PaulWarning

I'm no expert but I wouldn't have thought neck relief has much effect above the 12 fret, I would have thought string height is the issue if all the frets are level

I do that too, don't bother with insurance if I can replace items from my savings, so just buildings and car insurance for me, statistically it's got to be cheaper otherwise insurance companies would go bust

funnily enough I was just thinking this morning that we might finally meet at Butlins in February, guess it's not meant to be. One of the reasons why Knock Off have been successful and my band hasn't is your willingness to slog round the originals circuit when we never fancied it, it's tough, especially if you're trying to hold down a regular job as well. All the best for the future

just got a WL20 unit, very pleased with it, will be a bummer if it only lasts 2 years, I was hoping someone would have figured out how to replace the battery by the time it needs one

yep, or you can set up a bypass patch, I can't tell any difference but some might, also I don't always manage to press both pedals together so get another patch instead

just watched last week's show, one thing really struck me, Jools really ought to button his jacket up to hide his big belly and high trouser waistline.

OK I have to admit sometimes the lyric does matter and they do 'make' the song, and when a lyric hits the spot it can be quite emotional, but, generally they're just there to support the melody line and have a sing along chorus, except rap of course, don't like or understand rap, no melody, so the words must be important in them, I suppose

Warhead - Uk Subs, an example of a song being about the bass line but fairly easy to play

there's a lot to be said for "It's not what you sing it's the way you sing it" some awful lyrics sound ok when sung the right way, in other words with the right melody, I'm sure those Marillion one quoted by @Barking Spiders earlier are great in the context of the song but on there own, not knowing the song, they look nothing special to me

🙂 maybe I should have attached a poll.

yep, I take a lot of care over lyrics, but I often wonder if I'm wasting my time when I look at the lyrics of songs, a lot are incomprehensible to me

before we start please don't turn this thread into a Tory bashing thread, you'll only get it locked Just watched a video of Boris Johnson saying the Clash were one of his favourite bands (along with the Rolling Stones) David Cameron is also on record 🙂 as saying Eton Rifles was one of his favourite songs. I've had this discussion with our singer on several occasions, he really listens to lyrics and thinks they're really important, I say hardly anybody notices them apart from the chorus, I think Bojo and 'call me Dave' may just prove my point.

which is why, on a lot live albums, the band plays songs quicker than the studio versions, IMO there's nothing wrong with that, just adds to the vibe of listening to a band live, after all if they're any good the crowd has an adrenaline rush as well

well unless you've got a double bass that's your problem 🙂

it's all about EQ, too much low end, below 60Hz, and it's a incoherent thump, too little around 100Hz and it disappears into the mix, IMO

for a few of our songs, I start with a 1 2 3 4, Ramones style, then the band starts off at a different speed, but it's ok we just follow the drummer 😁, let's be honest if you don't it's car crash

should have said mines an EVO III 500

excellent customer service, which is what I got, however, valve drive on mine gives a noticeable overdrive tone, not Lemmy territory but heading in that direction, unlike the valve preamp on my Trace SMX, doesn't seem to make any difference at all

be interesting to see a graph with the depth at 0 but the bass turned up, should result in the big cut at 30Hz and below but less at 50ish and above, in other words a steeper drop off at the really low frequencies, if I'm understanding the graph right

absolutely, the quality of the average venue's electrics can be very iffy, no more tingling when I 'kiss' the mic

yes I'm the same, I do like some new stuff (usually when it's similar to the old stuff I like 🙂 ), but I can't be bothered to look any further into it, also, I don't like going to gigs where I'm not very familiar with the band anymore.

don't think so, it's something to do with the rehearsal room's amp, guitarist bought his own amp last week, no noise with the same lead, I think it's an earthing issue. I just wondered why wireless got round this, something to do with why you don't get an electric shock when using one?

the drummer sets the tempo, I've played with drummers that slow down , a nightmare, (speeding up is not so bad, for me anyway) but you have to go with them otherwise it gets very messy

the thing is he's not hiding anything, his photos show what work he's done and the quality so if you buy from him you are getting goods he says you're getting

indeed, just my opinion, I just think it's highly unlikely that anybody who has any experience of guitars would be taken in by his conversions and waffle, but like you say, just supposition.