Beedster

The funny thing is that all the various representative bodies produce different data, those promoting pubs say it's the gyms, gyms say it's the nail salons, nail salons say it's the supermarkets, supermarkets say its the pubs I guess I wish we could all hold off a few more months until the worst passes, because I don't think we're there yet.

Good, it appears that we should live and let live then.

Not sure what you're saying really Ped?

Well there we go. Internet forum. Freedom of speech within the rules.

We'll have to agree to disagree I'm afraid Dave, it's the air that's the main issue, not touching equipment. Stay well

So OTT opinion is on the internet is now problem? You can kiss your forum goodbye if that's the case Ped And yes, perhaps it was OTT, but because I read Alex's response in the context of previous history as a customer. C'est la vie. As I said, can't have been that bad as plenty of mods have been watching this all day, so you were clearly happy that forum rules were being observed?

Confined space with a singer is not safe, two main issue are dispersion (high with a singer) and length of exposure (high with a rehearsal) her gloves might help her, they won't help you. Sorry

This was the post in question Ped, let's have your analysis of the OTTness please

Go on then, explain why it was OTT?

Or a gym, because whilst singers chuck out loads of potentially infected air into a confined space, no-one has ever done that in a gym

Apologies Dave, I was being a facetious, given the rate of infection at present, and given that no-one knows their own immunity, I'd not be taking any risks, and rehearsals are a risk. We live at the top of a road, no joke, the infection appears to be making its way up the street at present. Even the most conservative scientists are saying there will be a massive explosion of it over Xmas. As a family, we're staying very locked down.

Guess it depends on how good your immune system is? If you're immune to COVID, keep rehearsing.

Well I don't think the turn this thread took is down to me Ped, and I'm guessing given how quickly mods delete post and close threads elsewhere on this forum, you and the mods were happy for it to run?

Alex, that would have been a better first response at the time. I don't think this thread has really helped anyone, I won't have any objection if you want this thread hidden (others might however), because I don't want to damage your business, or your's, your employees' or your family's wellbeing.

I can live with that Ped

He wasn't insulting the forum Ped, he was insulting the people who'd responded to the thread. And yes, like I'm an ex-Eurosender customer, I will soon be a proud ex-Barefaced owner. Doubt Alex will care one way or the other, and why should he? Oh that's why, I'm a customer, I spent around £3k with Barefaced over the years, and I guess my selling my Super Twin now is one less he'll sell. To be honest, i should have simply sent back the poorly finished unit they sent me and demanded they fix and put feedback on here.

On which basis I'm selling my Super Twin and buying a big, old and heavy Mesa Boogie cab with the cash

OK, got me there EBS-F...?

Stew, I get your sentiment But is he doesn't like criticism or comment, perhaps he shouldn't read it then, he can stick to Talkbass. I've supported his gear all along on BC but following this morning's response I reread the emails between the two of us after I cut a chunk out of my finger and it was much the same as today, fired off a very rude response pretty much suggesting it was my fault, then backtracked and tried to get the sympathy vote with stress/family etc. In this morning's comment, he perhaps failed to recognise that most of the people on this thread had at one time or another promoted his products, in my case constantly. I'm sorry Stew, but he's in business, business is a cold hard world. If he doesn't have the temperament for criticism, he should stay off the internet and let someone else do it for him. Alternatively he could learn from the approach of people such as @agedhorse in addressing far more challenging criticism of Mesa Boogie earlier this year, in recognising that the opinions of people matter, whether they are or are not likely to buy the unit in question, and in building a positive emotional response from people, not alienating them. He's now put himself with me emotionally where John Hall put himself with many, all of a sudden I feel less positive about the gear he made that i own.

This is why I still come here

Post of the year

I think you're probably right

This also made me smile, everyone else is playing just an instrument, you're playing a '63 Fender Precision. Good man

Lovely stuff Clarky, now where's the bourbon

I don't disagree with the logic, but buying isn't a logical thing