Newfoundfreedom

You are a walking bass encyclopedia Andy. You never cease to amaze me.

The 4 string is a Traben Neo Ltd with a few upgrades, Seymour Duncan pups, preamp and Grover tuners etc. The sixer is an ESP B-206SM.

I'm also a big fan of the natural look. Although I much prefer a modern looking bass to the classic Fender style.

Cheese wire.

You could all move to Bulgaria. I've got a spare room. 😂 The bars are open. Gigs are back on, and my band is now rehearsing again.

I watched a few too. Although they were entertaining, they just didn't work for me. They don't have anything like the impact of a "live" gig. Going to see a band is as much about the atmosphere as it is the music. You just don't get that through a TV screen. (Well, I don't anyway)

There's no accounting for taste.

I like the original https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8 Love the cover https://youtu.be/XkKulSH2nNc No idea why it's just posted the links instead of imbedding the videos.

For me, this is the best cover version ever recorded, by a country mile.

Put a soapbar in. It'll look grand.

It's got to be Steve Harris for me. Everyone else is replaceable. No Steve Harris, no Iron Maiden.

It's just greed! Most band's struggle to find one decent drummer.

Ah yes indeed. It was supposed to be on t'other one. Not quite sure how I managed that.

I wouldn't worry too much about rehearsals. When the pubs eventually open again, everyone will be so gypsy's kissed they won't even notice there's a band on.

I consider it a good deal of I don't lose money. I don't think I've ever had a bargain as such, and everything (not just instruments) I've ever bought, and later sold on, I've lost money on.

Another vote for PreSonus studio one here. I'm a total noob to recording too. I'd never touched a DAW until a week or so ago. I tried Reaper first and just couldn't get my head around it. Studio One on the offer hand feels much more intuitive, and graphically the interface is much nicer to my eye. I've already managed to lay down some tracks and send some vocals to someone else. There still a fair bit of a learning curve if, like me, you're totally new to recording, but you'll have that with any DAW. I spent several days just watching YouTube videos on different DAW's. The whole thing is a total head thrash, but in the end they all do pretty much the same thing. So try a few out and see which one you get on with the best. Most of them have free versions of free trials, so there's nothing to lose by trying a few different ones.

We had our first rehearsal last week since all this kicked off, but I'm not planning on doing any gigs at all this year. There's a band playing at a local bar in town next Saturday and a few of my mates are going but I'm giving it a miss. Even though were pretty much Covid free here I don't fancy being indoors with dozens of other people.

Sounds great. I've just started trying my hand at a bit of home recording as I'm currently in awe of anyone that can make a decent mix, especially (presumably) sending sound clips backwards and forwards remotely. I can't even work out what I'm doing recording parts on my own sitting in front of the computer.

I've tried a few and always found them to be totally pointless. I love the idea of being able to join in with an acoustic jam, it would be great for barbeques and small parties etc. But they just don't work. They're totally inaudible if there's anything louder than a fly within a hundred yards.

Apparently it explodes and tries to kill you.

Close to death.......metal.

Mine is when you sell me that Conklin for £350.

I'm going to put him on my gate post, and put a picture of what he did to me on the gate to keep the burglars away.

Can't argue with good sense. They're ridiculously good for stupid money. The only other brand I've ever tried that comes anywhere near is Vintage.