thebrig

Thanks for all the great advice so far, I really do appreciative it.

Having just read Count Bassy's thread "Facing up to Reality", I can relate to what he's saying big time. Sorry, this is a bit long-winded. Simarlarly, my last proper band played our last gig in December 2019, since then, I have put so much time and effort into trying to find a new band, or form one myself, I've put countless adverts on Join My Band and BandMix, and the amount of timewasters that apply is unbelievable. I've been doing for nearly five years now, and I still haven't found a band, and for this reason, I have just listed two top quality basses in the "For Sale" section because I just can't justify owning them if I'm no longer in a band. In my ads, I describe myself as a solid player who is reliable, happy to learn the songs at home so that I'm fully prepared for gigs and rehearsals, I have good gear and transport, I clearly state the type of music I want to play, and I can provide links to my playing if required. When covid first started, I began recording a few bass covers for a bit of fun and uploading them to the bass covers channel I created on YouTube, and I still keep adding to my channel on a regular basis. The tracks I play along with are either purpose made tracks that contain no bass at all, or are the original tracks with the bass removed using special software, so the bass parts you hear on the recordings are my own, I play through a Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD Audio Interface straight into Reaper. I only took up playing at the age of 55, never had any lessons, I just listen to a song and learn by ear, I know I'm not the greatest bass player around, and I know my level, which is only local pubs etc, but am I that bad a player that no band wants to give me a go? This is the link to my YouTube channel that I usually send to anyone who asks for evidence of my playing, if you think that I'm doing something wrong, please say so because I'm 73 next week and I've decided to call it a day if I still haven't found a band by the New Year. I have no ego whatsoever, so you can be as brutally honest as you wish, I do tend to shy away from the better bands because I lack self-confidence, but the "not so good" bands don't seem to "want me for whatever reason. https://www.youtube.com/@thegeezer284/videos

This! That for me is what sets Lakland apart from the equivalent Fender models.

I've shipped a bass to Northern Ireland on more than one occasion and there's never been any charges, and on all occasions, they arrived at the buyer's address the next day, which has not always been the case when shipping to mainland UK.

Don't tell everyone, Patent your idea.🤐

I'm in Bridgnorth which is about 15 mies from Wolverhampton, I moved here ten years ago from Hertfordshire and I've found the the music scene to be pretty good up this way, although I am struggling to find a band at the moment. It might be worth looking here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/westmidlandsmusicians/

I agree, so I've decided to contribute as well. This is my Lakland USA 44-51 which I first purchased from a fellow BassChatter a few years ago, I stupidly sold it on in 2023, but I missed it so much that I tracked it down and re-purchased it in June of this year. The beautiful birdseye maple neck on this bass has a 38mm nut, and for me, it's an absolute dream to play, I've owned around thirty P basses over the years, but this is by far the best of the lot. As well as a couple of photos, I've also uploaded a sound demo (please excuse my playing). 😉 Paranoid - My Bass Cover.mp4

Glad it worked out for you. Every P bass I've ever owned has had a J neck fitted to it, for me, it's the perfect combination.🙂

I love Lynyrd Skynyrd and saw them at Knebworth in 1976, but I dislike Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird, and yet I liked them at the time. Maybe it's because too many of the cover bands I've seen over the years play them badly.😉

The reason it's on page 1 now is because Aidan63 commented on my listing pushing it onto page 1. I can't bump it until just over 24 hours, then I will update the situation.

Now that makes sense, but if that is the case, it makes no sense at all to have a bump system that only lasts 36 hours. I'm bumping it every couple of days thinking that's all I need to do to keep it visible to everyone.🤔

Can I ask people not to comment on my listing for the next couple of days so that when it's time to bump it, it should be around four or five, if it's nowhere to be seen, I will take a screenshot of every page I look at to show exactly what I mean. Cheers.

That's the one.👍

I think that what you have just said just confirms to me that something is not quite right, earlier today I couldn't find my listing, admittedly, I only searched the pages as far as page 12 because I only bumped it a couple of days ago, it was only when Dad3353 informed me that he found it on page 21, I immediately went to page 21, and sure enough, there it was, so both Dad and me saw it, but now it's nowhere to be seen on page 21, I even tried pages 22 through to 30 just in case its moved. So where has it gone from page 21?

I don't understand why other people bumping theirs would affect my listing, as I said, after I bump it, it appears on page one immediately, and I know that it will gradually go down the listings as more people bump and list new items for sale, but what I'm saying is that my listing is disappearing completely after a couple of days, I've scrolled through every page as far as page 20 and I can't see it, so even allowing for other peoples new ads and bumps, surely there is no way my listing is ever going to be much further down than page 4 or 5 after just a couple of days.

Yes that's what I've always thought, and what always done. My question is: Why can't I find my posts after a couple of days, they are disappearing on all devices and browsers, the only way I can find it when I want to bump it, is to search for it, and Dad3353 could only find it on page 21, why is that if I am bumping it every couple of days?

Could a Mod please clarify that when you bump a for sale listing, do we also need to comment to get it seen on page one again? Thanks

I just click on "bump this topic" every couple of days, are you saying that if I don't comment at the same time, then nobody will see it on the first pages again?