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Werewolves Of London – Warren Zevon Notes ♫

So sorry to hear that. When I was young, the old folks told me to do what I love while I'm young and don't wait until you retire. I've played music for most of my life, so I can't retire. Two sides to that coin, But then, if I retired, I'd still play music for the joy of it. I hope you find a solution to your challenges. Notes ♫

I bought one from a lighting store. Dimmable bulb and its associated dimmer. It worked OK but only so dim. Then it started flickering. Mrs. Notes and I watch one movie per week. It's the only time our TV is on, and I like to dim the lights until they are barely on. The dimmable LED didn't get dimmer than about what a 15 watt incandescent puts out. So I took out the dimmer and bulb and returned them. For that one light, I have a stash of halogen bulbs. I hope enough to last until someone figures out how to improve the dimmable LED bulbs. Notes ♫

Have you tried PEMFT (Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field Therapy) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144749/ https://www.mibu.com.au/using-pemf-for-carpal-tunnel-syndrome I bought a PEMFT machine for my mother-in-law. She had Parkinson's and it helped her immensely. Many years later she passed, and it helps my arthritis and bursitis. She first went to a clinic, which was 1.5 hours away. Asking about a home unit, the doc said buy one with a square wave, north polarity, slow frequency (under 25Hz) and the strongest field you can buy. It's lasted a long time. They do multi-level marketing, but I don't sell them. I have enough going on. But I can probably get you $100 off as a friend and family. Instead of paying me a commission of $100, they take it off the price. Do your research first, there are plenty more articles about this, and if you want to take the chance, I can help with the discount, providing they still do that. Or find your own, remembering square wave, north polarity, slow frequency (under 25Hz) and the strongest field you can find. - - - - - - The inherited bursitis in my hip had gotten so bad, I couldn't walk 2 blocks, couldn't drive without an ice pack behind my hip, and needed a stool for gigging. Now I'm pain free. I don't know if it work that well for CT, but if it does, it would be magic. Notes ♫

Girls, Girls, Girls – The Coasters Notes ♫

Dancin' Fool – Frank Zappa Notes ♫

My personal experience is that they last much, much longer than the incandescent bulbs. On the other hand, they don't work with a dimmer switch very well. But it seems we no longer have a choice, so I guess that doesn't matter. Notes ♫

Blinded By The Light – Bruce Springsteen Notes ♫

1, 2, 3 – Len Barry Notes ♫

We have cicadas here, too. I actually enjoy their 'singing'. But I do like beetles with the A better. Notes ♫

Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson Notes ♫

I had DC and AC theory/lab in college, and remember very little, even though I used them when I worked as a Field Engineer for a Cable TV component manufacturer. But if you don't use it, you lose it, so all I have left is basic understanding. So much has changed since then. When I went to school, they recommended the Communications Option, instead of the Digital Option because there wasn't much work in computers. Integrated Circuits were just being introduced, we still learned about vacuum tubes and individual transistors. I'm endlessly impressed with the leaps and bounds the field has taken since then, but the basics still apply. My Parker guitars have a piezo pickup under the bridge, so they need a preamp. The magnetic pickups go through the same preamp, and I can blend the piezo with the mags to get a little grit into the tone. It's possible to run the piezo by itself, but with the solid wood body, the acoustic tone is rather thin. I've had the Parkers for over some years now, and the only things that fail are the 9v battery and the strings. So I was never even curious to see what kind of resistors the knobs are attached to, but I assume they are pots. Guitar is my 7th instrument. I know a lot more about the mechanics of a saxophone. Notes ♫

Thanks Sgt. Pepper & OrdinaryNimda I'm aware of the two different kinds of Variable Resistors, and in the most likely type in a guitar would be the potentiometer. But I don't know for certain. My Parker has a preamp inside, to boost the piezo signal and mix with the mag pickups, and I would guess a pot, but never bothered to look. So for me, it's safer to use the collective noun. I'm glad they haven't changed the nomenclature. When I was very young, some teachers still called capacitors 'condensers'. But electronics and I parted ways after school, as I found it a lot more fun to make a living playing music. I did take a job as a Field Engineer for a Cable TV gear manufacturer when I tried out what it was to be normal. Actually the Engineer was an inflated title, it was more technician, and at the 'black box' level. Any failed components, amplifiers, filters, equalizers, and so on were modular. Swap them out, so the system is working ASAP and send them to the bench techs. So I haven't dealt with much more than replacing a phone jack on a guitar cable since then. Back on topic. There is more than one right way to do this. I know guys who run their guitars with max output and make all volume adjustments on the amp, or a foot pedal. On my Parker (gigging guitar) the master volume is right next to the bridge, so I can get to it easily while I'm playing. So I run it physically about 2/3 up, and it's variable gain, (Tapered/LOG) so I have plenty of wiggle room. I can crank it up for solos, turn it down for mellow music, and adjust during the song to stay in balance. Guitar isn't my primary instrument, sax/wind synthesizer is. But I probably play about 1/4 or more songs on the guitar for any gig, depending on what type of songs the audience needs. Whatever gets you through the night is right. Notes ♫

Just A Dream – Jimmy Clanton Notes ♫

Funky Town - Lipps Inc Notes ♫

I don't know if they changed it, but when I took electronics in school, a potentiometer was a type of variable resistor. But I went to school a looooong time ago, so they may have changed that classification. Notes ♫

Billy the Kid -Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Notes ♫

They are variable resistors. Almost all volume knobs are variable resistors, whether they are on your guitar, amp, radio, stereo set, etc. Here is how they work... https://www.circuitbasics.com/variable-resistors/ I like to have control of my volume, so I can turn the guitar up when it's time to solo, turn it down when what I'm playing should be in the background, and so on. But when I turn it up, in reality, I'm just turning it down less. Notes ♫

A Sailboat In The Moonlight – Billie Holiday Notes ♫

Through The Years – Kenny Rogers Notes ♫

I have a 1970 ES-330. I bought a Casino so I wouldn't have to play the ES on our outdoor gig near the salt water. I put a black Pickguard and Witch Hat knobs on it, and I think it looks better that way. What do you think? Notes ♫

HNGD

Time Is On My Side – Kai WInding (orignally) Notes ♫

I like Tele knobs because they are easy to feel without looking. But I don't like them because when I need to look there is no marker to let me know how far it's turned up or down. So I put a little sliver of tape on top and I get the best of both.

Highway Star – Deep Purple Notes ♫