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So this is what I made for the Yamaha HS7 speaker. As its printed in black with black extrusions, its rather difficult to see So here's the Fusion design. It's all parameterised so angles and sizes are simple to change. And this is the mixer holder. There's a lip at the front to hold it in and rubber strip at the bottom to stop it slipping and protect the speaker. The angle is more than the speaker support so it tilts back. Also the mixer is screwed into the stand using the holes in the back. It's an M5 from memory. Happy to print them out for the cost of filament and postage. Black extrusion costs me between £15 and £19 per meter at the moment, silver or raw is cheaper It's a volatile market sadly Rob Here's the F360 design to hold the mixer

I made a simple angled stand for my Yamaha HS7 monitor using a 3d printer and some aluminium 2040 extrusion. The sides and angle of the stand are printed and the width is from the aluminium extrusion. It looks very neat and is very light. I know that it can take 100kg. Don't ask me how I know 😊 If it needed any more support I'd add a middle section, but it's basically the same as my 3d printed pedalboards. I put 3M rubber strip on the bottom and a lip at the back and it's rock solid. Not sure what the size limit is as I don't have any monster cabs or amps. If you want to put something on the top, I made a smaller but reverse angle stand that sits on the speaker that is smaller and takes a mixer. The lip then hooks over the front of the speaker. I'll add pictures when I get back if anybody is interested. Rob

+1 for this.

David sold me his Westone Thunder 1 bass. We met in Thirsk and it was a pleasure to meet him and buy the Westone. No issues whatsoever and I'm very happy to have the matching paid of Thunder bass and Thunder guitar. Top man Rob

Having worked extensive in Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Greece, nowhere is as bad in Europe as the Greeks and their driving, especially in Athens. Mind you the only time I have ever closed my eyes and actually thought we were 100% going to crash and die was India. We didn't, but I was terrified. Did a three week trip around India and nothing prepared me for how bad it was. For one traffic jam going in to Delhi, our driver simply drove across fields as do many others to avoid the jam. This is in a modern version of the old Austin Cambridge. Overturned lorries, card running at night with no lights, cars going down the wrong way on streets. All completely mad and yet we never actually hit anything. Rob

Might be useful to say where you are.

There's still a fair few chancers on there now. I might do the same.

Thanks for this. Just watched it all the way through and am delighted that I've got the cheapest pedal there. However as it sounds no different to the genuine Klon I am more than happy to sell it for a genuine Klon price, seems fair to me Or should it be that the original Klon is not worth more than £59 now? I have a feeling that the original Behringer colouring and design will actually be worth a bit more in 30 years time, we see the Japanese lawsuit Les Pauls now being flogged on eBay for silly money, we already have muppets on eBay trying to sell their lawsuit Behringer Centaurs, perhaps they will be worth gazillions then. Stuff it, I'm going to plug it in, wind the strat up and the Jazz and see what it sounds like Thanks Rob

This finally turned up today, I ordered it about three weeks ago from Andertons, to see what the fuss was about. I can't compare it to a Klone as I've never knowingly heard one so wouldn't have a clue. This is the original artwork version, the new ones are called Centara and have a slightly different half-man/half horse (I don't want to get sued for calling it by any other name ) https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0709-AKP A quick check on eBay shows that the loonies wanting $10,000 have gone and the range of prices is from £771.72 down to £52.72. I'm happy to split the difference and sell it for £310. Nah, just joking. I'm going to plug it into and see how it sounds on a Strat and on a Jazz. It feels quite chunky and well made to be honest. If anybody has a Klone they wish to lend me to compare, feel free. Thanks Rob

Mine lasts a lot more than an hour. Not sure how long but a few hours at least. I wonder if you have a dodgy battery? Rob

That would ensure he gets a very large personal space around him. Solves two problems in one. I applaud your ingenuity

Any suggestions for the matt finish, brands that work please? I didn't know that 2000 grade wet and dry would matt a shiny surface down. That's good to know I'll not spray outside now 😊

I wonder why.... I've taken basses on trains both long distance (Oxenholme to London) and local (Leeds to Lancaster), both in soft cases and hard cases. Nobody has ever batted an eyelid. As a previous poster has said, some people have enormous suitcases and people take those on the trains all the time. Try taking the Gatwick to East Croydon train and you can't move for massive suitcases, some of which I suspect could easily take an 8x 10 bass cab and the amplifier and leave space for a Marshall stack I think the key is being sensible. Doing this at rush hour might get a raised eyebrow in London., but offer to move for more needy people and/or go off-peak and you'll be fine. Not sure what the biggest package I've ever seen. I know my cousin, fresh from the USA, brought a Marshall 2 x 12 combo in Nottingham and took it on the train to Chesterfield. He may have actually put wheels on it and made it a new carriage. It took two of us to lift it off the train in Chesterfield as I recall. Rob

I couldn't work out what was wrong with it. I'm looking over the body thinking its fine. I looked at the headstock and thought that looked fine. I read the description and thought that's the normal bollocks that eBay puts on. Standard boilerplate. I couldn't see what the issue was at all. I never looked at the neck at all. I need more coffee, a lot more. I do like the comments as well Rob

Damm, I even read the linked page. I checked for humour or any sign it was fake Oh well, I got caught out. Rob

Nooooooooooooo... .

Just seen this https://www.breezysports.co.uk/2025/06/16/new-era-led-zeppelin-announces-2026-farewell-tour-one-last-ride-marks-the-end-of-a-rock-legends-era-dates-and-cities-revealed/ Apparently hell has frozen over (apologies to The Eagles) Anybody want to buy a kidney or lung from me so I can afford to go.... One not very careful owner but I've never smoked [Updated: This is a hoax and I fell for it ]

I missed one point out in my post. Many people stated that their matt finish became shiny after use so some.parts looked matt and some didn't. I was trying to avoid the shine. Also any particular brands of matt finish recommended? Thanks Rob

Hi I'm just finishing off my Jazz parts, Fender Jazz neck, Hipshot tuners, Bareknuckle pickups, John East Preamp and a lovely body from a luthier. Some of these bits came from @sifi2112, a true gent. Si painted the body in matt black and I really like the non gloss finish. It's really great contrasted with a white pickguard and chrome preamp. However I want to protect that matt finish. Looked up satin finishes on guitars and after wasting my time with ****'s on Reddit, I thought I'll come back and ask some sensible people here. Any suggestions what I can finish the body with but keep a subtle matt finish. Thanks Rob