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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360159712' post='1965829'] Oh yes, I'll come crawling back - like I always do. [/quote] Oh, no you won't! Not after I've phoned you and told you what you just wrote! Ha! Best you can hope for now is if you say you can still be just cousins. worst, bert

Ayup, Captain! Welcome in our midst. I'm happy you're not in prison. Whilst we have been welcoming to jailbirds before, I would be concerned about the basses' health in that tiny, humid room. You have a very smart wife indeed - making you get used to receive all your basses from a loved one. Moment she sees one she doesn't recognise, she knows you're being unfaithful. Genious even, I'd say. Enough with the nonsense. I hope you partake in and enjoy the banter. best, bert

Hi Steve, Welcome! You're yet another one from South Wales. There's heaps and heaps there. That's OK of course, but don't you lowender lot realise that Cornwall and Devon and the rest actually exist, and are even lower? Hm, maybe for low Bs only. Anyway, enjoy the banter, and teach us noobs some! Hwyl, Bert

I got to 1. Anyone better? Ha! Didn't think so! I won! BTW, I've done 2 and 3 a lot outside of this competition, but am aware that that doesn't count. best, bert

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1360075910' post='1964417'] What's the best crate for metal? [/quote] The BT215E or BE410H, I guess.

Hi Akak, Welcome! Yup! The right place. Both for learning (do searches and ask away) and for bantering. Dunno about Mars attacks, but to me your name sounds like an eskimo/Inuit word, and thus much fitting to your avatar. Anyway, enjoy the bass and the chat! best, bert

Cool story. Congrats! best, bert

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1360010995' post='1963602'] thanks Bert [/quote] You're welcome, buddy. Wouldn't wanna forget you, now would I?

[quote name='fuzzonaut' timestamp='1360007181' post='1963512'] I'm more into capitals. [/quote] I [i]said[/i] I liked you already. b, b

Can you walk on your bass? I'd assume so. In case, there's tons of stuff out there that wouldn't be hard at all. best, bert

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360002980' post='1963391'] Mine too. Should I remove it..? [/quote] Problem is just that it's fake. I did the math, and we should've seen the Higgs boson by now. Fake, illogical stuff like that tends to mess with our heads, see. best, bert

Hey Marco, Welcome to BC, or at least the visible part of it. Your plan sounds great, roughly, but is sadly lacking the 6" and 8" cabs that would put the dot on the "i". I like you already. Then again, Switzerland and Norway do have a lot in common. However, soon, some Loon on here will tell you that Switzerland and Scotland have a lot in common as well, but you just disregard that (sorry - inside joke). Anyway, enjoy it here, and don't be a stranger! best, bert

. Nice, Mark! I know what you're saying, but this works very well for a listener who'se not after reviewing sternly. [b]Great tone![/b] But tell me, did you sell this bass, or forget to mention it, or my eyes are deceiving me, or you're already hiding your basses from the eyes of your peers on here or what? That, and is it a Sterling? Couldn't quite make it out. best, bert

So, what darndest things have you heard kids say about basses, rigs, gigs, bassists, or music and musicians in general? I'll open with: Kasper (3): "Dad, you have so many CDs as only an egoist can have." Martine (4): "Dad, these rockers ... their heads are so filled with rock that there's no place left for intelligence. Now, I like rock too, but at least I have space left for intelligence."

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1359983693' post='1962848'] she does start sentances with "when I'm in a band....." [/quote] Luvverly. Also, there's a fantastic thread right there. I'll start one, or dig out an old one. best, bert

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1359931266' post='1962334'] which is bigger Pharnacia serratipes or Phobaeticus chain? [/quote] Well, a P. chain is longer of course, but you should know that, them being 34" scale each 'n' all. Weird question. b b

Sadly, I have only one, but it does sum up my playing adequately: "The Hissing of Summer Lawns", not the most famous one, but the one by The Royal Society for the Preservation of Public Greens and Parks

Hey Mark, Welcome! Nice intro you wrote, so I gather you didn't drop out of school when you first started playing the bass. I was quite a funny coincidence that you, like me, would be a classical musician as well as found underwater. In my case the latter is due to my kayaking though. Anyway, enjoy the site, and explain the bug in my bass please. best, bert

[quote name='LemonCello' timestamp='1359920782' post='1962110'] I'd go back in a heartbeat if I had the cash! [/quote] Well: [quote name='LemonCello' timestamp='1359920782' post='1962110'] Fender FSR hand stained Precision - wine red Fender Blacktop Precision - white chrome pearl Vintage VCB430 Acoustic Bass Ernst Heinrich ROTH 'Cello circa 1930 Markbass R500 & 151H & 102H Orange Terror 500 & two SP 2x12's StageClix Wireless System EHX Bass Balls/Zoom B2 [/quote] best, bert

Hey Russ, Welcome! I can't help you on technique, and shouldn't help you on gear either, but can at least express that it would be nice if you were to enjoy the site and the talk here. That, and to say you'll need to pledge allegiance of course. best, bert

[quote name='gully_jones' timestamp='1359847889' post='1961267'] F%^&*G New Guy [/quote] Ah. Thanks. best, bert

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1359838526' post='1961108'] I'll take my chances going on the run, but thanks all the same [/quote] Oh, that's OK. I wasn't being serious anyway, as I'm living in the basement myself. You'd have to take the first floor.

Come over and hide in my basement. He'll [b]never[/b] find you there.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1359835223' post='1961038'] It seems that Basstractor, Discreet and I have become the self appointed welcome committee here [/quote] Bad science! You forgot Leen. Read up on epistomology and metabletics! That and source material. best, bert

Hey Toomey, Welcome! Yup, it's out of the way. Your first success on this site. Congrats. As to ideas for a new bass, there's thousands of good people with tens of thousands of good ideas, so I think you'd do well if you specified a little what you're after, especially budgetwise, but also as to number of strings and even sound (even though some people keep telling sound is in your fingers). The TBX270 is highly regarded around here, and one can easily find something really good in the same price range or even cheaper. Squier for example do a Jaguar in 30 or so inch scale in their Vintage Modified (VM) series, and it has received good feedback. Clearly cheaper than an RBX270. People's recommendations here and my own eyes (not ears, admittedly and noobly) made me go for another set of Squiers from their Classic Vibe (you guessed it: CV) series. Well built, good sounding rough representations of classic Precisions and Jazzes. Then there are loads of fantastic Yamahas (eg BB series), Ibanezes (eg SR300 or above), RockBasses, .... you name it! Aske and thou shalt be answered. Enjoy the site! best, bert