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Wood isn't magnetic though?

Boots Bloody Boots - Sepultura (puss in...)

I bought a non fretless Aria FEB recently. Has a really nice low action, looks, plays, and sounds wonderful. For the money it's amazing. I just use standard bronze acoustic strings on it as I like that sound and tonality. I have replaced the tuners recently and added a Hipshot Xtender also. To help reduce feedback issues, along with using the built in notch filter, I had to get a bit creative with some dampening material stuffed in the body. It has a bit of extra weight now, but can get some decent volume levels through my amp.

Before the days the internet really got going I received an email reveiw from a 'producer' who had been at one of our gigs. I'm sure he was trying to be helpful. I read it several times before replying - "Thanks for your email." In hindsight I think that was 4 words too many.

Whats new pussycat - Sir Tom

I think you can get too hung up on this sort of thing. If you put stuff up on social media you are going to encounter people who get their kicks from trolling. I see it all the time on the most innocuous clips on Instagram, people obviously just trying to upset other people for the hell of it. What they are after is attention either from the otiginal poster or other commenters, the more negative the better, as far as they are concerned being noticed is a win for them. The best way to deal with it is just to ignore them. Don't give them any indication that you've even seen it. Deny them the attention they are seeking and leave them thinking that they're wasting their time trying to engage with you and they'll move on.

I know it's not really the done thing to advertise here, but i feel in this case I might be helping someone out. Will be returning the Mantle if only because I'll never sell the Noble, but I'd be delighted with either. As I got it for a small discount, and it's readily available, I have put it in the classified today only in case somebody would like to save a little/jump the queue.

I think in terms of processing power, build quality, sounds, and price it's still very competitive. I'm not sure anyone really needs more than 3x parallel paths and 24 simultaneous effect blocks. And the sounds all seem good to me. What would be interesting (but not essential) are some more innovative sounds: Synth, Arpeggiator, sample triggering, tone capture, glitchy stuff etc. And I think all multi fx need to put more effort into the user interface, it's the main reason so many people still use individual effects pedals. e.g. if a live situation I'm using a multi fx for Compressor, Amp sim, Drive, and just one part of a song I suddenly feel (with no preset pre planning) a phaser would be good - how realistic is it to be able to do Vs individual pedals where it's just 'stomp on the phase 90'.

Various shorties I’ve had over the years just the Shuker left 😊

Have you contacted Allen and Heath? This is a very odd fault.

There are now TWO versions of Logic Pro, one is part of their subscription model that has recently been released, Apple Creator Studio (https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-creator-studio/) and one is the pay once version (https://www.apple.com/uk/logic-pro/) The Creator Studio has AI stuff that the pay once version doesn't. I have no idea what value this other stuff is. I already have and paid for Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Main Stage, Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher along with MS Office (which I must have for work) so for me, it makes little sense to get the subscription. Certainly all my Apple apps get updated at regular intervals so I'm happy with what I have. Rob

Riot Jazz at Manchester Albert Hall. Upstairs for the first time - it’s not the very best sound compared to some venues, but a great view. That’s mininekomatic2’s trombone teacher on the right. A cracking good time was had by all.

No, not at all. However, if the presets are any good you'll find that lots of other people are already using them and you will start to recognise them in other records. And my point was that rather spending money on buying another plug-in it would be better value to learn how to really use the ones you already have. Some of the greatest ever recordings were made with technical facilities that were inferior to what is included with GarageBand and Logic. I'm sure a good mix engineer would have no problem producing a great sounding recording without needing to resort to 3rd party plug-ins.

I got a reply from the son of the manufacturer with some snagging documents I have shared with my repair bloke. I will let you know if we get an outcome.

I genuinely feel a bit sorry for these kind of people. They're desperate to show off their "knowledge" and be seen as some kind of authority, but he's just shouting into a void. If you liked your tone and amp, effects choices then it's perfect. Because it's artistic expression, not precision engineering.

Not in my book. I have a Mod Dwarf and a ToneX and sometimes (always?) I spend far too long chasing down a sound that only exists in my head, that I can't work out how to use all the presets to get what I'm after and what I should have done is simply turn the amp on, plug in and play. I get too attached to the rabbit holes and I wonder what this does, and what that does and spent hours reading and exploring and then come back to what the original preset was set to. Other people are far cleverer and better players than me, so they may have a very different perspective.

This is exactly what I was going to say. For simple recording and learning how the process works GarageBand will most likely do everything you want and you already have it with your Mac. Move onto Logic only when you find there are things you absolutely need to do that are beyond the capabilities of GarageBand