Kiwi

There's a way to do it but I can't recall off the top of my head. Drop me a PM with a link to the ad and which picture you want to use as a thumbnail and I'll see if I can figure it ou.

We can combine accounts if we have enough info for the old account.

I share the same sentiments. I was thinking something more amber coloured might be nice.

This leaves the question of where the supply of these opamps is coming from.

Does the cab weigh less than the rack?

I like it when the technical side backs up the circumstantial or qualitative. We knew something unique was happening with the electronics and it seems that this is indeed the case.

Clearly the overhead banner that was up for three months on the home page was missed too! Even after I took it down due a complaint. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/464213-guitar-chat-nag-bar/

Could it be TXT records or other certificates? I had a similar issue for one of my own sites recently that caused it to be seen as spammy.

Norton isn't very good, bloated and invasive - a clean uninstall is occasionally problematic. Guitarchat runs off the same server and membership database as Basschat. This is why you can log in using the same credentials. If you're concerned about protection in the future, Kaspersky might be a better option. They've been among th lead analysts for a number of significant virus detections in recent years.

With Anthony Jackson? Those are massive boots to fill...

I remember he had a pearlescent pink Warwick Thumb bass back then. I've been a fan of Skunk ever since they broke. Their songs were intense and angry and seemed a lot more genuine than most hard rock bands that had come before. And Skin in full cry looked like she was about to chew a chunk off the planet and spit it out for breakfast. I've been lucky to have a passing chat or two with Cass at bass shows and he's a very laid back guy and very approachable. He's also a Cutlass bass collector and was offered my Cutlass 2 at one point by the Gallery who had it on consignment.

Not only a great story but check out that riff at 10:00 in!!!

Not for too much longer...

I'm glad we're 2 pages in and noone's mentioned Level 42 yet.

Hi everyone, This is just a heads up that I'll be closing the Guitar section on Basschat at the end of the week. Originally it was set up to try and seed some activity before shifting the whole shebang over to Guitarchat. But it's at the point now where we'd like to catch it before the transfer process becomes too unwieldy. Each topic will be vetted because of crosslinks and whether members who posted on BC in the Guitar section are registered on GC. The transfer of guitar topics from BC to GC will also be gradual and probably take months. If you have content you started that you would like ring fenced for transfer, feel free to post a link below. During the transfer, the guitar section will still be visible but I'll post forwarding links to GC for the sake of channelling interest to the right place. If you have posted on BC in the Guitar Section but haven't logged in at GC yet, please take a moment to do so. It'll help us make sure your posts will still be attributed to you when we're ready to start moving them. If you can't use your existing BC password to log in at GC, try doing a forgot password reset and up date your password to whatever your BC one is currently. Then you should have no problems logging in. Thanks in advance, Kiwi

Toto. That would have been a killer gig. Having said that, I would happily and gladly take over for Jerry Barnes in the current Chic line up, or for Chris Brown who played bass on Kylie's Fever tour. Both would have been fun gigs but hard work, no doubt. The Simple Minds gig would have been awesome as well, so many anthems in their back catalogue.

For how much bands are getting paid, the promoter is taking a bit more than a chance. If they can't be professional then they can't be taken seriously IMO. The one and only time I agreed to loan my backline the following band's bassist dialled everything up to 10. They weren't even punk, just some indie rock thing. That was the last time.

Some of my best playing experiences have been gigging. When the stars align, the room acoustics are good, the onstage mix allows everyone to hear each other, the crowd are appreciative and you're playing music you enjoy to the best...nothing beats it. But that was 15 years ago. I didn't like the 2am load in when I got home to my flat in London though but I was young enough then to not let a 2:30am bed time affect Sunday too much. It would affect me more now even though I'm much more skilled at cat napping than I was. I'd still love to gig if I could play music I liked and the crowd enjoyed but opportunities are few and far between where I am. It's hard to find musicians who are interested in the same kind of music, almost all the ones I know are into metal or cheesy C-pop acoustic ballads.

Indeed! Stats suggest slightly less than a third of visitors to BC are from the US. (NB: visitors, not members) @Roadcat1 welcome aboard!

Sure but I'll be traveling light so I can bring back stuff. Yes, they have no plans to leave either.

Oh...Rueben. Yes, I wondered if we were talking about the same one. I have a snap somewhere of us at your place in New Brighton.

Which city was that in...?

Funnily enough, I've been toying with the idea recently but please don't read too much in that. The LGBS has gone and while it's been rebranded as the UK Bass Guitar Show in Manchester, many were disappointed at the 2020 show. Stevie Williams stopped organising the UK Bass Show to focus on other things. I hope he won't mind me mentioning this but many years ago he told me that that if he broke even on a show, he considered it a success. So while there seems to be a gap in the market, it's fraught with financial risk for the organisers. it involves a lot of work from a team of people and up front financial investment in booking venues, promoting and securing (often paid) artists to provide assurance of value for money to everyone. And that's pre COVID. Post COVID, the industry has been squeezed generally. Unlike the US, turnover is down and promotional budgets within the industry are tighter. I was looking into exhibiting at a London construction show a few months ago and faced the prospect of being charged 75 quid for a plate of sandwiches if I wanted to buy food on site. Then there are the mandatory PL insurances, health and safety risk assessments, the cost of storing kit away from the stand etc. etc. It was like being nailed to the wall and slowly drained of outrageous amounts of money. But the construction industry is a bit bigger than the musical instrument industry. So while its possible, I think a lot depends on finding the right venue. Maybe somewhere in the non-for-profit sector like a school, charity or trust.

calling @Dad3353