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Well I did ask the question Pete, and you avoided it....typical male Si

Awesome, are you female? It wouldn't be great if a company released a 'Black Person Melter' pedal, where the description (parody or not) is 'wahey, lynching is fun, here's a pedal that sounds like that'? Presumably because it's an abhorrent idea and largely society is against it.......so why is the same thing not considered when we talk about gender? It's an extreme example, but hopefully you take my point. Your comments seem to be coming completely from a place of male privilege, even if you have personal experience of a different area of society. Yes you might have experienced marginalisation, but it's not the type we're talking about here. If anything, you should be fairly sympathetic to the issues at hand because you understand that most white people haven't had your experience due to operating from a position of relative privilege. There are obviously lots of exceptions within that, there are rich privileged black people and poor underprivileged white people, but I suspect those are minority cases on a global average. Si

Dude, no-one will because men haven't been historically marginalised by society......seriously, this is what I meant by "the forum being overwhelmingly made up of what I suspect is to be white men, it's worth us checking our understanding and approach before crying 'the worlds gone mad'".....this is now aimed at you! Si

I think part of the issue that is that some people find it difficult to see the subtle but important difference between 'P*ssy Power' & 'P*ssy Melter', therein lies an issue of a wider understanding of gender issues. It's worth highlighting that it's almost certainly not the word 'P*ssy' that is 'offensive' to people, it's the aggressive nature of the full name (backed up by the tone prints description). Now, of course, Steel Panther are a complete parody, they very much subscribe to the South Park/Team America ethos of 'as long as you take the pee out of everyone equally, you're fine', which actually I'm fine with.....they're fully aware that they come across as sad, washed up old rockers with outdated views on women....that's the point, it's a commentary on the 80's & 90's rock scene......just so happens they can shred too. Without knowing any numbers, I suspect SP have as many female fans as they do male fans, because everyone understands the parody, and they like the comedic music. If there is a lack of understanding as to what the band is exactly, again, that's a damning indictment of a wider lack of education around gender issues. Again, it's important to re-iterate that SP are characters, when Satchell responded about the TC thing, that was Satchell typing from his account, not Russ Parrish, the married 47yr old dad who plays the character. However, take Steel Panther's approach out of context, take it away from the show and the fans and the bands self-effacing ridiculousness, and it starts to hit a little bit close to home for a lot of women's everyday experiences. Parody is a fine line, and it requires a fair amount of set-up and context in order to work, which is why I suspect TC took it down......should someone at TC have figured this out before they posted it like 2 years ago? Probably, how many females are working in their marketing department I wonder, let alone their engineering team?! (Women in engineering is a whole other discussion). But as this, and the few other examples of mildly misogynistic names highlights, the gear industry has had some catching up to do. Fortunately, the prevalence of things like 'booth girls' at NAMM and other such shows being something that has (thankfully) decreased as manufacturers realise that they are simply alienating potential customers (Fender cite that 50% of their new customers are female: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercarbonara/2018/03/28/for-fender-guitars-the-future-is-digital-and-female/#1f1f3d7e4a37). Names of products I feel are simply on the company, if they want to alienate and exclude certain potential customers, fine, if they wish to attract the wrong type of male customer who misunderstand the 'joke', let them, it's their livelihood. Again, I suspect that's why TC took it down, not because they felt the need to censor after a petition forced their hand, but because they feel they made a mistake about something and would prefer not to lose customers over it. As to why people have picked up on this as opposed to focussing on sexism in rap music? I suspect it's because for female guitarist who's onto rock music, this is in their back-yard and one that has been difficult enough to get accepted by as it is. If they have no interest in rap, they're probably not going to jump in on issues within a world they don't understand, especially if they're white. However, if something becomes important to them within the world that they reside (the guitar gear world), they're going to jump on it as something they're directly involved with. It's a massive discussion, and clearly goes much further than just women who play guitar, but with this forum being overwhelmingly made up of what I suspect is to be white men, it's worth us checking our understanding and approach before crying 'the worlds gone mad' (not aimed at anyone, just a general statement). Si

I just wanted to encourage those who had posted in this thread before the forum software change to repost your Laklands!! We're obviously missing a bunch of lovely photos from before the software change happened, so would be great to get the visuals happening again in this thread Whilst mine survive above, here they are again 😍: Custom US 44-94 (passive P/J) & Skyline 55-01 (upgraded US Bart dual coils & NTMB pre). Si

My personal view is that the podcast isn’t for hearing the difference between them, it’s for discussing what people’s thoughts and experiences are Si

Thought I'd join in the with the 'Mustang with early 70's Precision' game Si

The thing with anything like this is that some only give it the amount of time for then to feel uncomfortable....then turn it off. The trick is, even if you don’t like it, to immerse yourself in it for longer, to give yourself the chance of ‘getting it’, lots of this kind of music is largely drones and meditative in nature, so requires a bit of context.....not 57 seconds against he context of the ‘normal’ you were doing before. Not saying that everyone will like it, obviously not, but go for much longer than you feel comfortable! A few people have said, ‘oh that made me feel uncomfortable’ etc, but that just means it did it’s job of illiciting an emotional response....so clearly it’s doing something ‘right’ Si

If you're a 'Pro' player, you'll use whatever instrument is best for the musical situation you're in. Secondary to that, it's what the player is comfortable on and has a preference for. Simple as that. Si

This thread could equally be called: ”List 99% of the worlds music” Si

If the people in the band don't like the music you're suggesting......but you think might like the melodies etc, might be quicker and easier to play them some acoustic covers on Youtube, like this (even if it is incomplete...and it's the only one I can find): If they can't see past the original recorded style, or past the fact that the above guitar is out of tune etc....I'd suggest finding different musicians to play with . Needing them to 'see' the music and not listen to how good it is seems very odd. Si

Sounds like Jensen has got you, but if not, let me know and I'll have a look too! Cheers Si

Ah, didn’t realise it only played clips in that player. Oh well, If you have Spotify, you can click through and listen to the full versions obviously. Thanks very much for the kind words, it’s a very fun project Si

Hi all, An artist I play for, Jocee, released her latest EP to a sold out Pizza Express Jazz in Soho last night. Take a listen here: The last album, Just Love, is also available on Spotify, plus CD & vinyl on her website here: http://www.joceesmusic.com/shop For those who care: Don't Say - Bass Collection Jive fretless with La Bella groundwound strings Where On The Map - Lakland 55-01 (US Bartolini electronics) with La Bella White Gold Nylons Not Wrong - Lakland 44-94 passive P/J (solo'd Precision pickup) with La Bella Gold Flats Dancing In The Kitchen - Lakland 44-94 passive P/J (solo'd Precision pickup) with La Bella Gold Flats All recorded DI into a Focusrite Clarett 4Pre USB Let me know what you think Cheers Si

I did, it was just a Jazz, so took the neck from the body and packed it into my normal case (wrapped in pants and T-shirt’s haha). A short or medium scale would make that even easier (my 34” scale Jazz neck just about for diagonally in the case). Put it together when I got to Nashville and let it settle for a week before camp. You could always ask Holly (Victor’s wife who organizes the camps) if there are other options now. Someone from Germany borrowed a bass from Anthony when I went. Si

Also think about further afield perhaps, something more of an adventure. It’s only a week-long course (so could perhaps fit alongside another course you do), but seriously consider Victor Wooten’s ‘Wooten Woods’ retreat near Nashville. I did it back in 2014 and it was amazing, very eye-opening. I did the ‘Music & Nature’ course which worked out to be about half bass players, and half other musicians. You get bed and board onsite, and it’s 5 days of music and nature lessons (about a 70-30 split). Lessons from Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Anthony Wellington, Dave Welsch and any number of other guests who happen to be available (we had Felix Pastorius for the week as a surprise....he bought the Bass Of Doom with him). My dad’s a big country music fan so we both flew out and spent a week in Nashville, judging hanging out, seeing lots of music. Then he flew home and I went to the camp, then flew home on my own a week later. The courses are beginners to advanced together, all ages (we had 16-65), so it’s a really great learning experience. Some amazing concepts, and is really inspiring. In 2014, it worked out to about £800 + flights (plus any bed/board you take in Nashville seperately). http://vixcamps.com/ Si p.s. You absolutely don’t have to be a Wooten slap fan, it’s very little (if any) of that. He’s an incredible teacher and player, the YouTube slap thing is about 10% of what he does .

I’d save for 3-4 years and get a Fodera or (insert uber priced brand here) Si

Am on the move and can’t quite picture what you mean, got a screenshot? Si

See that’s a legit reason, however it doesn’t seem to be the usually cited impetus. Si

My (limited) understanding is that you wouldn’t have a 1-piece ash neck in the same way as a maple neck, for stability reasons. However using the three (or more) ash pieces increases stability significantly. Again, maybe @skelf can comment Si

If you want to minimize your losses (ie if you’re not sure you’ll get on with it), buy used. Otherwise I’d estimate you’ll lose about £500 selling it on based on the ‘new’ price, give or take. Si

Heads-up for this coming Sunday! 5 tickets left apparently Si

Then I'd argue it's not football that's hampering your practice.....it's beer and women!! 😆 Si

Currently on the free Trial for Helix Native......ultimately testing out the sounds for the HX Effects. I'm sceptical that it can replace my pedalboard, but always up for being wrong Si