Woodinblack

I have nothing to add for the discussion other than to say when I first read the title it scanned in my head as 'Budget for a sub-par band', and I wondered why anyone would ask that! Sorry, as you were.

you know how it is with ibanez, wait to get one second hand and it will be less than half the price

I had looked but they didn't seem to be anywhere that was that near me to go to. I have seen them probably more than any other group, but not since the 80s!

that looks nice!

Sadly what I feared

No doubt. I have tried the behringer uphoria and that worked ok on the PC ok for me, but just with a keyboard, but I haven't spent much time on it. I also used to have a future impact and didn't have a problem with midi on it, but understand it does seem to work for you and get you would be down on it.

because it's easier to add usb and provide a usb driver when it is new. But in a few years you may not be able to get the driver for those things - I have several devices that only run with really old hardware (like winxp drivers) that are next to useless. If the were midi I could connect to them with anything from any of my computers. i know midi is a bit more of a faff with windows but with a decent interface it should be trouble free

Is your midi interface not being 'owned' by reaper in those screenshots? I am not sure how windows does it - I don't get why the ASIO and midi inputs are connected, one is for audio, unless it is the same interface that does both?

Well, no his use of it became obsolete. If he was still using the same interface it would still be working fine I assume.

Well, I know a lot of people get upset with manufacturers for not improving the firmware of a pedal that they have released. Which I think is a little odd. Yes, it is nice that Line6 update their stuff, and it is certainly a data point when buying equipment, but if you are not happy with a feature of a product you are thinking of getting, it is better to consider that it may never change, and decide if it is something you can live with, like the guy in the video, he didn't like the looper and was dissapointed that they didn't update it - could have maybe got something with a better looper on it? I have many obsolete products over time, as I have always got random computer based stuff, and it is kind of par for the course. Interesting that you mention the Future Impact - in a way that is way more future proof than most, as it idoesn't require some custom USB driver and a computer - it is a midi device, you could, should you choose, program that with an atari ST from 1985, and you will be able to program it 20 years from now on whatever is available there. Whereas something like the ToneX One I have basically has obsolescence factored in from startup. For main effects I have either the choice of a BossME90B which although computer accessible is entirely programmable from the front panel, and a Mod Dwarf which is entirely unaccessable from the front panel, but when the company goes down has open sourced all of their code, so people can continue to modify it. You can still buy the old boss (and fancy expensive boutique multi hundred pedals with one op amp in it) effects if you want, or you can get stuff that does a lot more and has a shorter life span. Pays yer money and all

I didn't know there were MAGA boutique builders - I would have thought the only maga guitars are the chinese ones (that presumably are too expensive to import now!)

Not that I can help with your speakers, but I woudn't call that 'on the blink' - that is way beyond the blink, that is full on broken!

Yes, I noticed it on my 2605, but it certainly wasn't an issue.

Probably was. I found that the taper was almost non existent, and while the spacing at the pickup end was great, the spacing at the neck end was wider than I was used to.

And just for information, there was another attempt made today on the same shipping option attempt that was made earlier. I have shut that account down but the guy is obviously still out there.

I had ne, the spacing was great but the neck spacing was actually quite wide

I saw them in portsmouth guildhall in 1983. I had no idea who they were, I just went to this house of some students that a friend knew, and they said did we want to go to see marillion. Said I had no idea who they were and they said 'oh they are sort of like genesis', so we went. They were great, nothing like genesis obviously, but it was a good gig. Liked them since then.

My action is a bit to high on my elwood at the moment, it has put me off adjusting the truss rod!

It relies on the fact they aren't. I refer you to the original explanation of that helps

Ibanez don't expect europeans to have such sausage fingers

It is true that my neck does have a rattle in it, which I asked about before. Doesn't seem to intefere with playing but it is a little irritating

Can see this is a think I will need to get done, although currently I have no actual need of it (ie, the bass is currently fine), although I suppose if I never touch my truss rod (and I haven't for a decade), I probably would never need to.

Yeh - I have seen people busking (notably also with violins) who were playing really well when there hands weren't. I guess its like those sand dog sculptures that are all fake, just a way of making money for people without those tallents. Sad really as I intrinsicly don't trust them now. There was a guy down town yesterday doing showtunes to a backing tape. He was actually very good, but I initially assumed he was just miming to the whole thing.

Not so good for me - I looked at their map, I am not sure if I am in their range, if I am I am right on the edge!

I can't imagine it would be possible to detect any sound difference by changing a bridge! But now I look at those figures it is tempting, my euro weighs quite a lot