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i have a load of HOAL5 and HOAL7 pond cable somewhere, it never occurred to me to make speaker cables out of it until now. It's very flexible, and also totally waterproof so handy for those swimming pool photoshoots. I used it to repair umbelical dive lights which were a big deal before the invention of the LED.

Steve, you never said you drove an Aston Martin! £1200! Noooooooo!

I have been told that it is due to the orientation of the High-Mid driver. @stevie if you are going to write an explanation for @Sean it might be worth putting it on the web site. It made me think I was too loud because I could actually hear everything, instead of the sound blasting past me at knee level, and the band told me to turn it up.

You know those Les Paul basses? They're difficult to find, have severe neck dive, weigh a ton, and sound really bad! They smell too 🤢 😉

That brings up a good story. There's no bigger lie in audio than that about high end cables making any difference. That doesn't stop audiophools from believing anything and everything. Going back a while Peter Walker was introducing his latest Quad speaker model at a show for the audio press at a hotel in London. When he got ready to set it up he realized that he'd forgotten to bring speaker cables. The drive back to Huntingdon would have taken too long, so he found a local hardware store and bought what he needed. The speakers got rave reviews, of course, but more than a few of the reporters noticed that the cables were orange, and assumed there must have been something special about them. At the press conference after the demonstration one reporter asked Peter what the brand of these cables was that surely had an influence on the purity of the sound. To which Peter replied "Why, Black and Decker!"

Wunderhorse, Park Stage in a few minutes...just filling my glass and getting ready for the show.....

That's because people come to see YOU as an originals band. Most covers bands we are pretty interchangeable. One thing about depping is it's a licence to get creative but it can get a bit hairy if there's a dep guitarist as well and many of the songs have multiple well known versions...

I don't know who Burning Spear's bass player is, but that tone is lush...

Lovely tone from Burning Spear's bass player, it'll probably be the best tone all weekend...

Answer Me - Barbara Dickson

Was that a subtle nod by Alanis' bassist - using a Flea Sig jazz? Also, Blossoms bass tone is my new target sound. Bloody great!

god I just love the look of this one...somebody tell me they sound awful, are too heavy, neck dive or are hard to find and save me the hassle of looking....please.

I got mine when they were about £570 and it’s still been great value for money. The learning curve is steep and I still have to refresh my memory fairly frequently as to various settings and operations but it’s a great bit of kit.

Lovely to see Burning Spear at Glastonbury. I dread to think how long ago it was I last saw him live, anyway 👏

Every time I watch a big festival, I have to question why I don't like jazz basses, considering nearly every bass player will be using one.

Looks like a standard Les Paul bass

anyone know which Gibson Alanis Morrissette's bassist is playing?

Do it. Just do it. I ummed and ahhed about going digital for ages and finally took the plunge. Why didn't I do it before? Do be prepared for a bit of a learning curve, and the on-screen layout is different for Windows, IoS and Android (for some reason) but it has been a game changer for our gigging experience. Everything has inproved significantly. The sound of the band has improved and we are delighted. We pretty much threw up some microphones to record a gig (USB into the computer running the recording software) and the sound quality was astonishing. Some good tutorials on YouTube, and plenty of great advice here too. You won't look back.

Holy f***

I frequently trawl various 'instrument for sale' sites when I've got nothing better to do of an evening once the boy is in bed and after the wife and I have had some dinner... 8pm to 9pm is my prime hour! I stumbled across a Conklin GTBD-7 on eBay yesterday, not too many of these were made, they were meant to be a cheaper, more accessible version of the USA Custom Shop Conklins, however they were very expensive to make and the quality was exceptionally good, not too far off that of the USA Custom Shop basses, so they stopped production after maybe a year or so. They did the GT-7 (the cheaper version) and this GTBD-7 versions with Bartolini pickups and preamp as well as a premium top and through neck. I've owned a couple of these over the years as well as two USA Custom Shop Conklins (one I still have and I will die with), so I'm very familiar with them vs the USA stock and they are really great basses. I made an offer on this one, we had a quick chat about logistics, and the offer was accepted! Should be with me Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. Comes with a spare set of strings and a hardcase too. 👍 Damn you eBay for FORCING me to buy this! 😆

It’s the difference in tone that I use to decide what songs to use each technique on.

Congrats cat, I did similar with my Hohner B2A, I bought it to try and love it, I found it a bit strange on a strap at first