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Another one was a mint condition Moog Prodigy for £50 from a local second hand shop in about 1988. I didn't bond with it at the time because it didn't have MIDI (like my more contemporary synths). Fell on hard times when I lost my job and sold it to a 'friend' about 6 months later for £30.

Couple more drum machine deals I had off eBay in the mid 00's (it was a golden time for bargains back then).. Akai MPC 3000 - £480 Akai MPC 2000 - £90 (with a dodgy output jack - £2 fix) Roland TR-707 £52 regret selling them on for obscene profits!

I cant recommend any wireless, because I would always recommend wired headphones. Anything using bluetooth might be good enough for general listening, but probably have too much latency for recording. Which probably rules out 99.9% of the 2020 wireless headphone market

Back in the 1980's, guy I bought it from couldn't figure it out. I didn't keep it long 'cause I wanted an Oberheim DMX

Have you got her phone number? (asking for a friend)

Original Roland TR-808 in fully working condition for £75

Just had an email from PMT saying their stores are open for 'Click & Collect' (sure they do mail order too) - not sure if they stock GHS though.

These are the ones that I think I might get.. Is this the right size for the Hercules hangers if I have standard thickness drywall - R-SM-05052 ?

But it's not just the emails, it's the incessant interruptions on YouTube, banner ads etc on other sites.

I would love to put all my guitars/basses on these, but only have plasterboard walls. I'd be really afraid my boat anchor jazz would end up on the floor.

It's very easy to set up, get yourself a MOTU 8Pre (or similar) for around £150, plug in an optical cable to the Audient -> preamp. Hey presto another 8 inputs appear in your DAW. No other config needed.

It's very common if you're using a lot of outboard gear (synths). eg in my current setup, I have 1 drum machine (mono - but has individual outs), 1MPC (stereo out), 1 sampler (mono), 1 set of decks (stereo feed from disco mixer), 1 DI for guitar (mono), 1 DI for bass (mono), 1 SM57. My set up is quite streamlined, but that's 9 inputs for you right there. Could I survive with less? Possibly, but it would be a bit of a faff unplugging/patching everything & I would need a patchbay/external mixer & the spaghetti of wires that accompany them.

The clarett is a LOT more expensive than the Audient ID14 - street price of a Clarett is around £300 as opposed to £160-170 you can snag the Audient ID14 at present.

Lots of Windows developers use Macs

You forgot professional software development - Mac/Linux

Most people when they buy an instrument want these things too, but they also want it to 'look' right and carry the right 'label' too. You're one of the lucky ones who don't and can save a boatload of cash

Lots of people when they buy basses/guitars/synths &/or other consumer items are heavily influenced by the 'aspirational' qualities of a product. To take the Skoda analogy further, this is why Audi sell basically the same cars slightly tweaked as Skoda for double the price, because Audi is an aspirational brand for many people. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, it's just marketing.

I would advocate going the Mac mini route. Especially as you can upgrade the memory in the 2018 onwards versions. Buy the smallest memory, smallest SSD, fastest processor you can afford then upgrade the memory yourself and hook up an external SSD for music projects. Once you've tasted Mac you'll never go back!

As I said before, they are great basses - like Skoda make great cars. But they're not aspirational products which might explain some of the turnover. You might be very happy with your Sire - but none of them are the sorts of instruments people lust over unlike other more established brands.

Great basses, but for some reason, almost everyone that buys one sells it on after a couple of months.

Yes, https://www.roland.com/us/products/vs-2000cd/ with the optional monitor board. But it's discontinued. I think if you're going to go to the trouble of sourcing one - why not just use a computer?

I've just got the Audient ID14 this afternoon after extensively searching the market for a replacement for my aging MOTU 828mk2 USB. The reason I plumped for the Audient, was the expandability - it is one of the cheapest good interfaces that you can plug an additional 8 inputs into via ADAT. I had it up and running on my Mac in about 5 mins flat, including setting up the additional 8 inputs. Sound wise it is very nice, build quality is very sturdy. I can now finally upgrade my Mac to Catalina. I have no experience of Focusrite interfaces, although I did used to own a couple of their pre-amp strips. I think there is probably very little difference between them (the Audient and the Focusrite) - just boils down to whether you would need/want the ADAT input.

I think if you went to Bass Direct, or somewhere like the Bass Gallery you would be better off than trying to score anywhere else. As long as you are aware, those places you will pay a significant premium on their 2nd hand gear just because they have it in their shop. Maybe there is a friendly Basschatter nearby that would accompany you?