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Well, first attempt, what do ya think guys... Was a bit scary drilling into the head....

Visit a Halfords that has a cycle dept (or any bike shop tbh), they are happy to give away bike boxes which are nice and thick.

So when I watch British TV programs (which is almost every day) why do they keep referring to feet, pounds and miles per hour? 🤔

Yeah I understand that it’s a synth, I just meant I use a physical keyboard (including a Subsequent 37 amongst others), which from a playing precision side of things is still a lot less compromised compared to a bass and pedal, including this MXR pedal, and I assume the FI4 too.

I’m glad you bought it! I nearly did a few times!!

Someone mentioned the other day that Andertons sell boxes or Amazon?

I fitted a slightly larger port on mine. Cab size was slightly increased to compensate for the larger port and multitude of bracing. I tuned the port to frequency using the rattly rice on the cone technique. The bass output of this cab is quite surprising! Especially with corner placement as Phil says. I've got the bits to knock a second up. I think it'd make a very transportable/practical/ cute/funny/great sounding rig for "sensible" practices and gigs. Maybe four? I have a 2 ohm stable amp 😁

I've been working on my debut album since the days of Covid. With a serious house move in our future I got my finger out and recorded it in September-November last year. In the chaos of moving house the tracks have started arriving from the studio... This one tells the story of my dad, as a student working at the local steel works in the holidays in the vacations as I'd just arrived on the scene! The bass is my Squier jazz fretless with XL chrome flats. Running through a modelling gadget set to "Mesa Boogie".

I'm having quite a difficult week. Started feeling a bit "off" on Monday, by rehearsal on Wednesday I was "taking it easy" on the vocals. Come Thursday I lost my voice entirely and had a very sore throat, a cough, and felt weary, but I was house bass player at Lancaster Funk Club in the evening, and got through it just about. Friday I had committed to a dep gig with another Blues band, thankfully an early shift 6pm-8pm, so was home and in bed by 9.30pm. Today my band are top spot at The January Blues Festival in Colne, and there's no way I can sing a note. Thankfully we share lead vocal duties, so we've hashed out a set where I don't sing at all, but it's still going to be hard as I feel like death. My wife has also come down with it. We think it's covid, but I have no choice but for the show to go on. Wish me luck! Rob

Just recently managed after many, many years, of which trying to find, let alone own an Arpege series 11 fretless with a Delta metal fingerboard..Obtained one!! Truly Phenomenal bass. The import duties alas, which came attached, meant that I had to part with my series 1 Arpege..Not moaning, very very lucky regardless!!😊😊👍

The FI is an actual synth and its VA engine can be played from a keyboard. True, it doesn’t have anywhere near all its parameters accessible from the panel, but is very much a fully-featured mono synth as far as its sound-creation capabilities are concerned. I pitted it against my Subsequent 37 in a blind audio test and most people could not tell which was which.

I can't imagine anyone employing people to sit a desk all day, looking at the music you like and then working out what other music you would like. For a start, no human would have that massive encyclopedic knowledge of songs and genres, including album tracks etc. Certain jobs/processes are only possible and have been created because of AI. I suspect this will be the better use. Self driving cars, where one accident can be analysed and then the scenario be exported to all the other self driving cars so they don't make the same mistake, unlike human drivers who all seem to make the same mistakes over and over again and never learn from either themselves or others.

I do currently, only intend to keep one, but I’ll report back when I have both to compare. For context I play actual bass synth on every gig currently, not wanting or expecting these to be as good or replace that, just a fun alternative to play around with.

VAT, What's that? 🤷. Yeah I knew before posting thanks. Thomman as well as many other big European music stores aways add Vat/taxes to price (not after)

Have you got a spare power supply? It is probably prudent to have one just in case the supplied one fails anyway. https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new Allen and Heath UK Tech Support Form. distribution is by Audio Technica https://distribution.audio-technica.eu/en/allen-heath/

I have 😂 on a bitsa P bass that I was putting together. It was the string retainer hole. Im not bothered about it but it was a bit schoolboy

Doors alive at Network 2 Sheffield. On paper a nice venue, but freezing cold, smelled awful, terrible over priced beer. Band quite average for £20 a ticket too many self indulgent deep cuts and no one needs a 20 minute version of light my fire.

I did a quick search and this is what Google's AI assistant, lol, came up with: Top Music Streaming Services Avoiding/Limiting AI Bandcamp (Most Proactive): Bandcamp is considered the strictest, having formally stated that music or audio generated wholly or substantially by AI is not allowed. They reserve the right to remove AI-generated content, focusing on protecting a space built on human, independent artists. Deezer (Best Detection/Labelling): Deezer has taken a leading role by actively identifying AI-generated tracks, aiming to label them and remove them from algorithmic recommendations. As of 2025, they have reported that 85% of AI-generated streams are demonetized on their platform. Qobuz (High-Fidelity Human Curation): Known for its focus on high-fidelity audio, Qobuz tends to feature,, heavily curated content, with playlists created by humans rather than algorithms, making it less likely to be flooded with AI-generated, "lo-fi" style content. Coda Music: A newer platform that is building tools to label and allow users to actively block or turn off AI artists, promising a more human-centered experience. Other Platforms: SoundCloud has stated it does not use artist uploads to train AI and has introduced a "no AI" tag to block unauthorized use. Music Platforms to Exercise Caution Spotify: While not banning AI, Spotify has introduced measures to target "spammy" AI uploads and vocal deepfakes, rather than AI as a creative tool. However, it remains a primary source of AI-generated content, particularly in personalized playlists. Apple Music: Focuses on quality control and proper metadata, meaning they may reject AI content that lacks clear authorship or is deemed low-effort.