this! GAH!

Strip off the hardware and necks, throw them down Guildford High Street, reassemble, job done.

Yeah, that doesn't really work though does it? They're there to sell and if a punter wants to play loudly, they're not going to potentially hinder a possible sale by asking them to turn down. The Eich stand last year was a case in point, the exhibitor opposite must have been particularly irritated (I certainly didn't want to peruse their wares because of the adjacent racket and I was wearing earplugs!). Perhaps having the exhibitors have their own individual baffled areas within their stands is a compromise.

This thread should be on Guitarchat too.

👏👏👏 That works for me sooo much, even more than this I think.

My first shout would be The Gallery. Dependent on where you’re based, Guitar Guitar, Epsom is OK and accommodating, I don’t know about the Camden branch, but you could do that alongside The Gallery (Gallery first though).