Bigwan

Plugin boutique are doing AAS Session Bundle free with any purchase. No idea what the bundle is like, but worth a punt at £1 for a well reviewed soft synth!

If only I could find that sort of deal locally! Edit: Just won a 61 key Launchkey for £47 plus slightly extortionate postage on ebay!

...Damnit @Woodinblack! The Roli Songmaker Kit Garageband Edition is looking REALLY good right now...

While the seaboard block would be WAY beyond what I'd be looking for, the lightpad block looks VERY interesting!

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I like the look of the novation and the nektar - I'll look into those in more detail. I think the lack of pads on the roland might be a deal breaker at this point - I'm not adept enough with a keyboard to enter drums that way! I had considered the irig previously but, again, no pads. And I'm not sure 37 keys is enough of an upgrade over my Akai...

Hi folks, As I delve deeper into the world of home recording it's becoming obvious I could really do with something a bit less dimensionally challenged than my current 25 key Mk1 Akai MPK mini. Can anyone recommend a 49 or 61 key midi controller keyboard that won't break the bank? Preferably with drum pads as I quite like the idea of them on the MPK (more on that in a minute). Reviews suggest key feel can vary widely from one manufacturer to another, but having never played keys in the past I don't think I'm attuned enough to tell a good key bed from a bad one! However I'm not a fan of the drum pads on my Akai so an improvement on that front wouldn't go amiss. I'm using Garageband on a macbook pro if that's of any consequence.

Best: ACG Recurve 0178 Worst: Beneath the bassline... Pointless, rambling drivel...

It looks like somebody has bandsawn the control cavity off a Wal and stuck it on this quite unceremoniously...

I saw Tesseract a few weeks back. Clean, controlled, brutal, crushing, aggressive, trippy, beautiful Tesseract. To my shame I actually uttered the phrase "slappin' da bass"... In my defence I had a few too many jars...

Ashdown ABM, all day every day. I prefer the earlier, non-EVO version myself, but I haven't tried anything after the EVOIII. They're plentiful, and cheap as a cheap thing.

I'm still kicking myself for not buying a classic 50's in cash converters for 350 quid a few years back. Great basses. Proper angry growl off them when you want it. Word of advice. If you like any of the basses mentioned in this thread, do NOT try the new Fender Original 50s P bass series. Your wallet will thank me. SO good...

Having owned the 5 string I can only imagine how good this is... GAS!!!

Unlike the original Walkabout these are good for UK voltages wherever you buy them, original needed a transformer change. Could import from the states if you could find somebody willing to ship to UK...

Actually, looking at it again I don't think it does what I though...

This might do it: https://www.studiospares.com/Headphones-and-Speakers/Headphone-Amps-and-Splitters/Studiospares-HAR4-4-Way-Rackmount-Headphone-Amp_449340.htm

A work colleague of mine has the exact same model, dating to '78. Very nice. His is a little heavier. He's offered it to me a few times but always when I'm skint!

Add the 2x15 and that was my teenage dream rig! I believe they're still favoured by that chap from Muse...

Have you tried a new set of strings? That'd be my first guess at a fix.

Nice, but I bet it won't be cheap!

@Gareth Hughes

I don't, but I suspect I will in future having just bought Solemn Tones Odin 2 and Loki...

Bought Sean's B3N this week. Exactly as described and here in the blink of an eye. Another cracking basschat deal!

Looks like the normal Wal mahogany body core to me, but not the best pictures.