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In the wise words of Dr. Ian Malcolm:

The crowd are very generous with the bucket. Which is why the management's short-sightedness is going to lose them a great earner. I like the Welly boot idea. Nice one. We also have a card reader, which gets used a lot.

Quite. It's only free while we do their Beta testing for them.

Had you guys seen this https://www.verellendevices.com 'Octal is a modern alternative to the traditional power vacuum tube — built to give your amp more headroom, a stronger & cleaner tone, and long-term reliability and availability you can count on'

One other thing to be aware of is that there’s no guarantee that the current generation of free or cheap to use generative AI tools will stay available forever, let alone get better and better for the same free or cheap price. All the companies providing them are running on vast amounts of venture capital based on hypothetical vast future profits, which nobody can explain how free or cheap AI models will actually deliver. A lot of people are predicting that this business model has to fall apart sooner or later.

Yeah I may also have another and a 2x12 coming in soon 😉🤞

Hi @Misdee - if you are not bothered by the convenience of BlueTooth, USB-C etc and want to remain in the Korg Pandora stable, I have a choice of a Korg Pandora Mini and a Pandora Stomp that I do not use and would be happy to ex/part-ex for your Katana Go. PM me if interested.

Yes, it does look close, although the reason I doubted it was, on the concert video above he was wearing glasses.

My first thought was Jim Horn. Looks close. . . .

Emilio Castillo isn't a Trumpet player, he's a Sax player. I'm not sure why I even posted that - I was just generally copying and pasting! I've actually met him after a TOP gig back in the 90's, when he was clearly holding a Tenor in his hands. Regarding the Bari player, although plenty on that thread are saying it is Doc Krupa, I think it might be Jim Horn, but who knows? I've tried hunting down the musicians on that concert, but all the searches throw up are the Rhythm section names and the backing singers names. A shame that the blowers aren't listed at all.

Stop worrying about the diameter of the speaker, it's only one of many things that affect the sound. Smaller speakers are less directional so easier to hear if you are playing close to the cab. Bigger speakers are more efficient all else being equal, Any speaker can be made to go low at the cost of reduced efficiency and most of the sound of an instrument speaker is about the midrange not the bass. In terms of cone area a 2x8 is bigger than a 1x10 and nearly as big as a 12 so I'd expect a 2x8 to give a similar maximum output to a 1x12 all ese being equal again. In fact Markbass have the 2x8 as 99db/W and the 1x12 as 100db/W so youd barely notice the difference in sound level. The NY121 is smaller but heavier and the 2x8 an easier shape to carry. The 2x8 has a less powerful amp. The only way to resolve this is to try them both.

Great company to work with, Chris and Al will do their utmost to ensure that not only will you get exactly what you want but it will be a special instrument. They have access to some spectacular wood. I was close to pulling the trigger myself on something last week but I have decided on taking a different route at least for the time being. Good luck.

Maybe it's because you don't have a 2 meter high powering tower...

I'll download it today, but as it doesn't seem to work as a standalone, I guess it's quite useless, for me, at least. I like the feature that recalibrates your headphones according to their serial number. That said, I'm using IK Multimedia Arc On-Ear since day one, it's not free, but it turns (or not) a lot of headphones into a flat response, without loosing their inherent character and matching their impedance (which is the biggest issue with headphones), and it also simulates (or not) the sound of a perfect studio with (or not) legendary speakers. You can also store your headphones in the unit and once it's done, it works as an excellent audio soundcard as well as an excellent DAC and excellent headphones preamp ... totally standalone. I think the overall Arc system is the best around for home studio of high quality. https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/arconear/

Victory for function over form, I feel

That's great. Just let me know

String spacing between the B and E string on my Moses neck is about 10mm and between the D and G string it's about 9mm. Other spacings are likely to be a variation of those figures but to be perfectly honest I can't provide accuracy beyond half a milimetre from the centre of a string. From the centre of the B string to the centre of the G string it's 34.6mm on my Moses neck. I'll see if I can get the fabricator to give me some measurements as well because it would be interesting to compare.

I have had an Alpher build done a few years ago. I'll dig some stuff out when I get home later tonight.

Still from 'When the Levee Breaks, Playing for Change Vid. Stray Wallace Amp and owner found playing in Kew Gardens!

Thanks for the replies guys! Problem is I'm getting serious gas for the Minimark. I've never tried 8in drivers, and am just really curious as to how they would work. I'm in a weird position in that my health has been bad recently, but finances fairly good, so I'm looking at the present and future in a "hope for the best, prepare for the not-so-great" type of spirit - ie a year or two down the line I could be in better health, but may have less money. Things are uncertain on both counts, but am itching to play more. Currently I can afford to splurge a bit, and my Fender Rumble 30 has a knackered speaker (damn looper pedal!), so now seems like a good time time to look at options. I've been thinking about the https://www.markbass.it/product/new-york-121/ as an alternative to the Trace 10in option - a single cab with the Gnome. This cab seems to get a lot of love on the internet, is fairly light and compact, and could form the start of a small stack in the future, so I wouldn't be wasting my money. But still can't get the Minimark 802 out of my head!