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[quote name='Freddy Le Cragg' timestamp='1378331406' post='2198897'] I have had a few guitars with zero frets and ended up pulling them out on all of them. What advantage do they present? [/quote] They set string height at the nut and help with keeping intonation. I don't think there are significant design advances to be had any more, instead I think it's just a question of taste. Headless was about as radical as it got and look how today'[size=4]s market reflects back on those ground breaking ideas. The sliding pickup idea has been around for a while but again, no elegant way to execute it yet. The only significant changes I can anticipate are in the use of new woods given that so many traditional woods are becoming increasingly scarce - Warwick did that with their use of bubinga and wenge. Dingwall have explored pairing cedar and alder with each other in bodies too. [/size]

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1378299588' post='2198305'] I'd like to have a profile on this site, actually. I imagine it as a less basic version of the Status update we already have. We would be able to have a more easily displayable profile photo, update our status, perhaps post links to our flickr/picasa etc. accounts or publish our photos on the profile (storage/bandwidth of this site's server permitting). For instance, what use are the "friends" we have here? We don't get preferred updates from them, or indeed have any more interaction with them than with all other members. So yes, I'd be in favour of a slightly more complete profile feature on here.[/quote] Personally, I like the idea of being more of a social network and continuing to create a safe place to share things with each other. I think the sense of community on BC is one of its core assets and anything we can do to make that stronger is only going to help the community. I'll have a chat with our developer and Chris about it as a longer term goal after the other two forums are set up and establishing.

[quote name='Freddy Le Cragg' timestamp='1378229965' post='2197434'] Some of the forums I frequent have a live Java chatroom. Its a great way to get to know other posters etc. In fact, I met my wife in one dedicated to Dr Who! Any chance of getting one on here? [/quote] We looked into that a loooong time ago when the atmosphere was less stable than it was now and...at the time it was going to take a lot of managing and the number of people who actually wanted this feature was quite low. There's no harm in someone starting a poll though and if there's enough demand then we'll look into it. Webcams use will be charged per minute. We also looked into profiles like facebook on here but when we polled on it, most people couldn't be bothered with it given they already had Facebook..Bebo...GooglePlus...Flickr...Instagram...Friendster...Twitter etc. However I think Facebook is becoming increasingly devious with it's privacy controls and can't be trusted. Whether enough members agree yet also remains to be seen...

Sounds like you might need a blog...have a chat to Dood to see what we can arrange.

Wow, there we go!

There's definitely some balls out magic going on there. Love how Lee and Anthony are vibing with the drummer. Anthony Jackson is just a giant [s]bass player[/s] musician.

With a small handsaw it might be possible to chase out the original fret slots. Depending on how wide the slots are, you can find some flat plastic sheeting of some kind to superglue in to keep the fingerboard stable. Old credit cards and ice cream containers have been used in the past. Then just plane and then sand with a radiussed block.

Tony Goggle.

It used to be on the site, Jon knows this one well,

I get the impression there are two schools of thought within Basschat on what amps should do.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1377362413' post='2186768'] Wales, I think...? [/quote] Llanybydder in Dyfed

What LukeFRC said, we kind of allow for swapping in the classifieds when people state a trade value. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1377942719' post='2193809'] Don't upload who..?? Dammit!! Sorry... [/quote] I had one of those! But with a black and white photo instead.

[quote name='randythoades' timestamp='1377940054' post='2193756'] That is all very true, but i meant that people putting silly comments on a serious question is not always helpful or welcome. It was more if a comment about the attitudes to the forum and perhaps the mental capacity of your average guitarist! I should know! I fully agree that BC is far better moderated than others. Google gives far more conflicting information quoting anyone that wants to write something. Surely that is the point about asking opinions on a forum such as this? I would hope that you are far more likely to get considered answers. I am not against it in principle, i just don't think it necessary when you already have functionality within BC for guitar related discussion. [/quote] I understand. I respect your opinion. It's also very clear to us where other guitar forums have been going wrong. Any special interest group is likely to develop its own culture on a forum and for this reason alone, having clarity between one culture and another is a good thing because it allow members to choose where they want to spend their time the most. We intend for there to be a single log in for both sites and the same approach to management will be taken. Members from here should feel free to post a question on guitarchat and expect the same kind of reception and quality of information that they would get here. Anything you have concerns about can be taken up with one of the mods or the admin. The main thing Chris and I hope to achieve is a stable and friendly atmosphere...how that is achieved is as much down to the members as it is how the forum is managed. I hope everyone who has shown an interest on this thread so far will be able to work on that with the admin and I a little more collaboratively, once the forum has been skinned and is running. I hope to run an online...facilitated workshop. Very much along similar lines that I do for my day job. Also, if you help us by being active on the new forum you will also be helping to shape the community!

This was on the BC FB page a couple of weeks ago.

[quote name='randythoades' timestamp='1377937318' post='2193720'] I have to say that i would agree with Gareth. i am primarily a guitarist who has just come back to playing bass and i have had involvement with general gear and guitar forums. Whilst there are plenty of educated and sensible people on these foums, there is also a proliferation of people who just seem to either give you completely false infomation, post silly and pointless comments and just cause a nuisance. [/quote] How many guitar forums have you both visited which are managed like Basschat and are lucky enough to have such a great team of moderators? Re: false information - I'd suggest never take anything at face value. Google is your friend. Re: silly and pointless comments - I suggest that sometimes being silly is the point Re: cause a nuisance - there are block and report functions available on BC

Maybe Rob Green will use the hidden bridge, wide chambered body with a carved top, 3 band eq. and headless neck and call it the Electro-King Paramatrix...or something like that. OK next installment. [attachment=142746:DSC09427.JPG] So we unclamped the bodies the following morning and rough routered the jaggy tops so they were closer to the body outline. The drips of glue meant that the outline was a little bumpy but this didn't matter too much as we planned to smooth them out by edge sanding on the oscillating bobbin sander later anyway. There wasn't a clear way of doing the next order of tasks - routing for chambers, neck pocket and pickups, putting the back on and routing the control cavity. The chambering was relatively straight forward...just follow the outline of the template. [size=4][attachment=142747:DSC09428.JPG][/size] I also drew an outline of the control cavity on a piece of scrap to saw out, smooth and rout into to a thicker piece of MDF. [attachment=142748:DSC09406.JPG] This was something I later should have been more careful with bec[size=4]ause although the control cavity was made to be big enough for the electronics, it was also located in a position where the bottom F-hole was. OOPS...but more on that later.[/size] The next thing we decided to do was the neck pocket. So I took the neck and traced around the outside of it before cutting and shaping the inset. The problem with this Moses neck heel is that its not only tapered so it can be popped out the mould easily but the sides of the heel are also curving outwards and a little lumpy. [attachment=142749:DSC09429.JPG] So I set to the neck with some fine sandpaper and a steel block to shape it so its a little more consistent. We also allowed a margin around the outside of the trace just large enough for the neck to sit in tightly up to a certain depth. Then came the demanding part. We tested the neck for fit in the scrap template by inserting the neck and checking along the sides and bottom for light coming through. [attachment=142750:DSC09431.JPG] Any chinks or bumps were smoothed out with a file. This took AGES. Mainly because just when I'd thought I'd sorted one spot, another showed up. The corners were roughly filed too but the router bit for the MDF template would provide the filleting so no need to be too precise. However despite the necks supposedly coming from the same mould, Jon was adamant that both necks would need their own template. I also routed the template for the control cavity but I don't have any pictures of that.

The logic will come undone when we get to synthchat. BUt I think the colours are still cool though. Maybe synth chat can be pink instead...all the colours in a highlighter pack.

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1377806166' post='2192228'] I thought what she actually said was "It's a mystewy" [/quote] I believe she had a lisp!

I'd just build one out of spare parts and be done with it.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1377804174' post='2192190'] Hawkwind played west ones [/quote] They didn't exist after Lemmy.

[quote name='rodacademy' timestamp='1377801596' post='2192144'] So forgot about the Thunder!! [/quote] Not important. The only band playing Westones I can remember were INXS. I wish I had photos of my Steiny XL25A to hand. Phenomenal lows. No surprise they're popular with dubsters. Dammit...I like 80's basses. OK I've said it.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1377803197' post='2192167'] [i]So is Dr M the ebay seller too? You may not be aware of this: "[/i]This forum is for the discussion of Ebay auctions. Please do not promote your own auctions. If you have something to sell, please use the For Sale forums. (Moderated by mcgraham)." [/quote] As u might know. There is a place for selling stuff on here...

Looks like it won't be for another couple of months. The problem is that the last developer didn't record what changes he had made and now we have to download the site for Ben (our server maintenance guy) to figure out what has changed and what hasn't. Then we need to install Ubuntu updates, upgrade the Invision software and create a test environment for future development. We're also vetting a new developer which may or may not work out depending on whether Ben is satisfied they can do good work. They'll be skinning guitarchat and drumchat. Speaking of which...we don't have a colour scheme for the other sites yet. What do you think...replace the orange with blue and keep it a little brand consistent? Or go for a completely different look?