Really enjoy the Talkingbass site. Mark's a really nice fella and a great instructor. He has some really useful FREE sessions on the existing site which should be transferred over to the new forum. Here's the email I got from Mark.
Hi again, Mark here from Talkingbass
So, today I have some MASSIVE news! I guess many of you will have noticed the 'Maintenance Mode' screen greeting you over at the website. Well, we've been hard at work and I'm very excited to announce the release of the all-new Talkingbass Members Area!
Just login as usual and you'll be taken to the totally new site with a huge number of new features. Talkingbass is now a complete social network for bass players where you can mix with a community of like minded musicians!!!
We have a set of forums for every aspect of bass discussion, you can create social Groups on any musical topic you like (I've already added a few obvious ones to get you started), you can direct message each other, you can fill out a complete Profile with information on all your bass interests, browse other profiles and even manage your own News Feed timeline like Facebook.
The News Feed is the heart of the members area and where you land upon login. Here you can see all the latest activity on the site from the forums, groups and your connections.
All your courses are contained within the My Courses page as before but you'll notice a whole new styling light years beyond the previous incarnation.
I'll be monitoring everything over the next week to iron out any issues so just email or DM me on the site if you notice any problems or have any questions regarding the functionality.
I'm incredibly excited with the future possibilities we've opened with the new site. Hope you like it!!!!
Mark
Link: https://www.talkingbass.net/