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That might be because the site is rather slow at the moment. My current strategy for all posts is to copy everything I've typed before hitting the "Post" or "Reply" buttons and then waiting for a response from the site before doing anything else. IME if you wait long enough the post will eventually appear. If the site does throw a wobbly you will have everything you typed still on the clipboard so you can simply paste it into a new reply.

I can't see a thread for reporting general site bugs and other weirdness, so I thought it might be a good idea to list them all in one place. If one does already exist, please merge this thread with it. 1. New posts don't always bump a thread up to the top of the list in a forum. I've seen this happen twice this morning, where someone had replied to a thread, but it still is in the place in the thread list where it was before the new post was made. Is this just a side effect of Basschat currently being slow in general or something different? 2. Marking content as read. There is an inconsistency in how this works. If I click the "Mark forum as read" text at the top of a forum listing I get a warning dialog box pop up asking me if I am sure. However if I mark a forum as read by clicking the "Speech Bubble" icon next to it the the forums list then there is no warning. IMO either the warning should apply to both actions, or it should only apply to clicking the "Speech Bubble" icon as this is easier to do by mistake. 3. No full editor for those of us who like to be a bit more creative with our BB tags and layout. 4. PMs from the old site have not migrated over. I can't remember seeing anything specific in the site migration threads that said "all you old PMs will be lost when the new version of the site goes live" I'm sure there will be more to come...

I have to agree with Ki0gon, there was plenty of information about saving photos, but nothing specific about the fact that all our old PMs would be deleted. I'm lucky in the fact that my only on-going PM conversation was concluded just before the site was updated.

If that is the case, that's disappointing, especially since I raised the issue on the site migration thread (from the old forum) and was assured that the new editor would be even better than the old one. So if I type a post where my BB tags are technically correct but don't give the result I was hoping for how can I edit them so that they do? I know that now most software is so fully featured the only way the writers can justify upgrades is to make it easier to use for the technologically challenged, but it would be nice if the "power user" features could be retained. Besides IMO if someone really wants to be able to use a feature, they really ought to take the time to learn how to make it work for them.

I'd like to be able to see the raw code for my posts too. It makes doing some things much easier, and helps avoid copying over styling when you cut and paste text from another web site.

I've always browsed by forum. It's the way I like to work. I'll just have to put up with the extra scrolling for now. The sidebar disappears when you enter the actual sub-forums anyway.

Is there any way of removing the right-hand column on the main forum view? It's full of stuff I have absolutely no interest in and because it's making the main part of the forum narrower it is pushing it further down the page, so there's more scrolling especially on a smaller lap top screen. On the old version of the site theses sections could be removed by clicking the cross in the header. This isn't available currently. Thanks.

I think that the use of the compressor also depends on what you are playing. With the Terrortones where I was doing lots of interesting rhythms, having a touch of compression certainly helped. However, on the songs where I was just pumping out 8th notes turning the compressor off was (for me) much better.

I finally got a reply from Adrian. Unfortunately the 5-string version is currently just an idea for the future. He's still trying to sort out how to design the headstock for 5 tuners in a way that isn't ridiculous. So I think it will be a while before we see any let alone be able to order a custom version :-((

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1510234638' post='3404866'] I'll set my pedal up with the same setting on two patches but one with a compressor for this weekends gig and see if can tell the difference in a band situation, but I do use a touch of overdrive which sort of compressors the signal anyway. [/quote] How much overdrive are you using? If it's more than just a subtle bit of dirt it will be doing the same as most simple compressors anyway.

Really you just need to get out there and play as many fretless basses as you can. That's what I did when I started playing fretless. I started with a cheap defretted Wesley Acrylic and worked my way up from there. In the end because of what I had worked out I needed, I had Sei build me a custom Off-set Flamboyant: If I hadn't wanted a 5-string I would have probably kept the Pedulla Buzz I bought which was easily the next best fretless I have ever owned.

I've sold lots of musical equipment. Some of it would be very desirable these days and most likely command a much higher price than the one I got at the time of selling. However the gear I sold was sitting unused, and the gear I have now is, for my needs, superior in every way. I have no regrets.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have sent [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Maruszczyk another email this time from the address I use for my work and which has no problem reaching all my customers/clients, so hopefully it will reach [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Maruszczyk as well![/font][/color] Email is my preferred means of communication in situations like this. It ensures that there is a full record of all the questions and answers. As a supplier I have been badly bitten in the past with a misunderstanding between myself and a customer on an order that was only conducted via telephone conversations, and I ended up doing lots of work that was both unnecessary and unbillable. This would not have occurred if there had been a full permanent record of our "conversations". I can understand that maybe a lot of the questions I have asked are at this point in time still unanswerable as [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Maruszczyk don't actually appear to have made a 5-string version of the Phoenix yet. But if that is the case a simple "we can't answer these question yet, but we will do as soon as we can" email in return would be fine.[/color][/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]I'll wait and see.[/color][/font]

I'm lucky enough to own mine already. I had been lusting after a Gus since I first saw the prototypes sometime in the 80s, and back then they weren't even making basses. I decided that if I found myself with enough disposable cash I'd treat myself to one. Now I have 3 (and a G1 Guitar). At some point I would like to swap the 4-string fretless for a 5-string version, but for now these are fine!

Personally I'd go for the series/parallel options, as the pickup will still be humbucking in either configuration, and IME parallel isn't significantly different to single coil in sound (certainly not on the context of a band mix).

[quote name='howdenspur' timestamp='1510053356' post='3403518'] I got a pretty quick response via Messenger. [/quote] That's probably because they know the average Facebook user is probably going to post something snarky on their page if they don't answer smartish. IMO if a company isn't prepared to use email to communicate with potential customers then they shouldn't publish an email address.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1510047989' post='3403418'] My options for switching are: swapping out the volume pot for a push-pull to enable a coil tap; or fiddling around with the rotary pickup switch to see if I can get more settings out of it. It currently clicks through three different positions, but I see it has a lot more terminals - is it possible to 'unlock' more positions and make use of these? [/quote] Depends on the type of rotary switch. Some (especially the plastic-bodied type that you would get from electronics hobby shops) have a collar the sets how many positions the it will click through (up to 12 IIRC). If there is one it will be accessible when you unbolt the switch. You will need a multimeter to determine what all the currently un-used contacts do.

I'm seriously interested in a 5-string Thunderbird, but right now I can't afford Mike Lull prices (and I'm still not 100% convinced about the bolt-on neck). So as soon as I saw the OP, I got in touch with [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Maruszczyk through their web site contact email. A week later and... nothing. Not even an [/font][/color][font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]acknowledgement that they have received my email, but right now are too busy (or don't as yet have the required information) to answer my questions.[/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]I have the money to place an order right now, but I'm a bit reluctant to want to do business with a company that hasn't even the manners to fire off a quick email to let me know [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]they have received mine, and will be sending me a proper reply once they have the time and the information I was asking about.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Before I give up on [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Maruszczyk does anyone have a more reliable contact email than the one on the web site which I can try?[/font][/color]

What did you buy, how much did you pay, and what were you using before?

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Thanks everyone! The video is now on the [url=http://www.trappist.one]official Trappist-1 website[/url] (in the stories section). More exciting news to come soon...

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1509740232' post='3401392'] Not being a fan of these basses what's the issue with the positioning ? I always assumed bass tuners were heavier duty because of the string size but everydays a school day. Do the larger size tuners not help secure the strings and prevent string slip and de-tuning. ? Dave [/quote] Remember that the highest tension strings on a bass are the D and G which are the same gauge as the heavier E and A strings on a guitar. The other bass strings get lower in tension as they get thicker. The larger diameter winding post can be useful but only if the gear ratio has been adjusted to take that into account. You only need 2 complete turns of string around the machine head post to prevent slippage, and you should only wind more if you need to for the break angle over the nut. The biggest issue with using guitar sized machine heads is making sure that the thicker strings fit through the hole in the post.

If you like Fender designed get the Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz. If you don't like Fenders get the Ibanez Gary Willis bass.

Unless not has improved massively over the last year or so Android isn't very good at timing critical apps like musical ones.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1509801006' post='3401735'] My other guilty pleasure is ownership of a Roland TR606. How I wish I'd sprung for the 808. [/quote] In 1983/84 I was lucky enough to be in a band that owned a TR808. Compared with the affordable competition, it was streets ahead in terms of programmability and the range of sounds available. Up against the other fully programmable drum machines of the time such as the LinnDrum it was quite a bit cheaper. There was fair amount of tweak ability to the sounds, and the individual outputs meant that there were even more possibilities. Programming patterns was simple even for someone who was a bit rhythmically challenged like myself. However that's it as far as the good stuff goes. Pattern memory was limited to 32 1-bar patterns or 16 2-bar patterns. Most songs unless they were very simple used up nearly all the available patterns. Programming the patterns into a song meant running it in real time changing the patterns as required while the device recorded what you were doing, and while it was possible to edit a song, it was almost always easier to start again from the beginning if you made a mistake. While it remembered everything when powered off, there was no way of saving your programming for one song so that you could work on another. Not even the good old cassette dump interface. I had hundreds of photocopied sheets with pattern grids drawn onto them, so that we could write down the rhythms for each song. And the sounds while they were adjustable, you very quickly discovered that there were only really a couple of good sounding variations for each drum. And unless you were doing hiphop/electro no-one used the cowbell! I did see a band who somewhat managed to get their complete set into an 808, but they only used a handful of different rhythms for all their songs and all the fills had to be triggered manually. And the fact that they had managed to achieve this was unfortunately the most remarkable thing about their music. We sold ours and replaced it with a Yamaha RX11.