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@mamayo Here's a question: Could you talk to us about what it's like rehearsing with GG? He's arguably one of the most technically accomplished guitarists since Allan Holdsworth.

Hey Yolanda - welcome back. 😉

We love you. While OT is useful for members to get to know each other outside bass, the content doesn't help our search engine rankings much and in the past a clique of members used OT to artificially inflate their post count. They were probably confusing quantity with quality.

Yes, this one has a graphite through neck, it's the headed version of mine. I've been searching for a specific white one like yours for about 5 years which Bass Direct had for sale. They have 15mm string spacing which feels perfect. I've installed Barts and an East preamp in mine to free up a bit more warmth and mids.

Any pics? Do they have graphite necks? I'm wondering how close they both might be to mine.

I just wish they'd reissue the BB5000, complete with 15 mm string spacing as an option.

Getting spare parts from them has been a real PITA this year. I've had to go straight to Mesa direct.

Maybe Darkglass should rename it the 'Oasis'.

Thank you. As much as I would love to be cast as the hero, I'm feeling seriously pissed off frustrated that things aren't turning out in the way they were supposed to. It's not due to a lack of care on my part, this is why I wanted to trial things rather than impose a change. I'm feeling pretty grateful that everyone has offered constructive feedback and some understanding.

Wel either the plug in isn't working, or Ezoic isn't recognising the cookies or there are browser issues but one way or another, it's not acceptable. I have no desire to erode the trust and goodwill within this community.

Hi all, thanks for your feedback. This is way more complicated than it was supposed to be. I'm going to stop the trial because it's turning into a PITA.

Hi all, thanks for your feedback. This is way more complicated than it was supposed to be. I'm going to stop the trial.

Hi everyone, We've had a Q&A sub forum with Ezoic up for a week now with only one question so on the assumption that this means no major concerns, I'm going to restart the ad trial for lurkers. But from Wednesday onwards you'll notice a pop up from Ezoic appearing even though you aren't seeing ads. Please don't be alarmed - it's a one-time thing for every browser and it's about compliance with the GDPR, not about seeking permissions by stealth. Jack @dewww has assured me that Ezoic don't mine data and sell it off to third parties on the sly. If you still have lingering doubts then, as I've mentioned previously in this thread, an Ad blocker will provide the best peace of mind for you if one isn't already installed in your browser. Feel free to drop me a message if you aren't sure how to install one and I'll try to help. The process will depend on which browser you have.

Woo!

Hi everyone, I would like to provide some follow up on the Ezoic pop up that appeared a couple of weeks ago. You'll recall that I was starting a trial for third party advertising with our new partner Ezoic and a pop up appeared, asking for some permissions that were inappropriate. Firstly I understand that the pop up caused some alarm and in the time since, as promised, I've had some discussions with Ezoic to get more insight into what happened. The first thing I would like to do is provide some reassurance. Not only was pop up in error but it wasn't even necessary because the ads are intended for visitors who aren't signed in. Additionally, even if someone had agreed to the pop up request, they wouldn't have seen any ads because the site settings I had in place prevented that from happening. So once again, there shouldn't be any need for concerns about privacy. Secondly, I would like to introduce Jack (@dewww) from Ezoic to you. I've invited him to introduce the company and explain it's approach to privacy in a little more detail. We have discussed at length the concerns raised in the thread by BC moderator Sylvia Bluejay and he would also like to provide some reassurance that Ezoic take their responsibilities over privacy very seriously. So, with his agreement, I have set up a sub forum here for the purpose of asking questions: https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/123-introducing-ezoic-basschats-sponsorship-partner/ The intention is to provide two opportunities: 1) To give Ezoic an opportunity to clarify what they do and to reassure members they operate in a fully transparent way. I hope this will help address any knee jerk reactions or misinformation. 2) To give members an opportunity to ask Jack any questions they may have about how Ezoic operate. I hope this will help reassure concerned members that nothing underhanded is going on. Some context: I've been working with Ezoic over the last 4 months and, on the whole Matt and Jack (who took over from Matt) have been very responsive and receptive. I've emphasised to them the importance of listening to the community and they've taken that on board. Ezoic have also partnered up with other online communities and generally the feedback I've seen so far has been very positive. So, please view the pop up as an anomaly and if you have any lingering questions for Ezoic feel free to post them in the subforum. But I would ask that you be respectful, keep questions relevant and fair. Airing general grievances about online advertising, or to scapegoat Ezoic for matters they have no control over, will result in content being moderated. Thanks in advance for your understanding on that.

Make sure to take plenty of photos so I can throw them up on the BC FB page!

Rustling needs more context. If he means when the controls are operated, it could mean dirty pots - an easy fix with cleaner. If the amp rustles without moving anything about, it could be the power caps need some attention. Also relatively simple but needs an amp tech for safety reasons.

cheers! my memory was a bit hazy. I've come into contact with at least three of the 1x15 V4 combos, one of which was in really rough state but up for sale. I think someone else on the forum eventually snagged it from a studio in SE London and started restoring it. I couldn't get on with mine and sold it. It wasn't doing the Mk V thing, too coloured.

Trace also did a version of the all valve V4 amp in combo format in the mid 90's but they're super rare. IIRC maybe only a hundred were made.

I expect so because the formatting code for each post would be specific to that post. But try it and see what happens maybe? It seems a relatively low risk activity.

Talk to @Chimike He's selling a load of Trace kit including valve combos at pretty reasonable prices. I would say that the valve stuff sounds much more lo-fi than the solid state stuff. So if the valve range are your thing, definitely stick to those. I have owned both. The Mk V amps are generally like PA amps. The Series 6 are fairly coloured in their character so may not suit all basses. The SMX range are pretty good and that dual band compressor is a great way to vintage up a solid state head but it won't give you the low end. I have no experience of the hybrid V range but I've owned a V8 head and played a V4 combo, both all valve. They're very full sounding and remind me a bit of an SVT. The Twin, Quatra and Hexavalve heads are much more a half way thing between the V heads and solid state range - sort of a modern sound from valves. I still own a Hexavalve head.

You should be able to double click on the image while the edit window is open. In just the same way that you are prompted to when inserting the image.

I'm not going to get involved with this. When you guys have developed a consensus on where to put it, drop me a PM and I'll put it there.