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My first ever gig with some mates from school, and being quite naïve about such things I decided that we were playing one song (I think Cake's version of I Will Survive) too fast, so decided during my solo introduction on the guitar to slow things down to the original tempo. I looked around before the main song kicked in to see the drummer absolutely livid with me mouthing "Speed up you wombler!". Not only that, but I'd been using a mate's Epiphone LP Special to practice (we already had a bass player so I was roped into learning the guitar), but during our soundcheck was told it sounded stinky poo by said mate's dad who was a pro studio engineer, so had to borrow the main band's guitarist's Gibson LP, which was my first experience with block markings on the fretboard and completely threw me so I messed up the solo at the end. More recently I forgot that my current band does a cover of Let Me Entertain You in E (rather than the original F) and so was playing a semitone too high on that song for three gigs before I worked out why I sounded so terrible.

Vibrational medicine?

I wonder if a Sadowsky is a cure for depression. Worth a try either way...

I'm thinking of doing the same. It's OK but I'm a simple soul so need as few options available as possible. Honestly I'm tempted to just make it passive at the moment.

Microfiche on the bulgy bits

The Squier I'm Too Poor For A Fender series The Fender We'll Add A New Colour Scheme And Hope Nobody Notices We Haven't Fundamentally Changed Anything For 70 Years series The Sadowsky I'm Getting Old So Need To Ensure My Name Lives On After My Death Line series The Sadowsky Covid Put A Big Dent In My Sales So I'll Outsource My Cheapest Range To China And Suspend My Principles To Sell Units Express series The Sire Quality And Quantity Is Possible series

Nice work, sounded awesome. I assume that was a hammer-on when your sunglasses fell at around 1:30? If so nice save!

If the 5-string version is anything like the 4-string then the Sire V7 would be a good bet, or if you fancy a more modern sounding bass then try the Sire Mx range. Personally I'm eyeing up a Sadowsky MetroExpress for my next 5-string purchase now they've sorted out the flaws in the earlier models, and by the time I can afford one they might even have the Sadowsky logo on the headstock (I'm not a label snob, far from it, but the current arrangement looks awful IMO).

TBF the VM70s Jazz was a very decent bass to begin with. I'm still upset I had to sell mine, but being able to eat was more important at the time, and I'm definitely not unhappy with the Sire that replaced it.

The only "mods" as such I've done to my two basses is to stick Dunlop pick holders to them, and swap the standard strap buttons with Schaller S-lock buttons. Other than these minor things the basses are what they are and I wouldn't have bought them if I didn't like them.

He seems to have a hatred of anything that is merely "functional".

It's dangerously close to guitar territory

It's not just you, they look awful.

Last time my wife went back home to the States for a visit I ordered a load of stuff, including strings, from Sweetwater to be sent to her mother's house. It was cheaper than I'd have spent over here, and I got free sweets with it, which was nice. Looking forward to getting over there myself and ordering more. Or I could go into a Guitar Center I suppose, if I really have to.

I use Poweramp, it does pretty much what you're after, even on the default skin. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer&hl=en_GB&gl=US

For gigging and rehearsals I have a 3" wide padded Levy's strap, which is awesome. At home I just use a 2" braided Levy's strap I've had for 20+ years

Venmo isn't a thing in the UK so you may not be able to find it. PayPal might be a more universal option, or a bank account that allows you to pay via URL like Monzo.

Nice. I wonder if my son will take up the drums, having been interested in seeing a drummer out in Leeds the other week, and seeing Nandi Bushell on Teen Titans Go.

You wouldn't need to pay US income tax unless you earn over $70k in a year (I think) but you may still have to file, in which case you'd need an ITIN number. If you do have to file and do end up earning over $70k then you'd claim that back as foreign earned income exclusion. The US tax system is extremely complicated and long-winded so good luck with that!

Contactless payments aren't common at all in the US (seriously, my MIL still has to sign receipts when she comes over here, which always leads to cashiers scrambling to find a pen and/or having to call a supervisor) so I'd suggest using Monzo, Venmo or PayPal.

Covers band called Replicater. The band was going long before I joined but I assume this is an attempt to be different and not just a typo. Doesn't stop everyone else spelling it the "correct" way.

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Apologies if I'm preaching to the converted but have you tried MM's signature strings? If not he talks in this video about finding more or less what you're after with them.