Yes, I've seen John's bass electronics, look very nice - oddly I first found out about them through a friend of mine who (occasionally) makes basses who had no idea of the connection. I was half tempted to go for a set when I built my son a 5 string fretless a couple of years ago - but in the end decided I really ought to design and build my own
Building 5ks was a challenge even for those who built them all the time - even when the desks weren't melting! (The sad story of the first prototype...)
Definitely busy, although sadly not in the music industry for a very long time now
I do miss it. So it's nice to keep in touch on here at least. Of course I keep fiddling with music tech for my own enjoyment, and for my (adult) kids who are MUCH better musicians than I am! And being able to work from home in Cornwall is brilliant.
My one unfulfilled ambition is still to actually see an operational 9k - although I'd completed the channel strip design before I left SSL we'd not got quite as far as building a complete prototype desk. (It's been a very long time since I last even actually saw a 4k - but on my office mantelpiece I still have displayed the pair of "module pullers" I made in Witney just in case I do suddenly need them
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Hope all's well with you, of course we're all getting older...
Cheers,
Andy