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The irony is, by the time you've added on all of the extras, like a seat, not being tased, getting to where you thought you were going etc. they're not really cheaper than any of the other carriers. They've done a great job of convincing people that they're good value.

Yeah, this is what's worrying me as well. I already have the predecessor, but this one's got some extra flashing lights!

Never one to miss an opportunity for some free publicity. Of course, with it being Ryanair, the advertised flight to Rwanda would likely actually fly to Morocco.

I use the Origin Effects BassRig, which has the cabinet simulator as well. I like it, because I'm usually always getting the same "sound" in my IEM's, unless the FOH/Monitor person is doing something really odd with the channel eq. For gigs where we're supplying PA, I can leave the desk pre-set and know the mix is how I want it.

I think they should make more of the Beatles connection, you'd hardly know they played there...

I don't remember there being any house gear (except PA), but then again we were supporting, so we brought our own stuff. As Chris said, you load-in at the back, but you might not be able to park there.

It looks quite similar to the LD MEI1000, which isn't bad. As with the LD unit, if you're going to use it in the channel 38 frequencies (channels 5-12), you'll need to buy a licence.

Mine's a Nu-x mighty plug with some ear buds. I Bluetooth from my phone to play the tracks.

I bought a Boss RC30 for my youngest, courtesy of @SamIAm and it's great. It might be a little big/expensive if you're only wanting to mess around to start off with, but if you're planning on using them a lot, it's definitely worth a look. I was recommended that one over the newer version, as apparently the newer ones can be trickier to use.

Our gig list is pretty sparse for this year, with only 4 booked at the moment. We've been trying to get on to some of the bigger Americana festivals (Black Deer, Long Road, Ramblin' Roots) but we're getting nowhere unfortunately. It's a little disheartening to be honest.

I have a Y.O.B. Precision, which is nice, but I never play it. I also have a Hiwatt DR103 from the same year (which wasn't a deliberate factor in the purchase) and I rarely use that either nowadays. It'll give the children something to sell when I die.

Packed the gear, then hung around and chatted for however long, drinking 0% beer.

Set fire to the van, it'll disguise the burnt ashes of the box.

He certainly does! He's also very hot on getting videos removed for copyright strikes.

Easy, take a photograph of the view outside the front window, have it printed on a large poster, put the poster in a frame and place it outside. Job done!

Fake an emergency at her work, or stand outside until the delivery arrives and stash them away.

This is an interesting watch, although I don't think it will be up for long. Basically, it's an analysis of whether Don Henley has mimed on the live versions of "Desperado". I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think (despite it being fairly compelling) it completely meets a "burden of proof". https://youtu.be/jJ6DbH-X-L0?si=AbnsGGI3Zin6oxFW

I'm still in. There's only one bass that I want at the moment, but there's no way I can afford it at the moment, so I'm pretty safe.

Unless you work for Boeing...

Well, his name is George and he does play the guitar.

A Flock of Humans Seagulls League Now that's what I call the 80's covers

That sounds like George Borowski, he's a really nice guy.

I've not seen this thread before and it's been quite an interesting read. My own tale goes back to 2012, at Forsyth's in Manchester. My partner and I had an agreement where we bought each other something significant to mark the birth of our children (in 2007 it was a 5 string Bongo for me) and this time, I was thinking about a nice acoustic. At the time, my eldest (5 years) had started to take piano lessons, so we took her along with us, so she could look at the selection they had (they specialise in pianos). The staff in the guitar department couldn't have been more helpful, bringing a selection along to me to try out and at no point pressured me with anything. I was pretty much left to my own devices with a brilliant collection of high end guitars, although it only took 5 seconds on the second guitar to decide. Whilst I was ham-fistedly banging away on these, my daughter took it upon herself to go and "try" some of the pianos they had in stock. For a good half hour, she played a range of acoustic pianos going from "cheap" uprights to some top of the range Schimmels. The staff in the piano department never once told her she couldn't touch them, or tried to move her on and encouraged her to continue. That's what I value about a good music shop. As a footnote, we didn't buy either a guitar, or a grand piano that day, but a few weeks later on Christmas day, the guitar I'd fallen in love with was presented to me.

Dragging back to the topic (I know, I could get banned for that) I thought it was really interesting. It's mad to think that he only got paid £600 for the job, given how iconic it's become.

I had a very nice chat with Stephen Morris and his wife Gillian, backstage at the Krankenhaus Festival. They live in Macclesfield, which is just down the road from us, so we chatted about how rubbish the council was, plus the best way to get to Muncaster Castle from Cheshire amongst other things. I didn't have the first clue who he was, so it was somewhat surprising to see him on stage later in the day being interviewed.