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[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1343943837' post='1757784'] a true depression sufferer would probably miss their first few appointments because they lacked the motivation to leave the house for them. [/quote] Ha! That's me. But I feel sure it's not about lack of motivation, but about the lack of ability to adapt to, or even remember, new routines. best, bert

Same here as well. I forget to breath reading the thread. If this goes on, I'll die before tomorrow evening, so I'll wish you good luck right away. best, bert

[quote name='afterglow' timestamp='1343933964' post='1757623'] Bert, thats a serious rig you have there!!!....very nice...and i noticed the 'Gauche' there too......Tres bien;) [/quote] I thank you on behalf of BC user Gauche, who's gear this is. He's no righty, of course, and I decided to celebrate this glorious bodily capacity by putting his GK through a short MS Paint session. But I do like how the niaG and emuloV retsaM work the correct way on this one. My own gear is slightly more modest in that it's an Ashdown MAG 300. I love your VM! A VM or CV Jazz will hopefully be my next bass. Very impressive stuff. But personally I prefer the Squier version above the Squire. b, b

[quote name='christhammer666' timestamp='1343905760' post='1757065'] the music/project direction im in at the moment is doom metal type i suppose that dont help my mood [/quote] Long ago, I studied some music therapy. One of the principles is that one should avoid happy music at all cost in the beginning, if music is to be a tool. The mismatch with the mood makes it counterindicated. BTW, having suffered from depression my whole life, or as long as I can remember, I sympathise with and understand your story to some degree. Me too, I've done the gear buying thing: "But if I have a recorder and start recording my compositions and my playing, I'll surely play a lot more, and get out of the depression that way! Yeah!" I have sold, or hopefully am soon selling, every bit of gear (recording stuff, synths, guitar even) with the exception of the bass related stuff. I cannot live with the thought of one day missing my basses - and that day is sure to come if I sell. YMMV of course. Best of luck! bert

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1343925797' post='1757456'] I didn't even know any publication with that title existed at all! [/quote] Yup. Here in Norway it does. Good paper too, though maybe a bit lefty. best, bert PS Sorry Mark, for hi-jacking your thread despite our promises before voting day. Consider it like taxing you, and taxing you good!

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1343910606' post='1757179'] You are always welcome, Bert[/quote] I thanke thee on my barefaced knees. [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1343910606' post='1757179'] must be one of the most boring papers in the world of English-language media...[/quote] Ah! So you haven't tried The Class Struggle yet then? beste, berte

Hi BasRus, Welcome to BC! Good luck with the Aerodyne as well. I hope you enjoy being here. best, bert

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1343904541' post='1757027'] Southpaws Of The World, Unite! [/quote] I'll unite alright, but are lefties with righty gear welcome at all, or is the gear the core of it all? I promise I hate playing righty gear. I [b]hate[/b] it! Does it help if I read both The Guardian and The Class Struggle? Please? Does [b]this[/b] help?: Pretty please? best, bert

[quote name='afterglow' timestamp='1343854310' post='1756482'] Bert, youre from Norway? Hadet godt;) [/quote] Great! Ha det godt, you too! best, bert (lefty too; don't play lefty gear - dunno why not)

Hey Mark, Welcome to BC! Many here are good. I'm not. But I won't hijack your introduction. Share some wisdom if you please, and some here are also very weak for pictures of original or beautiful gear. Anyway, enjoy! best, bert

Not much to do? NOT MUCH TO DO?? No lunch time gig, admittedly, but I'd drive down to Ayrshire, rent some sea kayaks in Coylton, paddle to Arran, buy som single cask Arran, paddle back, drive to Glasgow and have a great dinner at Wagamama in the city centre. Daytime activity sorted. After that I'd not even bother to drive to the house, but just mingle with the NEDs. Sorry, couldn't resist. best, bert

Hi Nobbly, Welcome to BC, and good luck with the sale. After that, feel free to prolong your stay, and learn and enjoy the chat. Cool avatar pic. Wow, is it already 40 years since I was there? best, bert

Hi 6v6, Welcome to BC, even though you used the G* word. There lotsa weasly, awolking defectors here. Me myself, I cowardly left a key post. Happily, the sgt never found me. Good luck with the search for a band. best, bert

Hey Woody, Welcome to BC! Teach us noobs some, if you care. F-105? Never heard about it. Let's just hope it's not pointy in any way. best, bert

Hi Igor, Welcome to BC, from Norway (not Sweden ;^) Enjoy the forum! best, bert

Hi and welcome! If you're anything like me, starting to record just means starting a love relationship with the bass. So be careful. Enjoy the site! best, bert

Hey, mol man, Welcome! Just look in the "For sale: Amps and cabs" forum, and shedloads of way too cheap amps will reveal themselves. It's buyers' market these days. Enjoy the site should you decide to stay. best, bert

So it [b]is[/b] true! I'd always assumed it was just and only me. Thanks for bringing this to the table. Off building leather then. best, bert

Hi Bassman, Welcome! After 25 years you'll know it's at least seven basses and five amps. Enjoy! best, bert

Hi Maude, Welcome and enjoy the banter. best, bert

Hi Ben, Welcome to BC, and good luck. Enjoy the site, should you decide to stick around. best, bert

Hi Cetus, What Bluejay said. Welcome and enjoy! Best, Bert

Hey Rammstein, Welcome to BC. John Glascock was good, wasn't he? I've also always loved his incredibly recognisable tone. Those three songs are surely a worthy start, and they're amongst my goals as a noob, especially HH and SftW. SftW must be one of their best songs. Enjoy the site! Best, Bert

Hey! You changed it! "You're no fun anymore" BTW, If I had any money, I'd be all over the bass, and sadly, so will many say. best, bert

Welcome to BC, Al. Sorry that you won't be able to blow your own trumpet anymore once you are the woman you want to be, in Germany. But I do wish you the best of luck with the operations and the hormone treatment. Anyway, maybe you can stay on BC anyway, and enjoy the banter. Good luck with the sale and the woman! Best, Bert