Richard R

You are going to have to explain that now!

I must admit, there are times I wish I played piccolo rather than bass.

I like bagpipes. to the rest of you!

Fairport Convention this evening.

There are those who would argue a soprano recorder isn't a musical instrument so you're still in. I'm assuming you can play better than I could when I was six, so it's a T2 fail as you say. Though for a good cause.

How about a non-endorsed Tech who might have a better idea?

You told me it was Daphne.

Absolutely true! I'm trying to organise anything occasional jam session with friends so I have things to practice rather than spending time on here on money of gear. 😉

Welcome aboard! Lots from the Midlands here, I'm in Solihull. Eventually we'll get another Midlands Bass Bash organised, but "really life" keeps getting in the way. Are you going along to the UK Bass Show ? There will be a few BassChatters there on stands and I think Steve Lawson is doing a live session.

Welcome aboard, again 😁

There is one here: https://polar.uk.com/b-stock-gallien-krueger-mb-500-lightweight-bass-head-302-0511-bstock But is it just crackling due to the jack and/or pots needing a clean?

Now I understand your username @NoRhino! Playing anywhere near SE Birmingham?

I had a significant tax refund this month as HMRC had given me the wrong tax code for 10 months. 😀 My much better half says I am emphatically not allowed to spend it on the Ovation Magnum 1 I was drooling over earlier. 😭

What happened to the famous Andy Travis "Will of Iron"?

Updated your status on P2. Stay in for T1 though.

There's some good songwriting on this album. Of course it's very polished production which may not appeal to a lot of people on here, but it does warrant repeated listening.

Speaking as a punter - I don't take my wallet and cash to gigs, only my phone and a credit card in the flip case ( my phone seems never to work on car park payment machines). So cash only means I wouldn't be able to support the band.

Damn! Thanks for pointing out the subtle error... Not AI - FF: Fat fingers. I thought I had corrected that last year, maybe I did but kept the wrong ones. Will post corrected versions when I get home.

I've signed up for an electronics learning project on how to build a bare-bones Raspberry Pi device without an operating system. Turns out the project is to build one of these: The Pi, breadboard and screen are generic, but I'll have to get hold of a midi keyboard, or at the very least a DIN-USB MIDI connector. I'll declare a T2 fail when I know what I've bought.

I agree, a gig bag to protect a guitar is at worst a tier 2 failure, and arguably not even that.

That's weird. Try opening Acrobat first, then using that to open the file which is probably in Downloads.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/507822-2025-gear-abstinence-thread/page/2/#elControls_5395815_menu Scores on the doors so far.

My bass playing is the curse of the musical classes!