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Hi Henry, Welcome to BC! You'll fit right in. Correction: you won't. We don't do whiskey here. Only whisky. ;^) Yes, speak to us indeed. We'll speak ya right back. Enjoy!

This is BC again! I'm proud. In this now comfy atmosphere of openness, I too will admit I made a mistake. Don' remember exactly, but I think it may have been in '63 - '64.

musicman org doesn't work music-man org doesn't work So if I used the correct address, then Rod's site may be the only site now for pre-EB DOBs. The sticky at EB's official forum [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/"]http://forums.ernieb...sic-man-basses/[/url] still will give you the DOB of your EBMM bass. You just ask, and they answer. One can also ask about where it was sent and what the colour is called.

Nice! Congrats. (I hope there's tonewood on that thing. Without tonewood you're screwed.)

[quote name='norvegicusbass' timestamp='1340469368' post='1704946'] After a hell of a long layoff from playing ... Anyone else plagued by mistakes? [/quote] Here's my take. YMMV. From the look of it, my first guess would be that your brain needs to be reprogrammed again. Larger parts of the brain than available now need to be programmed for this job. Only concentrated practice will do that. As always, do not practise at full speed, or practise for speed. Practise for correctness. Thus you press the brain to set apart more cells for this, and the brain processes thus get stronger and quicker. Sadly, there's an age aspect here, but happily even old brains can still learn. Of course you know that getting inhibitied or similar is not helping, so you'll need to find ways to do away with it. You know yourself best, but an example might be to keep telling yourself that making mistakes is both OK and temporary. Maybe not related to your case, but I feel there's a devil in practising too early at full speed, as is often done when one plays along the CD track. Each error gets programmed, each negative feeling about errors gets programmed. It's simply not the way to do it, and very inefficient. Since I'm on a rant at any rate, here's an alternative approach that some might benefit from. It can be trained, and I would advise doing it on one song only, to start with. How about just reading the part without playing it, again and again, thinking through what the part needs to convey and how it should be played technically (which finger when where how), making notes in the score/tabs, and producing stronger and stronger mental images of you playing the song. Again: [b]slowly[/b]. For every concert I needed to prepare back when I was a musician, I would have one piece that was trained like that whilst I was commuting by train. I'd need three to six months to build a concert program, but that one piece would only be physically played during the last week or so, just to check and iron out stuff. My fingers (the brain really) were already programmed before that last week. I hope this can be of help to you or someone else. Good luck!

Hey Chilli, Can't imagine anyone being shocked about late introductions. Welcome to BC! Enjoy the site!

Hey Rob, Welcome from another bass noob. As you already have found, there's lots of help to be had here. Enjoy your stay!

Hi Gonch, Welcome to BC! Yes, do share some wisdom. Got any exciting basses we need to know about?

Other VOIP services might be better than Skype. I'll start a thread on Skype and alternatives in Off Topic. Might become interesting.

I'm sorry that BC has come to this. This is a well-documented and often reported scam. If you send these people your StingRay, chances are you'll never see your fiver or tenner or both. Sorry to be the bringer of bad tidings, but it was necessary. £16 then? Including P&P to Norway?

[quote name='30507090' timestamp='1340390390' post='1704029'] Photos would not upload though. Sorry [/quote] The simplest way is just to copy 'n' paste them. There are other ways as well; for example you can go advanced by using the "More Reply Options" button to the right of the "Post" button, and use the paperclip there. A bit quirky though, as you'd also have to "Use" the uploaded pix at the insert point. I'd say: go with direct copy 'n' paste.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1340380240' post='1703810'] I personally think that every band needs someone who takes the reigns and runs with the major issues and concerns rather than "hope for the best" attitude. [/quote] IME this is what is needed. "Hope for the best" turns people who once seemed sensible and pleasant into manipulators and/or dissatisfied.

[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1340379954' post='1703801'] it was a good learn experience. [/quote] But Todd! Look what it did to your face!

Hey Sam, There just was a major thread on this a few weeks back. Search for Thomann and it will pop up.

Hi 30507090, Welcome to BC! I hope you enjoy the banter, and share your wisdom.

I've only seen two Affinities, and both looked like haste jobs technically. I passed on them. More expensive Squiers are a totally different league as far as I can see. YMMV of course.

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1340306447' post='1702734'] You can't see me but you can hear [/quote] Heardyaloudnclear. Great stuff, both music, bass and rest of band. I'd love to play stuff like that with musicians like that. So I must check out the Col. then, must I? Any other names in the same style that I should check out?

Hi Surfinbernard, Welcome to BC! You'll fit right in. Nobody here is preoccupied with gear, so we just buy lots of it all the time, and don't get too attached. Works wonders. Enjoy!

[quote name='Booooooom' timestamp='1340223291' post='1701453'] I've got all my bases covered![/quote] See? There's really no need for them to gather dust! If only more people would realise.

sh*t. Gotten even more buyassed now. I hate BC. np: [b]Fish Tank: Henry[/b]. First song just started. Promising!

[quote name='Grim13' timestamp='1340217897' post='1701319'] I've been playing my way through exercise books at home, alone with my drum machine[/quote] That's an idea I never had. How do you feel this works? Satisfied? Do you program the thing, or just use built-in meters?

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1340186973' post='1700521'] there were plenty of people who thought the invention of the wheel was a change for the worse.[/quote] [b]WAS???[/b] As in that they actually did finish it? I never read that. Holy moses. Then I must admit I stand corrected. Wheel, eh? Hm. Did they write anything about whether they've found out what to use it for?

[quote name='Subbeh' timestamp='1340221888' post='1701430'] I can see why, really enjoyed that. Very interesting song and some really nice bass going on . [/quote] Yes! Great stuff. I got biased too, and would buy a studio version off iTunes right away.

Don't know it this is possible at all in the UK, but just in case: Here in Norway, as long as I could provide proof that I was a professional musician, I got to buy directly from the importers at reduced prices. On some occasions this 'gotten' me as much as a 40% discount. Deal was: NO tape to cover the brand name. np: [b]AMTP[/b]

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1340219956' post='1701375'] microchipped. Yes, in an identical way to pets.[/quote] In the neck fat then. Hm. Must affect tone like an E-Bow.