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I lied... they are only £2.62 each and I have two. Photo exaggerated as you'd expect, but worked well considering it was a pub with the lights on.

Great gig at Ye Olde Butchers Arms with the Fortunate Sons. Got compliments from the band and audience members on my £10 Temu lighting rig 🤣 Really great sound with loads of low down thump. Did have a minor crisis when the hi-hat unscrewed itself ...

I've got prime 😁

I hope to be bringing an example of the new 30W Joyo combo!

Amazon say I will get one tomorrow, in white 🙂 I hope to be able to bring it to teh South West Bass Bash, where it will no doubt be tested to within a microwatt of its life.

With my other bands one agrees a setlist in advance, forensically honing it to 'perfection', and follow it to the letter. Another, we agree a setlist, but change it depending on the audience and what they react best to. The other, we have a setlist but it's largely just a vague guide. They all work in their way.

Rush had some awesome albums. Guilty secret... my favourite Rush song is Working Man.

Last nightwe got together and spent two hours watching the 49-minute video of the originals band's first gig and critiquing everything from the lighting, what we wore, where we stood to what we played right and wrong and how we can tighten up dome of the arrangements. We agreed we meed a 'script' (more of a set of prompts) for the brief between-song bits to develop a more structured narrative. We also need to split the role of narrator and weapon-wielding clown... It's turning into a crash course in writing, producing and performing a musical!

Saw Roachford at the Globe last year. Wasn't sure what to expect but he was excellent.

Why the hell would Geddy and Alex give a flying f*** about anyone's 'concerns'? They have nothing to prove, and unsurprisingly have a desire to perform the music they created. They've found a drummer who appears to have no problems with the level of technical ability required. It's going to be entirely down to individuals whether they go to the gigs or not. Betdt of luck to them. If tickets are reasonably priced, I may go along, I haven't seen Rush since May 1983.

The 40 is a tenner more than the 60 🙂 Hope your wander makes you feel greater.

Done for one batch of four. Thanks.

You put your buckfast in a glass? Must be a posh boi from Edinburgh...

I'm looking for a decent mid-price pair of headphones for home studio use. These two Behringer pairs fit my budget and appear to have all the features I want - over ear, closed back, wide natural frequency response. Has anyone got experience of these?

Have you tried fuzzy skin? It disguises lines and imperfections by being a textured surface.

I have 19, but the total spend is probably a fraction of what some BCers have spent on a single bass, and as I have= plenty of room...

Forgiven!

Shame on you! 🤣😂🤣

Playing by ear is not formally defined. Is it being able to pick up songs without a written guide? Is it being able to play something straight off from just hearing it? Is it being able to find the key and join in random songs? Is it being able to identify various intervsls by ear? Or all of these; something else; any one of these or a bit of all of them?

Decent rehearsal with the Fort Sons.

You obviously have no experience of a quality class D. Please believe me. I own and use both and it's bollocks to say the Trace has more heft.

I doubt it. I've measured my TE at full power with an oscilloscope. I couldn't measure distortion but it was very lose to 300W into 4R. The rail to rail boltage is consistent with that too. The THD on a class D is negligible. Obviously overdriving the preamps on both amps would eke out more power. But it's a sterile discussion. The Trace only puts out less than 200W into the 4x10 with no extension cab, but is still ample for my needs. My modern rig IS more powerful, but I dont actually need that extra power except on rare occasions (like playing on a football field with no pa support). I'm not knocking TE, but I really think it's nonsense to say you need the old iron.

The best ones have a block at the front to hold the kick in place.

Go for it! I went out for a £40 Kay!

I've come across bands that are musically awful*, but do well because they play what people want to hear and keep the volume down. *As in so bad it's almost painful.