hiram.k.hackenbacker

Do you have any photos of the rear?

9 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I worry my sig is over the top... I wouldn't blame anyone for hiding it. There are several people on this thread whose sigs I've hidden for being 'in my face'. You know who you are... 🤣

Yours is fine mate 👍

As promised, here is one of the tracks from my tape transfer. I've listened back to it a couple of times and it's cringeworthy for several reasons, but I was only a teenager when we wrote this stuff, so it is what it is.

I'm going to have a go at re-recording this one with a few of my current band members and see what we can do with it.

On 16/09/2020 at 14:18, 4000 said:

Cheers, much appreciated!

I picked up my tape this afternoon and I asked Simon about yours. He can't do the Betamax tapes, but he knows somewhere who can. 

1 minute ago, fleabag said:

Laptop 

It should work then. Try starting over and don't do the hyperlinks until the end. If you can get all the words where you want them, you should be able to set the links at the end.

7 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

I've found that because there is no longer the facility to actually show the code you are producing when using the post text entry field, things can get very complicated if you are trying to correct a mistake or edit something that already has code attributes attached to it. Often I have found it is simpler to delete everything and start again from scratch.

Yep, I'd go with that 👍

54 minutes ago, fleabag said:

Still didnt work.  I put the first link in, then placed the cursor for the next link and the space bar just keeps extending the previous line, as you can see.  I cannot get a gap between the line at all.  Frustrating

Mmm. Are you trying to make the changes on a phone/tablet or desktop?

4 hours ago, fleabag said:

Thats worked - how did you do it H ?

I just put the cursor next to my feedback, hit the space bar and then typed “Current Jazz Build”, then applied the link.

I think the issue you’re having is that you are trying to deal with text that already has hyperlinks, so it thinks it’s all the same thing, hence the line. Bit of a pain in the wotsits, but if you start from scratch and add the hyperlinks at the end it should work.

4 hours ago, fleabag said:

I get that  H but any links on the same line just become one big one, instead of seperate ones, which kinda defeats things

I've just added one to my signature and it seems to work OK. Not sure if you can see it, but they are side by side with no line between them.

3 minutes ago, fleabag said:

I tried that but not using different colours.   Its that underline thing.  Whenever i try, that underline just extends.  Does using different colours make the difference ?

No, colours would just make it obvious there were several things for sale.

1 minute ago, fleabag said:

On a side note,  i'd like my sales links to use the waste of white space to the right,  but i cannot get them to line up.  I reckon i could get 2 or 3 links on one line , but the formatting wont have it.  Just tries to make  3 links into one big one

So they're one beneath the other. 

Put them al on the same line, make each one a different colour and centralise them. Sorted.

1 minute ago, fleabag said:

Hide this rediculous sig Bob.   I did - this really takes the pizz.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/411046-bruce-hornsby/?tab=comments#comment-4045733

 

Yeah, that is fairly extreme. I’ve binned loads in the past couple of weeks 😂

If there is any hope at all of you selling the sparkly one, it will be worth the wait.

I do love me a Status. My Empathy was one of my first basses. Still lovely today.

1 minute ago, walshy said:

Thought you may pop by on this 😂

The Usual Suspects crawl out from under their rocks. I didn’t even know you had that Barrie.

That’s stunning. Is it worth me hanging on until you list that sparkly thing?

12 minutes ago, 4000 said:

I also have a tape somewhere that could do with copying.

Possibly more problematic, I also have a couple (?) of Betamax tapes that some old studio sessions (late ‘80s) were mixed down onto, that being the preferred method of the (local) studio at the time. I have no idea whether they’re playable or suitable for copying to digital, but would love to find out. Anyone know anywhere that might be able to copy these? Or are they likely to be dead in the water?

Give Simon a buzz at Big Noise Studio. I’ll be surprised if he can’t help. Tell him I recommended him.

https://www.bignoisestudios.co.uk

Bizarre update....

Just had a call from the guy who is sorting out the transfer. It's all done with no issues, but his starter for 10 was 'Is that Andy ****** on vocals?'. I have to say I have long forgotten most of the names involved, but he was spot on with the singer, drummer and where we all lived at the time. I'm now going to see if I can find the others via social media and share the results with them.

I don't have the files yet. Will share in due course....but please, don't expect too much.

The body is on the bench....

I assume that was one of the really heavy Stingrays and he reduced the weight 🤷‍♂️

Probably Fenders have been around longer than most 🤷‍♂️

Do you know what the depth is at the 1st and 12th Barrie? 

1 minute ago, bassfan said:

No trades I’m guessing Barrie? 

I think he's happy to trade for cash 😂

1 hour ago, molan said:

My digital scales are inaccessible at the moment (buried in storage) but the previous owner estimated 4.1Kg which feels about right to me. It's certainly not a boat-anchor but, then again, it's not super-light like a Ritter or Sadowsky.

Hope that helps a bit

Fixed - at least I think that's what you meant?

9lbs sounds very jolly reasonable. May need to sell something first though 😬

Still kicking myself for not buying @ped's Smith when I had the chance. This looks lovely Barrie and I do love a low action.

I would also be interested to know what the weight is like.

Hope you are well my friend. Speak soon.

58 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Led me down a rabbit hole.

This pre-Trevor Horn version is surely slapped at some parts...

Can't hear it myself, but it's very messy. The BPM is also significantly up on this version.

7 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Played it tonight. No chance. Sorry for any interested parties. Too good.

Good. Now pull the Miller as well 😉