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Macca67 May 8th 2012 3:39 am

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Has anyone mentioned Leslie yet? :lol:

Uncle Ebenezer May 8th 2012 3:51 am

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Originally Posted by Macca67 (Post 10048291)
Has anyone mentioned Leslie yet? :lol:

Cruel ...

... but necessary.

Leslie May 8th 2012 3:52 am

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I am very old fashioned yet totally functional. And virtuous. Not to mention fabulous.

So STFU.

Uncle Ebenezer May 8th 2012 4:08 am

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Condoms.

Yorkieabroad May 8th 2012 4:20 am

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Originally Posted by Bink (Post 10048282)
I miss MD's. I used them to record my first songs. Happy Days. They were awesome. I still have a stack of them around but no functional player anymore.

Now you're making me feel really old.....MD's were newfangled technology for me. And fortunately I'm such a luddite/late adopter, they had disappeared before I got round to getting one!

SultanOfSwing May 8th 2012 4:39 am

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Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad (Post 10048357)
Now you're making me feel really old.....MD's were newfangled technology for me. And fortunately I'm such a luddite/late adopter, they had disappeared before I got round to getting one!

MiniDiscs are the dog's bollocks. I really wish they'd taken off better so there was some kind of computer interface though. They were great - the quality and digital nature of the CD with the versatility of a cassette. I used to record gigs on them all the time.

helwardman May 8th 2012 4:45 am

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I currently have a Peavey Duel 212 that I bought to replace my Marshall VS100 that I had to sell before I moved over here. The guy I bought it from shipped it from Florida, but didn't take the valves out beforehand! Had to sell or give away all my other stuff (wireless mic stuff, stands etc). I did get to ship over my NAD amp and CD player and a nice pair of Mission M71s.

Brit3964 May 8th 2012 4:49 am

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 10048271)
Had a NAD C something or other amp, that would blow you away, even cranked all the way to the top.

A pair of Tannoy R2's, best tower speakers I could afford, not as practical as B&W as a student, but they knew how to put out a lot of quality noise when they were powered by a decent amp.

One thing I regret was selling my old NAD 3240 amp and the fantastic Mission-Cyrus 780 bookshelf speakers before I left for the USA. Music played through a Phillips 373 player and a Micromega offboard DAC never sounded better. Anoraks of the world unite...preferably in a pub playing trivia quizzes (UE's nightmare) ;)

Bob May 8th 2012 4:54 am

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10048397)
MiniDiscs are the dog's bollocks. I really wish they'd taken off better so there was some kind of computer interface though.

There was. In Japan.

They didn't bother sell it in the West though as the MD never took off....such a shame.

Sally Redux May 8th 2012 4:55 am

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Originally Posted by Brit3964 (Post 10048416)
One thing I regret was selling my old NAD 3240 amp and the fantastic Mission-Cyrus 780 bookshelf speakers before I left for the USA. Music played through a Phillips 373 player and a Micromega offboard DAC never sounded better. Anoraks of the world unite...preferably in a pub playing trivia quizzes (UE's nightmare) ;)

Yes I had a nice hi-fi system for donkey's years, you can't beat the sound. I gave it all away though.

Orangepants May 8th 2012 4:55 am

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25year old footie socks - Eeeww! My OH used to play footie for ManCity all those years ago and last week, after coming in from practice, he proudly took off a pair of rotten old socks proclaiming their (unsuccessful) heritage! :eek:

zargof May 8th 2012 4:55 am

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Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer (Post 10048338)
Condoms.

You've been reusing the same one for years?

Uncle Ebenezer May 8th 2012 5:01 am

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Originally Posted by zargof (Post 10048435)
You've been reusing the same one for years?

It's made of leather.

SalopianFunk May 8th 2012 5:01 am

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I think I might still have my old Gillette that I've had since I was 15/16, but I've kept a beard since I was 20, so I haven't seen it in about 4 years.

Bink May 8th 2012 5:21 am

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Originally Posted by helwardman (Post 10048406)
I currently have a Peavey Duel 212 that I bought to replace my Marshall VS100 that I had to sell before I moved over here. The guy I bought it from shipped it from Florida, but didn't take the valves out beforehand! Had to sell or give away all my other stuff (wireless mic stuff, stands etc). I did get to ship over my NAD amp and CD player and a nice pair of Mission M71s.

Bet the valves travelled well! :eek:

I shipped over 5 guitars, a mixing desk, a combo amp, a guitar cabinet, an iMac, mics, effects boxes, cables and everything. I didn't ship the mic stands though for some dumb reason, I'm still not sure of the reason why.
I'm really glad I did as I now actually have a whole guitar room to myself! :thumbsup:


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