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Books have always been edited. The dictionary is changed every year. Words added and removed. Check out the revisions and versions of the Bible. No one has removed Brown Sugar. You can still buy it, listen to it, play it. Last time I played it at a gig, along with some other Stones numbers, we were asked if we could play some modern music. Brown Sugar was written in 1960s. It's nearly 60 years old. It's a bit like expecting me to have been listening to songs recorded in the 1920s when I was a teenager.

I agree 👍

I agree with your overall argument, but would add that it isn't only the US that can produce quality gear. We do it rather well in Europe, too.

Tell me.. how are 8 dinted Harley Bentons cheaper than one Fender? People pay an extra £1000+ to have fake dinted road worn basses, your dint is the real thing, and the pricless memories that you'll have for the rest of your life, that dink is a badge of honor, living in fear of such is not living. When Tommy Emmanuel gets a new Maton acoustic guitar he treats it as a tool for the job, he get out the sandpaper and rubs off the finish on one spot on front of guitar so he can get his finger ryhthm going, He likes the sound and playability of the Maton and it's roadworthy, why should he compremise? People are too precious about guitars, they are called instruments for a reason. If your a plumber why wouldn't you buy Chrome Vanadium tools that last?.. would you buy 8 poundland socket sets instead? No one is asking you to rock Diamond eblazoned Gucci overalls to work or drive a Porsche on a school run are they? that's beyond ridiculous. I'm saying get the best tool you can afford at the present for the job, if it's of Am Std quality it will last you a lifetime (dints or not)which is much better and actually cheaper than buying endless cheap stuff everytime one breaks! (read about pot metals, it's everywhere on budget gear.)

Sadly I’ve been there (no idea why you wouldn’t lend me your bass 🤣). But seriously, gigs like that are just a right pain in the donkey.

Yup, erase erase erase, much like the way The Daleks do in Dr Who, anything that doesn’t conform must be eliminated.

No this is incorrect . The modern narrative is to change the past, so that it adheres to today's standards. So for example, books which are edited and have content changed or removed (Flemming; Dahl; Blyton etc).

Reaper!

I've had positive comments about my bass, my playing, my sound etc in the past (sometimes!) but never been complimented on my dress sense/knees!

Has anyone used the Soundmagic E10/E11 for IEM use?

Have to say that although the text is a rough simplification (all details are not too accurate), it gives an idea of what's going on. That plastic printing is probably the easiest to misunderstand: first the plastic of the printed parts is removed. There you have a mesh. Then that mesh is put to a sintering oven. Not your Whirlpool: that requires special atmosphere, and high temp among others. The end result is far more smaller than the printed part. How to get a good, usable part depends on the parametres of design, printing, shapes, and sintering. A note: last time I checked: a set of 600 units was cheaper that a mold, but if more units were needed the mold became cheaper. Here the volume of the part was smaller than a hand. Machining is still a very good choice, if the part is doable with traditional techniques.

Harry Belafonte - Day O (Banana Boat Song)

I wouldn’t sink loads of money into something I knew I was going to beat the hell out of. First gig with my Schecter and the guitar launched his guitar into it and made a big dent, had it been a £2500 bass I’d have been gutted. I also don’t think I would have noticed any difference in that context between a well setup £500-600 instrument vs a high end one. I wouldn't buy a Porsche to do school/shopping runs, I would however want something reliable and cost effective to run. If I was a plumber I wouldn’t be rocking my diamond emblazoned gucci overalls to work 🤷‍♂️