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Would you consider sending this at all or collection only?

2 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

Hang on, what? Your OC-2 is gone?!

I had four!

Bought this to use with a Moog Minitaur and then quite quickly ended up upgrading to an all in one synth. Barely used, still has plastic over screen and I've got the box etc. Great little midi keyboard just not needed any more. Bargain at £90 plus £5 for P&P. 

Having a massive studio clear out so here are a bunch of pedals that are just gathering dust. If you want any further info drop me a DM. Add a fiver for P&P and I'll box up really well and send quickly. 
 

Pedals remaining:

BugBrand Bugcrusher 08 - rare bit crusher. Hard to put a price on, last one sold on Reverb for £400 (!). Grab a bargain at £250 incl. power supply cos it's a weird one. Happy to take trade offers on this. 

MXR Loopbox - fx loop - £40

TC Electronic - HOF Mini (The Hoff!) - £40

Moeer - Slow Engineer - £25

PM'd.

2 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

But that is rather obvious, and I never claimed otherwise.

 

So clearly you were trying to prove something.

 

The question is what exactly and why?

 

However you don't need theory to know that.

 

Ears and experience will tell you that.

 

And personally I prefer the music and my ears to tell me what to do.

 

But if you prefer your crotches and training wheels then suit yourself.

 

 

I love crotchets and training wheels.
Knowing about these has kept me in work as a professional musician who can read music, understand theory and ‘hear’ well. It’s all part of the same thing, they can’t be separated out and certainly I’d be wary of denigrating them so readily in public! 

34 minutes ago, zbd1960 said:

Chord III is one of the lesser used chords. What's also odd is the heavy chromatic alterations involved in this sequence. You start in G (1 sharp), then B (5 sharps), C, then finally Cmin (3 flats)

You’re right about the chromatic alterations but nothing in this sequence suggest a change of key so best to not approach it like that when you think about it because you lose sight of the bigger picture - I.E it’s just a slightly cheeky chord sequence in the key of G major. 
 

Chord iii is pretty common actually; perhaps less common is chord three as dominant chord rather than a minor chord. Chord IV going to IV minor is a very common alteration popularised by the Beatles - it’s just a more interesting way of getting back to the I chord (G in this instance).
 

So really its ultimate just a I - IV chord sequence (very common!) with a little variation to make it a bit more interesting to the listener. 

Any trades in particular you’re looking for?

Any trades?

Any trades or part ex’s?

And DM’d again! 😀

Dm'd

These are great - GLWTS

5 hours ago, andybassdoyle said:

I cannot believe @dodge_bass does not already have one of these. I thought it was the law!

I need a second!!! @andybassdoyle

Still available? 

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Is the decimator still available? 

19 hours ago, johnbiffa said:

What are you thinking ?

I’ll DM you 

Any trades or part-ex?

3 minutes ago, NHM said:

My son went through a music conservatiore, got amazing results but now is working on an Accountancy apprenticeship getting well paid and having masters-level study paid for by his employer. In a year's time he will be fully qualified and will probably earning more than me when I retired! I know money isn't everything  but he enjoys the maths and accepts the compromise of a 'dullish' career, as it has taken all the pressure off him by having a steady and secure income. His music is now his hobby. He doesn't regret the study/debt, he says it was a great thing to do, but doing the apprenticeship has got his career back into a steady state and frees him up top pick and choose what music work he does in his spare time.

THIS

11 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

The problem is that employers even for McJobs expect their job to be more important than anything else in an employees life which makes trying to simultaneously run any "career" in music almost impossible. If you're lucky you will be able to do weekend gigs down the pub with a covers band, but IME for just about everything else the important gigs (as either a band or a session player) tend to be the ones that you pick up with almost no notice.

Perhaps, though not always true depending upon career direction . My job is remote and flexible allowing me, for the most part, to do most things I want to musically whilst also holding down a job. I specifically chose it because of this - so it is totally feasible  Just one of many things to consider I guess. 

16 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Thanks. That's something we've talked about. She's also be offered an apprenticeship as a veterinary nurse so maybe that plus session work on the side might be an option. 

I think I'd be happiest to see her in a stable job and enjoying music with her band, I may be biased but I think they have potential as an alt rock originals group with some real talent. But it's all her choice as long as she can pay for a nice care home for me!

Honestly, IMO, this would be perfect. Stable job and good income that supports her to focus on the aspects of music she really loves. I suspect she’ll be happier and creatively the world will be better off too as she’ll be able to pour time and energy into what she really loves doing. 

Good luck to her. Having worked professionally as a freelance musician for 20 years I ‘got out’ last year and it was the best decision ever. It’s great in your 20s - your overheads are relatively low and you’re happy to be out playing / rehearsing / travelling all the time and you might make a little money. But as you go on it’s clear that there isn’t really much progression in the freelance world.  Gigs generally pay pretty poorly when you break it down to an hourly rate and most work is precarious as best. Fine in your 20s but less fun in your 30s and onwards when you want to get a mortgage, settle down a bit more and have more reliability / stability in your life.
 

I’d advise her to consider whether she might find another job that would facilitate her to do the music she loves rather than having to take on every thing she gets offered as a freelance musician and still be broke! 
 

Yeah, go one I'm sold. I'll take it - DM'd.