Paul S

D!ck Van Dyke 😁

This was my ear worm this morning so I had to give it a listen. Great lyrics, always makes me smile.

Phil Lynott?

'The Wizard' was one of the first things I learnt on the guitar, the album was one of the first 'proper' albums I bought, too. Always had a soft spot for that early Heep era. Only Micky Box left

Different strokes for different folks - I love mine and find it extremely comfy to play.

I have more than I need and most of what I want. One of the 70s/80s quality MIJ short scale EB-3 copies would be nice but my world will keep turning without one. The trouble is that GAS, like Zeros, comes at you from out of the sun and will strike without warning. I'll read of something on here then move Heaven and Earth to try and get it. I'm even worse with plants.

I can think of plenty the other way around - whose work I prefer before they went commercial - but struggling with post commercial stuff. Possibly, because Thrash Metal isn't my thing, Metallica. I liked the black album and a few bits and bobs since then but not much before.

Are these grippy or slippy, please?

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Isn't that about having a fat @rse?

Absolutely. I've owned several Thunders. 3 or 4 1As, a 1, a fretless 1A (now that was nice), a couple of Thunderjets. The 1As were wonderful but way too heavy. Later ones were lighter but they changed the pickups and I wasn't so keen on the tone from them. Thunderjets were the lightest (and arguably coolest) of all. All this talk of Westones is giving me GAS, damned Basschat! I can just imagine a Thunderjet with an Entwistle PBXN 😍 I may have to seek one out....

Nothing bothers me particularly but I am not keen on seeing the ends of strings wobbling about dangerously, rather poked down into the middle of the tuners.

I expect this is fairly common - I don't read and never really got on with tab. I listen to the song several times without going anywhere near my bass, just to pick up the structure. Then I dissect it with the bass and figure out out to play it on the neck - best positions etc. Then I just listen to the song as much as possible, over and over again, imagining how I play each note as the song plays out. I haven't found any shortcuts, just keep listening.

I did this to a neck some while ago, like yours it seemed to have come to the end of the adjustment but still had a forward bow. It worked a treat. I still have the bass, neck is still straight.

Isn't it! I like Albert Lee, seen him a couple of times in Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and also in his own right. He still plays at that speed even now, albeit not quite as nimbly. But I didn't quite realise how accomplished Chas Hodges was.

Recently I have been mining the rich vein of golden oldies on the Beat Club back catalogue. Stumbled on this, Chas Hodges keeping up with Albert Lee!

Here again, slightly different context to the Bruford clip

TI Flats on mine. Yum.

Have you tried dieting?

I'd steer clear of Bon Jovi if I were you