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Very sorry to hear that. 

Sorry for your loss, stay strong; but don't be afraid to yell, scream and kick the S*** out of a cushion or two in private if it helps.

Sorry to hear your news Sir, my thoughts are with you,

Very sorry Mick 😞

So sorry to hear this. Take care and stay safe.

I fear many, many of us are going to have been touched by this dreadful thing by the time it's over (if it ever is...).

Heartfelt condolences on your loss Mick.

Some for today and some for tomorrow - best advice I was ever given about money.

Sweet! And what are you going to be doing in your new job?

Best of luck Mick!

I've heard of longer commutes but I sympathise anyway.  Before you realise, it'll become routine.

Trying to update my sig, but cant find my feedback, as the search function doesn't work, and I don't fancy scrolling through hundreds of pages to try and find it, can the search function be set up to search for names under the different pages, like it used to? (It used to give option of searching on the subject you were on, or on the wider forum)

Thanks in advance.

It still does but a status probably isn't the best place to discuss

Thanks! I see 'Recent Status Updates' and a list of everyone's updates but nowhere to add my own. Weird. And I'm a web designer/developer 😅😅😅

You should be seeing ^this^ if you're on a desk or laptop.  I can't speak for 'phone or tablet users though.  Have you tried from your own profile?

Am on call so can`t attend, aaarrrggghh

So pleased to hear this Mick, great news

Great to hear this. Fab news  

Great news Mick! You’ll get a good night sleep tonight then 😁

Peter are you having problems with them? I ws just about to use them.

Not me - I was just trying to help Mick!

6 days to collect a parcel

No refund, no apology, nobody accepting responsibility.

Looks like I'll be using P2D in future...

Don't think it sold though ... so not sure where £800 comes from?

I think I tried it in the shop over a year ago ... its passive too as I recall...so the circuit has likely been removed...

Seller appears to be a shop - has a number of other high priced pieces of equipment.

German? If so he’s a proper chancer! 

Hope she's OK now? Has she settled down?

Glad that I'm only ever going to have to do this once.

First day I had a weird dog, clearly under the effects of Chemical Happiness, off her food then vomited what she had eaten.

Since then she hasn't been able to be let off a lead, she's not used to being kept on a lead, so I have a 18 month old puppy with pent up, frustrated energy unable to play with her (many) friends.

Nightmare!!

Greatest thing I have ever found to calm a dog down is a log burner! No not a lump of wood on the head chaps but the heat! Just had one installed and now all 4 of my dogs snooze away in front of it merrily! Might be a bit extreme for you though ?

If I bought a Barefaced cab, not only would I be a bearded barefaced owner, I'd be a hairy-ar5ed* barefaced owner.

*Yes, I know it's too much information but it could easily occur.  Probably a good job I don't own one as I have a feeling that the "Photos or it didn't happen" card would be played.

I have a beard, and I had a Barefaced cab, but I sent it back. Inevitable really.

But did you shave your ar5e?  I only ask because of all the permutations and combinations we haven't had a bare ar5ed one.

Um, are you not content then?  Heeheehee

Frankly I don't understand popularity.  I'm a bit Sheldon on that one.  The few times that people have put me forward because of something they've seen in me, I've usually felt stifled by the extra attention.

Gawd help me if I ever got recognised as a talented bass player (no chance).  I'd probably run a mile.

I take your point about the volume of content skewing the figures as it were but since it's only a bit of fun, I care not.  The quality of your posts rarely falls below the high standard that we became used to way before we had emoji buttons at Basschat.

I hear the Russians have hacked Discreet's account. We need an independent investigation into this...

@itsmedunc Er... No need to rock the boat, comrade...

This should be a thread

The black bass porn thread?

here already, started 2010 I believe, needs re-activating 👍

I misread "ballgag" and did myself a slight mischief!  I hope you're happy now.  I've just been arrested in ALDI.

PS; Nice to see Psilos as your avatar Mick.

PLEASE CHECK MY THREAD ON WEIRD AND WONDERFUL:

Yep. Could be a money pit

As always; it depends on requirements. If they want a simple enough blog then WordPress is fine. It won't take much to get up to speed either. The main limitation is that an install of WordPress just gets you a framework and a rather limited one at that. The money pit concern is valid. WordPress code might be free but they do need to host the site somewhere reliable and if they want to start doing fancy stuff, selling stuff etc. then they either need to pay for plugins or learn to code.

One suggestion above was Squarespace but running a shop seems to cost £17 a month. They'd need to weigh up that cost against the cost of hosting the website with a hosting company (probably around £80 - £100 per year inc. VAT) and running something like WooCommerce on WordPress (free but painful and likely to suck up time). £17 per month might not sound so expensive by the time they factor in what it provides (I've never used Squarespace or Wix so can't comment). 

Vulnerabilities exist in any system; if you keep WordPress up to date then I don't think it is any more or less secure than other options. The plugins are where I'd be most concerned in terms of vulnerabilities especially if you start to choose less known developers from exotic destinations. 

I don't have time to get involved in any project but am happy to help in terms of a discussion \ bouncing some ideas as I run a couple of WordPress sites (one for a charity and one for the wife). 

Until a list of requirements are known , it’s difficult to know what to suggest.
 

If it’s an online shop there are quite a

lot of options, though all have pros and cons. I use OpenCart for my online shop , but I host it on a virtual private server. OC is free but it's a lot of work. 

Perhaps the person wants a blog, lots of options there. 

Could be they need a simple website for their band and booking tickets?

There appear to be an awful.lot of experience offered here but until we know the person wants, it's difficult to recommend a solution. 

Rob

Calling it "she" and saying it "plays like butter" - it's a no from me!

but he's recorded at abbey road, sun studios and clasto 🤣

Checked the serial number on the below link - says it's a 1972, but recommends checking the date on the end of the neck and also the pots as well

https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-fender_eng.php

Info copied form link above - has same serial number as Korean make by Samick

Serial number: 352128

You are of course welcome to start up your own forum where there are no rules regarding what can be posted. I wish you all the very best of luck with that. 

Hopefully, covid conspiracy theories are also on the list of topics not worth bothering about.

I hope certainly that is the case. okay okay okay.. I continue to chat about bassworks and nothing but bassworks!

Or like me (with no success!) its because I don't really play bass any more.......

@CameronJ Not gonna share here. Not sure it's strictly within the rules for advertising etc.

Ah, fair enough!

@SpondonBassed, I think @Andyjr1515 is busy at the moment - he was the skill behind the Silk Bass. Would be a nice project for somebody when he has time.

I am (not very successfully mind) trying to downsize.

If you are worried about having too many basses I have a solution.  Buy it for me to turn into a useable hack (an haxe, if you will) and I'll keep it here until you need it 've paid for all the expensive hardware and labour I cram into it...?

Heeheehee.

Gumtree is such a crappy sales site: I seached around for the item location and eventually spotted it in the window title.

Plus, the search facility is pretty useless.

I've had a load of stuff arrive in good time.

Except for some pickup screws from Black Dog, which were purchased on 12th April and still just show a tracking number but nothing else.

Hi Guys,

I sent a bass 10 days ago using Eurosender pickup and delivery.

They ( DPD) picked up the next day at 2pm in Suffolk and it was delivered 10am in Ascot. Not far I know but still quick and all in one piece. Used BASSCHAT10 discount code at checkout. 

£24.46 which included insurance up to €1000 . Same price up to 10kg ( 9kg my box ) and up to 170cm long box.

I’ve been ripped off by UPS recently £55 within UK insured and £66 to Germany. So it’s Eurosender from now on for me , if they keep this up.

Cheers, Quent

You have to remember that Royal Mail handle much more than just parcels. To some extent they are hampered as there workers must self isolate if they show any symptoms, The so called "self employed" delivery drivers  working for many of the couriers, almost have to work whether they are ill or not.

I think you'd have been called The First Ones if this was Babylon 5.

Bassosaurs.

Same sort of story here Mick, had only owned a few basses til Basschat, now I think I`ve owned them all!

We won £2.80 too!

Don't forget where you came from now you're a high-roller.

£5.50 for me. 1st downpayment on the Ferrari..

I've been waking up after less sleep of late; I think it's probably down to inaction during lockdown.

Hope the new pills work!

Hi Mick, just seen this post. Sorry to hear of your troubles - I reckon the general state of the world at this time is getting everyone down to varying degrees. Hope the meds work, but take some small comfort in knowing you're not entirely alone - as Captain Tom says "Tomorrow will be a better day."

It seems to be quite an inexact science, always an element of 'suck it and see' involved. I have noticed improvements in a change of meds, but never felt fully sorted. In fact I need to call the Dr. today- I had to stop therapy because my home situation was so bad for a couple of years that they couldn't tell what was what. The dust hadn't settled on that mess before the world got so weird no-one can tell what's what! Still, one must to do whatever one can.

Welcome to Basschat, newbie!

Jeez, I've just looked.....13 years for me 😂

you must be really sad to spend 10 years on here (checks time on basschat, 10 years as well 😆)

Oh yes there is.

5. What the hell is a 'blessed' instrument? Did the pope spray it with water or something?

point 5 for @Happy Jack "It's been around unsold at that price for a while"

nicely links point 4 and 6 I think 

oh balls. @Rich got there first. 
I like the colour so can rich's 5 be 2. 

And then 7 is "some people would say it's a revolting colour"

Time flies when you're having fun

Eight years! It seems much longer...

@fleabag I joined bassworld too, so about the same.