Newfoundfreedom

As I said, "I" can't see the point on spending money on something more expensive. I'm not a touring musician. In fact I don't, and never have made any money from music at all. It's a pretty expensive hobby. So saving money on things like this is always a welcome bonus. If it does the job, and it sounds good, then I'm all for it. To be honest I've got no time at all for gear snobs who think that brand name gear and high prices make them better musicians. If it wasn't for budget gear, there wouldn't be any musicians, unless they were lucky enough to come from extremely wealthy families who can afford to throw a fortune at what could be just a child latest whim.

Semantics. If you can't hear it, then what difference does it make? Fair enough if you're recording or playing arenas you might want something more "professional". But if you're just blasting out covers down the Dog and Duck on a weekend, or want to practice without being tied up my cables, then these are superb.

I wonder if you've got a dodgy set. I've tested these against a lead and get zero noticeable difference in latency, quality or volume.

Sounds to me like the drummer wasn't really interested in being in the band, but didn't want to be seen as the bad guy by quitting. Constantly asking the question, whilst simultaneously being the one blocking any solution is a classic passive aggressive move. Now he gets to stay at home, happy and safe (can't really blame him for that one) but doesn't have to look like the bad guy that broke up the band. I'm afraid the OP walked straight into the trap, as did I in a very similar situation with my last band. Either way there nothing really lost as it obviously wasn't going to go anywhere anyway once people lose interest in playing together.

I bought these from eBay for about £25 and they work flawlessly. I've gigged them a dozen times or so before lockdown, and used them for probably 50 or more practices. They last for hours, have a ridiculous range, zero noticeable latency, and just work. I don't see the point in spending hundreds on a wireless system when you'd be hard pressed to find anything that would work any better.

I'm exactly the same Dave. Horses for courses I suppose. But I'm in a band with people who are really good friends ( I'm even married to one of them) so practicing for us is just getting together with like minded mates and creating music. It's first and foremost an enjoyable social get together. If it wasn't, I don't think I'd bother doing it. I totally appreciate that for some people it's a living, which puts a rather different spin on things, but as far as the hobby side of it goes, I certainly don't need an audience to enjoy it. In fact I enjoy it far more without one.

I've never really understood this mindset to be honest. If there's no gigs then it's not worth rehearsing. How about just for the love of playing music with other musicians? I actually prefer rehearsing to gigging. Sitting in a room with other musicians just playing is one of my favourite things in the world. Rather than rehearsing being a means to an end, I see gigging as a necessary evil.

Nope. I'm very much still set in my ways. A acquired my musical taste in my teens and pretty much listen to the same music and bands now in my mid 40's as I did then. Whatever part of my brain attracted me to music as a teen just isn't there in the same way any more, and I find it really difficult to get into new music, no matter how good the band are. I just don't have the mental or emotional stamina to really get into the nuts and bolts of anything new. I can count on one hand (well, maybe 2) the number of bands or artists I listen to now, that I didn't listen to 30 years ago.

I thought it was just me. I mean, how can you question a so called guitar legend? My wife loves him. I find him extremely bland with a topping of vanilla.

I used to DRIVE that bus! (Well not the 69 to be fair, But Barnsley to Sheffield along the same root)

Designed by Dali?

Great drummer, but I'd rather listen to him on his own than with the rest of the racket.

Congratulations on your new shovel.

I'm still loving my NEO. Fantastic four the money and it sounds superb.

The one who doesn't have Covid.

D. Sell both

I remember it well. Seek and Destroy by Metallica.

Yeah I almost posted that one, but the original it's ridiculous enough. I think there's also a version with the Birdie Song.

Poor excuse for missing a gig. Sack him!

It's not just you mate. I've found myself looking at basses again recently that I really don't need, can't afford, and if I'm honest, don't even want. No prospects of playing live any time soon, even without the Covid restrictions. We're a new band doing all original stuff and still very much in the writing / rehearsing stage. That being said, I still keep trying to convince myself that I need a P bass for recording. I don't even like P basses!

£20 expenses is more than I've ever made at a gig. So that would be a step up for me. 😂

Damn that's ugly!

Hi shels. The Gretsch Junior Jet is a great little bass and sounds like thunder. Welcome.

Precisely. That's why I thought it would be a good topic for discussion. No right or wrong answers or judgement either way.

Yup. I think I would definitely do the same in that case. New thread created here on this subject so we can get back to business as usual on this one.