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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1372179999' post='2122563'] You are hardly the first person to come up with this idea. The industry has a name for it: Churning. It will work, provided that you make sure that you always keep ahead of the end of your 0% period and that you always have a new card available to transfer the outstanding amount to. What isn't so good is that you need a decent credit rating to qualify for the 0% deal in the first place and every subsequent "churn" will damage this rating. Also there are only so many card companies for you to rotate. Many banks won't issue a new card if you've held and cancelled one belonging to them or their subsidiaries within a certain time period. There's a danger that you'll eventually run out of options and your card will revert to the full interest rate without being able to transfer the amount. The damage that this practice does to your credit rating will also affect your ability to get bank loans or a mortgage. TBH unless you are very organised and have a really good credit rating (in which case you are probably better off shopping around for a really good low interest bank loan instead) you are likely at some point to come unstuck and possibly end up paying far more overall. [/quote] It is possible to do it - and I'm sure many people on here will be using the like to move small balances around. However, in the long run you'll run out of options. There are a finite number of providers, and the credit agencies have a long memory. It's only worth doing if you're fully intent and capable of using the interest free period to really hammer the borrowing.

If your list, it has to be the VRS estate - loads of space, but a great drive. A4 just behind. Unless you're getting a Quattro/silly engine the VRS will be more fun. The BMW 3 tourer has a tiny boot for an estate - certainly smaller than it's peers.

Alec, I'm sorry to hear you're having issues. Am on my iPhone and travelling to meetings all day so have asked the Admins to have a look and get back to you.

Nice work, lah - all's well that ends well

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1371973033' post='2120104'] It's not the best of both worlds though is it? If it were, it would have P pickups (which it has) and it would have two J pickups (which it hasn't). If you want the 'best' of both worlds, buy two basses. Only my opinion of course. [/quote] Or find a Stu Hamm model, was it?

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1372024848' post='2120855'] This seems a sensible thread to ask this... I've been desperately trying to sound like Bernard Edwards recently---whats the best "stingray on a budget"? [/quote] I've found air guitar is the only way of sounding like Edwards!

I quite liked that colour, with the black - just could never find one when I went looking!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1371816944' post='2118452'] I remember when they had Geezer's actual Eagle for sale in the Bass Centre at Wapping , and it was only about £600 . This was in about 1990 , but that was still pretty reasonable money back then . [/quote] 'Kin hell! We need to get cracking on inventing that time machine!

[quote name='Jam' timestamp='1371812520' post='2118389'] Just sat down and worked out the bassline to "Emerald Hill Zone" from Sonic 2 on the megadrive. Life is good again! [/quote] Haha, I can imagine that!

Tempted to lend you my Bongo for comparison!

I was just reaching for "lessons" when I spied your comment! To be honest, I've not been able to follow my own advice and get some lessons. I have taken breaks before; tried to just listen to some music, and get back into that again - find some fire for the style of music, and then it's come back into my own playing. Horses for courses, mind.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1371685769' post='2117090'] [attachment=137280:Gigg_Fran.jpg] ... all I can do is offer a cock well and truly snooked..! [/quote] Well, we are in the 'Porn' section, I suppose.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1371748764' post='2117726'] Must post some pics of my BC Rich Eagle later.. [/quote] Yes!!!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1371753501' post='2117803'] Geezer,NAMM 2013, interesting comments at 1.30 to 1.50. Wants to be good at $4300 [url="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTpdc5wLiWAk&ei=z0vDUfrfLMPChAf2mIDoDA&usg=AFQjCNEYv2eMn_dRJ9czBTrKsee0Wu0UHg&bvm=bv.48175248,d.ZG4"]http://www.google.co....48175248,d.ZG4[/url] [/quote] You could get a vintage Eagle for that, and feel a lot more Geezer.

[quote name='Subfeeder' timestamp='1371728119' post='2117389'] I haven't read all the posts but I stopped advertising gear on Basschat when they put the fees on. There are plenty of other free options for selling gear on the internet so why pay? I wouldn't mind paying a couple of quid for an advert but £7 is too much. Seems like the Basschat admins are seriously out of step with the times if they think that they can justify these advertising fees to run a forum. [/quote] Perhaps they are. And there are options elsewhere - so you can, as you just did, not pay and remain free to use the forum. Which I think remains an important distinction. We would have had a different debate, I imagine, if they'd discussed charging to simply use the site Of course, make sure you provide feedback - PM Ped or Kiwi and raise it. What we did see, when the fees went on, was a huge amount of attempted fee evasion. People putting prices in to bypass the subscriptions or adapting old ads, quite consciously in many cases.

No, this hits me too. But you never know when those little bits of funk might find a home in different guise

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1371585690' post='2115945'] OMG. That is beautiful...the Eagle was my ultimate dream bass back in the 80's after seeing Geezer Butler playing one. The closest I got was owning a NJ basic version. [/quote] Thanks chief - and the NJs were great basses, mine was a real rocker. Lorne had some stunners, snagging an old pic of him - look at these!

The dangers of internet forums, chaps (chaps in a passive sense, I believe) - intonation is so often missing, and what we'd laugh off in the pub we take umbrage at in pixellated read-out

Chill out, Chilli - don't take it to heart. It's good to have a spread if opinions, keeps us all honest

[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1371539893' post='2115091'] Jon Hall - Rockinbetters [/quote] Spat the best part of a cup of tea over this morning's reports

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1371560976' post='2115513'] You have a group of people with a huge knowledge base... that attracts more people...there is a FS board which attracts more and you have the numbers to be a target for adverts....which you can charge for. You might even start selling a few things... ? It isn't an immediate return but if you branch out into associated sites..?? [/quote] Could do - as per Fly's previous posts about slowly growing into a business. I don't think ads or merch would ever make the big money, however - you'd need something else, to my mind. But I agree. It would prod some questions about what we wanted to do next, or in the longer-term