bass_dinger

"Classic rock radio stations play all 60 classic hits for people in their 70's and 80's" Fixed it for you . . . .

Sliced Ham tastes better in a sandwich when it is all crumpled and rumpled up, rather than laid flat.

I went out in a blaze of glory on 31st December 2025. A 13-note midi pedal board, won on eBay at 4:40pm and a Roland FP-30X piano ordered online at 9:20pm.

Is that because you already know how to spend more?!

I am in for both Tier 1 and 2 - simply because I reckon that purchased everything that I needed (or wand) in 2025. And, of course, because it's terrific fun to try to abstain. More seriously, it also makes me consider whether I really need an item. I am in. Oh yes.

I have now! For £21, which feels like a bargain (until I add the cost of the rail trip to Neath....)

Not yet purchased it, but I am exploring other options. Ideally, the seller will realise that the market in Neath for midi pedal boards is limited, and will instead offer postage. Certainly, that's what I asked him for. Encore! Encore!! One more song, ideally at about 4pm on Wednesday....

@ash is selling a module which replicates the organ sound, here. You can connect it via MIDI-din, and use the Line In on your Yamaha PF-85 to amplify the sound. As for your next piano, I would suggest that you try before you buy. With your real acoustic piano, and your old but worthy Yamaha PF-85, your standards and requirements will be high. Certainly, I would suggest that you go for something better than what you have now, rather than a sideways move.

Can anyone help with an Ebay purchase, for an item in Neath? It's a 13-bass pedal board, and the seller is offering Buyer Collects only. Is anyone close enough to Neath to pick it up and pack and post it to me, in return for payment for your expenses, time, and trouble? Alternatively, are there couriers that could help me?

I will try both options, and see which works, and report back. If both work, then that would be good news too. I must confess to being fascinated by midi when it first came out, and wanted nothing more than to connect up various devices. However, it is only now, 45 years later, that I have the opportunity to make it happen.

https://ebay.us/m/5E9p3T "Handmade bass bass. New. Now you can not only tune a guitar but you can also tuna fish. Body of the guitar is handmade out of solid oak. Large mouth bass graphic. Glass eye. Constructed with all new parts including neck, strings, pickups, and knobs." $50,000 is a lot to pay for a pun.

@Hellzero is right. I want to use the UMC1820 interface as the hub. I have an electric piano (stereo), synth module (stereo), bass guitar input, and a microphone, two midi channels, plus the PC, all plugged into the UMC1820. Moreover, I still have two spare input channels too. The UMC1820 acts as a midi device for the purpose of Musescore too (Cubase was too complicated for me).

See how times, and Christmas traditions, have changed over the years. 50 years ago, an Orange amp in our stocking. Now, an Elf on the shelf.