Silvia Bluejay

Mark being true to form! All's well in the universe

Excellent! Thank you.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1357151912' post='1918276'] It's the canvassing for votes I have a major problem with. I think it's deeply unfair. I'm glad there's no prize this month, even if that means it gets a quarter of the votes it did last month, at least they are more likely to be honest votes. [/quote] First - apologies for not voting in the end. I meant to sit down and listen yesterday, and then didn't manage to find a few quiet minutes. Second - I agree with Nigel. The same appears to happen with the photo competition, and there's certainly no prize there! There will always be members who ask their friends to vote for them no matter what. I have no solution to suggest, I'm afraid. Third - I tweeted the comp for the whole month, as I did before, but I do believe that Christmas has distracted a lot of people from the comp(s) and the forum itself. Finally - and I repeat myself - it would be good to be able to buy/download all the songs taking part in the comp every month. Well done Bobby!

Well done, Rachel! I'm in awe. Note to self: you might wish to reconsider your aversion, perhaps. Maybe. Possibly. Just for a bit of fun...

Ooooo you used the s-word! Fie, fie, fie!! Only joking - I can't slap to save my life and I belong to the slap-unfriendly school of thought, possibly out of sour grapes

Welcome Roger! We have a sizeable contingent of non-UK members posting from Europe or the US, as well as non-British members living in the UK, so you are more than welcome here, and absolutely do not need to justify your choice to join us. Dive in, the water's lovely

Hi Rachel! Good to actually see you on the Warwick forum as well! All power to bass girls! \m/

Bump! If you're back at work, take a musical lunch break. I've tweeted this and will try to listen to all the tracks, and vote, later today.

Seeing in the New Year at the Black Lion in Hammersmith at the Junkyard Dogs' NYE gig. Expect [b]many[/b] photos and vids on here soon... Have a good one everybody!

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1356912657' post='1915184'] I'd say "play it sideways and you're in" [/quote] LOL that's almost not a joke in the case of the NXT 5, it's so small and light and easy to play... I might even try one day

Glad I'm not a gigging bass player - I mean, what if I turned up at their door with a five-string upright...?

Have you tried asking Garey, in the end?

No bass-related presents here, but I'm keeping my eye on a. the Sterling to Euro exchange rate; b. Thomann; c. Warwick (as in headstocks with "W", not "RockBass"). I might make up for the lack of presents to myself in the new year, if conditions and my bank account are favourable, and I might be tempted to splurge on a Corvette 5. GAS never goes away, really

I can't help, I'm afraid, but I would suggest you drop a PM to Warwick_Official on this forum - his name is Garey and he's always extremely helpful. He may be able to put you in touch with Warwick engineers or luthiers who could answer your questions. Good luck - keep us posted. And merry Christmas!

Thank you Tom, the same to you and the rest of Basschat. Let me post here the image I tweeted earlier today HAVE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS WITH LOTS OF BASS!

I'm obviously going to take my camera, and use its video feature too

The main problem I see here is being able to choose an individual for each category as opposed to nominating our community as a whole

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1355994679' post='1905341'] I find ultra-low action basses are unplayable for my style. I had a quick go on MacDaddy's custom jobbie a couple of years ago, set up for tapping and sweeping and stuff. I couldn't get a decent sound out of it! (Sounded very different when he played it, of course.) I'm an ... erm ... enthusiastic player, and I like to dig in. Most people think my action is high. Feels fine to me. And it's me what's playing the thing. [/quote] I just wish I could have a go at playing both your bass and Si's, out of curiosity, seeing that they are so radically different. I've seen and heard both of you play, and clearly your basses' setups suit your respective styles. Ah, well, never mind...

Heh...

LOL

State The Bloody Obvious Corner: your preferences regarding action may change according to the type of strings you use. I learned to play on a student bass with a chunky neck and relatively high action, fitted with roundwounds. Then I learned how to set up a bass and lower the action and did so - my hands are tiny and not very strong, so any effort-saving measure is welcome. Then I moved on to better basses and installed flatwounds on all of them - massive shakeup! When I put TI flats on my 4 I had to tweak the truss rod dramatically and raise the action, because they are so soft. Similar - although slightly less marked - change with my 5s and their D'Addario Chromes. I still tend to prefer lowish action, but low-tension flats are allowing me a little more freedom.

Just stay put - you're in the right forum. Read the threads about getting a new EUB by those of us who trod the same ground before you. Then either have a look at this site's Marketplace - whatever its current shape - or log on to Thomann. You're on a wonderful journey and already there's no turning back. And you will fall deeply in love. (Take my word..)

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Welcome. Lastnotleast! On reading the title of this thread I feared someone was going to have a rant at some girl who dumped them or sumfink... Glad to find another member joining from the States instead. As Bert says, this is a very friendly forum and our collective knowledge will get you out of practically any trouble, and not just of the bass-related kind! So get stuck in..