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I bought a set of the Sheehan sig Rotosounds last week to put on my Aria Black and Gold. I used to use them all the time with my white SB Elite back in the late 80s/early 90s. The E string was flat and lifeless compared with the other three strings. So I emailed them, the reply was along the lines of: "Yes, heavier gauge strings are prone to that" I'd already pointed out that I'd never had that issue with 110-127 gauge D'Addarios. They're sending a replacement, so we'll see.

The music I produce when I'm not in a band is improvised minimalist electronic stuff. Recorded in one take with little post recording work. I'd love to be in a more experimental group.

When I was younger that was the amp of my dreams!

it has, once or twice* *many many times

You're going to love it, unless you're one of these people who insists on crowd interaction. I've seen them before where the only words spoken were from Lou at the end of the gig... "Thanks". But I have also seen them when they've been quite chatty. J said "Hi" at the start and "Thanks for coming" at the end.

I went to see Dinosaur Jr last Wednesday. They’re always good. Lou had his Gibson Ripper through full Marshall stack and an Orange head and 8x10... J had his usual triple stacks (1 Hiwatt and 2 Marshalls) and a Fender Twin. more unusually, none of the heads expired mid gig!

Gotta give Ashdown their dues, they're great at responding...

Finally had chance to take a few photos of my latest acquisition. Ever since seeing photos of Cliff Burton with one back in the mid 80s, I’ve wanted one. Got some new Rotosounds today, first set I’ve bought in years. Man, do they feel rough 😂. It’s in very good shape. Yes, is has some chips and plectrum marks, but it’s 34 years old! I’m so bloody happy, I grin every time I see it! I need get some tiny gold screws for the trussrod cover as they were pretty chewed up.

I’d still love an 80’s Integra like Billy Gould’s

So my white one, up there ^^, can stay as it is. As today I traded my Musicman Stingray, that wasn’t being used much, for this (that I didn’t even see was on here, Hi Dave!). I’ve been after one for decades. Just never managed to nab one until today! I’m beside myself with joy, just looking at it gives me a huge smile!!

Love Carpenter's films and scores. I saw him perform some a couple of years ago. It was fantastic! I love the score to Interstellar. I'm also a massive fan of Clint Mansell's film work (also a HUGE Pop Will Eat Itself fan). Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, Moon... all amazing...

Oooh, that's nice!

I had BTB405 for a while. It was a beast of a bass but so comfortable to play. It's a shame* the BTBs are all natural finishes these days. *by 'shame' I mean 'fantastic' as i have no GAS for a new BTB...

Maybe copy reading is also a requirement and this is the first test

I reckon I could have got a little bit more out of them. But I got back what I paid for it, so was happy.

The 4 or 5 orders I've had from Thomann have been delivered in 3-4 days. The orders have ranged from knobs and a switch to a 5 string bass

Years ago I ordered a radio for the kitchen from amazon. Came home from work to a card from Yodel saying the item was left in the recycling bin. I looked, bin was totally empty. It being bin day an all. Emailed amazon, they sent a replacement that arrived the next day. Two days later the neighbour knocks on my door. ”hiya, sorry about the delay, I’ve been away with work, but I took this off a delivery driver just as he was putting it in the recycling bin. He said he’d leave a card explains where it is” So the neighbour and I had matching radios in our kitchen from then.

I played with the same drummer in two different bands. In the rock orientated band he was fine and played what was needed, in time and at the right tempo. In the more punk band he was a bit of a nightmare. Songs that started with guitar or bass would jump 20-30 bpm when the drums kicked in. He'd overplay and the fills would throw the time/tempo even more out. Song dynamics went out the window too...

It’s not that I didn’t like it. Just not the sort of tone I’d have gone for in that band. I’d have had a little less sparkle to it. Not much less though

Here's a ropy shot of the amp settings. Listening to that video reminds me of Greg Christian's awful bass tone on Testament's Practice What You Preach, except it's slightly better than his was...

Some kind of Ibanez SR, and I'll guess at stock p/ups a red one of these: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Ibanez_SR_700.html

Katie Lloyd from The Lottery Winners is a great player.

Progress on this has slowed down a little. Replaced the output valves and bases yesterday. List of issues remains largely unchanged: 1) rumbly/rustly noise once the amp has been on for 20-30 minutes 2) bass tone control is very subtle. 3) deciding what transformer to use for reverb driver.

Edgar Winter played keyboards on a couple of early David Lee Roth recordings...