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All y'all's good folks. Thx.

Already two people hating you intensely. Not a very good start, what? Welcome, Rushers. I hope you'll stick around so we can get to hear your development. Good luck! From today I like Fanned Metal. Enjoy the forum! [steps back into shadow, turns down volume 'n' treble, continues: B, E, B, E, C#, E, C#, E, BB, EE, BB, EE, C#C#, EE, C#C#, EE]

Hey Heath, Welcome to BC. You like basses then? I guess you'll fit right in. I loved the perspective of the electrics: Treble: [color=#ffffff].[/color]boost and cut Mid: [color=#ffffff]....[/color] boost and cut Bass:[color=#ffffff] ..[/color] [b]boost only[/b] Nicely done! Enjoy your stay!

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1340614788' post='1706861'] Pas mal, mon brave![/quote] Ah! Merci beaucoup, mon chér ami! [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1340614788' post='1706861'] "Noch ein bier, bitte", "Wo sind die Maedchen?", "Zehn litres benzin, bitte" [/quote] Die Kapitals! Die Kapitals!!! Siegh. Ich gebe obenwärts.

Hi folks, In the late seventies, I delved slightly into a viola da gamba, both bowing it vertically and plucking it horizontally. Fitted rather doably but non-OK-ishly on my lap. Ergonomics didn't exist i those days, I reckon. ;^) With a mike and an effect pedal, I made noises that modern audiences could dig slightly. Now I suddenly realised that electric viola da gambas might exist, and they do. So I was wondering if they're worth the trouble, as I assume they're scarse, hand built and expensive. Does anyone have any experience with them?

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1340611946' post='1706808'] I really ought to start learning the German again. [/quote] Yes. It would help a lot.

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1340609464' post='1706787'] Done - but I had a struggle trying to work out which were verbs and nouns. Please feel free to correct accordingly! [/quote] Exactly the same here. . So I just gave it a go, and imagined I'd get clubbed down for exactly that. OK then, I'll give it a go again. There are no fees. [center][color=#ff0000][u][b]Alles Touristen und non-technischen Lookenpeepers![/b][/u][/color][/center] [center][color=#0000cd]Das Maschinenkontroll ist nicht für gefengerpoken oder mittengrabben.[/color][/center] [center][color=#0000CD]Oderwise ist der Springenverk, das Blowenfuss und das Undpoppenkorchen (mit kleinem Spitzensparken) [/color][color=#0000cd]einfach zu schnappen[/color][color=#0000cd].[/color][/center] [center][color=#0000cd]Der Maschine ist ohnly bei Experten zu diggen.[/color][/center] [center][color=#0000cd]Der Maschine ist aber nicht für geverken bei das Dumpkopfen geeignet.[/color][/center] [center][color=#0000cd]Das Rubberneckensightseenen sollen die Baumwolle-picken Hände in die Pockete kiehpen.[/color][/center] [center][color=#0000cd]So zum relaxen, und die Blinkenlichts vatschen.[/color][/center] [center][u][i][color=#0000CD]Reichskopierechte bei Donnervetter Jazznacke[/color][/i][/u][/center] [center][size=3](trad. Niedrichgitarrentraktoren)[/size][/center] You'll be grateful I happened to study at the Royalistische Erich Honecker Übersetsenhochschule. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [color=#ffffff].[/color]

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1340608497' post='1706775'] Vielen dank.. [/quote] Sorry Jazzneck, I deleted it thinking no-one in his right mind would've seen it ... and it seems I was right. Just thought I wasn't writing funny enough, see.

[color=#ffffff].[/color] Yes: Total Mass Retain (starts at 5:47) grabbed me by the balls then, and still does. Even Johann Sebastian Bach didn't do this, and he was fairly good at what he did with bass parts. Nice bass playalong here: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ami8TQr6sq8[/media]

[quote name='HHHproject' timestamp='1340559236' post='1706225'] not sure what I was thinking there! Or perhaps I wasn't thinking[/quote] 's all forgiven. We know rugbey will do that to you.

Hi Henry, Welcome to BC! You'll fit right in. Correction: you won't. We don't do whiskey here. Only whisky. ;^) Yes, speak to us indeed. We'll speak ya right back. Enjoy!

This is BC again! I'm proud. In this now comfy atmosphere of openness, I too will admit I made a mistake. Don' remember exactly, but I think it may have been in '63 - '64.

musicman org doesn't work music-man org doesn't work So if I used the correct address, then Rod's site may be the only site now for pre-EB DOBs. The sticky at EB's official forum [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/"]http://forums.ernieb...sic-man-basses/[/url] still will give you the DOB of your EBMM bass. You just ask, and they answer. One can also ask about where it was sent and what the colour is called.

Nice! Congrats. (I hope there's tonewood on that thing. Without tonewood you're screwed.)

[quote name='norvegicusbass' timestamp='1340469368' post='1704946'] After a hell of a long layoff from playing ... Anyone else plagued by mistakes? [/quote] Here's my take. YMMV. From the look of it, my first guess would be that your brain needs to be reprogrammed again. Larger parts of the brain than available now need to be programmed for this job. Only concentrated practice will do that. As always, do not practise at full speed, or practise for speed. Practise for correctness. Thus you press the brain to set apart more cells for this, and the brain processes thus get stronger and quicker. Sadly, there's an age aspect here, but happily even old brains can still learn. Of course you know that getting inhibitied or similar is not helping, so you'll need to find ways to do away with it. You know yourself best, but an example might be to keep telling yourself that making mistakes is both OK and temporary. Maybe not related to your case, but I feel there's a devil in practising too early at full speed, as is often done when one plays along the CD track. Each error gets programmed, each negative feeling about errors gets programmed. It's simply not the way to do it, and very inefficient. Since I'm on a rant at any rate, here's an alternative approach that some might benefit from. It can be trained, and I would advise doing it on one song only, to start with. How about just reading the part without playing it, again and again, thinking through what the part needs to convey and how it should be played technically (which finger when where how), making notes in the score/tabs, and producing stronger and stronger mental images of you playing the song. Again: [b]slowly[/b]. For every concert I needed to prepare back when I was a musician, I would have one piece that was trained like that whilst I was commuting by train. I'd need three to six months to build a concert program, but that one piece would only be physically played during the last week or so, just to check and iron out stuff. My fingers (the brain really) were already programmed before that last week. I hope this can be of help to you or someone else. Good luck!

Hey Chilli, Can't imagine anyone being shocked about late introductions. Welcome to BC! Enjoy the site!

Hey Rob, Welcome from another bass noob. As you already have found, there's lots of help to be had here. Enjoy your stay!

Hi Gonch, Welcome to BC! Yes, do share some wisdom. Got any exciting basses we need to know about?

Other VOIP services might be better than Skype. I'll start a thread on Skype and alternatives in Off Topic. Might become interesting.

I'm sorry that BC has come to this. This is a well-documented and often reported scam. If you send these people your StingRay, chances are you'll never see your fiver or tenner or both. Sorry to be the bringer of bad tidings, but it was necessary. £16 then? Including P&P to Norway?

[quote name='30507090' timestamp='1340390390' post='1704029'] Photos would not upload though. Sorry [/quote] The simplest way is just to copy 'n' paste them. There are other ways as well; for example you can go advanced by using the "More Reply Options" button to the right of the "Post" button, and use the paperclip there. A bit quirky though, as you'd also have to "Use" the uploaded pix at the insert point. I'd say: go with direct copy 'n' paste.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1340380240' post='1703810'] I personally think that every band needs someone who takes the reigns and runs with the major issues and concerns rather than "hope for the best" attitude. [/quote] IME this is what is needed. "Hope for the best" turns people who once seemed sensible and pleasant into manipulators and/or dissatisfied.

[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1340379954' post='1703801'] it was a good learn experience. [/quote] But Todd! Look what it did to your face!

Hey Sam, There just was a major thread on this a few weeks back. Search for Thomann and it will pop up.

Hi 30507090, Welcome to BC! I hope you enjoy the banter, and share your wisdom.