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On keys. She likes her synths. & slapping together 2 bits of wood.

Got mine finished. Roli Equator for the double bass & one of the violins, FExpansion Strobe 2 for the other violin & trumpet, Logic EXS24 for the piano & the drummer in the box that the guy's sitting on is Logic's very own drummer. Apart from the drums, all was played on the Seaboard.

I've got some score/tablature if you want it PMd?

That white Welsh bloke can groove with very few notes.

Now that's tidy idea.

Having been in one of those types of bands where it's just really the guitarist wanting to solo & play riffs in between the solos, I had no intention of ever playing in a band that played 60s - 80s rock ever again. But then I have musical frustrations & can't commit to a band, so we jam the out of songs that I'd pay never to hear played again. The singist in the following video never came back ( I think he was number 6). We auditioned a new singist last week & he seems like he may come back on Wednesday, but then previous singists said they would & didn't, so I shan't hold my breath. I try to wreck these songs as much as I can. We played Gloria by Van Morrison 2 weeks ago, I found the bassline for Ghostbusters fitted it perfectly. The guitarist has tried to get us to play Hey Hey My My several times & I can have a great time with octave & filter on that one. Anytime I play, I just try to enjoy myself, even if the song is crap.

If the guitarist made the same comment to me re "Something funky in A minor", I'd have responded with "Paedo?". As for Jamming with widdling guitarist, it's fun. I can be a widdling bassist when I need to & will play off the guitar & then go back to my main job of laying a solid groove for him to widdle on.

Nice one

That couldn't ring truer with me. We spend a bloody fortune on cheese! The Mrs probably spends more a month on cheese than I've ever spent in a year on music!

I've got an SR. Like above, get or make a decent lead. Any worth it's salt has the jacks gripping the cable so you an pull the cable without it leaving the jack in the socket. Also the Neutrik jacks are long enough to grab hold of.

Well spotted!

2 years ago I was gonna get a Rise 25. Had a couple of plays on it & everyone, from the dad in law to the guys in music shops all said "You don't want that as your main keyboard", so I got the S88. As great as the S88 was, the Rise is much better for me. It can be used like a keyboard, but it just opens up expression much more & screams to be played. I wish I wouldn't have listened to anyone back then & just got the Rise.

I know someone called buttons. From my trumpet playing days, I know them as valves.

it could well be.

I swapped my NI S88 for a Roli Rise last week. I've been sitting here for the past hour & a bit just going through sounds that match what's in the pic. I've got a great double bass sound, a good solo violin & other strings & a great selection of brass instruments (though there's a pretty good brassy reed instrument that might get the place). I'm toying with going for a lekky piano, though the acoustic pianos that I have are pretty good.

I'm liking the pic.

I use a Vox Venue Bass 30 for in the home (& even for smaller gigs). It's a 1x12 combo. Weighs about the same as a Markbass 2x10 combo. The thing is, it does sound really good especially for something that, when you can find one for sale, is less than £50.

So you're obviously referring to me. Not a very nice comment from you that, is it. I Speak from experience of having used a 2x10 with a 1x15 & finding that some venues it could sound great at one part of the audience & not so good at another. It varied. I wasn't having a go at you in any way, I had already stated that some combinations of 2x10 & 1x15 work well for some people, just that 2 of the same cab is a more secure option.

You’re one of the ones that got on with a 2x10 & 1x15.

2x12 is a good option. 2 2x12 is fine for big gigs where you need volume & have no PA. 2x10 or 2x12 and a 1x15 is going to give you random sound. Not a good idea, though some get on with it. Even in the one room you'll find you can stand at different parts of the room & it'll sound different. 2 1x15 is another good option, so is 2 2x10.

I'm looking to see what the wife has that I can sell.

That's due to the cab more than the driver. Try both the 2x10s & the 1x15s, get 2 of the same cab. Having 2 different cab means you're likely to have an unpredictable sound at each venue. I know the 80s are making a comeback, but not everything from the 80s needs to come back (e.g. mismatched cabs)

Diameter has no bearing on the sound. You could try a MarkBass 4x10 & an EBS 4x10 next to each other & find one sounds completely different to the other.

Why go for 2 different cabs? Try both out & get 2 of the ones that you like the best.

Heat the glue up with a lighter/heat tool until it starts to bubble a little & then stick it down. You'll never get it off. Don't attempt to do the entire strip in one go. You'll end up with it round your arm. Start at one end & work your way along.