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Hod Stewart, the well known brickie.

Great idea for a thread. I've got a bass which is now my favourite that I tried to do an amazon return with!

And you are totally right.

That would be amazing. Thanks so much!

That’s jaw-dropping

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Les Humphries Sinners

Nice, but as you say, not cheap, and only marginally less than you would pay for the parts new

It does. It also takes MIDI data so you can chuck in whatever combination of stuff you like and it’ll play it back.

I absolutely wouldn't want to spend my precious time with someone who holds those types of prejudices.

Yes. I got asked to dep for and rejoin a band a little while ago, but in the time between them ditching me in favour of a mate of the BL's and the request to rejoin (several years), it had become pretty bloody obvious that they were racists of various levels and I politely refused. On a broader front about racism, our elderly next door neighbour died yesterday of cancer. If she hadn't kept refusing to see her GP for years because she was foreign, and refusing well woman clinics because of seeing a foreign doctor, it would almost certainly have been diagnosed sooner.

We are using the two original LEDJ Q Colour filters for stage wash. Those new LEDJ fixtures you've just purchased are more powerful so I suspect they will do the job nicely.

Yes, and have done. I'm not sure to be honest whether I walked on principle or because I immediately disliked them when I noticed the racism. Both I hope

I need to be able to get on with people I'm in a band with. We need to be able to have sensible discussions and some give and take on all sorts of things like song arrangements, gig bookings, and which hotels to stay in, etc. I can get on with people who have different mainstream political views, that's what democracy is all about I think, but prejudices just switch me off. Incidentally for a new project I'm starting up with my drummer and an old band mate we had an email this morning from a singer we wanted to audition. He seemed to be against singing a great song because it was originally for a female vocal and about a man, lots of unnecessary punctuation. Just made him seem very insecure, I haven't bothered responding because I don't think it's worth telling a grown man he need not worry himself, or he can change the words. The tone of the message just screamed that he's not someone I want to spend my time with, let alone have to have discussions with that may involve persuasion and compromise on each side.

Does it do odd meters/time signatures? As intriguing and brilliant gadget it is, if not I have no use for it.

My partner is in such a situation. She joined a band a good few years ago now. The band, itself, is very long establshed with two (near) original guys left. She loves being in the band but one of them has fully embraced the views of the right and sees any opposite view as being held by someone who has been brainwashed by propaganda. Due to the age of these two, the band is ending soon. The plan had been to get together every so often, to 'rehearse' and play some songs. She is now at the stage where she can't wait for it to end so she is no longer exposed to his views. Seems a shame but he has become really quite vocal about certain things.

Yes.

Assuming that everything else about the band is okay, I would join without a qualm. we live today in a series of echo chambers that reflect (and amplify) our own views. I’m not sure that society has improved as a consequence and I firmly believe that we only tackle extreme views on either side by talking to each other. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and even if they’re views that I find distasteful, so long as they’re not illegal, who am I to force everyone to think as I do? Bigotry exists on both the hard right and the hard left and it can only be challenged if we spend time in the same room. The world is polarised enough without me adding to it so, yes, I’d join the band. Unless it was jazz. There are limits….

Come and give some a try

Interesting response and this is kinda the crux of the question so thanks for that. It presents an interesting dilemma... How important are our own personal moral compasses/opinions and should we just try to get along, accepting others' opinions (even if they may be repulsive to us)? For me, my moral compass won't allow me to 'get along' with someone who holds such abhorrent opinions....

What's done? Is the mould made? This is all very exciting

Are they loud for their rated wattage as the Portaflex were underpowered for sure

Like anything, if you want to get on with people you seemingly need to allow them to have opinions and they should be able to accept if you agree or disagree too. Having said that, if the music becomes politically portrayed that way then no way!