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NancyJohnson

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  1. It's odd, I mean I love the Lull, but that white one was the first; bought it in through Ishibashi, somehow I avoided import duties (the bloke at the depot where I picked it up from was a bass player, he asked what it was, I told him, he went, 'Aaw, maaaan,' and nothing changed hands!).
  2. It's odd seeing a thread resurrection that you have zero memory of contributing to. The owner of Amen Corner Music passed away a short time after my post and the store had a 48-hour fire sale to clear the stock. I went over out of curiosity more than anything else, just to see the inside of the place, but had no intention of buying anything. In death came probably their biggest trading weekend ever; the place was full of people literally fighting over the same tired old stock/junk that had hung on wall hangers ignored for years, all overseen by a few clueless offspring/relatives of the deceased owner. It was like hyaenas fighting over the scraps of a long dead zebra carcass. The people clearing the shop were just accepting ridiculous offers on kit and I often wonder whether I could have thrown in a £100 offer for an old Hamer USA guitar and had it accepted.
  3. I popped some Ash on earlier. Just a hits package. Time for a deep dive.
  4. I sold this to @police squad a few years back as I had a Mike Lull incoming. He sold it in fairly quickly. It was dreamy. I think I'd like to bring it home at some point.
  5. In answer to the first question, does 5.1/surround add anything. Oh, yes. This isn't about some kind of tweaking of the stereo image to make it play on more speakers, this is a full-on back to the master tapes remixing/reworking for 5.1/7.1. I own a few 5.1/surround reissues (or in some cases albums issued in 5.1); Steven Wilson has reworked eight or nine XTC albums and Tears For Fears first three and last albums. For me it's just about reinterpreting the familiarity of what you're listening to, nothing added or taken away, just that the audio is coming at you from five/seven speakers and a sub. It's more companion piece than replacement. The first time I heard the tile track of The Seeds Of Love, I honestly thought I was going to cry (and I'm not an emotional bloke in the slightest; it was just glorious). @hiram.k.hackenbacker may chip in here. I often give thought to albums I'd love to hear reformatted. Jellyfish. Japan. Certainly NIN.
  6. Can you do me a favour? Does Tidal support 5.1/surround audio. I've mentioned Band On The Run. Is that on there in a surround sound format?
  7. Beyond a cursory overview yesterday, I've not tested anything beyond Spotify at this point. A mate has offered me his Qobuz sign on, so I may give this a try over the weekend.
  8. I suppose prompted by the Atmos/Spatial Audio version of Band On The Run, I'm questioning whether it's time to reconsider moving from Spotify to Apple Music (or something else). I've been with Spotify for years, have no real issues with the general audio quality, although my ears do detect a less woolly quality if I'm listening to a lossless source (ie off a NAS). I suppose the majority issue is that we have dozens of playlists in Spotify and whether I can be donkeyed enough to rebuild these on another platform. I'd be interested to hear whether anyone has actually listened to BOTR in 5.1 on Apple Music and what else is actually up there in this format. [Edit] I've done a bit more reading... The term 'Atmos' seems to be an all-encompassing and oft misused term; I am interested in audio in a surround sound format (it works extremely well for the Steven Wilson XTC and Tears For Fears reissues), so I would like to investigate this further. I'd need to be able to listen in a home theatre/5.1 set up and through my Sonos kit/PC/Android devices/car.
  9. This is all dreadfully sad. I met Nick a couple of times years ago, literally as a middleman to resolve a bass deal gone wrong with someone I knew (it was a Lakland 5-string from memory). He seemed a decent enough sort. Calm and unbothered where I'd have been spitting feathers at the inconvenience of the matter. Anyhow, boo. Sleep well, sir.
  10. I just realised that's the single pickup schematic. Assuming you've opened the boot, you should be able to chase back the neck pickup and determine where it's wired. The pickup selector on yours looks to be a Stratocaster five-way unit affair; I'd assume everything goes through that and then into the onboard electrics. Go here to see how the 5-way is wired: https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/5-way-strat-switch-explained-part-2-standard-strat-wiring
  11. I ran racks for a few years back when I was carrying around preposterous amounts of kit. I loved how self-contained it was; in the main it was a 4U set up, Korg Tuner (1U), Sansamps (various 1U) and a Matrix 2U poweramp (which I'd use in stereo or bridged depending on the application). Around the back I had a 1U PSU to power everything and I had my wireless unit plugged in. Just adored how tidy it was at the back; sound guys would delight that there was a short XLR extension, so it was easy to jack into FoH. Loved the storage additional space for Speakons. Once you put the lids on, nothing moved. Ultimately, the weight/portability of the thing was it's downfall, especially considering I'd be taking any combination of 1x15, 4x10 and 2x10 as well. Shocking that my current small/modest set up (Darkglass AO900, plus a pair of 1x12s) arguably goes louder.
  12. I've been using a Palmer DI box. This just DIs into whatever I'm recording on and allows an additional out to an amp/stomp. Can't get much more transparent.
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