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Off-tangent, but I maxxed out my M1 MacBook Pro a few weeks ago. Looked at getting an M4 Air / Pro whatever.. instead I've just picked up a refurbed M1 Max with 64GB and a 4TB drive for £1800 from Hoxton Macs. It's immaculate, with 0 battery cycles. That's bang-for-the-buck.

They've just posted a new cab on FB... 1x10", w/ adjustable tweeter 8ohm Dimensions: 380x345x300 mm (height/width/depth) 6kg Comes in two finish options: in Tolex (sky) and structural varnish (Duratex) Price - 1250 PLN (£250-ish) https://www.facebook.com/HandBoxAudio/posts/pfbid0225EigyCFD5o3JXpE2iEraBGUMPxLt8Z3vhLtMNys4At9BAsytz8NLYS7GkRmdDWXl

Another Bootleg Eagles show, this time in Saltburn, North Yorkshire. 18 months of prep is finally paying off... lots of dates in the diary now. Great tunes, great bunch of lads.

A rare run out of amp #2 last night - my Maruszczyk BassTank (actual made by HandBox). Sounds great. Looks great. I should use it more.

Here's both my 71s, which gives an idea of the variation. The darker one looks almost black in some light. Note the lack of sharp detail - it's more about molten, swirly depth.

It looks nice, as does a lot of Laney stuff. Why aren't they more popular?

Run away!

Still doesn't work for me, sorry. There's no depth to it. But... who's going to notice / care in reality? A few anoraks on BC, and no-one cares what they say 🙂

May be legit, but the description sounds fishy as owt.

Picked up this 2013 recently. It's not a Fender so I think it's just staying with me temporarily, but nevertheless it's a stunner.

ESL always sounded a bit wishy-washy to me. IMO It’s been rendered redundant by the bonus live stuff on the Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures deluxe editions. Much better mixes.

I’d say ‘vintage’ is the point at which they start becoming more desirable and go up in value.

I think of it as a dodging a bullet.. I’m not sure I’d have liked it. Still, it would be interesting to hear. The real production surprise for me was Counterparts. I listened to it when it came out, but like many of the newer albums I didn’t really return to it that much. Listened to it all the way through a little while ago and while the songs are.. OK, the recording is so organic and punchy. Real pre-loudness war stuff.

I have to say it looks like common-or-garden fake tort to me 🙁

I can’t bear the production on Clockwork Angels. That’s opinions for ya! They actually wanted Trevor Horn to produce Power Windows - that’s how they ended up with Anne Dudley arranging the strings. Big fan of Drama here, btw. I think he does a great job on the vocals. Fly From Here - Return Flight, too. Live in 1980 though? Not so much of a fan. Not his fault, tho.