Bassybert

Even the brouchures are things of beauty 😀 Thanks for sharing them @DiMarco

Might be a little bit over your budget, but I’ve recently bought a pair of KRK Rokit RP5 G4’s and they’ve been superb. I paid £285 from Gear4Music, they arrived next day the service was excellent.

Jesus Christ. Hope they throw the duvet in with it, looks beautiful.

Probably, because in the vast amount of instances where companies have been bought out, said company’s quality goes down and corners cut in order to increase profitability and recoup the money spent by the parent company in acquiring said company. It happens all the time, and if these moves went well all the time and quality stayed the same or went up then people wouldn’t be so pessimistic, but they don’t, they usually end up going south.

It was just a suggestion to say there’s 30gb of free storage available if needed, that it’s easy to use for backing up music files and would be an acceptable solution for keeping the files safe rather than binning the original files and regretting it later on. Having worked as a web developer for over 15 years I’m well aware of how cloud storage works and the pros and cons, it was just a quick and easy suggestion to help the OP backup files.

GarageBand saves its project files in a folder inside your user account on the hard drive so it should be fairly easy to back them up. As others have said, you definitely want to keep the original project files for working/mixing in the future and storage is so cheap. You get 30gb storage space with a Google/gmail account so could create one just for backing your files up

I’m the same, he always comes across as a very thoughtful, passionate, articulate and warm human being. I’m not a fan of much rhcp since one hot minute came out as Antony Keidis’ lyrics/melodies in later records make me feel queasy but I always love listening to flea’s basslines and his interviews, seems like such a cool guy.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124501534109 Saw this earlier on eBay, have always loved the shape and sound of the 80s Ibanez musician basses. Upon closer inspection it’s fair to say it has a few issues... 😂 £550 for a bass that looks like it’s been thrown from a lorry.

Well this was a fantastic read so far, very much looking forward to the next instalment 😁 It’s very clear through your production methods and your writing that you’re hugely passionate and love getting technical. I’m genuinely blown away by the quality of the instruments and this post itself!!

For £115 delivered that’s quite farcical value!! They really are churning out some bargains.

So there will be some more available to buy in a few weeks time @ped?

Might be a long shot but does anyone know if there are any Basschat rubber strap locks still for sale, or is anyone looking to shift a pair or two on? Thanks, James

Yep, mick used a few different ones over the years that I’ve seen them live. A very underrated bassist too

That’s all you need to know 😄

Oh dear. It appears I've had a proper brain fart. Apologies.

Music critics are for the most part, a bunch of narcissistic pond life, with over inflated egos and sense of self importance. The key word in the job title is the word critic. The best music judge is your own ears. If I'd listened to music critics before buying a record I'd never have heard and fallen in love with half the music I have. You only have to look at the scathing reviews of so many records that went on to become all time classics to realise they have no clue what they're on about.

Are we talking the Squires, Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, early solo? Not trying to be his best mate, but selfish in the extreme sounds a bit harsh when he was a young guy finding his way in a new country, with new music and ideas coming from every angle. It's such an underrated record. Crazy Horse were on top form = sloppy and loose but in the best way. The guitar tones are amazing, the acoustic tracks soothing, Wind Though My Sails is filled with perfect CSNY harmonies and Cortez the Killer is a track for all times. I find his whole 70's output staggering - there's no artist that comes close to being as prolific in that era than Neil.

I've heard mixed reviews about the PRC made stuff - I think that was the ABM III stuff that was made in China, but the original ABM and ABM II amps are UK made and solidly built. I've got a UK made ABM II 500w rackmount chrome head that's rock solid in build and tone, but (and I may be completely wrong here) the quality of the PRC stuff was patchy and there were a few issues. On the flip side, Ashdown are a brilliant company to deal with and are always willing to help with service/repairs if needed. As far as performance, tone and power go you can't really go wrong in my eyes.

It’s an Ashdown ABM. If it’s a made in the uk one then it’s pretty much guaranteed to be... a. A great sounding amp b. Well made c. Pretty heavy, but reassuringly so

Really? I've read the book a couple of times and have been a massive Neil Young fan for a long time. He's probably my favourite artist so I may be a bit biased here but I've always found him someone who just has to follow his muse - it's part of who he is and what he is, it's not something you can just turn off like a tap or walk away from like a 9-5 job. Yes a few people have been hurt along the way, but if you hear quite a few of them speak about Neil they've kind of realised that's just how he is and it's nothing personal, it's just his desire to create and move on that keeps powering him forward. For me I'd have my top 5 as... 5. On the beach 4. Rust never sleeps 3. After the gold rush 2. Tonight's the night 1. Zuma - have literally played this record hundreds of times

Great song and great cover. The puppy is the cherry on top.

looks like hot melt glue probably in place to stop things moving around/vibrating on the pcb, pretty standard stuff inside amps

HI Jonny, welcome to the forum. Where are you based in Somerset? I'm a fellow wurzel myself living in a village near bridgwater

$200k!!!