RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

That is very sad 😂 I assume the doors light my fire ,Alice cooper schools out/ elected ,Aerosmith dream on , Thin Lizzy whisky in the jar etc are in there somewhere. So, Paul Ross’s Mac Donald’s cheeseburgers ..still advertised every 10 mins ?

I saw Johnny Dibble reviewing the HZ on YouTube. I asked him what he thought was best out of that and the cort space 5 He said that the feel of the Cort was better feel wise ,but the sound of the HZ was better than the Cort. It’s great that headless basses are becoming more popular at last . However it does seem that there doesn’t seem to be one that covers everything up to the £1,500 mark. I stand to be corrected of course ,but it seems that people are not happy with the Ibanez EHB pickups ,the pick guards of the Hils or the pickups on the space 5 etc The quality control of all those basses seem to be criticised too . Maybe with persistence from those companies and others something really good may emerge within the next couple of years .

I stopped listening to that station in covid times 😷. I wouldn’t be surprised if ‘White Rabbit ‘ is in there , which is as dull as the prime minister 🤢🤮 Does Paul Ross still advertise Mac Donald’s cheeseburgers 🍔 ??

The bass player playing many ghost notes . So many it seems that I can’t see them… Good for a laugh

Watching this thread with interest . I heard a couple of porcupine tree tracks a few years ago ,and it wasn’t my bag . I have 2 Tangerine Dream cd Boxsets that he remastered, and he did a great job ! He is immensely talented both as an artist in a band situation and as a solo artist …plus as a producer ! Many hats. I stumbled across 2 live tracks on my YouTube feed over the last couple of weeks ..’Fear of A blank Planet ‘ and another track I’ve forgotten right now . Watch that track ! A fantastic performance. I’m trying to find out anything that sounds like that, and will purchase the right albums . The only thing I’m concerned about , is if he / porcupines tree etc have released patchy albums and that purchasing single tracks on downloads would be better ..

….or perhaps this one 🤦‍♂️ Fwiw the confused and sad emojis do look too similar imho

When purchasing from Amazon, sometimes the Amazon seller uses Royal Mail or EVRI ! I got caught out a couple of times ,and notice the “Amazon” service deteriorating because of this . ( Not Royal Mail, but EVRI in my case) . The tell tale signs of delays and unavailable tracking ,and even stuff delivered a day later is way out of line ! I always have to double/ triple check what courier is being used .I shouldn’t have to ! I saw a big company selling speaker stands for my Sonos speakers on eBay . Good price etc. . Then I looked at the feedback and declined their offers ,because they use EVRI They lost a sale but are probably oblivious as to why . The bigger a commission gets ,the worse the customer service is imho

What about this one ? 😮‍💨

Rega turntables are great , and look real cool imho . For the money you can’t go wrong . The planar 2 I had at the time was a big upgrade from the previous Dual CDs-505 I had. What I have noticed over the last decade or so, is the expansion of quality and choice of colours etc in the £250-£500 price point . A decent cartridge works wonders also as mentioned above .

You mentioned the Rega Planar 2 ,and you don’t mind considering vintage . No doubt this page will attract the usual audiophile beard twitchers who will give great advice. Fwiw I purchased a Rega Planar 2 brand new back in the mid ‘90s . The annoying thing for me at the tine , was having to remove the platter to change speed when going from 331/3 - 45 rpm . I bumped into an old friend at the time who told me he knew someone who was selling a pink triangle turntable .They had a reputation in the early ‘90s apparently. I was told the sound would blow the Rega 2 out of the water! He was right ! I had to purchase a rega bias tone arm for it ,and an ortofon or nagaoka cartridge . Anyway , apart from the lid ( which had a reputation for being fragile ) the turntable is a beast ! The model I have is the little pink thing . Innuendos aside ,they are always on eBay and worth checking out . I’m wondering what the modern day alternative would be 🤔..

Looks a bit like a dog of some kind imho 🙂

Me neither ! Would like to see the full story ..

I should be in a position to purchase my dream bass this year ( well nothing more than £3k if I can help it !). But what ?? Custom ? Well letts just say I’d rather avoid the uncertainty ! The ‘dream bass’ I used to think of was something like a status s2 in a lovely glossy colour , or old Steinberger trans term , or a Kubricki ex factor in a lairy colour . It seems like I’ve missed the boat on Sims custom paint job for my table top style Warwick corvette . I did think of having an animal shaped bass guitar body such as a dog , cat or rabbit 😬 I like the Warwick dolphin .. a headless style would be the one I think ..glossy airbrushed in the style of a polar bear ! As for electronics , just a passive volume bass and tone knob is enough ! No batteries ! I do have 2 basses that friends and punters used to love ..a Korean made Jack Daniel’s bass ,and a Washburn status . For some reason people were fascinated by them .