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    I have been ripped off (by Mick Mason of Leicester - Facebook scammer/thief)

    in General Discussion

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    28 minutes ago, walshy said:

    Yeah I was gonna say, this place is easy to find out who we are and how we have treated others in transactions over the years. I reckon most on here are genuine. I’ve spent and received thousands on here I reckon over the years and never ever had an issue.

    Same here, been on the site a long time and only good buy/sell experiences. I once recieved a cab sold not as advertised, but the buyer took it back and refunded. That's the worst I have had. So not complaints here! 

    Good ol' BC, long may it rein as the best bass forum EVER!

    P.S ......I had my beady eye on your OW 69P the other day too @walshy 😁.

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    EHX Bass Mono Synth just arrived...

    in Effects

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    9 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    The old SYB-5 or even older SYB-3? Agreed tracking on those is pretty poor.

    HOWEVER(!) their latest Boss SY-1 has better tracking than a deer hunter on steroids, in fact better tracking than just about any other pedal I've come across it's that good.

    Like the Monosynth the SY-1 is a synth "emulator" and not an actual synth waveform generator in the way the game changing C4 (and Future Impact) are. Also like the Monosynth all the adjustments can be done on the pedal itself without ever needing to connect to another device. The flip side is that you can't save your favourite synth sounds to memory like you can on the C4 or FI. It's not cheap though and they seem to come up used less frequently than the C4 and FI do.

    PS @uk_lefty very nice little review you posted!

    Hello Al,

    Yes that's right, it was the first model out of the stables. Truly rubbish..

    EHX Bass Mono Synth just arrived...

    in Effects

    Posted

    I have the old EH microsynth. About 20 years old now. I found it to be really sensitive to the touch of strings, it also has a input pot underneath to help. Great array of  sounds, pretty versatile for synth sounds I thought and a natty wooden box too!

    Bad points, 18v and no batteries. Also really poorly built internally. Each slider has a could of really thin wires that attach to separate circuit board. These also seemed to be detatching.

    Final straw was a gig 'ooop north' a solo act lady on before us with a heavy cold managed to kick a drink on it and then step on it breaking some sliders. Too much night nurse apparently. 

    It was never the same after that. Still got it though!

    Itch for a Valve Amp

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    I'd happily recommend a Trace Elliott valve head, I've had a twin, couple of quatra's, v4 & v6. I sold a Hexa, regretted it and found it again in France. Its sporting a revalve via the good folks at Ashdown.

    The Twin, Hexa and Quatra do valve sound, deep and articulate (very versatile due to the graphic etc..) and dont really break up too much, certainly not dirty. Not very heavy either.

    Info for Teachers... ADHD

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    26 minutes ago, PatrickJ said:

    As a parent with a kid with ADHD and ASD comments like this make me incredible angry.  

    The OP wasn't talking about behavioural problems - more exploring why he has found learning and other aspects of life challenging and sharing some information about that.  50 years ago I very much doubt ADHD would have been picked up on and if the OP had these sorts of challengers at school was probably labelled a disruptive or under achieving kid.   Exploring nuero-diversity wouldn't have been a thing back then.  I think it's great @Grangurthat you are exploring it now.  Since my son's diagnosis I have been recognising his traits in myself and  understanding him helps me understand me, it answers questions from my youth as to why I struggled, was unhappy and volatile that I could never previously understand.  It's helped me understand and accept myself more.

    Poor / inadequate parenting and lack of boundaries is going to cause many kids to follow undesirable paths, whether they have ADHD or not.

    I have multiple kids, all brought up in the same house with the same values.  Only one can be challenging from behavioural perspective - this is not because of lack of boundaries it's driven by sensory overload and overwhelming anxiety that can't be regulated.  All this bursts out in explosive anger.

    Teachers in schools these days do get training on ADHD and ASD and support is available for them though some are better at understanding and adapting than others.  The school environment can be a huge factor in how well a child can cope - we had to move my kid into a different school because his didn't and the difference that made to him has been incredible - IT'S NOT ALL THE PARENTS!!!  We are still tryif to repair the damage that school has done to him in terms of accepting himself, crippling low self-esteem as a result of how they treated him.

    Charts and information you share are great.  School teachers do get training on this stuff.  Private music teachers DO NOT.  My kids drum teacher had never taught a kid with ADHD / ASD before and had no idea on how to approach it.  He was amazing, he went and did a bunch of research but I bet most don't or wouldn't know what signs to look out for.

     

    I think Mick's view from his work experience is just as valid as yours (accepting Mick prefers Spectors over Warwicks) From a wider general public view (ie in my view not having any first hand experience) I see alot of 'local rag' reports of court proceedings from so called professionals that use these conditions as a defence.

    Whether that is right or wrong (as a defence), the link to crime as a reason for a soft sentence galvanise's public opinion to rubbish it as valid. IMV.

    Please don't get me wrong, I am in no way suggesting your family are in any way linked to crime. I'm just trying to highlight negative publicity that may contribute to views that I see on  the ***southeast county containing Dover*** online webpage that exacerbates pre held views when debates like this occur.

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