Newfoundfreedom

Good for firing arrows at drunk punters. Not much good for anything else.

Don't start pulling Michael Jackson. That's what got him into trouble in the first place.

It's an interesting question. It's going to be interesting to see how MJ's work holds up after this. Does good music excuse bad behaviour? Should the music and the musician be viewed as separate entities? I must admit to being sceptical in the past of the allegations made against him, but having seen the new documentary there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that he was guilty of, and got a with molesting children for decades. The most abhorrent crime I can imagine. Yet, I still like his music. It's going to be interesting to see where society lands on this one in the coming months.

It's a none issue for me. I know I'm sh!t

They're Harley Bentons, Thomann own brand. Great basses for the money but this chancer is selling decoration only basses for almost the price of the new and under warranty versions direct from Thomann.

It depends on how much data you need to store. HDD's are a lot cheaper per Gig but SSD's are a lot faster. If you need a huge amount of storage then HDD, if you need a fast drive go with SSD. If you want a comprise between the two buy a hybrid drive.

Around 13500 on the phone. Couldn't be arsed to find earphones.

Love it!

Good stuff. I'm glad you like it Stu. I'm massively impressed with mine. I honestly don't know why anyone would spend more money on a class D than it costs to buy one of these. (Other than brand snobbery) They're absolutely superb!

There are seventy thirteen running about P basses. What's your point? 😂

I think that's probably the best answer yet.

You see that's the thing. It's only intriguing and mysterious as long as people don't know. If I started to explain it peoples eyes would glaze over and they'd soon lose interest. I just tell people I earn my living online and let their imaginations run wild. I could almost guarantee pretty much anything they come up with is more interesting than the reality.

Oh God no! That means my drummer is officially a musician. I'll never live that one down. 😂

This is something I absolutely loathe. It's almost always the first question a person asks when you meet them and I find it incredibly rude. Trying to define someone by how they put food on the table is just nonsense. In fact very few people know how I earn a living because it's a question I refuse to answer. As I live a very nice life outside the UK and make my living from home it drives people insane because I refuse to tell them how I do it. Which suits me just fine.

I don't know. That's precisely the point of the question. I don't think there's any right or wrong answer. But I'm interested in where other people feel that threshold is.

In that case, thankfully I'll never be a pro.

Another very good point.

Yeah tell me about it. I used to be a nightclub doorman (bouncer). Try that one on your can insurance renewal.

Thanks. That's my point exactly. I certainly don't feel that I deserve the title either.

So by that logic then anyone who doesn't make a taxable income through making music isn't a musician?

I would put DJ's in that category too. To me they're not musicians but others may disagree.

It's a fair point but again I don't entirely agree. There are loads of people out there that would primarily consider themselves musicians, but still have to do a day job to pay the bills.

A ballerina dancing to Swan lake doesn't have heft. A fat lass raving on the other hand...... (Snowflake disclaimer. Please note no swans, lakes, or fat lasses were harmed during the making of this comment)

Yes I think if I had to pick a definite line this would probably be it. But then you could argue that Ed Sheeran isn't a musician. (To be fair some would probably argue that anyway 😂)