2025 Gear Abstinence Thread

[neepheid]

16 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I bought a tuner for £15.

 

It wasn't essential but I need a reliable  tuner and lead in each bass case.

 

OK, I'll bite.  Why?

[tauzero]

5 hours ago, Geek99 said:

I’m holding the line 

 

Good. Love isn't always on time.

[Geek99]

I was thinking Johnny cash but could also apply to toto 👍

[Richard R]

Unless it's a super fancy thing, I would let that pass, we've allowed straps and leads.

 

[Richard R]

Morning all.

As is my usual convention I'm cutting social media usage right back during Lent, including BC. Is there anyone else who can take over for a few weeks updating the list? No worries if not, I'll  check in once a week or so to update the scoreboard.

[King Tut]

I’m out, just bought a pack of pedal toppers for the Stomp. Not too extravagant though!!

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

Morning all.

As is my usual convention I'm cutting social media usage right back during Lent, including BC. Is there anyone else who can take over for a few weeks updating the list? No worries if not, I'll  check in once a week or so to update the scoreboard.

 

That would be great in theory, but I'm pretty sure no-one but mods and the original author are allowed to edit posts...

 

Happy to keep an eye on it and grass up any sinners to you on your return if that helps?

[Mrbigstuff]

11 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

That would be great in theory, but I'm pretty sure no-one but mods and the original author are allowed to edit posts...

 

Happy to keep an eye on it and grass up any sinners to you on your return if that helps?

You could just update in this post with anyone out and Richard can pick up after lent? Let’s see how busy the Easter bunny is this year! If I’m lucky I might get myself a packet of mini eggs!

[SimonK]

9 hours ago, Mrbigstuff said:

You could just update in this post with anyone out and Richard can pick up after lent? Let’s see how busy the Easter bunny is this year! If I’m lucky I might get myself a packet of mini eggs!

 

...is that a tier 1 fail as the sugar from the mini eggs goes into your blood which powers the muscles in your fingers to play bass and thus definitely contributes to the signal path 🙂 ?

[Mrbigstuff]

48 minutes ago, SimonK said:

 

...is that a tier 1 fail as the sugar from the mini eggs goes into your blood which powers the muscles in your fingers to play bass and thus definitely contributes to the signal path 🙂 ?

How do you think Entwistle got his thunder fingers nickname?

[paul_5]

1 hour ago, Mrbigstuff said:

How do you think Entwistle got his thunder fingers nickname?

He kept asking Moon, Townsend and Daltry to pull them!

[Richard R]

Just logged on to say that I'm out on a Tier 2 fail.  Akia LPK25 mini MIDI keyboard. Connects to my phone for noodling and writing songs in a hotel, and also will be the input for a Pi-based

MiniDexed https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/mini-dexed

 

I'll update P2 with me and @King Tut - assuming "pedal toppers" are actually a fail? They are hardly in the signal chain.

Edited 5 hours ago by Richard R

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

Just logged on to say that I'm out on a Tier 2 fail.  Akia LPK25 mini MIDI keyboard. Connects to my phone for noodling and writing songs in a hotel, and also will be the input for a Pi-based

MiniDexed https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/mini-dexed

 

I'll update P2 with me and @King Tut - assuming "pedal toppers" are actually a fail? They are hardly in the signal chain.

Noodling and writing songs ? What happened to the coke and hookers thing ? Have you moved on? 🤔