BigBeatNut

BTW I find I honestly prefer medium to fast phaser or univibe to tremelo on bass. Mooer 90 orange or Lovepedal pickle vibe .... I suspect that's because the pedal is only wobbling some of the frequencies, and (perhaps) leaving the lowest frequencies untouched ?

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1380929986' post='2232659'] Wow, that looks a bit good! Still not sure I'd know what to do with a trem on bass, but that has to be one of the most versatile pedals I've seen for it... ...and it's sparkly!!! [/quote] There's a pedal by Cusack which is like that but on steroids. Called the tap-a-whirl I think. About 3 times as many 'waveform' choices, delayed start, tap for slow-down and start-up. Considering getting into dub-step just as an excuse to buy one

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1383133420' post='2260525'] Logical debate is one thing - flat out demands are another! [/quote] Hope that wasn't me either ? I used 'please' a lot, deliberately.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1383129119' post='2260450'] Surely making the dot image larger (or include a transparent area around the dot hence increasing it's size as far as the browser is concerned) would make it easier to hit? Rather than changing the functionality of the site to accomodate (which is logically incongruent, and who wants that?) [/quote] Yep, as I said: [quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1383128994' post='2260448'] I don't honestly care how that gets done. Make the dot bigger, add another link, add tapatalk as an alternative, whatever rocks the boat the least. [/quote]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1383130522' post='2260479'] 'Use full site' is your friend. [/quote] Not on an iPhone, not for me. Doesn't get me to the end result (viewing the first unread post) any quicker, considering zooming, swooshing the page sideways to relocate the thing you want to hit which disappeared with the zoom, etc, etc.

Let me make it simple. I would like, please, to have something to hit to get me to the first unread post in a thread, that is bigger than the currently tiny target area ( which is giving me and others problems ) and preferably as big as a key on the iPhone keyboard. I really only use the mobile site on the phone for one thing, staying up to date with threads I'm already subscribed to, so the current state of the site frustrates me all the time. I don't honestly care how that gets done. Make the dot bigger, add another link, add tapatalk as an alternative, whatever rocks the boat the least. Please ?

FFS I do not have sausage fingers. I can manage every other part of my iPhone just fine, including some extremely sloppy typing on the keyboard which always turns out right ( and I'm not talking about what auto-correct does afterwards ). That makes bass chat the thing that's out of the ordinary, not my fingers.

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1383121369' post='2260323'] [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1383041830' post='2259327'] I'd settle for the links on the mobile site acting correctly. When I tap the dot it does indeed take me to the first unread post. Trouble is, so does tapping on the thread title - which should take me to the start of the thread. [/quote] This is exactly what happens for me as well. I'm actually quite happy with that. [/quote] If this happened for me, I would be happy too. I've just double-checked to be sure I'm not going mad, and I can confirm I am NOT getting the same result as you two guys ... when I click on the thread title I go to the top of the thread. Can we have a fix so my phone behaves like the others please ? Click on title for first unread post ? I'm on iPhone (4s), IOS 7.0.3 and Safari.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1383087825' post='2260171'] Tapatalk can be really glitchy as well - some functions are awful, especially search. [b]Big step backwards when Talkbass moved over to this platform[/b]. For my purposes it's virtually unusable on a mobile device now [/quote] Seriously ? I'd way prefer the current talkbass app (tapatalk) to using the mobile version of basschat. Sounds like my mode of use is different to yours. If I'm on the phone, I'm just keeping up with existing threads, sometimes adding replies. If I'm doing searches, it means I'm on a computer.

Hmmm that's definitely another problem.

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1383051830' post='2259502'] I often miss the wee dot and end up on page 1. [/quote] Exactly. I do it all the time.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1383041830' post='2259327'] I'd settle for the links on the mobile site acting correctly. [/quote] [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1383042540' post='2259336'] I'd also settle for fixing the mobile and full site first before messing about with apps or Tapatalk. [/quote] I'd also be pretty happy if my difficulties with getting to the first unread post on the mobile site could be fixed without an app. Either[list] [*]the tltle gets linked to the first unread post [*]the existing link to first unread post (the blue dot at the left) had a larger area you could hit. [/list] That's not all the problems I have with the mobile site (hence my tapatalk suggestion), but it's the biggest by far.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1383041830' post='2259327'] I'd settle for the links on the mobile site acting correctly. When I tap the dot it does indeed take me to the first unread post. Trouble is, so does tapping on the thread title - which should take me to the start of the thread. I wouldn't use an app, just a tidy up of the mobile site would be fine for me. [/quote] Hmm, I just tried clicking on the title in the mobile site, and it took me to the first post, NOT the first unread post as it does for you. (iPhone 4s, IOS 7.0.3, Safari) . If the tltle linked to the first unread post that would solve my biggest problem with the mobile site.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1383037475' post='2259263'] Have you got really fat fingers? [/quote] I wouldn't have said so. I mean, I'm just over 6 foot, so I'm big I suppose, but I don't think my hands are that out of the ordinary. I've seen the target area go black when I hit it, and it's barely larger than the dot itself, it's tiny. I see no reason why the target area shouldn't be expanded to occupy a square at the left end of the listing. It's probably as easy as adding borders round the gif/png to expand it (though I expect some HTML/CSS adjustments might follow).

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1383003385' post='2259131'] It'd have to take it's place on the list of priorities though. [/quote] If it's hard, maybe you could do the simpler thing, enlarge the target area for the 'first unread post' dot so it's easier to hit. That wouldn't be hard surely ?

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1383003084' post='2259125'] Sounds to me that you're are using the full site on your phone instead of the mobile site. I don't have this problem on the mobile site. The small black dot next to the left of a thread takes me straight to the first unread post. [/quote] No, I'm talking about the mobile site. There's a massive difference between them (I occasionally swap to 'full' to do something I can't on 'mobile') so I know the difference. The small black dot to the left does take me to the right place when I eventually hit it accurately.

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1361088050' post='1980734'] No point really. Mobile site is fit for purpose. [/quote] I beg to differ. I personally find the little blue circle for 'go to first unread post in thread' VERY hard to hit at times. Sometimes I go through 4 or 5 cycles of:[list] [*]carefully try and and hit the circle [*]oops I'm at the first page of the thread, must have missed. [*]scroll down to find the previous page button in safari, hit the button [*]see the original page but with the loading overlay covering the blue dot [*]refresh the page to get rid of the overlay [*]carefully try and hit the circle .... [/list] This gets a bit wearing. Using Talkbass via it's own app (which is essentially Tapatalk) is a joy by comparison. Could we please have Tapatalk enabled for basschat ? OR ... you could enlarge the target area for the 'first unread post' so it's easier to hit. But using an app like Tapatalk is actually much easier for me. (Apologies for cross-post)

[quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1378229688' post='2197425'] Ahhh, the little blue circle...excellent. thanks. [/quote] I personally find the little blue circle VERY hard to hit at times. Sometimes I go through 4 or 5 cycles of:[list] [*]carefully try and and hit the circle [*]oops I'm at the first page of the thread, must have missed. [*]scroll down to find the previous page button in safari, hit the button [*]see the original page but with the loading overlay covering the blue dot [*]refresh the page to get rid of the overlay [*]carefully try and hit the circle .... [/list] This gets a bit wearing. Using Talkbass via it's own app (which is essentially Tapatalk) is a joy by comparison. Could we please have Tapatalk enabled for basschat ?

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1382809258' post='2256863'] ... plus a mid-cut frequency that you can switch in and out. [/quote] That bit sounds like an NE1 at least doesn't it ?

[quote name='FretNoMore' timestamp='1382295293' post='2250316'] Major rebuild of my pedalboard this weekend ... [/quote] Yeah ... Wow. Quite apart from the board that's a collection of very nice pedals. I'd like to know what you think of the Cusack Music Screamer Bass OD.

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1380105667' post='2220775'] [url="http://s751.photobucket.com/user/richardmatthews_photos/media/StealthFretless_zps055a3d39.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Nice bass .... I have an almost identical spec S1 (fretless, 5, 5-knob pre, but ebonol fingerboard) in a different colour. Would have been nice to A/B the two of them.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1380030134' post='2219776'] How about a dedicated room for monster rigs and loud playing (with a health warning)? I stayed out of the main hall and mostly kept to the jam room and I never needed to wear my ear plugs. Because we could all hear ourselves, it was an absolute pleasure to be there. [/quote] Yep, that's exactly what I was trying to say.

Since, collectively, we have a clear need for some people to just blast away (whether slapping or not) and also play at talking volume (while setting up effects or whatever) why not, next time, just set clear expectations for each room ? Say, designate the big hall for talking volume, and the jam Rooms (or one of them) for max volume workouts ? With clear signs so we all know what to expect where ?

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1379798199' post='2216947'] Thanks to everyone whose gear I played, including walbassist, clarky, and Dave Swift. [/quote] Oh, and thanks to molan and pete.young from whom I purchased 2 new toys