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[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1346236878' post='1786765'] The Badger is out!![/quote] Congrats. A giant leap for badgerkind.

[quote name='pdw' timestamp='1346242616' post='1786873'] Haha, vanuit België ook Nederlandstalige groeten [/quote] Smart choice. Those Amsterdamned people don't understand good old Flemish. best, bert

Hi Joel, What Skank and others say. Welcome to BC. Enjoy the ride! best, bert

My take: normally vastly overrated, but an intelligent look at the times, the style and the name couldn't hurt. No singer/songwriter should use Willy Idle, for example. Of the name generators, I liked the blues name one best. It's simply: A blues name consists of three parts: - a bodily impediment or similar - a fruit, vegetable or similar - a US president's family name I'm Slantin' Banana Clinton. Where's my success? BTW, what chords in blues? best, bert

Hi Mark77bass, Welcome back into the fold, and enjoy BC! best, bert

Hoi Zomnius, Welkom bij BC! Edit: prachtige avatar trouwens. Bestaat dat ding, of is het een Photoshopzaakie? (great avatar, btw. Does it exist, or is it photshopped?) groetjes, bert

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1346084514' post='1785037'] Obviously, the gap in the neck pocket by the Fender QC was cushioning the blow - a well-conceived compression joint, allowing the guitar to flex with each ill-informed and foolish swing [/quote] GOLD!

[quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1346049538' post='1784376'] What did I do wrong?[/quote] Nowt, but a few of us, me included, are so old that we both remember the original meaning of the word, and rode on dinosaurs in our youth. best, bert

Not impressed. You sell yourself way too cheaply. Same deal with the guy who runs the Tesco would have given you an extra £3 worth of JD. Great little story. Thanks for sharing. BTW, reminds me of my Tamil friend Vijayaratnam, whom I used to call my Tame Tamil in front of shocked audiences, whilst he almost couldn't hold his laughter. best, bert

Not only that, but it also reminds me why I was right in giving up synths. Effing hate those poly sounds, and the synth world still has not recovered from this eighties illness. Exception for the DX7 though - that was a reasonable sound imho. But Pino gives us the type of bass playing that seriously taught me that I should learn bass. Thanks for posting. best, bert

Hi Bluemacca27, Welcome to BC. The people who know this might not read the "Introductions" forum, so it might be an idea to copy and paste the question to the "Amps and Cabinets" forum or the "Miscellaneous Equipment" forum as well. Hope you get your answer, and maybe you'd like to stay around. best, bert

Hey Floyd, Welcome to BC. Great avatar and ID. Weird that nobody had taken it before. Anyway, enjoy! Send my regards to Zoot. best, bert

Hi Rob, Welcome to BC. Enjoy the site and its banter. best, bert

Hallo daar, Marco. Bert hier. 55 jaren van tijdperk en 1 jaar van zijnde een bassist in dit leven. (Alleen maar flauwekul hoor; ik ben gewoon Nederlander) To continue in English: Welcome to BC! Great list of basses too. And what a fantastic choice of country! I hope you'll enjoy the site, and will share some wisdom and fun with us. best, bert

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1346005305' post='1784036'] Just the pedant in me objecting to the modern mis-use of the word "decimate". [/quote] Ah, I thought it was more tongue-in-cheek than that. Know where you're coming from though, and can be quite the pedant myself. Admittedly, I officially hate that languages develop "forward" by the help of people who don't know them. "Decimate" is a lost case though, and has been for centuries IMS + IRC. Now off to pay tithe to Ped. best, bert

Sounds like you're doing everything right. Now just grow a year older and more experienced. In the meantime, wear the t-shirt that goes: "Instant Musician. Just Add Lotsa Time." ©BassTractor best, bert

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1345972961' post='1783600'] Hardly a problem with 27 other songs still available to play. [/quote] Quite old-fashioned, but very funny as well. best, bert

[quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1345976446' post='1783648'] since I started Bass in January , I can only hear the bass and look for the bass .... Normal I guess .... :-)[/quote] I hope it is, coz it's the same with me, only that I now also intensely listen to the drums/bass interplay - way more than before. best, bert

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1345971475' post='1783578'] Also he needs to buy a better bass so that he doesn't keep need to tuning it whilst playing! [/quote] Must be this one has fallen on the floor or something, coz these Daisy Rocks (I recognised the butterfly) are surprisingly good. Tiny guy, btw.

Hi Simes, Welcome to BC from another convert (from keys though). Wow, people have been hard on you. Nobody has ever called [b]me[/b] "musician". You have my sympathy. Enjoy! best, bert

Hello, Milty Esquier! Welcome to BC! What a great intro and what a great thread title as well. Ok, we're pretty, pleasant, and light hearted alright, but DON'T MENTION THE WAR! Enjoy the fora! best, bert

Agree. I often ask myself whether they love music or just themselves. I've hated Berklee and that other similar place (name escapes me right now) for decades even though they sometimes deliver a good musician. They're note factories rather than places where one is given an environment to develop oneself. Music as a language of communication is downplayed. best, bert

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1345927630' post='1783341'] Vinnie & Joey would leave their benches and chew the fat[/quote] You know, I never had any idea they were Norwegian! best, bert

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1345911914' post='1783073'] See, I can get a pair of tongs in through the f hole, but there's not enough space to manipulate the tongs to grasp the badger. I'm feeling very hopeful about the back scratcher. [/quote] How about going to an electronics shop and get one of these flexible arms that they use to dig up electronics components for example in build projects? They're much like the one I described earlier, with a press button on one side, but with two or three tiny claws on the other side instead of a beak. They're genious for many things, and can be bought in different lengths. That, or tie a female badger to an electric bass (important it's not a DB) and wait for him to come out of the DB to get to [i]"know"[/i] her. best, bert

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1345828649' post='1782197'] If it isn't working, then it isn't working, The worst bands are the ones that stick togther out of habit and comfort. If the band isn't moving forward in some small way, it is time for that band to cease...but then it is also a business to some so ...??? I think bands have a finite life but not many recognise this..or want to. [/quote] I'd agree with this, and also add that also businesses must move forward (and have a finite life). Seems to me as if the OP made the right decision at the right time. Good luck, John! best, bert