gjones

It depends on whether the consumer will accept, AI music, AI films, AI books, AI online content, AI whatever. If people are made aware that music, films, books, online content, is AI created, then they may reject it. If creative output of all genes can be show to be guaranteed human, then I can see people choosing the human option rather than the AI one. At this stage people don't know if it's AI ,or if it's human, and they don't yet have the option to choose.

Probably not good for metal.....

I've played with bands where they're playing the wrong chord, which makes it impossible to sing the correct melody (so they sing the wrong melody). I've pointed this out to them and made them aware that all they need to do is change that one chord, which would allow them to sing the correct melody and am greeted by silence........ And they just continue to play the wrong chord.

Does your US Fender actually have 'Made in the USA' on it? I bought my Fender Elite Precision in 2018 and it has 'Made in Corona' stamped on it. Apparently there's not enough of it, actually made in America, to allow it to be stamped 'Made in the USA'. I bought a jack plug input for it, and although it's in a Fender branded bag, and it's the specific part for that bass. it says 'Made in Taiwan' on it. If we stop buying USA Fenders, we'll put just put a lot of far eastern factories out of business.

The only time I've sacked anyone from a band was when one of the guitarists was a bit of a perv to the female singer. I had a thing for the singer myself, so took great delight in kicking him out 🤣 But other than that I've never sacked anyone, or been sacked. The classic situation is that the other members go off and start a new band.....without the member they all dislike (we've all been there).

A really good setup. I bought a 75 reissue AV Fender Jazz Bass, from Bass Direct, and it was set up to perfection.

I know a guy who used to play a USA Musicman Sterling. At soundcheck it always sounded pretty horribly middy but once the band started playing, through the FOH PA, it always sounded excellent.

He was on Joe Rogan's show the other day and he said he just does it as a laugh. You'd think he had better things to do, like send rockets into space, or something.

American Specials were a mix of parts manufactured partly in the USA and partly in Mexico. . They used to be called the Californian Series and then changed the name to American Special, then to The Highway One series. Fender do this from time to time. They were sold for a price somewhere between the cost of a MIM and USA bass. I have a friend who owns a Californian Series Strat and it plays and sounds great.

Soon enough there'll be UBI for everybody. Elon says we've got 5 years max.....

The Rumble 500 is great but a few years ago I bought one of these and I'm glad I did.

There's one guy on Basschat, who I will not name, that makes a career out of flipping basses. He doesn't even play bass, just lurks in the shadows on forums like this waiting for his prey. He's flipped two basses of mine, one on Basschat and one on Facebook. He impersonated someone else to buy my bass on Facebook.... because I'd blocked him.

Gigs are the only revenue bands have these days. In the good old days tours would make a loss but the fans would buy the new album, which is where the money was made. The good thing is that bands tour continuously, to pay the gas bill. So we can see them more often.

Very funny

Buy a ticket for your Bass and take it along.