Kiwi

[quote name='cd_david' post='300140' date='Oct 5 2008, 08:46 PM']I wonder if this is applied as a finish coat to the necks and then bodies of Vigiers, The necks stay perfectly rigid over time however as we know wood swells and shrinks even tiny amounts, which would cause the smartie effect? Dunno what do you think?[/quote] If the bass was finished in automotive lacquer, the lacquer would have similar problems. It doesn't take up the movement of the wood very well and can crack.

Im thinking that some of us are bound to play the same venues at some point, so if we can get a few more posters listing the name of the venues we play at it'll probably help a lot. I've been advised offline about a couple of places I've listed already that we'll be treating more cautiously nex time.

my spector 6 is also neck heavy but I have a huge leathergraft 4"wide strap that helps. I'm thinking about hipshot ultralights but they're a low priority at the moment. Some additional weight in the body might help but the instrument isn't exactly lightweight as it is.

here's mine: Genz Benz Shuttle with an EBS Neo212 that weighs about 24kg.

it could be a reinterpretation of Mustang Sally... Approaching a traditional and well known favourite arrangement, with an intent to re-examine traditional boundaries of musical taste, discover potentially unchartered areas of meaning by juxtaposing the traditional arrangement with a purely stochastic event, study the subsequent overlap with a view to defining those areas of convergence and highlighting areas of musical conflict by using a palette of contemporary textures. Linda Barker says: [i]I really really like it![/i]

FWIW, one of my bass tutors long ago told me he read the dots judging their distance from one another on the stave rather than recognising which line they were on/off.

I definitely admire them, but I'm probably a minority voice in finding their song writing a little insipid and lacking in passion. I've found myself listening to many of their tracks waiting for the climax or waiting to understand the point of the song and the light bulb never really flicks on. Undoubtedly thats more a reflection of my poor musical understanding than them as a band. Having said that, I love the bass tone on Aja. Something I've used as a benchmark for my own gear testing.

I think what counts is how it sounds, regardless of the technology or specifications.

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='297410' date='Oct 2 2008, 11:38 AM']Another block lover. I have recently realised that I have a huge weakness for block pearl inlays. They are like the eyes of a beautiful woman, to me! I hope Kiwi's new builds don't have blocks, or I'll have to pawn my CD collection and buy one.[/quote] LOL, with the wooden fingerboard versions inlays would be definitely possible. BTW, I'm having to take a view on the timelines for this project at the moment with my work situation being so uncertain. There's only so much I can pump into this per month. Jon and Rob also tried to set up a 3d model of the body in 3D Studio but there have been problems with importing such a complicated model into ArtCAM and the CNC machine is only 3 axis. So it looks like they're having to build two models, one with the radius and one with the body outline with a third model for pickup routs, neck pocket, control cavity etc. Eventually I think I might have to take the first finished body and get it 3d scanned like Gibson and Warwick do.

Thanks Bassbum, I'll see if Phatmonkey can add the extra field.

[quote name='foal30' post='296072' date='Oct 1 2008, 12:05 AM']1972 Jansen 50 Bassman with the flatwound strung P Bass through some 15" speakers I feel like a new player. re-invigorated no less.[/quote] Hahaaaa I played one of those in high school! Valves were knackered in it.

The main way I'm telling the bogus accounts is by google-ing their IP numbers, most of them are logged already in other forums and spambot attack sites. I'm going to take an executive decision here and subject all new account registrations to both Admin and User approval for the time being, at least until Phatmonkey has had an opportunity to see what else needs to be done. EDIT: Invision have released a completely new version of the forum software this morning, Phatmonkey will be upgrading this afternoon so Basschat may be offline temporarily so he can apply the upgrade.

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='298246' date='Oct 3 2008, 07:34 AM']there's a fresh run of spam posts this morning. I'm at work, otherwise I'd have actually opened them and reported them.[/quote] Yes, looks like Phatmonkeys work hasn't finished. In the meantime the we will try to stem the flood as best we can. Thanks again for your patience guys.

that original link is a classic piece of link baiting to get the site further up the Googles site rankings. BTW, am I mistaken or is he using a combination of sitar and tabla techniques?

if anyone has gear of similar vintage, might be worth inviting him to make an offer!

[quote name='ped' post='298051' date='Oct 2 2008, 09:47 PM']I know we have been having a lot of SPAM recently but this is madness!!! ped[/quote] He might show you some porn if you're nice to him. Welcome back Chris.

OK Phatmonkey has updated the forum software, so we shouldn't be getting any more bogus account sign ups. However there may still be validated accounts that we're not aware of yet. Many thanks to the people who have already PM'd Ped and I with spam posts.

LOL

Update: Its now a known issue according to Invision and a fix is available: [url="http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=277539"]http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=277539[/url] Normal service will resume shortly.

I've just done a search on Google for one of the account IP addresses registered today which was 200.63.42.85 and it looks like there are a whole load of forums under attack today, not just Basschat. You can look the IP up yourself and see the dates the accounts were created on any one of these other forums.

thanks Jake We have to edit their user accounts as the bot seems to be placing links in their signatures. So deleting all the posts isn't enough. At least they're following the forum policies! EDIT: Looks like Captcha has been invoked in the forum settings. Maybe a bot isn't responsible after all...

Nnnnnnice.

Over the last couple of days, it appears the forum has been subject to a series of spam attacks. Some of you will have probably noticed that a few of these user accounts have managed to post some pretty graphic content, not suitable for a R13 forum. Firstly I'll apologise to any of you who stumbled across this content while browsing. Secondly it looks like they might be using a bot to register up to 15 user accounts each day and make posts. I have already left a message with Phatmonkey about the possibility of introducing some kind of Captcha facility at registration in the hope we can make it more difficult for bogus accounts to be registered. Finally not all of it is graphic in nature, but if you could notify a mod the instant you spot anything we'd be grateful. Until we get some additional security measures in place we're going to have to fight this using the Admin equivalent of hand to hand combat. Unfortunately its almost unavoidable that some spam from the more plausible looking accounts is bound to get through.

[quote name='chris_b' post='297392' date='Oct 2 2008, 11:13 AM']These look good and probably sound good as well, but where are the customers for a £3000 bass in the UK? BG, Overwater, Sei, RIM, ACG, the newly resurrecting Wal and others are already fighting over a very small customer base. The pickup is unique and flexible but didn't we discover in another thread that most of us get a sound we like then rarely change the tone controls? I wish Enfield Guitars good luck and think they'll need it starting up, as they are, on the verge of a recession.[/quote] I think there's definitely merit in the concept. I definitely need two instruments for my function band and in an ideal world I'd have three (5 string/p-bass/stingray), I think the launch might just be unfortunate timing on their part. The recession is hitting pretty quickly, no month is the same at the moment. Knowing the lead in times with suppliers and outsourcing, the financial committment would probably have been made long before the recession started to bite. All purely speculation (but educated speculation nonetheless) on my part BTW. It would be interesting to know how many instruments they anticipated shifting a month in order to cover their overheads.