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Cheers! I have the bones of it down, just need to get all the little nuances, ghost notes (my nemeses!), etc. sorted so it sounds pukka.

D'Addario are having a sale with 20% off bass strings for the next two weeks: https://www.daddario.com/bass-strings-promotion/

We've done three so far this year, with three left in the diary. Would love to have done more but we've had some challenges this year with our singist and drummist's father dying this year. Hopefully I'll have more spoons for chasing up previous enquiries soon.

Apparently we're going to give Sledgehammer a go, which means I can finally use my chorus and octaver pedals. Should be fun even if we don't end up using it in the set.

If you're looking at a new Barefaced cab you should order it sharpish because they're putting their prices up on 21st October.

I thought I had points with them and am most irked to discover that I actually don't.

Curtailed practice today as our singist had made other plans for the last hour. Basically had a run through of most of the set "to keep us hand in", a few cursory run throughs of Mr Brightside as our keyboardist hadn't sent our drummist his arrangements until this morning, and then done. No practice now until one week before our next gig at the end of November when we allegedly also start working on Sledgehammer.

This is a setup that I've used a few times and have had no issues with it when I'm not trying to push it too hard, sounds superb with my V7 through it.

Solder to the back of the pickup blend pot I think, but they were an absolute see you next Tuesday to get to stick from what I can remember.

Good luck! If it's any help I can confirm that Dakota is extremely easy to play, all quavers and root notes: verse is E, Db, A; slide up to A on the 12th fret of the A string at the start of the chorus, then back down to E when the singing drops out, and do that twice; then for the "I don't know..." bit it's just E, B, A.

I believe it's a hunting thing, where the bright orange is a strong indicator to other hunters that you're there and would really rather not be shot, as it's an unnatural colour for the environment that can easily be seen even in low light. Deer and other animals can't see it though so it's not a giveaway of your location to your prey.

Yeah, for songs that don't involve pounding out semiquavers and faster all over the place I like to use a Dunlop 1.14mm Tortex. If I need to go quicker then I use a 1mm Dunlop Max Grip because it's a lot more flexible, doesn't destroy my thumb, and also doesn't end up rotating in my fingers.

Given that she's openly gay, something Scientology decidedly is not in favour of (L Ron Hubbard believed something along the lines of homosexuality being akin to a mental illness), I'd be extremely sceptical of suggesting she's involved with it.

You could try a standard one, return it and then order a custom one?

Very interested in this because I absolutely cannot stand the sensation of things in my ears, and they have a tendency to fall out meaning repeated insertions which hurt.

Speaking of bass YouTubers, I see Low End Lobster is posting again. I'm looking forward to what she has to say about the new budget SBMM basses as I may be tempted by one.

Or Talk Talk. Great bassline on that.

I think SBL have promoted this tip as well.

A decent rehearsal on Sunday. I think we've finally nailed Two Tribes, and Mr Brightside is coming along slowly but surely. Thoughts are turning to what we learn next, and Sledgehammer has been suggested. Now while I'd love to play that, and it'll give me a chance to use the chorus and octaver pedals that are otherwise just gathering dust on my pedal board, I'm not entirely convinced it'll sit well in our set which is a bit more upbeat. Back to the drawing board I think.

A few Facebook videos of our gig in Holmfirth a few weeks ago. Obligatory Dakota A Town Called Malice, where it was a combination of the drummist cutting out too early and our singist getting confused as to where he was in the song that made things go a bit wrong in the middle. With the benefit of hindsight I should get more familiar with the lyrics, because if I'd have realised where the singist was starting from in that section I'd have kept that little chromatic line going a bit longer rather than trying to force things back to the chorus - lesson learned for me! Are "Friends" Electric - this is one of my favourite songs that we play, it sounds great when not recorded on a crappy phone microphone. I was very gratified when our keyboardist told me after the gig that for the keys/bass duets he programs his parts, meaning my timing isn't as rubbish as I often think it might be!

Might be worth giving Ashdown a call, they'll be able to let you know how serious the problem might be and potentially arrange for a repair.

Honestly this is one of the main reasons I use it

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Oh thank goodness, I thought it was just me struggling with this!