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There's no synth bass in the intro, could you be clearer?

Nice post Bluejay

About 1.35 litres. I can fit three songs in there among all the other baggage.

I used Chrome with no problems at all. Have you run all the updates for it?

OK so 30 more votes in the last 24 hours. Looks like it might be tailing off a little...has everyone who wanted to vote done so?

One can be right and unpopular. This is democracy in action.

Me too. Would have been a pure lefty were it not for a drum teacher who got me to play on a right handed kit and screwed me right up. I could play rhythms right handed but leading fills across the toms was a mess. Playing bass is much simpler, but feel and consistency needs extra work. I used to dismiss Mark Kings tricks as being OK for a right hander but that he's a lefty too much left me feeling like my place was on a 5 string... I do everything...well everything but one left handed. Am a total left footer as well.

It's at times like this when I feel torn between contributing to the sillyness and risk undermining the poll or being boring and talking about self policing. In the past I've said we avoid self policing but actually we do self police. The mods have all been members at some point - apart from Ped who is a bit french anyway so doesn't count. (I typed that because he's reading this post at the moment). What I believe self policing refers to is a moderator-free forum which doesn't work. The reason is that if you have a mod-free forum, there's no clear basis for one member to pick another up on something that has been said. Yes, the occasional comment is helpful especially where consensus is created as a result. That's great if its in the interests of the forum. However cries of 'you're oversensitive, grow a thicker skin' can often be countered by 'you're immature, grow up'. Who's right or wrong and how is that affected by context? Also consensus isn't generated on a consistent basis in a mod-free forum and SOME form of heirarchy amongst members is formed anyway eg. length of time on the forum, number of posts, technical expertise on a topic etc. None of these status related aspects relate to emotional maturity and how well a member can act in the interests of the forum. Sometimes a member will do that and its great but typically some other members become self appointed simply by being more confrontational than others. Confrontation too frequently leads to conflict and a conflict-based heirarchy is not conducive to a positive experience on the forum. We've seen some particularly status conscious members in the past clutch at these status related aspects like a drowning man clutching at straws. That's why we did away with post counts under people's names for a while and that's why Dood has over 8 or 9 million posts. It cuts out the status-conscious crap and lets the mods get on with their jobs. Discreet, I'd love to see any examples you know of a happy, friendly, open and moderator free forum. Honestly. I've never seen one. Members often comment how friendly Basschat is and, to be frank, that's purely because we have a fantastic moderating team. Each moderators job is to think of the interests forum in sorting out issues. They have a clear mandate from Ped, I and the other mods to do their role and they support each other. It's a fantastic system that works really well and avoids things getting personal. I can't think of a better way to do it than the way we have now.

I suggest we keep it going for the rest of the week.

Post it, I'd have a Sterling 5 over an SR5 given a choice...

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1321760293' post='1442828'] BC members should be allowed to like their own posts as long as they click using their left hand after making it numb by sitting on it. [/quote] LMAO Quotes thread. That is all.

So far there are marginally more votes in favour of the system than against it...interesting.

[quote name='LeftyBiskit' timestamp='1320697149' post='1430275'] the person(s) responsible should be banished to the colonies. [/quote] We don't want them here, thank you very much. Looks like he sprinkled purple glitter over black PVA and then varnished it. Clearly he didn't pay much for the instrument or he would have been more careful. So....was the bass stolen? Hmmm...

Live At The Aladdin is my second fave vid after Y2K. Prince may be a wee bit egotistical and unfashionable but he's still one hell of a musician.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1321659619' post='1441847'] If you live in (example) Malta, your opportunities to meet Basschat members are limited, and few people will trade with you ("sorry mate, UK only"). The net result of that is that people who live outside the UK will seldom have many Likes. [/quote] OK I think its important to be clear that the feedback on sales and reputation system for posts are separate and shouldn't be confused. A sellers decision not to send out of the UK is their perogative unfortunately. I don't think the reputation system will influence that. The feedback forum would be a better reference. We've talked about a feedback system similar to a reputation system like for Ebay but the software we use doesn't offer that facility yet.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1321659079' post='1441839'] Sorry but that's funny. I know some folk take the internet serious but that's taking it too far. [/quote] We had a chuckle about it too. Especially because he had been fairly outspoken on some topics. Made me wonder about the other claims to credibility he'd made in his posts.

He doesn't get to see you have disliked him. The system is anonymous for everyone apart from admin. [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1321658592' post='1441833'] Generally I don't like the idea of a rating system, because IMO it tends to freeze out the non-British members. [/quote] How do you see nationality influencing the rep system?

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1321652197' post='1441767'] so it's like the recent Union vote then [/quote] No idea what that is. [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1321652197' post='1441767'] Just had a thought though. If the likes/Dislikes in any form stay will the Mods still be exempt? I'd be feared it would create a sort of them and us atmosphere and add friction in the more heated topics. You know a bit of "aye you think your above it and I can't even neg you" towards them. [/quote] The fact that they're mods already creates an us and them situation. I suggest there's nothing wrong with that. The mods need to be neutral as much as possible in dealing with friction between members. They have immunity to protect them from retaliatory behaviour. It helps them focus on the job. Having to deal with too much negativity can make a difficult job sometimes thankless. In any case, there's another system for dealing with mod behaviour, ie PM-ing Ped or I. On the other hand mods can't be liked either...I had 16 likes before we took away the rep system for mods...I've been ROBBED!! Besides which, it's not like being a mod or admin was ever a secret route towards being one of the cool kids...well not for me anyway. [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1321652197' post='1441767'] Can the Mods like and dislike folk though even though we can't do it on their posts??[/quote] The mods are entitled to their opinions on topics that are unrelated to their roles and I doubt think their votes are going to distort the fabric of Basschat popularity to any significant degree. Ped, Machines, Hamster and I can see who has liked and disliked posts. Already we know of one member (not a mod) who created a separate profile so they could like their own posts under the other profile and then asked why we were taking issue with their posts when they were liked so many times...but my lips will remain sealed...they know who they are.

Its democratic in that it provides you with an opportunity to participate.

Let us know what you prefer.

[i]It is bowing, not bowed and it is used by some of the most famous luthiers of the world. You haven't tried that yet, you may not exactly know what it can do. Many truss rods don't work correctly. The bowing feature is essential in that case and for instruments that don't have truss rod or for necks still back bowing under string tension and loosen truss rod.[/i] The truss rods don't curve evenly...I'm not clear on what you mean by working properly..but they curve well enough to accommodate the additional width in the arc of the string around the 12th fret. For warped necks, any decent luthier will ensure either that the wood is seasoned and dried properly, and/or the fingerboard is dressed properly before installing frets. Dressing frets with a straight edge while the neck is under string tension is the easiest and most time efficient way of ensuring a playable neck for players who like low action. For settling necks, there's no benefit in reducing the amount of work that the truss rod does unless the neck is so badly bowed that the truss rod is maxed out. . [i]After fret level with the correct relief, you can still adjust the neck with the truss rod but you'll adjust it only a little bit resulting in minimal changes of relief linearity. And what about that when you adjust the neck from bowed to straight for fret leveling with a straight beam? [/i] Dress the frets while the neck is under string tension. Add relief to taste using the truss rod. It works really well. [i]The wood of the neck doesn't settle so quickly after that deformation. You will be working on a settling neck. With the bowing tool you avoid this problem and save lot of time as well. It allows you to fret level instantly and naturally. [/i] It doesn't need to settle if you dress with the strings on. Besides, from what I can make out, the tool only replicates the effect of a truss rod, not the effect of neck relief. The different densities and thicknesses of the neck and the tool will mean marginally different curve characteristics. I think the tool could end up creating more problems than it solves for players who like low action. Even assuming that the neck and tool were capable of bowing in the same way, the luthier would have to find some way of measuring the amount of bow in order to use the tool properly to a ridiculously accurate degree in order to ensure the tool actually had any benefit. How would they do that? Using a micrometer to take a set of measurements off a settled neck? Lets also consider how the tool would be used. Dressing occurs in movements running parallel to the long axis of the neck and 90 degrees to the frets. If a tool is used that is already bent to match the relief in the neck, a much larger low area will be worn into the frets than is present in the neck as the low point of the tool is moved across the frets unless the tool is moved less than the distance of one fret at the lowest point in either direction. The only way to get a faithful matching curve would be to move the tool parallel to the frets. The luthier would then need to apply consistent pressure on the frets as the tool moved around the fingerboard radius. Both methods create more hassle, not reduce it. I'm not convinced the tool would deliver in the manner claimed. BTW, the claims in the link posted illustrate a warped neck, not a settling neck. I think this tool wouldn't be helpful for a warped neck as each neck will warp differently. I just don't believe this tool will be effective on a warped neck at all - which was the original premise behind my comments. [i]By the way, it was on sale long time before than the other one mentioned in the blog and it is patent pending.[/i] Anyone can submit a patent for anything. I don't understand what the value of citing "patent pending" is, apart from showing someone has submitted a patent. It doesn't mean the concept is credible. I just believe the marketing is deceptive and the claims don't hold water. Even if the claims did hold water, there are more effective ways of dealing with the problems described.

A straight edge is all that's needed. I don't see the point of dialing bow into the dressing edge when that can be done with the truss rod after a decent fingerboard dressing. I don't believe the premise on which you make the claim on so many levels.