Count Bassy

On a more serious note, if you were to go with untralites, there is a lot of excess wood on that machine head, the removal of which might also make a big difference. I real like the head shape on the Ibanez SR series: Just enough wood to take the 5 tuners, but leaving enough to make it aesthetically pleasing.

or simply hang a brick off the bridge end.😁

But I also added the note on the ** that "Therein lies the problem" or similar. The crucial point being that there isn't anyone paying more in that business.

Of course, what we all really want to know is "What does Chompsky say about it all"?

My son's band once took up a commercial offer from a company that picks up the band and it's gear and delvers them to the gig (including load in) and then picked the gear up the next day and returned it. I guess basicaly you're hiring roadies for the gig. They got a very good deal as it was start up business I believe, with an introductory offer, and the the band and the gig were both in London.

That's not what I said, or certainly not what I meant (and I think you know that). I was saying that it's hard to on strike for more pay, or go to an alternative employer, if that alternative employer is already paying less than your current one. We might not like the situation, but people (including you and me) have to live in the current real world rather than the world as they'd like it to be.

Not really. If the RM workers think that they are undervalued then they could go and work for someone else who will pay more**. Much easier than striking. **..... and there is the problem. For people who handle parcels and postage the RM people are possibly some of the better paid.

Who determines what anyone deserves? Sure RM could pay more, but (as I've said) that could easily lead to fewer jobs in RM. Those people then end up on benefits, or working for even less money elsewhere. As I say, I don't like it, but (rightly or wrongly) we live in a free market economy, and that is the sort of thing that happens. Other current strikers are not quite in the same situation. Nurses, border force, railway workers; irrespective of what they might or might not deserve they don't work in a competitive market, so their strikes are more likely to work, and be less likely to damage their own employers' long term "business".

Don't get me started on Amazon!!

Exactly. It's like trains. Just because they might arrive early doesn't mean that they are allowed to leave early. If a company works around a 4pm postal collection, they would be pretty peed off if they found at had already gone at 3.30pm.

Not arguing with any of that, as I said I sympathise with the workers, but the fact remains that Royal Mail will be loosing customers through these strikes, which will inevitably mean less jobs. Also, Royal Mail parcels operates in a competitive environment so if the competion pays their drivers less it makes it hard for the Royal Mail to compete. Ie more lost contracts, more job losses. I don't like it, but it's how it is.

Totally agree with you (Wow, never thought I'd find myself saying that).

But they are bit fiddly, but If the solder joint is a weak point, or you have a "Blob" of solder, then you need to work on your soldering technique!

Radio Caroline? Is this the 1970s still?

I sympathise with the Royal Mail workers, but suspect they are onto a loser with these strikes. The money making part of the Royal Mail is the parcels service, which unfortunately for the workers is the one area where there is major commercial competition (which isn't on strike). Many commercial users of the royal mail pacels service will be jumping ship to these private companies after these strikes, leaving them with the loss making letters service, (with the universal coverage commitment) so job losses in the Royal Mail will be worse than ever.

Not tried them but I quite like the look of them, having the sping contact for the earth rather than relying on contact down the barrel section seems like a good idea. However the Neutrik ones with the XLR type fitting also have this feature (and can be had in locking format as well)

None of these sites have any snense of geography. I put in my location and typically specify a 30 mile radius. THen get rocmmendations ranging from London to North Wales.

Heft: Is it measured in RMS, or Peak?🙂

The Germans gave it to their troops, but they still lost.

Us bassists eh? We think the audience cares (or even notices) what bass we play.

I think you've answered your own question.

As your luxury item?

Ah, Nigel Clutterbuck: perenial winner of the "The name that sound most like their playing" award.

Mine would have to be the classic "Wake up in the morning; Fried eggs for breakfast"

Also, playing anything on your chosen instrument, and sometimes even a completely differnt instrument, and sometimes just listening, will all feed back into your playing & knowledge in some way. Everyday a school day.