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    Except that the man/woman that control’s the FOH sound is not an Engineer. Yes I know I am a pedant but if there was a degree in sound mixing it would be a BA not a BSc.
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    823-832 is technically classed as Ch38 although of course it is not CH38. Sane prices and tests toons apply but for £75 per year you are almost guaranteed no interference from the free CH70 (863-865MHz) bands WiFi or XVive etc.
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    I suppose that this is the real point. The Fender Aerodyne looks fabulous and was almost faultless, remember this was a £1000 bass in 2003 in the UK. Since I have had it, I have replaced the stock machine heads with Gotoh Res-O-Lites. That really helps with the weight, although it's not a heavy bass. I have also changed the pickups to DiMarzios as I hated the buzz from the single coil Jazz bridge pickup. On the Sire Marcus Miller M2, the machine heads were not the best and I put Hipshot Ultralites on thanks to a bargain buy from a fellow BC'er. The controls, both the knobs and the feel of the pots are not perfect, but I cannot fault the preamp itself. With the bass, treble and mids set central, the volume and tome is virtually the same as when switched to passive. I van feel a preamp upgrade coming though, as my friend @Passinwindhas a couple of nice onboard designs. I might try a body and neck from Northwest next to build exactly what I want.
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    Aliexpress are registered with HMRC and collect VAT for them, so nothing more to pay.
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    I love your location
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    Fuji General or FGN as they are now called, were part of the loose confederation Fender Japan. They now produce FGN basses and Guitars and rarely see them here. Has anyone got one?
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    I was just drooling over a white Aerodyne Precision and wondered if it is worth £1300? TO create context, I bought a Black Aerodyne jazz bass as a personal import from Japan in 2003. It cost me just over £400 plus about £75 in duties and charges. Was that worth it? Yes they were going for £1000 here and I love that bass. Since then, I have bought and sold a number of basses costing less than that, and each one was more than gigable. I am currently gigging a Marcus Miller M2 at £270 from Thomann, cheaper than a decent Sqeuir*. My third bass and again very gigable is a Peavey P bass. It cost £50 2nd hand and has a superb neck. So what are Fender, especially USA ones, worth? * deliberate misspelling of a Fender missspelling
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    We will see, I will compare mine to @Phil Starroriginal ones. Would it be ironic if Chinese companies were pirating the designs of other Chinese companies?
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    Good shout, they look a lot like the Comply ones but more reasonably priced and if you but the wrong size they will replace them. They are also UK based despite the .com domain name. https://www.sonicfoam.com/
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    Yes I had that but got this one to work. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002265655848.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.1a3b582ckpr7EJ&algo_pvid=ac1255cd-cbbb-49a4-b7c9-09ae09e9b5d9&aem_p4p_detail=202211240207109040276961833500009750871&algo_exp_id=ac1255cd-cbbb-49a4-b7c9-09ae09e9b5d9-4&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000024201443869"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!GBP!44.63!22.31!!!!!%400b0a050b16692844303613349e3a97!12000024201443869!sea&curPageLogUid=gFhiuFJm1gl7&ad_pvid=202211240207109040276961833500009750871_5&ad_pvid=202211240207109040276961833500009750871_5
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    I will say that I expect to replace the silicon tips with Comply ones, as I found them to be the best.
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    When I bought my closed back phones, I knew I wanted both wired and Bluetooth, Panasonic did a nice pair that did both so I am sorted. Like most good headphones they were not cheap, from memory about £110 even with my employee discount. I think they were £170 ish without. The only problem is the 3.5mm stereo Jack cable is too short! If only I knew someone that makes cables.😊
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    @Phil Starrtold me yesterday that he uses the KZ ZS10 Pro, that is the one I am ordering. https://kz-audio.com/kz-zs10-pro.html
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    This is a 4-metre cable assembled from Sommer Classique Braided Cable plus a right-angled plug on one end and a straight plug on the other. The price includes postage and packing. The price dropped to £24.
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    I forgot to mention, the sale starts tommorow.
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    Still a bit too far north for amateurs like myself. In the Primark music department, good deals at the moment on KZs https://kz-audio.com/
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    Clearly, 200W is enough, BUT this is 100W into 8R. In my experience, that is just about enough to accompany a couple of acoustic guitars. I have used my 100W 8R combo (170W into 4R) with a 12" extension cab in a rehearsal, but it was still not up to that task in a relatively modest 5 piece (Drums, Bass two electric guitars). The drummer is not quiet but does know dynamics, the guitarist use Fender and Roland Combos. Of course with a good PA support it can be done but it islimiting.
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    When your audience starts singing the next song, before you have announced or started playing it, you need to change your set list. In saying that, you have to be aware that the singer cannot play up the dusty end or drop tune, so some accommodation is needed in a band. In the end, the singer has to have a veto on songs, but that should not mean that they have a veto on change. The set list has to evolve, or the band will stagnate.
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    Dave send it to me and I will check it out. Send me a DM
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    I should have added that a band member that refuses to rehearse, or practice the songs at home, probably should be asked to leave.
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    A lot too high IMHO, but my friend @Passinwindmay disagree.
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    In my last band, we had a rule that anyone could veto a new song. It helped that we got on very well, but that may not work for every band.
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    I saw them I. The early Ambrose Slade days and they were superb. Who knows why Noddy retired so early but his voice was Slade.
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    With Elton it has not worked, I wince when I hear him now.
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    is this a Japanesse made model? if so, look at the Gotoh range. https://g-gotoh.com/productList/bass-machine-heads/?lang=en
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