StingRayBoy42

I bagsy 'Hot Honey' for my drag name.

Lot of money in them days!

Yes, top end Basses from the likes of Fender and EBMM cost a lot, but there are loads of good Basses around for a really good price... Sire, Squier and Harley Benton off the top of my head. When I were a lad (late 1800s), options for cheap Basses were limited and fairly pants - anyone remeber Marlin or Hohner Arbor? Squier Basses were rubbish then, now they're fantastic. We could (and no doubt will) argue if they're on a par with the US models, but they're undoubtedly well made, decent sounding Basses that are affordable for most people. Some good points made about nostalgia - I'd love a YOB P Bass but as they now go for 3-4K (and upwards), I'll probnably never own one. I'd be really interested to see Bass prices then (70s/80s) alongside incomes of posties, teachers, bus drivers, nurses etc compared to prices now vs those same incomes. I paid £850 new for my StingRay in 94/95 which was a lot of money. Still got it, still love it, still gig it.

I bought a Bass Uke off Paul - he was a pleasure to deal with all the way.

I've had my eye on one of these for ages, it's even made it to my ebay saved searches. When I foolishly decide to get one, I'll let you know if it's worth having.

I'm with @tegs07 on this - A Rickenbacker. I've no use for one, it wouldn't fit in any of my bands, they're so ugly it's beautiful... their only redeeming feature is that you can use the headstock as a bottle opener. I'd love one.

Kmise get rave reviews for the price... I've nearly bought one of their banjoleles a few times.

+1 for Tenor uke. There's also the concert, which is between soprano and tenor in size. Cheap ukes have put many a brave man off and with good reason - they just won't stay in tune! A decent tenor can be had for 70-80 quid and are a revelation. Lanikai and Kala are both decent cheap-ish makes worth owning. Worth getting a decent set of strings as well - Aquila nylgut are pretty much the standard. I fell right down that rabbit hole a few years ago and ended up with a 6 and an 8 string - they sound fantastic and are just as easy to play. A decent 8 string uke is a beautiful sound - half uke, half mandolin and half guitar... I love my Pono 8. Enjoy!

These were just earplugs, not IEMs, the band are very old school. I love IEMs with my other band!

Tonight: Oktagon (it's got a K in it) in Knowle - the posh end of Solihull (it makes Didsbury look like the bronx) with the rock band. The guitarists's missuses joint 40th with a friend. I was a bit dubious as it was a very posh bar in a very posh area, full of yummy mummies and I didn't think we'd be their cup of tea/glass of Prosecco, but the birthday girl has seen us loads of times, so she knew what she was in for. We started at 7 (!), the first set went down OK, the second set went down loads better and the place was rocking by the end. Hooray! Played the Jazz for a change -> small board -> Sansamp -> Markbass CMD121. There was wood-fired pizza for afters. Mmmm. Done by 930, home for 10. It was my first gig with the ACG custom earplugs in... bit weird at first, I felt a bit disconnected and like the band lacked a bit of ooomph. Got used to them after a bit, and found they helped with the BVs as I could hear myself through my headbone. A good night, all things considered.

I really like my MB 802 for electric and upright. 150W and 2x8" speakers. Might be a bit big & heavy for your needs though. I used to use a MB 101 Marcus Miller thing which I loved for upright - 45 watts on its own (I think?) and a 10 inch speaker - there's one for sale on here (not by me) which might be worth looking at?

Do they both sound OK straight into the amp? If so, any A/B pedal will do the trick. Boss LS-2 is a fantastic option - it has volumes on both channels and is useful for loads of other applications. Bright Onion do some pretty nice stuff too - from a simple A/B to ones wih FX loops and tuner outs and allsorts. https://brightonion.co.uk/ If not, I'd suggest a preamp for your upright. I use a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ II (discontinued) but I'm sure there are othes! I also use a Sansamp VTDI for electric (nice 50s/60s thump) and keep the amp as flat/clean as possible.

I knew you guys would come up with a workable solution!

As per the title, this is no doubt an extremely silly question so apologies in advance. I have LED strips on my pedalboard, controlled by one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202152695416?var=502140337723 to change the colour of the LEDs. I also have a Boss LS-2 to swich between FX loops. Is there any way to change the LED colour when I change the FX loop on the LS-2? So loop A (green light) - LEDs go green, loop B (red light) LEDs go red. No loop - LEDs go white. Utterly stupid and pointless... it'd be good though, wouldn't it?!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196187269632

I'm selling my theremin as I never even touch it.

26 feet for the really low notes... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbass_flute

What did you use?

Binned

These are going in the recycling tonight if no-one claims them!