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[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347379956' post='1800005'] Took a real flyer and bought my Bongo. Nothing comes close for me. Oh man, I'm so happy that very few folks 'get' the Bongo. [/quote] Yeah! Shush, you traitor! best, bert

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1347375522' post='1799940'] My Grandad emigrated from Norway[/quote] Sheer bollocks! Xgsjx is not a Norwegian name, and you totally lack our simplistic outlook on life. [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1347376737' post='1799956'] So duz anywun want to by my Fender Skwire?[/quote] Maybe. Show your fenders, and I might take the job. Though your gender states "male", and that makes me sceptic. best, bert

This db was built by Gasparo di Bertolotti, later named Gasparo da Salò, in 1576. Sadly they talk too much in the vid. Link to Norwegian newspaper: [url="http://www.vl.no/video/slik-hores-verdens-eldste-kontrabass-ut_1/"]http://www.vl.no/vid...ontrabass-ut_1/[/url] bestolotti, bertolotti

Knowing both sides of unsociable hours, I can only say: Congrats, Jon! best, bert

[quote name='Bassdriver' timestamp='1347200987' post='1797934'] The intro/outro on this is just the fattest groove ever.[/quote] Thanks especially for the Mandrill. I almost thought they were forgotten, and had almost forgotten them myself. Loved Mandrill the song when it came out. best, bert

The text itself seems legit, as the situation he describes is a real one, but he can have a long wait before he gets the new code. Giving him your IBAN and BIC is virtually riskless. Me, I keep wondering about why people would be reluctant to give that info. It exists for that purpose. Companies like my own would have this info in each letter and e-mail. One must just make a deal about who pays international banking costs. Tip: shared costs tends to give the lowest total. When I pay to the UK, I choose "shared" and just add 8 quid to cover the recipient's costs. best, bert

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1347103057' post='1796955'] I knew I should have said C major lol :-) [/quote] [b]Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful![/b] Thanks for the RIMSALMAO (Rolling In My Sofa And Laughing My Ass Off) For extreme clarity: I was indeed only kidding, inspired by Mornats' new role as pupil. Happily I'm not teaching any more. best, bert

[quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1347098704' post='1796896'] [i]If I had £279 I'd get the new Squier Telecaster Bass [/i] [/quote] +1 and

Unbelievable what a slight change to a pg will do! Body looks bigger, scale larger and even the headstock seems to grow. Other than that, I'm still strangely attracted to it, and feel like James May looking at a Susuki Swift or Dacia Sandero. Weirdly though, my body has not seen a lot of market, so I've yet almost 3K quid to go before I can order one. The Lotto maybe then. best, bert

[quote name='paulconnolly' timestamp='1347048518' post='1796526'] Nice rack on the bongo player [/quote] You male chauvinist pig! It's a nice rack on the conga player.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1347009716' post='1795869'] Focus 3 is STILL on my essential ipod playlist, anonymus 2 is just awe inspiring! [/quote] You're my Prog God for all eternity - Official! Imagine you correctly spelled that "anonymus"! Presumably you're even a Brit. [quote name='dmz' timestamp='1347045325' post='1796479'] I feel the same about Live at the Rainbow. Jan Akkermans playing just sends me ! [/quote] You said it! One solo is even soo inspired it's guitar heaven. Can't remember which one. May be one of the Anonymi. best, bert

That was good news, and lovely to read. Enjoy and good luck! ( I V IV progressions can't be done in Bb though. You'll need to transpose to F#. Matt will teach you. He knows these things. ) best, bert

Discuss? You already said it. One needs to be able to use a foot to switch within the app. Dazzall. I don't know the first thing about the technology involved here, but since the docking interfaces of Apple products have lots of contacts, I'd guess this is perfectly feasible. Of so, it's only a matter of time before we get this. That said, personally I'd be reluctant to use this screen technology in live situations. I think it's most often a lot slower than physical knobs, sliders and buttons, and those also can be controlled with considerably less use of one's eyes. Love the AmpKit though, and enjoy using it when travelling - these days without an amp in my bagage. best, bert

Welcome back, Ben! I've held the fortress for you that last year, so to speak. Nobody missed you! ... at least not more than they wished me away. Enjoy again, and make sure you don't get scanty, scarse or scared. best, bert

Evil Undead did not make any comment about your health. Sadly, you are misrepresenting what has happened in that last post. I hope this was not intentional.

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1346963130' post='1795507'] Excuse me? Isn't that a little bit rude? [/quote] If it was, then I'm truly sorry and apologise. I certainly only intended to be considerate to you and clear to other posters. As a Dutchman, I'm fully aware that we have a different set of values and sensibilities than people in the UK have, and I try to be aware of this also whilst writing on a UK based forum. I'm aware I'm not always successful in this. I felt a huge wave of harshness towards you was to be expected any minute, and I tried to make people think twice before posting. best, bert

My clear impression throughout this thread is that Wishface is in bad health. If true, it's not gonna help him if we claim he just can't be arsed. That said, I think WIshface should be open about this aspect - if applicable. best, bert

Great write up. Thanks! I kinda like it for some reason, and what you wrote doesn't scare either. Out to sell my body! best, bert

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1346946538' post='1795199'] On the subject of covers of covers... [/quote] Another digression then: Colin Blunstone was quite amused some years back that he and Rod Argent often were asked why they did that old Santana song "She's Not There" in concerts. best, bert

+1 to Jack, and indeed please take a tabs stand only... best, bert

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1346944995' post='1795165'] The photoshop opportunities with a Bongo would be much more humourous :-) [/quote] Dang! I forgot that for a few seconds. best, bert PS You got something for my cricket bat as well? Sh*t! ... Erm ... I answered that one, didn't I?

We're suffering here! Upload a vid to YT with the bass's travel in the lorry!

PhotoShoppers, you know what to do with this pic plus a pic of a beer bottle. Me no like. I love design and modern design, but do not love most custom bass designs. They mostly seem plain amateuristic and awkwardly weird. Come to think of it, so do most basses. The Bongo, however ... Lurv it. best, bert

That's a shame. Good luck on your quest. Well, at least now you know that age and experience can't be beaten. best, old, old man

My take: Weekly, weekly, weekly, weekly! I stress: weekly. A beginner left on his own for too long will use all his practice time on programming the fingers (read: brain) to do wrong things. It then takes a lot of time again to make the wrong right. It's counterindicated in every discipline I know of. In paddling, for example, this has been quantified to be that it if it takes one week to learn a thing correctly, then it will take six weeks to correct a learnt-in incorrect technique - totalling to seven weeks of work where one week would have been enough. Fortnightly or even less often is for medium (maybe) or advanced students IME, no student of mine who demanded lessons once a fortnight actually became a good player. It has always been a case of "something else is more important, always", and they would never practise daily. So I just stopped offering that option at all. Oh, and I myself had a teacher once who would only teach every other week, and who also often couldn't make it. I stalled totally in the beginning, and then fired him after a few months, and found I learned more from myself by taking that responsibility than what he taught me. Other than that, in 20-25 years of getting taught, I always had teachers who didn't even discuss the matter, and taught once a week. I'm grateful for that. best, bert