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Unfortunately it's often near impossible to play stuff originally in C on a 5 string tuned to B because you're playing off that open low string so much.

I know what you mean. I've not bothered with much in C because my 4 string won't go that low and my 5 won't go that high.

If the Wurzels had shown up and played there, I'm fairly certain they'd have had a huge crowd singing along and moshing! Wurzels used to be regulars at my mates local pub, a couple of the Stranglers were regulars as well. All top blokes

Our local butcher makes bloody lovely faggots and they're dirt cheap. A couple faggots with some well seasoned mash and a good gravy with some fried onions is my favourite winter warmer.

Are non standard tunings common outside of hard Rock and metal? I'm constantly changing tunings anywhere between drop A and E standard for metal covers but if I try anything like soul, pop or reggae it is almost always in E standard tuning.

Do the Scottish drink?

Paranoid by Sabbath is the dead easy song that gets me. It's one of the first songs beginners learn but I can fork it right up

I was at a music festival in Somerset last week. They had doom metal, black metal, prog metal, post metal, blackened post metal, symphonic metal, pagan folk metal, deathcore and blackened doom metal. No Wurzels

Easy lover - Phil Collins

A mate of mine worked with them a couple times. Apparently they hate each other. Arrive at the venue separately, separate dressing rooms, don't speak to each other and leave separately.

I have used Luminlay markers and they work great. I'd pay someone else to fit them but that's just me. It only cost £60 for fitting them a few years ago

Black hole sun - Soundgarden

Space Race - Skulls Awake

Blood & Thunder - Mastadon

Bob Dylan wrote brilliant songs for better musicians to cover. Having said that, here's the Ministry cover of Lay Lady Lay. I don't know what I like about it but I do so here it is.

Well I've picked up a bargain Ibanez SRMS805 on ebay Thanks for all the replies.

Are you sure it's not a baritone guitar? That's what they look like and I know they make a range of baritone guitars.

I'll check out that Solar. I could live without the G string. I'm playing stoner metal so don't get up that high. Probably 60% of what I play is on the low A# string

If there's a genre of art which uses only circles and straight lines and 3rd angle projection then that's the job for me

I'd love a Dingwall but my £1000 budget says no.

Good points. My degree is in engineering and that's the only career I've ever had so I'd never thought about the transferable skills. If only I could transfered my knowledge of metallurgy and swearing to another profession.

She's mainly in to rock and metal but is more than happy to play anything, she gets roped in to theatre activities and playing for bands missing a bassist or guitarist. I think she'd be quite happy playing pop or musicals as a day job as long as she could find time for a metal band for fun.

I'm looking for a 5 string to use with my band. I play in drop A# (A# F A# D#) and currently using a P bass tuned down with some suitably heavy (.14 lowest) strings and it's all a bit mushy on the low A# string. The lack of string tension doesn't help with fast picking. I'm wondering whether the extra scale length of an MS instrument might give better note definition. They seem to be popular with metal bands who tune super low and I'm guessing there must be a reason.

Creature of the wheel - White Zombie

I recently had a conversation with my daughters A level music teacher, he strongly believes she has the talent and attitude for a career in music. We had discussed this in the past and come to the conclusion that it would be a rewarding career but pretty low paid so maybe not worth investing in university. Had we got it wrong? Are there careers in music which can pay a wage for a comfortable living? We're going for a meeting with the music teacher but it would be nice to get some info from those in the music industry as well. Apparently she has quite a talent for production as well as playing.