Silvia Bluejay

Welcome, Rob! Double well done for moving to bass guitar [b]and[/b] to five strings Feel free to post questions and/or talk to the many BC members who play guitar as their first or second instrument. And there's a wealth of info for newbies and seasoned bassists alike on this site. Enjoy!

I tweeted Ped's blog about his visit to Rotosound and the guys there were very happy and re-tweeted it. Good job, Ped!

Oh, were Warwicks out of fashion before? Better finally get that Real McCoy Corvette (as opposed to Rockbass) I've been gassing about, before the price goes farther out of my reach...

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1345063438' post='1773168'] Liked on FB - keep up the good work [/quote] Thank you David

Nah, I didn't take it seriously, hence the LOL and the smiley. As for weirdos and riff-raff on t'internet... let's draw a veil

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1345062846' post='1773157'] aren't you slightly worried that this site will be invaded by weirdos and riffraff, and water down the otherwise normal and sane group that are currently resident on here though? [/quote] LOL why should that be? Most of the followers/likes we have on Twitter and FB are either bass/gear companies or BC members PS I will eventually get round to following back all of you guys. I need to do that in stages in order to keep track of progress.

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1345033420' post='1772598'] If you'd ever need some help with topics like "trivia: how's the bass industry in Middle Europe" or something, anything, I'd gladly help [/quote] [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1345034986' post='1772642'] LOL if you post such trivia or info on here, and the thread is successful, you bet I may well tweet about it [/quote] I've just re-read this and realised my reply sounds seriously rude! Apologies, Immo, it was meant to sound purely jokey - there is no reason why anything about music in Mitteleuropa should be any more trivial than anything about the UK or the rest of the world

Incidentally, whilst most companies have a FB presence, I'm still occasionally drawing a blank when I carry out a Twitter search for the same names. As Chris said, we are not going to spam but aim to inform and, if at all possible, entertain.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1345050755' post='1772913'] I'm surprised nobody's thought about a Basschat Festival - all the BC bands playing at one venue.. [/quote] There was talk of something like that - can anyone find the relevant thread?

Why do you guys get that and I get Dell Computers???

[quote name='enricogaletta' timestamp='1345029842' post='1772484'] Great idea Silvia!! [/quote] Thanks Enrico - it was Ped's idea; Chris and I only offered our help and were chosen among other candidates.

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1345033420' post='1772598'] If you'd ever need some help with topics like "trivia: how's the bass industry in Middle Europe" or something, anything, I'd gladly help [/quote] LOL if you post such trivia or info on here, and the thread is successful, you bet I may well tweet about it

As Ped mentioned in a thread a few days ago, Basschat is planning to increase its presence on social networks, and two of us have been chosen to help run its accounts: I (Silvia) am now running the Twitter account (@basschatuk) and Jellyfish (Chris) is taking care of Basschat's Facebook page. It's still early days, but we both have some good ideas we intend to implement soon in order to extend Basschat's audience and give a strong voice to our community on the two main social networks - not to mention keep you up to date with interesting threads, gear news, competitions, freebies etc, and hopefully also make you smile or laugh Chris (Ped) and the other admins are still involved, and are keeping an eye on the accounts as well, but will at last be able to take a back seat and dedicate their time and efforts to the new projects they are working on. If you are on FB and Twitter, please check out Basschat's accounts and like or follow us. We should be fully up and running in the next few days.

Right, I'm back, and what a glorious sunny afternoon it was. I soo hope Saturday will be similar, although the forecast does not bode well at all at the moment. I know that all my efforts today may have been in vain if it rains but, *if* the weather allows, I suggest we meet at 1:30pm at the western end of the Rose Garden in Hyde Park Corner. Here is the map: I have drawn a little circle in the place where I think it may be easiest for us to meet up (a little below the word "The" of The Rose Garden in the map). In that spot there is an easily recognisable tree (below), and it's a little less crowded. It's near the western gate to the garden. Obviously, if it rains we'll scrap all this, and meet up at the Royal Festival Hall, and try to think where else we can go when we are sure everybody who was coming has arrived. Please keep checking this thread. I will edit both the title and the contents of the first post in a couple of days.

Leaving for some reccie in Hyde Park now, will report back later.

Am I right in believing that the all-important thing is never to have the bass lean diagonally in a way that rests its weight on the neck? (That can only happen with soft cases and the "naked" bass when leaning against a speaker etc.)

Bless

Oh yes!!!

I've just checked on Amazon and it's out of stock there, no image, no estimate date when it'll be back. Are you sitting on two rare editions, Chris?

YAY!! I now know exactly where I'll be on NYE When the details are finalised I'll email a few people who may like to join us.

Welcome Jim! Keep the metal flag flying! \m/ \m/

Sensible post, Phil, no nannying at all. It was in fact something that crossed my mind when I was reading this thread.

I still hope we'll be able to meet up in the park! It'd be more than a bit sad if we had to sit in the Festival Hall or a nearby pub or eaterie, watching the rain falling, in mid-August...

OK, I'm still against it if you don't mind - we either do Hyde Park and stay there, or we do somewhere else. I don't want us to move around because keeping in touch with latecomers or those who say they'll be there then don't turn up is going to be a total nightmare. It's only possible if we are a few hundred yards down the road, as in the case of the South Bank. Unless anyone would like to take on the organisational baton?