Richard R

So after how many generations/years in the UK does a tree/plant/animal become a native species, assuming a wild population? Not a political statement or loaded question, just curious.

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https://guitar.com/news/industry-news/pmt-placed-into-administration/ Another news link. PMT in Brum were generally OK, the bass players were always helpful, and we've bought a bit over the years. Sad times for the staff. Still have Guitar Guitar and Fair Deal Music in town (plus Hobgoblin for those times when 19 strings just aren't enough.)

I have spent the last few posts wondering why punk bands were playing a Donald Fagen song. Off to Spotify to find that UK Subs also have a song of that name - which makes a lot more sense 😄 @mikebass456 - a tenner if you open your set with this one:

Superb workmanship @Grainger guitars.

Sadly I didn't get to play the actua service as this Lurgi is getting the better of me. Especially gutted - this is a bit of what I missed: 💃 https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxlefBzSV-1qGvE5SpIrUt91kmbbISTSwC?si=Fe32n0kqr1c6uDXe

I don't think f-ck all can be four, so it must be zero, and the same as sod all. Just noticed the alliteration: Square root: Sod, Five: F-uck. At the risk of a complete thread derail and the wrath of @scrumpymike*, are there any other expressions for nothing that have equivalent additions? The wrath of Mike is a terrible thing - you are denied any crumble!

Is that more or less than 5/10 of f-ck all? Asking for an engineer friend.

I have a friend in SD who often comes back to the UK in the summer. I'll see what he's doing and PM if there's a possibility of couriering "the package."

Tried this, didn't work. 😬 Now paying for lessons - on the basis that if I don't then practice what I'm told I will be p*ssing money away as well as time. Let's see how it goes by Christmas....

Strange one at church last night. New songs,I'm fighting off a cold, the IEMs were playing up and the sound engineer was relying on me to sort them out, and so the band couldn't always hear themselves. Fab drummer though, so all I did was play a rhythm with roots and thirds while squinting at the chord chart and try to hear myself from the FOH. Finished up one of the most groovy rehearsals we've ever had! 😃

👍 I had forgotten that I had the resistance of the cab as another known quantity and so the current could be calculated. I wondered why anyone would quote a cable rating in W not A, but I guess it's easier to read the amp specs which quote power into a given speaker and buy a cable to match the power. Which is of course @jezzaboy's very sensible suggestion 😀

I had worried about the size of the wires onto the terminals. I may have some 5A wire somewhere. I shall have a look and report back.

I know that, but it doesn't mean I won't absentmindedly earth the tip, or solder my fingers into the signal path*. Check and check again. *That might save all that mucking about with proper technique though...

True, but I have the cable and connectors sat in the garage.

It's not flat twin-and-earth, it's mains cable from an appliance- should be flexible enough. The amps rating is relevant - 200W at 20V is 10A. That would melt a 3A cable which at 250V would handle well over 500W.

I have been given a very early Asdown ABM C300-100 combo, with a 15" extension cab. I need a cable to go between the amp and the extension cab. A quick email to Ashtons provided a full set of specs, drawings and a manual, and a recommendation of a cable rated to 200W. The rating was given as 200W, but not a current rating. It's jack plugs at either end, and my question is this: I have high quality jack plugs, and flexible 13A mains cable. Is there any reason I can't make up my own lead?

You mean - it goes beyond eleven??? On the plus side it's progress since you so spectacularly failed to sell the Ripper last year. Looking forward to the thread and the finished result. In case there is anyone here who has no idea what we are on about, it's all in this thread: You need to read at least the first few pages, and the last couple.

For the wet room and adaptations for Iris?

We could start a "July-Dec" challenge in parallel. Of course means that @AndyTravis is absolutely guaranteed to buy a bass on 2nd July.

They say that only the good die young. So I hope the saints above have decent life insurance! Well done to those still in!

Was all that gear obtained in one go?? That is big time!

Order arrived from Amazon and hour ago. I ordered two sockets but only one was shipped. Their CS chatbot couldn't set up for shipping the second item, it could only arrange a refund for both. Which is probably cheaper for Amazon for a <£5 item. Let's see how long this free barrel jack lasts 🙃

Not baaa-d at all. 🐑 Glad you like the Session 60. The Smoothound is great - one less wire on the floor and makes practice a bit easier and therefore a bit more frequent.

Thanks all, After a bit of though I settled on getting two of these. One for now and one for when that dies. I shall put a note in the control cavity saying when it was replaced. @tauzero - good tip on extending the leads first. Also, note to self: take note which way round to connect the wires to avoid permanent battery drain...