I remember very well the first time I picked up the late 60s/7-s Les Paul of a guitarist I played with. I was shocked that it weighed noticably more than my bass.
Not bass related, but Sealey tools. I was bought a sheet metal bender, but didn't get to us it for over year (So out of warranty). Then when I did a part of it snapped clean through. Sent them an E-mail enquiring about a spare and they sent me the new part completly FOC, which I received next day. (would have cost about £15 + postage).
A big contrast to Clarke Tools who don't ebven reply to Emails.
I think that it is great. Two superstars taking the fosters out of themselves and raising money (all profits) for charity (though I can't find anywhere how much it actually made). It was no 1 in the UK for 4 weeks, 8th in the US, and several other places for weeks in 1985. And that is when , when the charts actually meant something. Both the recording and the video were completed in one 13 hour session.
Hats off the them both.
Garrison Keeler's "Guide to the Orchestra": The harp player spends 45 minutes tuning up and then someone opens a door and they have to start again.
Edited to add: And the double bassist always looks worried - because he's always wondering how the hell am I going to get this thing home.
I am hoping to see Roger Chapman in the spring, by which time he'll be approaching 81. Last saw him just before lockdown.
Yes the voice has changed, and the songs (new and old) adapted to suit, what a voice still. Still producing new and strong material.
Having read the site posted to:
It says that the process is accurate to 1 thou (0.001 of an inch). Yet further down it says that the frets have to be to 0.0005" (ie half the tolearnce of the process) to avoid buzzing etc. Typo, or an own goal?
two problems I find with jams is that:
A: there is a bass player on stage who doesn't want mgive way,
and
B: That bass player is way better than me anyway.
And
C. I'm not really an improviser
and
😧 I can't count
However if you run your 500w amp at 500watts then using an 800W at 500w will mean that the amp has extra headroom and thermal capacity. ie it's less likely to stop working.
Firstly, I probably disagree; the attack and decay, harmonic content etc. are all different.
Secondly, if is true, then the same people couldn't tell the difference between a Squier and an Alembic - but we don't all play Squiers, do we?