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[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1323027781' post='1458464'] Yes it was [/quote] Okay, let me rephrase that - you guys were excellent Venue was Blandford Corn Exchange, summer of 1980 or '81? The frontman had yellow hair (not blond), really tight-curled. Very, very exotic-looking, in that place and time - at least to me, I was young and innocent. I vaguely remember wondering at the time why the bass player sounded so English, or maybe so not-South-African.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1322762358' post='1455615'] Welcome mate. I am in Dorset so not so far from you. I played with some guys from SA way back in the 80s. They'd basically escaped the regime and were political exiles. The BBC did a documentary on them, a programme called "Open Space". Anyway i got really excited and when the BBC turned up they didn't want to feature me as i was English Anyway, enjoy the site its informative, funny and annoying all at the same time. [/quote] Was that band called Day One? I saw them in Blandford, they were excellent.

Welcome I'm (also) in Dorset.

Welcome Might be worth pointing out, you will get a lot of people asking "where are you?" in your For Sale threads, so you might want to put a location in your profile. Good luck!

Welcome Are the Pelham Blue EB-0s easy to find? I've never tried (been put off by the comments about mudbuckers) but I have the impression they're not common.

Welcome

I'm not well up on Sandbergs, but this looks interesting: http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/rare-collectors-sandberg-5-string-bass-guitar-serial-no003/92494429 (Disclaimer: nothing to do with me guv.)

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1322148557' post='1447240'] It looks like it has a tight radius on the fingerboard which is carried over to those lovely chunky pickups, so I wonder whether is has some kind of eub capability - or is maybe designed to be bowable. [/quote] That might also explain the rather odd position of the jack socket.

I like "There is no fretweak"

The Only Ones, "The Big Sleep".

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1321730252' post='1442579'] Aherm. Works the same with a woman too. ... [/quote] I like this part of this post (I liked the rest of it as well, but not enough to say so...)

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1321727839' post='1442520'] But the top two are in favour of different things so [u]shouldn't[/u] be conflated. [/quote] Fixed

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1321703462' post='1442131'] This is a good point. It should be the post that is being 'liked' not the person. [/quote] That is true. I approve of this post.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1321658065' post='1441831'] <snip/> Already we know of one member (not a mod) who created a separate profile so they could like their own posts under the other profile and then asked why we were taking issue with their posts when they were liked so many times...but my lips will remain sealed...they know who they are. [/quote] Someone set up a sockpuppet? Really? Wow.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1321658889' post='1441836'] He doesn't get to see you have disliked him. The system is anonymous for everyone apart from admin. [/quote] Okay, thank you. [quote] How do you see nationality influencing the rep system? [/quote] If you live in (example) Malta, your opportunities to meet Basschat members are limited, and few people will trade with you ("sorry mate, UK only"). The net result of that is that people who live outside the UK will seldom have many Likes.