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I think an ebay watching subforum is a good idea. It works well on other forums I use. Although you can end up bidding against another basschatter over a really nice bass and pushing the price up, that could also happen without an ebay subforum. At least you have the [i]chance[/i] to know about each other and potentially agree, "you take this one, help me find the next one and/or let me know if you want to pass it on again". And if you find something you really want for yourself, don't feel obliged to tell the basschatting world about it on the subforum. Just go for it. Then if someone posts it on the ebay subform, get in there, say you want it and I think most people will respect that.

The worst punishment I could wish on this person is for them to be themselves... err.... ...

[quote name='elom' post='21132' date='Jun 20 2007, 11:44 PM']Okay three things I'd like to see in BGM:[list=1] [*]Blind comparisons - seriously! Go on, blindfold a reviewer and give him a Squier, MIM, MIJ & MIA (or any variations) and lets have a shootout where you don't know what you've got! [*]Reader's wives. No not that, but why not feature one of the readers and their kit for a change? Some (not all) of the celeb interviews are so dull and uninformative that I reckon regular Joes would be just as interesting. [*]A review with less than 3 stars. It's almost as if they are afraid to do it for fear of annoying the advertisers. The Gibson SG review is a good example I reckon [/list]For what it's worth, I am a subscriber and I really like the mag so I'm not dissing it - just making some suggestions.[/quote] Good comments. I am a subscriber too, by the way.[list=1] [*]I have been involved for years (in academic research) in so called anonymous reviewing and you there are nearly always strong clues to a paper's authorship. I fear that attempting blind reviews would be a lot of hassle and that, all too often, the reviewer would work out the hidden identities anyway. Something that I personally like is to have a second opinion: a paragraph or two from another reviewer who has read the first review and just had a play with the kit but not spent the same time with it as the main reviewer. Then if the first reviewer just happens to be biased toward Fender basses, for example, the second reviewer has the chance to balance the review out a bit. [*]I also had the idea they should interview some less famous people but you need to be a bit careful you don't end up devoting pages and pages to bedroom widdlers like myself . Teachers and gigging players only? [*]I'd just like to see more reviews, and more head-to-head comparisons that reflect the kind of decisions you end up having to make in a shop or, worse still, from internet shop descriptions. [/list] I reallly like BGM and better alternatives do not exist But it could be better still...

Or you could buy my Vintage electro acoustic 4-string that didn't sell on basstalk I must drag that advert over to basschat...

You have some useful gear already, even if it's not your dream set-up. Get a part time job in a record shop, do a bit of playing, work on a bit of technique, take it easy. One day you'll have to do the full-time plus job to pay the mortgage and it won't just be for a summer, it will be for years...

[quote name='The Funk' post='12862' date='Jun 6 2007, 09:25 AM']Join the school jazz band.[/quote] Yeah I wish I had played with more groups/bands when I had the time and opportunity

I have been enjoying these. I think they are very good.