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With back or ears?

Where do I start, ahem.... Evri- these clowns had lobbed parcels over my fence, or said they could not deliver due to bad weather. When I called them I asked them what the weather was over there which they confirmed being confused " lovely"( where the depot was) ,then I claimed the days weather forecast was 15 degrees C, sunny then I quoted their message " unable to deliver due bad weather", they said yes but no but...this was when you could actually call them. Recently they said we refused to accept the parcel, we were in all day...and I could go on. Royal mail delivery, they threw an LP with stickers all over "fragile" over the fence. They delivered my parcel to the wrong street, they deliver d someone else's letters to us, when I told Pat it was the wrong address he told me to take it to the correct address, he was few steps from my front door. Pat then said if you want to complain you can, he shrugged his shoulders, but reluctantly took the letters off me. Ableton DAW, always crashes, customer support is shocking.... Every budget airline!

Good idea ,my wiring looks like spaghetti junction.

I'll do a research, I'm the only audience by the way.

Can I connect ABY pedal to another ABY pedal or connect another ABY pedal to the existing chain. My bass is connected like this, bass goes into tech 21 then compressor then hartke pedal then EQ then to ABY pedal Y input. A signal from ABY pedal goes into Aural exciter channel 1 then output into amp 1 input. B signal from ABY pedal goes into Aural exciter channel 2 then output into amp 2 input. I want to hook up the third amp. Can I take the output two from Aural Exciter (which is the last pedal/rack in the chain) and plugged into a othe ABY pedal, then use A for amp two input and B for amp three input. The reason I initially use two amps is that I can blend the two amps together and get the Steve Harris sound. With the third amp I can add a bit more bottom end or mid depending which era I'm playing. As with my pedal chain, the combination of the pedals gives me different Maiden tone depends which song I play. Usually it's the tech 21 on its own through exciter.

I used to visit , but left as it had a feeling of a ghost town

Unbelievable feeling, sat unused sitting in a box. No issues lifting it for me., but yeah weighs like an elephant baby.

Last week, I was reunited with the very first amp I bought in 1990, a Peavey combo 26Oc mark III. I bought it second hand and used it for rehearsals and gigs. In the mid 90's I stupidly lent it to the band I had played in and some idiot who ran the village hall where the band rehearsed used it without anyone's permission for a DJ night. Since then the amp sounded distorted. It then sat in a garage until late 2000s when I used it a couple of times. Last time I used it was about 16 years ago, still a horrible distorted sound. Then it sat in a garage with temperatures as high as 30+ C in summer, and -15 C in winter. It was covered with a thick blanket inside if a flight box. I had it sent to me,it traveled in a back of a courier van for about 1000 miles. When it arrived , I unpacked it and plugged it in through a European to UK conversation plug , and didn't even turn on. I called a repair shop in Kent, who will take a look at it for me in January.Today, I removed the amp from the cabinet , checked the internal fuse, put a UK plug on. Plugged it in and nothing, gave the kettle lead a bit of a wiggle this was followed by a huge pop. Plugged the bass in and for some mysterious reason it plays, clean sound.Very loud. The distortion from years ago has gone. I hope there was some residue stuck inside the speaker that caused the distortion and it somehow moved during the transport. The switches are very crackly but a good old contact spray may sort it. I still may have it serviced. This beast is heavy, 33 kg. Tomorrow I replace the kettle lead and have some fun playing through it.

I have called East Street today and spoke to Tim about an amp repair, he sounds like a nice chap.

Totally agreed, have been a Maiden fan since early 80's, my always No1 band, and my thoughts are the same. Didn't Maiden record new material with Nicko that's due out on April 2025? Is the title of the tour ' Run for your lives ' a hint ... Steve won't pull a plug on Maiden, sold out venues , he loves being on stage.

Simon Dawson Drummer from British lion , the new Maiden drummer

I do indeed, but I just admit it's been in the loft for nearly a decade , I've got to dig it out and frame it with Steve Harris signed t shirt.

Nicko saying goodbye on his last Maiden gig

I caught his drum stick during the Maiden England Tour in 2013 at a European festival. In fact I saw Maiden England three times, the original in 88 then twice in 2013. I've been trying to catch Steve's sweat band for decades 😄, even in a small venue during British Lion gig it's impossible.

When Maiden looked for Bruce's replacement there were rumours I read somewhere have James LaBrie or Michael Kiske, but I believe it was Steve who insisted a British singer would join Maiden. As for Nicko, I think it was during the Book of Soul tour I bought a last minute ticket almost the side of the stage, so I watched guitar tech stringing up Steve's bass , with Steve, Janick and Nicko at the backstage. I remember shouting 'Nicko...'. he looked in my general direction and waved making a silly face. There were rumours that Dave has been getting tired of touring. Bruce and Steve are very active on the projects and Adrian just released a new single...so who knows what the future holds. Could ' Run for your Lives Tour' be the finale?

Sure, you'll live it. I became a fan shortly after Bruce joined, but unfortunately I have never see Blaze live.

Anyone can guess the new drummer? Joe Lazarus Mike Portnoy Ghost' drummer? Before anyone beats me to it , it won't be Lars.. apparently the drummer is already chosen and will be announced today. Anyone reads anything reliable online, please update.

Yes I'm aware, it was a bit noticeable when I saw them last time in 2023, during Caught Somewhere in Time song. But only because I know the songs. He still nailed it though. Well, I'm still keeping my ticket for 2025.

Left Maiden, tonight is his last show. Nicko has released a statement to fans confirming that tonight's concert in Sao Paolo will be his last with Iron Maiden. Apparently extensive touring he had been through some health problems nit that long ago.

Plenty of bargains in Marketplace on BC. In teram of studio monitors, I bought a reasonable cheap Presonus E4.5 for music production, they are decent when playing bass, guitar or keyboards plugged in Interface, laptop with VST. See picture for back of monitor. Many years ago I bout the basic 2i2 focusrite scarlet, and the free version of Ableton as a starting point, since then ...well all know what GAS does to you

Old thread,but thought I contribute. This year I finish building my outdoor Gazebo, that required some power tools and som hand tools like Japanese saw ,chisels etc. Although I own a set of chisel set and two sided sharpening stone, I found it a bit mundane to sharpen my chisels, even the wet stone on the grinding bench was a bit of a faff, so invested in honing system for precise sharpening.

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Black Friday= False Economy=Perfect way to lure customers There doesn't seem to be a double set for that price?