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Oh oh! Dit gaat helemaal goed fout. Nou, OK dan maar: Welkom, jochie, van een oude orgel/synthman die ook slagwerk aan het leren is en een ruim jaar geleden is overgestapt op basgitaar, en die vorige week een fretloze bas heeft besteld die over een paar dagen aankomt. Alleen: woon niet in Malmö maar in Zuid-Noorwegen. Tsjongejonge. Welcome, Ronald! You've got what it takes to be here: a net scanner and the ability to find out this is a good bass forum. Congrats! Scan the vast site and its info, and join the chat. Enjoy! best, bert

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1358449956' post='1939494'] No he's not, he's Norwegian. [/quote] No, he's not. He's Dutch. (... living in Norway though.) best, bert

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1358440838' post='1939241'] price tag [/quote] Priceless, like. The rest. best, bert

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1358388462' post='1938454'] Ah-ha..! That explains a lot... [/quote] Yeah, it does, doesn't it? But I didn't wanna go there, and rather show you Brit lot some consideration. I'm sorry you delved into it. Remember the site and its owners are legally responsible. best, bert

¡Hola! Welcome to BC! I hope that you will have a great time on BassChat. If you have bad GAS, you must eat more sensibly, so you save money and can buy more gear. It is very simple: Milk and rolled oats is what you need. Enjoy! best, bert

Hey and welcome! Great sobriquet. Do you fight [i]for[/i] or [i]against[/i] Fleadom? Anyway, enjoy the site, and chat away all you like. There's both people and me here to chat with. best, bert

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1358371143' post='1938161'] was it really that good? Each to their own i suppose. [/quote] Made me LOL at least. Also, I'm a foreigner. Much goes over my head, but this didn't. best, bert

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1358370506' post='1938145'] Where did this thread go wrong? Oh yeah, when i started typing it. [/quote] Class! Thanks, mate! Made my day. best, bert

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1358365655' post='1937968'] Ask me about death metal... go on... i dare you. [/quote] - What's your opinion on [b]The Third & The Mortal[/b]'s fourth album? - Do [b]Old Words New[/b] need a reunion with their old singer, in your opinion? best, bert

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1358349388' post='1937496'] Nige puts the fear of God in to me Mainly because he is far far smarter than me [/quote] What? That's God? I seriously thought it was an old red indian. But yeah, he's very scary. That's why I never ever disagree with Nige, even though he's always wrong. Nige is only far smarter than you because we all are! best, bert

Bu', bu' ... that vid doesn't answer my question?!? Having three times as much as he has - is [b]that[/b] too much? b, b

Continued bliss the last few days. Selling everything I see in the vicinity, vaguely hoping I do own some of it, and buying bass gear off the revenue. Ashbory arrived, CV 50s P has arrived in the shop, and the fretless StingRay fiver is en route in the postal system. Took posession of a Terror Bass 500 and a Micro Terror (love that little thing, even as a practise amp for bass!). Man, I'm gonna have to sell a lot of bass gear soon ... Seem unable to stop practising on the Ashbory. Dunno why I love it, but I do. Have only heard it through the Micro Terror, and am not curious about hearing it through the rest. This is sooo much fun! best, bert

Hey Dan, Welcome to BC! Many here know about kids and wives getting in the way indeed. You're not alone. As a noob, I can't recognise your Ibanez. What model is it? Normally one would expect the other knowb to be along the lines of treble attenuator and pickup mix. If you don't hear that, maybe there's a loose thread somewhere, or your reproduction gear lacks treble? Idunno. Just shouting out quick thoughts. Anyway, ask away and enjoy the site! best, bert

Hey Paul Gustave fan! Welcome to BC! Fit like mae loon? Sorry, no can do any more attempts at any Gaelic or Doric or even Glaswegian. Bu': punk's grate, innit? All sweet 'n' flowery like. I lurv'it. Enjoy the forum, the fora and the forii, and don't be an alien. best, bert

Welcome! Though you may have left already? best, bert

Hi Jalapeno, Welcome! What Leen says. Me, I was just gonna punch in some bass tones in keyboard recordings. Now see what happened. Enjoy the site, and enjoy the banter. best, bert

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1358325356' post='1936865'] I reckon EBMM should be named and shamed for being so inept. Also they should apologise to all parties for getting their facts so fundamentally wrong - information that is owned and managed by themselves. [/quote] Nah. This was just one employee with a little blackout. Happens everywhere. And he did rectify. best, bert

[quote name='BassYerbouti' timestamp='1358282591' post='1936394'] Question: does the amp need to re-biased following replacement? [/quote] Knowing zilch about this, the way I've understood it, one never has to re-bias the tubes in the pre-amp. Since the power stage on the OTB is without tubes, this should mean the answer is "No". Not a dumb question, mind. I've said it before: there are no dumb questions - only dumb people asking questions! I hope I don't stand corrected on this one, or it's back to school for me. best, bert

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1358260394' post='1935775'] Brutal honesty though, I thought it was tame and when he got to the verse the thing totally deflated. For this kind of thing to work you've got to be able to embellish on an existing song for it to work and he didn't, not close. That was more like watching a good counterfeiter at work with some skills with a guitar, there was no music there to be spoken of as such. Better than the original? Nah! [/quote] Exactly! best, bert

[quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1358157135' post='1933796'] [/quote] I don't like it, and find it overtly coffee table style, which is not me, BUT if that is after one's taste, I think it at least is rather balanced designwise, and at peace with itself when held vertically. It does get a bit mid-heavy when held in playing position though. [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1358274876' post='1936166'] [/quote] No need to phone anyone. I already have an appointment with a range of therapists from before. I like this a lot. It draws from at least four design styles and ideals, and is not my taste by far, BUT at least it doesn't take itself so seriously, and is quite liberating in that respect, in my humblest of opinions of course. I'd be happy playing this in front of an audience, if I could play. best, bert

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1358283763' post='1936453'] I don't get it.. what *is* it about Bongos that makes them so controversial? <looks confused> [/quote] Lots of posts about that, so apparently the Bongo doesn't leave people cold. WHat I personally don't get is that the P gets both love and hate. It's the thing we've seen all our lives and are sooo used to that I thought it would never even be mentioned in a "prettiest" or "ugliest" thread. There can only be one conclusion: we must get our facts straight before naming and shaming bass guitar designs. best, bert

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1358278804' post='1936272'] For buying gear there is only one place........Basschat ;-) [/quote] Nonsense! It will NEVER get the "BassChat Approved" sticker!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1358266271' post='1935963'] So have Ernie Ball apologised publically to ProMusicTools for the damage their mistake caused? [/quote] Not publically. What would the forum for that be? But they've surely aplogised to me, and I expect to ProMusicTools as well. Both parties were very interested in speaking to each other, and both parties have everything to gain on good communication. Two things went wrong: I started distrusting a good company, and Ernie Ball were too quick on the condemnation trigger. ProMusicTools however stayed calm and wanted to find out about every detail before drawing a conclusion. Ironic, eh? best, bert

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1358265636' post='1935950'] or Big Bopper, hopper, shopper or whatever his name is is on your case within a millisecond of you posting it. [/quote] Sorry, John, but that's not fair. It may take BigPoppa upto several minutes in some cases. Happily though, his lackeys (sp?) will be in before him in those instances. best, bert Editt: speling

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1358264621' post='1935922'] [b]Made me laugh[/b] [/quote] Ah! The sardonic grin ([i]risus sardonicus[/i]), a side-effect of a special case of muscular dystrophy in the jaws and chin, and sad consequence of high intake of [i]Oenanthe crocata[/i] in local pubs and cafés in old home towns. Get well soon! best, bert