Hello Stephen, Thank you for the further advice, as I have to stick this machine in my car boot when I am transporting it to gigs, it may mean that although I wrap it very carefully to protect it, that the ribbon cable may well have come loose, i'll have to get inside and have a look, I'm quite handy, but I'm no expert. I did have a look at the link you sent and I had seen it last night but was a little put off by the no remote, no manual, sold as seen description, however after deciding to put a watch on it, I looked for the same model and came across another one at £69.99 or best offer, which is sold by a shop in Sheffield about 30 miles away, this comes with a guarantee, manual and remote, so I'm seriously considering it. The other machine that I mentioned the JB980, is also for sale on Ebay, but the price is £169 quite a bit of difference and as money is tight, I think your suggestion is better. By the way if you want to know about the artist I'm recording at gigs have a look here: http://www.jonathankelly.co.uk/ He's not famous now but he was once and he's a great guy. I'll let you know how I get on, Thank you again for all the great help & advice. All the best Gerald