bass_dinger

I have an NVidia 8500 graphics card which is surplus to my needs. VGA and DVI outputs. If anyone wants it, give me your address and I will post it to you. Robert

On Friday 24th October, I made a Freedom of Information request regarding the information held by the Leicester Court service in relation to Case Reference 33JJ0821825. I received a very speedy reply, via email. Basschatters will see that I have not commented on the case, nor given an opinion on the defendant. Instead, I am simply collating and sharing facts that have already been published elsewhere. However, I have added in my own clarification text in square brackets, to give context to their response. Their email, below: "Good Afternoon, Thankyou for your email. I can only see one case for this defendant [Michael Mason] on our system - 33JJ0821825 - Leicester Crown Court - 26/11/2025 Offence 1 - Make / supply article for use in fraud - Fraud Act 2006 On 16/05/2023 at Leicester you made an article, namely made, intending it to be used to commit, or assist in the commission of, fraud 'Contrary to section 7 of the Fraud Act 2006 Offence 2 - Commit an act / series of acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice On 16/06/2023 at Leicester you, with intent to pervert the course of public justice, did a series of acts, namely producing a fake court order, which had a tendency to pervert the course of public justice 'Contrary to Common Law 3 - Pretend to act under the authority of a County Court On 16/06/2023 at Leicester you acted under a false colour or pretence of the process or authority of the county court in that produced a fake court order intending to convince a county court sheriff that you had a genuine set aside order. 'Contrary to section 135(b) of the County Courts Act 1984 I cannot see anything on the case that says "ADJ TO THE 26.11.2025 DUE TO LACK OF COURT TIME" [ I had asked what this phrase meant]. You can request a court transcript via the link you have provided. [ I had asked how I could obtain a transcript of the 26th November case, and the official confirmed that I can request the transcript via the link here https://www.gov.uk/apply-transcript-court-tribunal-hearing ] Kind Regards, [Official's name redacted]"

Sapphire HD 2600 Pro graphics card. It appears to be a PCI-E fitting, but I don't know how to describe these specifications. VGA and DVI outputs. Free, if you want it.

That is a very detailed review of the amp - both technical and as a user. Thanks for sharing that!

Now gone! Hurrah.

So, how do we identify ourselves? Do we wear lanyards with both our pseudonym and our real name on it? Do we have a cut-out of our basschat icon, worn as a mask - and then remove them when the organising committee start to play the basschat theme song? Uncannily, my real name is not bass_dinger, and I only spoke with Prowla and Hamster two years ago - so, I am wondering how I will make myself known as Robert.

I have a set of La Bella flat wound strings from a 5-string bass (B to G, 3 over 2 layout). Probably Deep Talkin' Bass, maybe the .045" to 0.128" set? However, the D string is missing (it snapped when I moved the string set from one bass to another). So, if anyone wants a partial set of flats, perhaps as spares, or to try out the feel of this brand, do please let me know. Free, because I can't justify charging for them. Robert

An update for those of us searching for information on the cases relating to Michael Mason. There was indeed a hearing (at Leicester Magistrates Court) on 10th September 2025. The result of that hearing was that the defendant was given unconditional bail and the case was sent to the Crown Court. That next hearing will be on 26th November 2025 at Leicester Crown Court. That's a little over four weeks away. I found this out by calling the Telephone Enquiries line, here: 0330 808 4407 (Crime customer service centre - Monday to Friday 08:30am to 5pm, Saturday 8:30am to 2pm). I found those contact details on this page https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/leicester-magistrates-court . Before I was given the information by the clerk, I was asked to provide a case reference number (33JJ0821825 - which I picked up from when the case was current at Leicester Magistrates Court), and I also needed to confirm my relationship to the case (I was a friend of the victims of the alleged crimes). I have also made other enquiries about the case - you are welcome to DM me if you are interested (or eager, or impatient), but I expect to be able to share those further details in 20 days time.

If EUB technique is different to DB technique, then I would be interested in that (because I am more likely to buy an EUB than a DB, but less likely to find a teacher specifically for that instrument). Robert

I had already had a long day (piano lesson in the morning, met a friend in the afternoon), and arrived an hour early. I chatted with Steve, and others, and listened to the first performer. By 8:20, I had run out of stamina, and decided to leave - before Steve had even started his set! Back home by bedtime.

Steve Lawson is back at Ron's in Peckham, 7pm on 17th October. I am here, at 6pm, watching them set up.

I didn't take it any further - it didn't feel like a risk I wanted to take with my basses. However, their website tells me that the company has gone from three reviews, to over 17,000 reviews, in 6 months. That's equivalent to around 3,000 reviews per month or 100 per day, every day of the week. So, for all the healthy cynicism displayed by basschatters, 4 people an hour (throughout the day and night) are happy enough with the service to leave a positive review. Does that amount of shopping traffic sound plausible for a business that is less than two years old? Companies House entry here. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15411845

@Norris was so annoyed by an advert containing Fake Playing, that he looked up the advert for us, just to be certain about the detail. That's commitment!

So, I ended up attaching a small mixer to the front end of the AG03, so that I could use the the additional inputs on the mixer, and bypassing the faulty channel. Eventually I replaced the mixer and AG03 with a Behringer UMC1820, which gave more inputs and a neater profile on my desk. I had planned to sell the AG03 and tested it to make a note of which channels didn't work - and it was all working again! So, I likewise suspect that it was a software glitch.

Clearly not the only person...

Rockin' all over the world? Not if she's in the band, you won't be.

Sometimes I will see a photo of someone posing with a guitar or bass, and it annoys me to see that they are clearly not playing it. Thumb on the strings. The other fingers holding the guitar up. No strap. Am I the only person who is annoyed by this sort of thing? Probably....

Edge-lined. So, lines under the B string, but not under the E to G strings - I have got used to where the correct note is on the string, and mis-tuned bass messes with my muscle memory. Here on the latter pages

So, an update. I have spent the last 9 months playing only the fretless bass - I decided to commit to the new instrument. I found that they need to be perfectly in tune - an out-of-tune string confuses me and I struggle to adjust. Earlier this week, I took the bass for a second setup - less relief and more mwah. I will be learning how to incorporate the mwah into my playing, and have got my chorus pedals out, so that I can get used to the sound of the effects pedals. Yummy!

Very natural, very organic - as if the body has been worn to shape by wind erosion. Lovely.

You were lucky. I practiced for three months on a rolled-up newspaper that I found in a septic tank. I used to have to get up every morning at six o'clock, play the newspaper for 14 hours a day - and when our Dad got home from working in the orchestra pit, would thrash us to sleep in 7/4 time, with a curly guitar lead.

An engineering marvel. The tailpiece is so simple, but so effective. And the headstock, very neat for something with 12 tuners. Very pretty - I'd be all over that if it was a 15-string....

Beautiful sounding guitar from Rob Armstrong - and thank goodness he didn't accidentally order two dozen saxophone cases...

Done. And hats off to any ambidextrous bassists out there.

It's to pay for the truss rod adjustment to be done properly.