Rich

Tinkering with electronics today. I'm shoehorning an EMG 2-band eq under the control plate, I've offered it all up and it fits snug as a bug together with the battery. For the moment I'm going to go with just a blend 'pan pot' and no master volume control. At some point, if I can make it fit I might try a stack knob V/V instead.

Old school ties, funny handshakes and the right 'donation' made to the right people. See dodgy PPE contracts for details.

Oh yes, she did mention that. But what she said was along the lines of "yes we're always a bit busier at new registration time and good deals, but I've been doing this for 10+ years and it's never been like this". She looked quite shell shocked.

Joking aside, it's certainly indicative of a broader problem. At some point, 'trainer socks' will become 'apples'.

Someone I know works at a BMW dealership in Bristol. I was chatting with her last evening, she was saying they've sold 30 cars in the last 5 days. They've never known anything like it.

Oh, the humanity. #jesuistrainersocklady

That's my point, I already HAVE noticed it. I know it's there, but it's so slight it doesn't affect my timing or feeling or anything else ending in ing. For 20 quid I'll happily live with it.

I picked one of these cheapy Ammoon things up. I use it at every rehearsal and I've even gigged with it a few times. Nobody has once said "I say old chap, are there some latency issues with your tiny wireless dooflip?". Yes there is a slightly noticeable delay, but it makes no difference to what I play or how I play it. Unless you're incredibly precious about your sound, I'd recommend it heartily, especially if you're only playing at home.

Gorgeous. I love those 'vintage' Ibbys.

I couldn't resist the temptation, and ordered it anyway... it's on and it looks absolutely brilliant. No pics of it until the bass is finished, soz I would heartily recommend Rothko & Frost's service to anyone. Dead easy to arrange, fast delivery and a really superb product. First time I've used them, but won't be the last.

I think that's probably stretching it a bit. Or a lot.

And then of course there's Dell Amitri.

I switched over just in time to miss Sheryl Crow. Sounds like it was good, I'll get it on iPlayer. I did hear the Erasure tune though, and I'm impressed with how good Andy Bell's voice still is. When you consider how dodgy some peoples' pipes become as they age (I know my range certainly isn't what it was 30 years ago), his are still sounding great.

Nice what a lovely job. I hope my Skajazz turns out as well as that has.

Top coat(s) on the body are all done now it's going to hang for a couple of weeks to really cure properly before the bolting together starts. Must resist the temptation to rush headlong into it!

I wish I shared your optimism man. But we shall see in the fullness of time. Hope you're right and I'm not.

The music itself is fine, it's the actual live scene that's in a mess. A hell of a lot of pubs and other small venues will never open again.

'No value' is entirely subjective. The counter argument is that just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's valueless. Your musical top 10 could well be my worst nightmare, and vice versa. Live music, on the other hand, is in a right pickle. I'll definitely agree with you on that.

Oh damn, I'd forgotten about the busted screws. that's a shame.

For me, the Trace Elliot SMX is and always will be the daddy when it comes to onboard amp compression. Still my favourite pre-amp ever.

It's a shame they're too narrow for beefy speaker cables. I use velcro straps for those.

Feedback threads merged

I coil my cables properly with the twist, and then use these Planet Waves elastic ties to keep them tidy. All my cables live either in a Markbass cable bag (courtesy of @MoJoKe) in the back of my amp rack case, or in the front pocket of the carry case for my Pod XT Live. Coiling the cable snake takes a bit of care as there are three cables in it and the twists tend to fight each other a bit.

If it was me, I'd leave the pup where it is and see how the tone changed. Life's more fun with the occasional leap into the unknown. If it turns out to be absolute pants, you can always move it and do the pickguard faff.