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I certainly DID read the notification about backing up PM's because all messages will be lost. That's why I have, you know, backed up my PM's before the switch over date. BassChat did it's best to let everyone know. I managed to get the message ok and I was under piles and piles of vomit these last couple of weeks.

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Slight damage to the underneath. Fitted with Straplocks. I think we can guess the order in which these events happened.

This thread title sounds like it’s something to do with a purchase from an Anne Summers catalogue. Just sayin’.

Honestly, I don't mind the feedback. I know there are things to clean up and sort and I'll do all I can, if I still had hair I would be pulling it out. Thing is though, I saw this forum software before all the issues and once the performance cracks on it'll fly along and is a lovely smooth experience. Some stuff I didn't anticipate I'll try to add in as long as it doesn't clutter things up or slow it down too much. The nicest thing for everyone involved will be the fact that now we have supported software where we're in the driving seat, if there's a popular feature that people want then we can look into that! Ultimately, we love the forum and it's the members that make it up, it's nothing without our community after all.

This is easy, for two reasons. Reason 1 - The Birdies Song (Portsmouth Radical Club 24/12/1978) Reason 2 (same night) - a member of the audience (dancing to the same number) died on the dance floor. Over to you, everyone! :-)

I’ve taken a dep in a couple of weeks, which will involve me playing ‘Quando, Quando , Quando’ in a social club. 30 years of graft for this. Shoot me now. :-D

I've not had a chance to watch this properly yet myself so don't I don't know if it's a good watch or not but anything that shines a spotlight on the often under-appreciated John Deacon has to be worth at least a look.

New site is beautiful and a pleasure to use , well done! Pity about the PMs - they were useful for sale & trade history. Fortunately I managed to find most of my conversations in my gmail, using search term: basschat personal conversation May be helpful to others

I'd like to just say thanks for all of the efforts in improving site. Having worked on system upgrades for the last 20 years I know how difficult they can be and the problems faced. Hopefully the majority of users won't be impacted by the lost pm's and can appreciate the benefits of the new features.

Feedback is fine. The unconstructive whingeing isn't

I decided to ' like ' 3 of my own posts. I now have a rep of 3. I might like me a bit more to show what a spankingly good dude i am.

My posts aren't liked

She only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain .

It's because "plays like cabbage" doesn't sound as good.

Or this happens:

SSL certificate is high priority but we couldn't organise it until the site was already live with the correct server and domain. It's on the list! @ped - if it's not on the list can you put it on the list? ?

Yeah, fantastic work guys. People don't realize how phenomenally difficult this stuff is to do and how no matter how well you plan, unforeseen stuff can hit you out of nowhere.

Undoubtedly the best sounding and playing bass I've ever owned. Shortly followed by..... I've decided it's just not for me. !!!!

"Oozing with mojo.......". (Gone out of fashion a bit, this one) "Tastefully reliced......." "would trade for [bass worth twice as much] with cash my way......" "Can't prove it, but previous owner told me it was made out of wood from the true cross and owned by John Entwhistle......."

I’ve definitely been guilty of a couple of these ?

@Phil_T I never use the buttons either. There's a marked increase in volume using the silver box Behringer instead of just plugging into the mixer. Since I mainly play a single coil P-bass with flats I appreciate the kick in volume,

Below is the description of the MM pickup. I've done quite a few builds with them. CERAMIC / D.C. =13K- Our Music Man Stingray replacement is an answer to may prayers. The Stingray is a modern classic, but until now, finding a suitable replacement has been difficult. With far less magnetic pull than the originals, ours has full length bar magnets to get every bit of string vibration, no matter how hard you play. Having similar output and tone to the original unit, this improved version has enough output to be used passive, without a preamp. For the authentic Stingray however, a low impedance buffer preamp is recommended. We also strongly suggest series/parallel switch or push/pull pot to get two distinctly different tones made available by the widely spaced coils in this pick-up. Includes wiring diagram and mounting screws.

If you've reactivated then make sure it's not marked as "new" as everyone we change one then one marked as new reappears for everyone. I made that mistake which is probably why it reappeared at least once! Sorry!

Ok. just a thought.

Milwaukee..?

For me the bump button is here

Onto the final tasks while the gloss varnish hardens enough to polish it up (about 2 weeks from last coat) The main one was levelling, recrowning and polishing the frets. Done I'm pleased the subtle figuring in the ebony still shows after the final treatment

This Friday I'll be seeing our fellow basschatter Bobby Kewley playing bass for The Christians & Altered images on a triple bill with Midge Ure! Sunday will be Mr Big at Shep Bush, then hopefully next Friday Cloudbusting (Kate Bush tribute) at Putney. After that, possibly Simply Dan in Raynes Park on the Sunday.... Corduroy in Guildford on the following Friday and then Airrace/Lionheart in Camden on the Saturday! Phew....!!

Yeah I'm trying to work that bleeder out looks like it's possibly just this section though!

What about posting a sticky all over the forums. ? " Stop the unconstructive whingeing. We're on it. "

We gigged for Musicians Against Homelessness in 2016/17 - we were the second band Alan McGee picked up in 2016, which was the first year they did it. I think that in 2016 they raised £40K over 100 gigs, which is great considering no one had heard of it, and we raised over a thousand of that over three shows. Now this year of course, everyone and their mother has been doing gigs, which yes, is a good thing, but baddish for bands like us because the whole punters-feeling-good-about-themselves only extends so far. Gerry is a lovely bloke, Christ, I see him putting on shows and then posting at 1.30am the morning after gigs asking whether anyone is driving through Cirencester so he can cadge a lift home. When we did the Swindon Rockets thing earlier in the year he actually walked about ten miles to the place where the gig was on and the same back home because he couldn't get a ride. He put on a full buffet for the bands as well to say thank you. Virtually every gig I do it's rare for the promoter to even buy you a beer, let alone something to eat. I see faceless people getting gongs for doing less than what this guy is doing. He's a fabulous bloke and is doing great things. He needs all the help he can get.

1 cool 2 I was trying to see location. I'm using an iPhone. I can't see an option to load desktop site 3 no problem

Quite right, too. Providing a free community for thousands? How dare you!

Losing data is the basic principle of computer based systems, once understood, backup(s) begin(s) to become an evidence... Stop being assisted, don't trust anything computer based and ACT ! I think I'll start the MYAL (Move Your Ass League).

Full disclosure- Unless you want to advertise stuff for sale.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-musicians-wanted/bass-player-wanted-london/1275284784

Wife? That looks like something the husband might get, in this household, while the wife usually sticks to black or natural...

Every forum I have been on with reputation uses it that way - it tends to be a club to have the 'well, my opinion matters more than yours as I have a higher reputation'

I went with a “set and forget’ approach as I too don’t want to be messing around more than playing. I spent about 5 mins adjusting the trims, but actually found the setting I liked within 2 mins. I know the bass well so it wasn’t hard for me to find it (whilst having the treble and bass slightly boosted). The mid point on the internal trims is at 12 o clock according to the manual, both dials came set at 10 o clock, I’m not sure if that’s deliberate. John was a great guy to email, I had some questions, so I’m sure he’ll answer the factory preset question for you. Now I just use minor tweaks to the bass and treble control, they are very reactive, And the passive tone knob works during active mode too - so you can still get some old school ‘muffled’ bass, if you know what I mean?!

I quite like it. Good work.

My wife seems to have a limit to how much she likes what I do. Mostly she uses her ration up before I'm even awake...

Reactions are rationed though. I've just used up my limit for today.

What metal are the parts made out of? Nickel will age reasonably quickly, especially if you rough it up with a scouring pad first. Chrome however, not so much so. In fact, probably not at all. You need a different approach with Chrome. Similarly with x coated brass (depending on what x is)

And then you realise that the ad has "Mint and unplayed" at the top, with "literally plays itself" at the bottom... ..which is lucky..

Compression is something that I think is widely misunderstood by a lot of people. When used in moderation it is the icing on the cake of a great bass tone, in my opinion of course. Because it isn't an obvious effect as such in the way that something like a drive pedal is, some people (and I'm not saying that you are one of them ) have a tendency to set the compressor so that they can hear it working, at which point you're invariably adding way too much squash to your tone and killing all dynamics. The secret of great compression is to use it in moderation so that the peaks are tamed but you still have dynamic control when you're playing. A little goes a long way. Compression is more obvious in a band mix that it is when it's just the bass in isolation. Once you have found the compression sweet spot, the bass will be more punchy and even across its range in the mix that without any form of compression. I find the best way to find the compression sweet spot is to set it up at a rehearsal while the rest of the band are playing, it is more obvious in the mix and at a louder volume than at in-house levels. I prefer to use my ears rather than any sort of in-built metering in the compressor itself. I used to play a lot with a plectrum and used a touch of compression. These days I play more with my fingers and still use compression and I do think it is more obvious with finger playing that with a plectrum, but it is still a subtle effect to listen out for. As with everything in life, there are people who won't like it and you might just be one of them. Nothing wrong with that at all I personally won't leave home with one

Helps if I stick the picture on, eh.