Oldman

Ahh, I'm too old for this, the post has just arrived.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1331543121' post='1574268'] They gave me a damn good chuckle last night though so its not all bad Seriously it is up to the seller to sort it out. Theres no harm in someone asking though. Newbs in particular shouldnt be blamed, how are they to know the score. A [/quote] Yes I agree, but old posts should be cleaned up even by a routine that chuck's them into an old posts thread the seller can then resurrect the post if need be or confirm sale,trade.

Yes, moving old posts to an "Old Post's" thread would mean you could trawl the thread knowing it was old kit for sale or trade, PM the vendor and also clean up the main arteries on which thrive....

Unless.....moderators had a mechanism that required a post to be renewed after either 3 months inactivity or put a time limit on a selling post and then renew it. That might allow seller to assess the market and maybe adjust pricing.....

Maybe, the seller, has forgotten....... Hence the initial post....

+ 1

Ah, yes, some years away then you think?

Well spotted Sherlock, that information was in the initial post. An excellent setup at the price from a good company, spot on for four strings. But then what do I know, I'm still searching for the holy grail in the form of a 1 x 10 Neo that drops to 30 Hz and fits in my pocket....

Learning a new tune, as opposed re-learning an old tune, is better than a practise IMO, although I concur practise is essential and I do get an uplifted sense of self worth whenever I do set the gear up and have a blast. Misguided self worth maybe...

[quote name='Oldman' timestamp='1330861972' post='1563838'] In 1961, when I bought my first bass, a Framus, there was nothing in Liverpool,I repeat nothing, I was incensed when the Piano player was playing the bass line with his left hand and I had to use two. I knew so little about playing I chose bass 'cos, 6 string hard 4 string easy. By 1965 I was playing regularly on the Mersey Scene and two Bass players I knew decided to go to the Mathay Scool of music [/quote] School that should be. I didn't want to be a student, one went on to play sessions in New York (so he said later) the other did cruise ships, both still playing I should imagine. I subscribe to Scott Devine's online tutorials in the hope that I will achieve some semblance of competence..... My mental attitude is I sing and play bass, that's got to be good, yeah? Ah, but I hear you say Sh1te at both....could well be I have been delusional all these years.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1330861501' post='1563821'] I think it makes a huge difference actually. If you grew up learning to play in 70's there wasn't the astonishing amount of tutorial material available like there is today. You had two options: 1. The schooled approach, which was impossible if you're family had no spare cash (and also there were no electric bass teachers around then, and a hell of a lot fewer guitar teachers who would have been pretty much all classical). Schools didn't teach guitar when I was there - it was piano, violin or nothing, and that was all extra curricular. 2. The learn by ear, noodling around approach, which is what, in my experience, the majority of players my age (47) did. You never developed a disciplined practice regime, as there was nowhere to get the lessons from (no internet, no "Guitar Techniques" type magazines). If I was starting to play now I would probably be as good in a couple of years as I am now after 33 years of playing. [/quote] In 1961, when I bought my first bass, a Framus, there was nothing, I repeat nothing, I was incensed when the Piano player was playing the bass line with his left hand and I had to use two. I knew so little about playing I chose bass 'cos, 6 string hard 4 string easy. By 1965 I was playing regularly on the Mersey Scene and two Bass players I knew decided to go thethe Mathay Scool of music

Been there etc etc have numerous T shirts, I also have an incredible state of mind that tells me I don't need to, but I do override this for contempory arrangements of older material. See I'm thinking practise already. Dontyajustlovethisforum.