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well, you and everyone in this thread who reckons it looks legit Did you have a look at the email header?

I've got something listed for sale, and I listed it for almost £100 too much. A BCer PM'd me to tell me it was too expensive, in a very polite way, and I was very grateful for the advice. Based on that experience I'd always tell people in as polite a way as possible

not a lot he can do with just your address, especially since he knows you're going to be in. What did you choose?

Those of you who like a mid control on the BDI21, is this for further scooping? If not, I wonder is there a big difference between turning up the (modded) mid control, and turning down the bass and treble?

I use the BDI21 into a poweramp at the end of my pedalboard. I don't find I lack control over the mids, but then the graphic EQ still works on my amp, despite bypassing the pre-amp. I guess the EQ is right before the power section Anyway, the BDI21 is great and this gives me yet another excuse to post this [url="https://soundcloud.com/rifffactoryrecordings-1/creepjoint-bass-invader"]https://soundcloud.com/rifffactoryrecordings-1/creepjoint-bass-invader[/url] which is a squier bronco into the BDI21 into the desk

I'm sure the sound engineers gender had nothing to do with your bad experience! Bad sound really can ruin a gig. Quite often on shared gigs I find that there's a load of drums in the monitors, so you get ringing and boomy toms just adding low end rumble the whole time. It kills the enjoyment for me

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1441623179' post='2860268'] The Beatles learned thrir wisdom and creativity by doing their 10000 hours playing covers in pubs/bars/clubs like the Cavern and the Kaiserkellar. [/quote] Indeed, but all the american musicians who grew up in the 60s learned their wisdom from The Beatles on TV! EDIT: Sorry, I am being a bit sarcastic. There's loads to be learned from gigging, but I'd say it's mainly "stagecraft". I'm sure the Beatles had this in spades, and it's a big reason for their success. Was it more important than the music they wrote though? I don't think you learn how to write music by playing covers in a pub, but maybe I'm wrong?

To get back on this subject of "wisdom"... I think the "spirit" of The Beatles was creativity. They were constantly changing and innovating to create new and unique original music. This is what I learned from The Beatles. I too try to constantly change my approach to music, and attempt to produce music that's new, exciting, and original. I wonder how much use any of the "wisdom" learned from being "there" is when it comes to playing a covers set in a pub?

OK, not played there but there are loads of crap pubs in Crewe

I play in crewe sometimes, which pub was it?

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1441355201' post='2858140'] I think he is playing with words. [/quote] Thanks. Being so young and naive I didn't "get it" the first time

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1441295565' post='2857706'] Drunk people and the happy bride and groom (other combinations are also available) won't notice a jot of difference between the Faith and the Gibson. [/quote] Yep, fair enough, but in your OP you seem to be saying that the discussion of which instrument is best for (gigging and) recording is pointless. Well, this discussion has informed you that if you like a lot of bass from your acoustic guitar, then a Gibson J45 is superior to a Faith. Therefore, the discussion isn't pointless. There were two prongs to the OP: 1, is all this discussion about gear pointless? 2, do weekend warriors waste their money on nice gear? I was answering the first prong, but to answer the 2nd, I would guess that a lot of "weekend warriors" also do a bit of recording, and for that, the right sound is very important. Sometimes you can get the right sound for £20 off Ebay, sometimes you have to spend £2000 in a shop. So, if they've gone to the effort/expense to get the right sound for recording, why not take it to the pub gig at the weekend? [quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1441299278' post='2857753'] Looking purely at the facts, spending £2,000 on a guitar to play 15 £200 gigs throughout the year doesn't make business sense. [/quote] You might break even on year 1 after expenses. Year two will be a big boom! Although if you're getting £200 per gig you're probably playing more than 15 per year

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1441314225' post='2857927'] I don't feel any better than anyone. I feel more insightful. LOL Blue [/quote] Well you've certainly given us an insight!

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1441291151' post='2857633'] I think it's entirely unjustifiable today to spend £2,000 on an acoustic guitar. The sheer quality of some instruments at the £500 mark is incredible (check out Faith Naked series - absolutely beautiful!). There are low-key artists out there who play signature Farida guitars and basses, and they're far from Gibson money, but they sound great. And besides all that, the punters in the local pub still don't care about the minutia of tone, so setting aside issues of tone, why do we do it? Why do we laugh at some entry-level gear, when that could be what spawns a great career for a great musician? [/quote] Like I said, I held the same opinion. Faith are great, as are many other brands. None have the low end this £2000 gibson has

My mate bought a fancy gibson acoustic guitar. I laughed at him because it cos him £2000 or so and I thought this was a ridiculous amount of money for a guitar. I've played a lot of acoustics, and in my opinion anything mid range and up by yamaha, martin, taylor etc are pretty good. They each sound different, but you can get one you like that plays really well for £500 Anyway, I played this Gibson and while the feel was no better than other guitars I'd played, the sound was distinctly better. There is more low end produced by this guitar than any other acoustic I've ever tried. So, if I had £2000 spare, I'd get one

I go to my local one as it's a good night. I don't play but only because I lack the balls. I've tried handing out business cards for the studio but never got any business from an open mic. It might be a good place to meet potential band mates though?

Different gear makes different sounds. Some people are happy restricted to one sound, but I like a lot of variety. So, I have a few guitars, basses, pedals, amps, and other instruments. None of them are expensive, but if I wanted to make a sound and the only way to do it was to spend loads of money (which is a highly unlikely situation) then I'd do it.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1441241246' post='2857248'] I would say it does make us more insightful, but in no way any wiser or better than anyone for any reason. Blue [/quote] If you're more insightful, then in a way, you are better I can accept that being a young american in the 60s was a unique experience, and the change that grew from this was definitely massive. If you want to attribute all that to the beatles, I think it could be debated, but you have some strong points. However, your generation, on average, are no more or less "insightful" than any other generation.

it's a bit strongly worded there but I have to agree. I don't hear any effects on the bass at all, it's just clean bass

I'd love to try one!

ace

I think solid for a bassist is cool. If he'd said your front man/woman was solid I'd be a bit concerned!