Not really gear, but maybe it is...I had a really really slow end of last year and first half of this year freelancing so I haven't bought any gear in a long time, but I took a full time job and have money again, so after going through about 7 different reverb plugins (waves is pure garbage) and hat...
We have a little lunchbox. Its loud as fuck. I use it with a rusty box an 2 12 cabs and it sounds pretty good. Great for a couch amp. The reverb is the worst I've ever heard
My experience with all in one recorder/mixers (akaiDPS24, RolandVS-2480) is that as soon as I start using them I whish I was just using a DAW. IT's so much faster and seasier to do any editing, mixing, etc in a DAW vs. these all in one boxes. I do like them as a I can travel the country in an RV and...
I would not go with that Soundcraft box, i'm not sure it is tailored towards recording/overdubbing as much as live mixing and capturing live performances. I'd just get Reaper and something like this, https://www.arturia.com/products/audio/audiofuse-8pre/overviewor 2.or if you are trying to go really...
My cat climb speaker... all the time. Often, Speaker is found on floor, cables ripped from socketsHow keep cat off speakers? I say NO! but cat... does NOT care about NO!Cat is problematic.
My old room mate had a fake one and it sounded exactly like my real one. the only real difference was you could rub the markings off with your thumb easily. the font was a little different too.
try to minimize bleed between the guitar and bass with placement and baffles (couch cushions, panels, mattresses, what have you) when recording the two together, maybe play the guitar and bass through speakers into the room with the guitar player recording later. Don't worry or think about all that ...