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Boo! Hiss! Surely they must realise the vast majority of music-type folks are Mac/iOS users?? It's madness I tell you!

[quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1427840801' post='2735053'] I can't find anything else about it . Is it April 1st yet ? [/quote] Oh PLEASE don't let this be an April Fools joke!!

Ouch! I considered doing that with some of mine once. Until I thought about the reality of actually doing it! A nice string quartet arrangement was in the back of my brain for a future project...

The interface looks awesome. As a total non-pianist if I want to score something out on a computer I have to input each note manually with the keyboard/mouse which takes forever. This is how I want to write notation!!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1427839270' post='2735016'] This looks amazing, I've spent about 6 hours so far today entering stuff into Sibelius. [url="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152857159429389&pnref=story"]https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152857159429389&pnref=story[/url] [/quote] Wow. That's a game-changer right there. They have to release this for iOS too. Are you using it now?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1427739628' post='2733726'] Sounds great. Lots of air in it! [/quote] [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1427744756' post='2733827'] Very, very nice. [/quote] Thanks very much guys. Hoping to record Volume II sometime this millennium...

[quote name='Steve Lawson' timestamp='1427708358' post='2733173'] I love this record! Really beautiful music. Definitely recommended [/quote] Thanks for the recommendation Steve! Much appreciated. Hoping I can gather the troops to embark upon Volume II at some point!

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1427706414' post='2733141'] I'm slightly concerned by "[b][u]There are scuffs and signs of use around the finish.[/u][/b]" but it looks OK otherwise. [/quote] If that's their idea of scuffs and signs of use I wonder what they consider a write-off?! Signs of use by who? Pete Townsend?!

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1426933659' post='2723556'] RRP [b]£69.99[/b] but this totally useless guitar can be yours for the bargain price of [b]£32[/b] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Round-back-Electro-Acoustic-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Damaged-RRP-69-99-/351347989254?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item51cdf8db06"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item51cdf8db06[/url] [/quote] That's definitely more than £37.99 worth of repairs right there! They must be having a laugh! One for the log fire...

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1427214100' post='2727320'] Hi all, Just a quick question! Looking for recommendations for an electric/acoustic bass with an upright sound. Been looking at those Kala U-Basses although open to options. Would something like a fretless Hofner do the job? Not really interested in an EUB as such - just trying to get some options Thanks in advance for advice or opinions Danny [/quote] As it goes I do have an acoustic bass up for sale on here at the moment. It's a lovely Breedlove and it sounds great. I use phosfor bronze strings for a zingy piano-like sound but apparently they sound quite uprighty with those Pyramid tape- wound strings on. Seen some nice videos on YouTube where people have gone in that direction. PM me if you're interested...

I sold a bass to Keith this week and he was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Makes a very nice cup of tea too!

Hi there. I both both basses all the time so I've often tried to get a convincing upright sound from the electric when I just have the one bass on a gig. No electric bass will sound like an acoustic upright unfortunately. Fretless basses sound even less like an upright. You can achieve a vague approximation with mist basses by adjusting your right hand technique and playing with the sides of your fingers right over the fingerboard (gives that slight growly sound). Especially with flatwound strings- Thomastiks are best for this. I've tried every electric upright around and the only one that gets close is the Yamaha SLB200. A fantastic instrument that has a rich upright bass tone and sounds beautiful with a bow too. Which is über-rare! I've been hankered after a Kala U-bass for a while now. The mahogany fretted version (typically, the most expensive one at around £495) is the most convincing and is lovely to play. Oddly, the fretless version sounds mirr like a fretless bass than an upright. So if you want a new instrument, go Kala or Yamaha depending on what you want to spend. But I'd recommend trying a set of Thomastik Jazz Flats http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/bass-guitar-strings-sets-c34/thomastik-infeld-thomastik-jf344-4-string-jazz-flatwound-43-100-bass-guitar-strings-p842/s884?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=thomastik-infeld-thomastik-jf344-4-string-jazz-flatwound-43-100-bass-g-thomjf344&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=CNLNwOucw8QCFVDHtAod7ncA7A first with the wonky right hand trick!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1426880793' post='2723160'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tUTsZ78xIw Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly - Flora Purim [/quote] Wow! Beautiful song. Never heard this before. Thanks for sharing

I also rest my thumb on the E string and hop about or sometimes at the end of the fingerboard if I need to bottom string a lot. Nice round tones available in the fingerboard position...

I recently tried Belcantos and found them way too taut. I usually play Thomastik Weichs though which are very light. I wanted something that bowed better but it all felt too much like hard work with the Belcantos. Back on the old Weichs now!