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Same here. I mention upcoming gigs in passing and promptly filter out the 'oh we must come along' response as I ken fine they won't turn up. For similar reasons, I don't hand out compos for ticketed gigs. If people genuinely do want to come along to a gig they'll make the effort to turn up and buy a ticket.

Yeah, it’s been kind of happening very slowly ever since DAW’s replaced samplers and outboard gear, those amazing 90’s genres started to sound a little contrived when everyone dumped their Akai’s and Emu’s and got on Reason / FL / Ableton etc. But what’s happening now is way beyond that. Splice, Izotope and all the other new ‘essential’ tools have taken anything that was special and unique about electronic music and they’ve commodified it all. But even that is nothing compared to prompt driven AI creating tracks for you - that to me is the final nail in the coffin. The interesting thing about AI being used for creative output is that the internet , as we know it today, is going to end up just eating itself. AI produced anything has zero value, it’s derivative garbage in a pretty dress. If people can no longer tell the difference between real and AI, they will quickly stop trusting anything they see / hear online, and all digital / online creative work will be treated as worthless garbage, regardless of where it comes from. And the only solution is to move away from online / digital and back to physical spaces and physical objects. As soon as you’re away from the internet, AI stops mattering. People won’t stop wanting to enjoy art and music, they will just stop engaging with it online. Which I actually see as a very good thing - perhaps the beginning of the end of the social media / smartphone era.

ORANGES! Looks great though, a very individual look at gigs I’d think.

I have this as my WhatsApp profile pic...

Can attach an LED to it I assume

Which is a fraction of a cost that it would be if you used those!

Nd. They are small and powerful. My fretless has 4+4 neodymiums that are Ø 4 mm. You want to open the cavity, use a plectrum:

True, but Aguilar is not an entry level brand. It's expensive stuff, not least because it's made in the US. Plenty of us weekend warriors are prepared to pay the price of admission (I run an AG700). Aguilar seems to be trying for a vintage vibe with this combo. Personally, I like it, but I appreciate it isn't for everyone. There are many hobbies where the stuff can cost as much as a crap car. When I tot up what I've spent on fishing tackle in recent years, it's more like the price of quite a reasonable car. I realise I'm fortunate to be able to do so. You pays yer money and takes yer choice.

I second this. Just screw a batten or similar across the back and screw the cutout bit of ply to that.

A 21st century style user interface woild help

I'm a sucker for any type of mottled/burl/burst type of finish (or however these finishes are best described !) but I'm weak, and shallow too. I confess I too have bought pretty, sparkly, even dare I say garish looking basses of which some were half decent most were not. But I've learnt my lesson and slightly less impressionable these days. Or at least I'd like to think so 😂

Tango!