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Philosophers call this "Qualia" which is losely defined as the "what it is like" of experiencing something. The kicker is that we can never know what it is like to experience something from someone else's perspective, and thus the best we have is indirect evidence from others who act/report the same sort of things as we do for a given experience/stimuli. There's also the fact that while not identical, our biology is close enough to other's to infer that what I experience as the colour "red" is most likely pretty similar to what you experience, but we can never know for sure. Probably the most famous discussion on this is Thomas Nagels' "What is it like to be a bat". But this is high falutin philosophy, with IEMs it probably is just minor differences in ear shape!!

In Excelsis - Killing Joke

Yep I missed it again. I was going to do an acoustic slide piece with some nice long reverb, but haven't so much as picked up a guitar since Christmas so it wasn't to be...

I'm not sure what the neighbours would think about a gig in the basement at full volume, haha! I've got two separate AC adaptors, one that came with the unit by Fidus (made in China) for home use, and a separate one for gigs by Dongguan Lewe (also China). Both are 12V 5A 60W PSUs A&H seem to recommend their spare part: AH-AM12199 PSU, but seem to be tricky to get hold of? What PSUs are owners on here using?

It's arrived (impressive, I ordered it on the 23rd so it's taken 4 days 8 hours to get here). Haven't started playing with the noises yet. And it says "ANNBLACK BOX" on the case. The case is a little different to the Lekato ME-01 - the top doesn't have a downward slope. Other than that, the control layout is the same, and the Android and Windows control software is the same.

I may get some moulded tips for the Plunges at some point. I'd always welcome a bit more attentuation.

A bit more progress on this one today, with equal parts satisfaction and quiet concern. The roasted maple neck has had a test fit into the wenge & elm body (dry fit only). Alignment and scale are behaving themselves, centreline is where it should be, and for once nothing has tried to fight back. Always suspicious when that happens. I’ve also been polishing the gloss poly finish, which has reached the stage where it looks finished enough to give you false confidence, but still has plenty of opportunities left to catch you out. This build was started before I’d properly refined my build process, so there are still a couple of jobs left that now feel… character-building. Chief among them is drilling the bridge earth hole, which is one of those operations where you stare at the body for ten minutes, measure it again, stare some more, and then wonder why you ever thought this was a good idea. Still, progress is progress. Next update will either involve a neat earth wire… or a lesson learned. It would be rude not to mention that a worrying amount of today’s progress was made possible by my Narex chisels, which continue to justify their place on the bench every single time I pick them up. Sharp, predictable, and refreshingly uninterested in drama, they’re basically the opposite of most of my builds. Clean cuts, no tearing, no surprises — just quietly getting on with the job while I mutter “that’s lovely” to myself like a man who’s spent far too long in a workshop.

My old UI16 had a brick power supply, and it was a pain, one of the reasons I went for the CQ20.

We use the black background on all of our images @tauzero, we have posted some more pictures of the bass in our showroom on Facebook though

Could really do with a background other than black for the photos to show it to its best advantage.

That is a pain, it certainly seems like a power issue rather than an input issue, as it was going on all channels. And you have ruled out the mains in your house as it happened at a gig (unless the gig was in your house?). Does the CQ12T have the same power supply as the CQ18? If so can you try it with that power supply and see if the issue remains, a replacement power supply would be about the cheapest option

What are you using the anagram for, Paddy? I feel like I've gone from loving the amp sims to battling with them!

Thanks gents - appreciate the input. To clarify although the Zoom was connected, it wasn't actually providing any signal / output at the time of the noise. Similarly the other inputs (PC stereo in and bass via my Boss GX10 pedal) were connected but not in use. The set up had been connected with devices on standby for a couple of hours, whilst I was had been in another room, when the noise went off. Had happened on several previous occasions. Worryingly - it happened on the final two songs of our gig on Saturday night. Unfortunately the unit is now out of the 12 month A&H warranty having been bought as B-stock from Andertons 15 months back, who have a 3 months return policy on B-stock goods. I do otherwise love this A&H desk, not least the UI - has been a joy to use! So I have (foolishly?) sourced a second hand apparently vgc used A&H CQ12T as a back-up unit, which will allow me to get the CQ18T checked out by a local tech and/or A&H.

The band leader is negotiating, but they think they are already paying enough. They actually pay us about half (so it's a very good night for them) and we make the rest up with the tips. This is a pay cut for us on a very successful money making night for them. I can't see us being there more than a few months longer.

… think you may need to get a new spirit level, that Starlifter has been knocked off course when it went through the asteroid belt on re-entry Paddy 😁. Your prices are the keenest on the net my friend!!

This is what I’m down to now and couldn’t be happier with it, Starlifter is immense and the Anagram does everything I could ask for really, only took me a net loss of about £2k buying selling pedals to arrive here 😁

Gear4music are advertising it for £330, with expected delivery early Feb. Believe that hone I see it but I will jump on it if it happens. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Tech-21-SansAmp-Programmable-Bass-Driver-ELITE/7TVW There are a few video's up now. This one with Tim demonstrating the software side (although not with the Bass version). It looks configurable enough for me, without any Rabbit holes to go down.

Friends often come along. My son is keen (he plays drums) but he's now living and working abroad. My wife has been to one gig since we got married (nearly 30 years ago).

Sweet really interested in hearing some thoughts after hands on experience. It does sound like the things I enjoy in a preamp.

Hey everyone, the necks are on their way to me and should be delivered tomorrow. I'll give them an inspection and, hopefully with all things being well, I can send them to the shipping warehouse before the end of this week.

A lot of us seem to have the same experiences with this. One friend of mine has asked me every time I've seen him for the last 32 years how the band is going. "How's band life?" Is his favourite question. Every time I see him he says that he'll have to come along and see us play one night. He's got no concept. I've been in at least a dozen regular gigging bands in that time doing a vast variety of material, covers, originals, playing different instruments etc. My response is always the same, "Yeah, good, thanks. Busy as ever." I bumped into a former colleague last year that said to me that he was still intending to come see me play because him and his lad were such massive fans of the Blues Brothers. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I quit that tribute act in 2007. I go out and see friends' bands and I pay if it's ticketed!