StingRayBoy42

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?!

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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!

An amazing player, always made what he did sound so effortless. A sad loss.

People don't believe me when I say I've got a favourite Spandau Ballet song, but it's True.

Gigged last night at O'Neills Leicester. We assumed it would be dead, but there was a good crowd in that really enjoyed it. In fact, they were the best audience we've had all year. Good to see the lads in the band again, good to be back out doing it, good gig to ease us back in, really enjoyed it. Not even dry january or the weird buzzing in my IEMs could dampen the mood. StingRay -> Small pedalboard -> Amp pedalboard (Thumpinator & VTDI) -> Markbass CMD121H Feet update - red socks and black/lime green crackle Converse. It's good to be back!