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Yes actually I have a US jazz bass that I bought second hand that amazingly might be worth the same or more than when I bought it. Better than some of my other hobbies.....!!

I definitely wasn't trying to say I am better than anyone else! I was implying I am worse.... Gear much better than my ability....!

Wow great stuff!

Love this. I was discussing with a friend getting deliveries from the daily Amazon driver that comes round and he suggested putting some kitchen roll on their subscription service so once a month you get a surprise delivery!! Not great for the environment though so I haven't done that but great minds seem to think alike!!

That's my middle name.....!

Wow lots of replies! I wish I had done it at 20 but should be gigging by the time I'm 60! Encouraging stuff!!

Love to hear any stories of people getting good at an older age.. I playe trumpet to a good standard up to 20. Grade 6. Failed grade 8 due to being more interested in girls and beer. Was the worst player in a good quality Orchestra at university. Now grade 5 bass. Mediocre. But interested in getting better. Anyone done it later in life??

So tell me what the ethics are on being interested in beautiful bass gear when just an intermediate player. Obviously I could be an amazing player on a £300 squire bass. But is there such a thing as a bass hobby that doesn't have to do with skill??

OK I am depressed...... Bought a Jam+ but various issues with my ultimate ipad practice setup. a) I think the cable that came to connect to ipad (lightning) is bust. Apogee support think it is. I have bought a cheapy one to see if that works. It didnt work originally. Then it worked. Now it doesn't. b) It turns out that you really need all apps on the ipad to be Audiobus compatible. I bought AU3. Then my supermetronome volume doesnt work.... I cant find another drum machine i like. (and anyway the jam+ isn't working on my ipad anyway.) c) The jam+ works on my mac but garageband is crap for making simple drum rythms! Ughhhhh I dont like practicing with my stomp. The volume mix etc is a pain. I don't get on with fiddling with it. TBH I do tech all day. I just want to plug in and play. The Darkglass looks great.... Maybe I will order and get the stomp on ebay! And return the jam+!

Great thanks. Will do.

Just listen! But anyway some progress and info for anyone else searching. Bought Apogee Jam +. Arrived. Plugged in. Nothing happened!! Thought it didn't work. Didn't appear in Audiobus inputs. Tried to connect with garageband. Still blue light. Restarted ipad. Tried again. Sprang into life. Green light. Weird..... Anyway now it appears in the Audiobus list of inputs. Can use without Garageband for input it seems. So that is good. Sounds fine to me in my AKG K702s. Next issue..... SuperMetronome isn't Audiobus compatible I think so I cant control the volume in Audiobus. Need a new drum machine. Anytune works fine. Though hasn't been update to ios 15 etc so have to allow network permissions manually. But that is fine. I can go in Anytune to control playback and then just switch to Audiobus app to adjust levels so it's actually great. I think if I can sort the drum machine I like this setup better than my HX stomp for practice. Less wires. No power lead required at all! Works of fully charged ipad and I have a camera adapter somewhere if I want to charge. Any recommendations for up to date simple drum machines?

Aha now i am deep into ios music stuff. Does seem i can attach my ipad to my music stand and do all through there. Audiobus.....?