Harps

Hey all, a friends son is doing a dissertation on AI in the music industry and was after some help. They asked me, but to be honest I’m not much of a musician and I know nothing about AI. if any of you lovely people would be willing to do a short interview with him, it’d be hugely appreciated. He’s a great guy and it’s such a niche subject he’s really struggling to find interviewees. ‘Hi all, my name is Peter, I’m a third year international business management student doing a project in the effects of artificial intelligence on both artists and the music industry industry. If anyone would be interested in partaking in a short video interview to discuss their views on the future of music production, please contact me via my email. Any help would be greatly appreciated ‘ I’ve omitted his email address as I’m not sure it’s a good idea to post publicly but if you are happy to help, I’ll message it over to you. cheers! H

For what it’s worth, I can say they’re definitely legit - I won one of their basses a couple of weeks ago! it’s a Fender Made in Japan Limited International Color P-Bass. Really rolls of the tongue. It’s absolutely beautiful in Maui Blue. Came in less than a week from when it was drawn and is pretty much in perfect condition. Looking at my account, I’d spent about £90 on various draw over the past year so I’m well up and should probably stop there…..

I’ve been looking out for a reasonably priced Sansamp for a while now. Thanks for the tip! Just bought the behringer for £24 which seems ridiculous!

i was at the Manchester gig and Eddie was struggling. It sort of made it fairly unique as the band did what they could to help out. Mike McCready was absolutely on fire, and Jeff Ament is one of the coolest guys on the planet. We’d arrived early and queued so were nice and close. So close I felt something hit me and realised Jeff had thrown a pick - which I happily gathered up and will keep as a prized possession (have told the wife I want to be buried with it when my time is up) and my guitarist son grabbed a Mick McCready pic, who is quite liberal at throwing handfuls out to the crowd in front of him. I’ve seen them 8 times, the first being back in’96 and despite Ed’s obvious struggles it might be my favourite show. Absolutely gutted for those who had tickets tomorrow - I was mulling over the 6+ hour drive to see them again. Hopefully they’ll be back soon as they’re just incredible live. I just hope they drop the prices significantly and consider a few more dates at arenas. It suits them better.

Can’t help with the electrickery problem, but didn’t expect to see my poor old hometown take quite a kicking! I moved away 15 years ago, but I’m still fond of the old place! Even if it is a bit of a dump

Here’s one. Song written by guitarist Stone Gossard, recorded on the original demo tape sent to Eddie Vedder before Pearl Jam formed who did his thing and made Footsteps. At the same time, Temple of the Dog was being recorded so Chris Cornell put his mark on it for Times of Trouble

Lanegan was brilliant. His solo albums are better than the Trees but they made some great songs. have you listened to Mad Season? He did some songs with them, Slip Away was my favourite. Funnily enough, both were bands that I didn’t get when I was younger but I love both now. One for me I regret not listening to until after they broke up was Gaslight Anthem. Apparently they were a big deal and I’d never heard of them!

I vaguely remember All Saints made a film called ‘Honest’ that was supposed to be awful. I’m looking forward to watching the Foos film. I’m not expecting anything fantastic just hoping it’s fun. I’m pretty easily amused, I liked the Trnacious D film.

Im hoping so, with some enthusiastic picking. If not, it’s not the end of the world. Plugged in it sounds great and it’s fun having it sat ready to play whenever I want to annoy the wife!

Morning all. A slightly unexpected new bass day a few days back after popping into a local shop. I had thought about getting an acoustic bass for a while, mostly to jam with a guitarist friend without having to take a load of kit. They had this in, with a good discount so couldn’t resist. If anyone can recommend a gig bag that’s not too cumbersome I’d be very interested! So without further ado - pics!

You can tell he’s a man of a certain age by the way he keeps checking his head for his glasses

That’s awesome, thanks for the info. Looking though I think considering the condition it’s in, it’s probably not worth spending too much time on!

I still have my first bass. about 8/9 years ago, I knew a guy who knew a guy who collected guitars. I said I was interested in trying a bass if he came across a dirt cheap one. a few weeks later, this arrived. No name, I’m presuming 80’sish? It’s been well played however old it is. It cost me a grand total of £20. Which seemed like a bargain, but when I eventually managed to plug it in, it didn’t work. I’ve no idea if it sounds good and I’m not technical enough to figure out what’s wrong. I’ve kept it around but I’m running out of space so it’ll have to go somewhere soon. It looks like it’s had a good life, plenty of wear in it.

After much hinting to my wife (‘that one please!’), I am now the happy owner of a Harley Benton fretless. I’ve not had much time on it yet as we visited family. Hopefully over the weekend I’ll get to have some fun with it. first impressions were that it had the worst setup I’ve ever seen, the strings were flush against the fretboard. I’ve adjusted it a bit but I’ve got a set of flats to try on it so I’ll set it up properly with then. my other bass related gift was Pearl Jam the complete scores song book, which is both amazing and a little daunting! It will allow me to get my Ament on with some fretless songs!

My morning was going quite well until I saw that!