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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 

56 minutes ago, Drax said:

Wow when / how did this happen? 

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

47 minutes ago, ubit said:

The best deal I got was a good few years ago I got talking to an American woman online. She seemed nice enough but started getting a bit full on. I mentioned that I played bass and my dream bass was an American standard P bass. She only went and bought me one and sent it over. I was embarrassed as hell and offered to pay for it. She wouldn't hear of it. Then I got a message from her husband calling me for everything. I had no idea she was married! I cut off all contact after saying I will pay for the bass. Again she said not to. So now I  have an American standard that was completely free and she most likely has a broken marriage 😕

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.

35 minutes ago, Matt P said:

Rawl Interset are very good if you can measure what thickness the plasterboard is.

https://www.rawlplug.co.uk/product/sm-interset/

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 ?

14 minutes ago, Jellyfish said:

I assume that most people who complain about his marketing are the same folks that aren't aware that they can unsubscribe from e-mails 

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

12 minutes ago, ubit said:

These are superb! I can't fault them got lots of guitars hanging from them for years without any problems. Secure and practical.

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.

Sold elsewhere.

7 minutes ago, Thunderpaws said:

I’ll be using the Adat feature for drum tracking with the band at some point too. Not a huge feature for me as we’ve always managed before with a portable multitrack  recording desk bit this might give more flexibility.  

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.

5 hours ago, Al Krow said:

When home recording do folk often lay down more than two tracks at a time? I would have thought typically you kick off with the drums and then layer over the rest? I guess if you need two mic inputs you could do this with the Audient ID14 instead of the ID4.

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.

2 hours ago, Al Krow said:

The other option which we've not really mentioned on this thread on the Focusrite front is to consider going from the budget Scarlett range to the Clarett 2Pre, which would seem to be fairer head to head with the Audient ID14 in terms of price and quality.

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.

Offering my daughters Dean short scale, LP style bass. VGC, no issues. Recent Ernie ball strings. Comes with a clean, functional Westfield gig bag, a Levi's nylon strap, and an A frame stand. We're freeing up space in our music room & she's big enough to play my 'ray these days. I don't have any suitable sized boxes at present, so it would be collection only or possibly a meet within a reasonable drive from Northampton for travel expenses.

1 hour ago, EBS_freak said:

Well, that all depends what you are developing. There will be a load of MS developers that will disagree with you!

Lots of Windows developers use Macs

3 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Everything else, doesn't really matter

You forgot professional software development - Mac/Linux

24 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

I get that with cars.

But for me bass gear is not "aspirational" other than I'd like it to be great to play and sound great. So my Yammy BB1025 has as much of a place in my herd as my BBNE2, although one cost several times the other; they're both great basses.

When it comes to my gear my only real aspiration is to someday play it really well.

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

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

If a Sire, which can range in price £250 to £1,000+ (and around £450 to £550 new is pretty usual) are Skodas, what would that make a true budget work horse bass e.g. a Harley Benton?

This concept of an "aspirational bass" is defo a new one to me: my only criteria is whether it's a great bass to play. 

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.

3 hours ago, BassBus said:

Thanks for all the input guys. @owen's idea of the Mac Mini has me thinking that that might be a good idea as an internet computer and move the desktop to the studio.

The cost of new Macs is what made me ask as I was left wiping the water away from my eyes after seeing those prices. The used prices of Macs are looking interesting, particularly @BigRedX's buy.

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.

6 hours ago, TJ1 said:

The problem is I don't really know any experienced bass players to accompany me. I thought if I went to a reputable retailer like Bass direct and tried a few, this would minimise the chances of buying a lemon? or is this niave?

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?

Whether you plan to spend £150, or £1500 on your first bass.. it doesn't matter where on that scale your purchase is - find someone IRL who can help you test drive the bass. It is so easy, even on the marketplace here to get ripped off buying second hand. An experienced player with no vested interest in the transaction will be invaluable for spotting problems that you will miss as a beginner. Basses are very individual creatures, so try to buy the actual one you get to hold in the shop.

But for your first (and hopefully your only bass for awhile) buy something that will inspire you to play. Make sure it is comfortable, suits you physically, a nice weight and looks the way YOU want it to look. I don't think that bass lives amongst the Harley Benton's of this world - but it might for you. A lot of GAS that people talk of is the result of people making compromises when they buy.... there is no real reason to go through the ladder of acquisition that so many speak of. Especially if you have a decent budget to start with.

1 hour ago, knicknack said:

I think it has to be Thunderbolt 3/USB-C to power it I'm afraid!

Thats a shame, my mac only has Thunderbolt 2 ports - best of luck with the sale!