BassTractor

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1507910942' post='3388779'] I love my windows phone (I know I am in a minority of one) but if you like apps it's almost useless. Basic stuff is good but for anything else the iPad comes out. [/quote] You obviously need to get [i][b]in[/b][/i] more and read BassChat, as several of us have spoken very highly of (their) Windows phones. But you're right of course. Microsoft either never believed in their own system, or made a grave mistake somewhere on the line, as almost every conceivable app comes either for IOS (music related apps!) only or for IOS and Android only. Gareth, as said by the others: IOS for music apps; there's no way around it. On IOS, the Korg iKaossilator loop synth app does have an XY-pad like a Kaoss, and IMHO is great. The Moog Animoog is a great synth and IIRC it too spawns an XY-pad. Many other great synths exist, like the Odyssei (sic!) and every other Korg app as well as the Sunrizer and others. As to effect pedals and amp modelling, I've used AmpKit+. They had these special offers all the time so you could buy bundles of pedals and amps cheaply. Dunno if a Kaoss Pad effects app is available for IOS.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1507244557' post='3384282'] If that's fat, I'm in trouble. [/quote] You [b]are[/b] in trouble, but not because of [b]that[/b], cos [b]that[/b] is Robbie Fripp and it's me who's fat and 61.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1507236325' post='3384211'] We have a rule in our band, more of a law actually. No hats and no waistcoats. Nothing screams "Late middle aged rocker" more than those two items. And yes I am 65, and bald. [/quote] True dat. (61 and bald... and fat)

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1505966011' post='3375513'] He has headstocks. He has all the best headstocks. Personally I think it's a great design. It's great. Great. [/quote] I believe you! Edit to add that he's making headstocks great again.

Nice intro to the instruments (which is what the site really is about), and I learnt new stuff right away. Thanks for posting!

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1505286087' post='3370680'] How do your balls rest sideways? [/quote] Wot? Are you saying it's NOT the double-U in the Average White Band?

Best bass line ever? Hard to choose, as I think there's a place for all three types (braid, fluorocarbon and monofilament). Aw, c'mon! Somebody had to!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1504910219' post='3368326'] Ford Taunus in the vid? [/quote] Yup! In this case probably the 20M RS coupé. Did some of them make it to the UK?

Hey! I now actually watched that vid, and it's all stills from Kapitein Zeppos - complete with the glorious Amphicar! Cool!

I love this stuff! ...even though my blue haired auntie loved it! One year after the "A Swingin' Safari" album, they released "Living it up!" and I think they'd upped their game considerably by then. Here's an example in the song "Living it up" (indeed without the exclamation mark). On my iPod, the Knack Bass is very loud and clear in the mix, but it's more subdued in this vid, which almost every elderly Dutch and Belgian listener and some British listeners will recognise as the Kapitein Zeppos theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IvlRc6nM1A

The thread has already been won of course, but still: I once bought a synth from Cesar Zuiderwijk of Golden Earring. Sadly he's not obscure enough, and also he's a drummer... ...but I sold it again, to bass player Alex Roelofs of The Nits, and since he used it for bass parts, I'm suddenly in the clear on all parameters, specially as Alex left this unknown band just as they gained some popularity - mostly in Holland.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1503921173' post='3361525'] You're just saying that to get a reaction. [/quote] Well, he doesn't get one from me. I'm part of the beaker.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503419745' post='3358092'] Deleted (but not blocked) ... [/quote] On the top of my regular BC screen (Win 10 with Chrome), the Messenger's PM counter was reset. I saw the '1" on the envelope icon to the left of my login name had been removed. I then clicked the link in the e-mail from the server, and saw the PM as I normally would. This was unexpected to say the least. On the Messenger screen, under our Participant names, the last-read dates were not present, and instead there was a text stating: "Unavailable: Topic Deleted". Also, I could not reply, but just delete or report the PM. I'm totally with you as to the " " right now. Since I've never written forum software, I have no idea about where the intricacies lie, but without deling into the subject matter I could well imagine that different bits of code exist for different platforms and browsers - each with their own peculiarities and bugs . Someone else on BC probably knows whether this is so.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503418417' post='3358080'] PM sent. [/quote] E-mail received. Just lemme know when you've deleted the PM. T-shirts ordered and paid for.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503415237' post='3358048'] [/quote] Hehehe, but we could easily test that as well. Just send me a PM without deleting it. When I've received the e-mail from the server, I post here in the thread. Then you delete it, and when you've done so and reported that here, I then click on the link in the e-mail. Maybe I get the dreaded message then. I should, coz I've read it on the innerwebz!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503407746' post='3357963'] Hence, if I block you, then you get the 'banned' error? Yes? [/quote] Nope. I haven't seen that error message at all. First I used the Manage Ignore Prefs page to ignore you (and later discovered that the ignore part for PMs is called "Block"), after which I could still see your PM and also send you a reply to it. When you had blocked me, the PM thread disappeared totally from my PM pages. I then unblocked you, and the PM thread didn't reappear, but I got no form of warning about that a thread existed. My last bit of text was something I read on the net: that this exact error message sometimes occurs when people delete the PM they'd sent - before the recipient had clicked the e-mailed link to that same PM. (E-mail warnings about PMs and quotes can be switched on or off somewhere in your profile IMS.)

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1503395296' post='3357807'] Just cos you like, or indeed "Get", a quip or joke does not mean you have to indicate the fact. [/quote] Got it! Ah... C'mon! [i]Somebody[/i] had to! [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1503396387' post='3357821'] it does feel at times that some people do get annoyed for the sake of being annoyed [/quote] Aye. It's a lame and old-fashioned tool of manipulation, but seemingly still effective. Sometimes I tell them that being annoyed/offended/provoked is a right, but that it doesn't mean they [i]are[/i] right. ...but then I don't have a senze of humor.

Hi Dave, The whole PM thread had vanished. I then unignored you on the "Manage Ignore Prefs" page, and at that point saw that it does indeed use the word "Block" there. After this, the PM thread did not reappear right away, but who knows whether it might reappear after some hours. Right now I'm a bit confused. I'll have me a cup of coffee in some type of vain hope. You have any ideas? Edit: In the mean time, I read on ze innerwebz that sometimes-not-always this happens in the following scenario: ET sends a PM to BT, the server sends a notification mail with a link to BT, ET deletes the PM BT clicks on the mailed link but gets that error message #10275. Now where's my coffee? best, bert

HAAAAHaaaaahahahaha! The very second I clicked the Post button, I heard someone on my TV exclaim: "Ah! Lovely! A Boston Brownie!" Sadly this cannot be unheard and/or forgotten.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1503355498' post='3357616'] I'm surprised more people didn't get it, it was fairly obvious. No one said anything. [/quote] Lack of visible response does not necessarily equal lack of appreciation. In this case however, Discreet had already visibly responded funnily to Steve Browning's funny remark - - and just three minutes after Steve posted it. Normally one doesn't indulge in everyone smiling at the same joke. BC would become impossible to read if we did. Then there's the dynamics (and timing!) of threads and what grabs our attention: Steve writes something funny. Everyone except Spoombung smiles and then reads on whilst being open to the possibility of posting appreciatingly. Discreet this time is Baking Pancakes of the Third Kind, and not reading BC. Somebody posts something that "requires" a response, and one indulges in writing that response instead of acknowledging Steve's funniness. Simples. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'm pretty laid back myself unless some complete tool writes "more people didn't" instead of "not more people did". [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

Ah! IOW you did not get the "an error occurred" then, right? That is interesting, and maybe exactly the difference between 'ignore' and 'block'. Since I did not get a block option, even if it was you who sent the first PM, maybe this functionality is dependent on platform or browser. I've been on Win 10 and Chrome the whole process but am now checking on several different platforms and browsers. If I don't find anything I'll unignore you and see what then happens. Will report back.

Here is the PM i just sent or tried to send to ET: Hi ET, Yup! I read your last posts in the thread (through "View it anyway") and am now slightly confused as I can't see any "block" on the whole PM page. When I hover over your name or avatar, I get the usual options of viewing your profile, sending your a PM or finding your posts. I can delete the PM thread or report you. and also invite others into the conversation. No block. I'll copy this PM to the thread as I don't know whether you'll see it. best, bert

This is weird. I first read your PM, and then put you on ignore immediately. Some minutes later, your PM was still readable to me. Then, just in case, I logged out of my account and closed and reopened my browser and logged in again. Your PM was still there. There may be delays in the server's handling these requests, but I now think that maybe the Ignore function is about future PMs. We'll see tomorrow then. I'll leave you on ignore until we know more. BTW, I looked again, but didn't didn't find anything resembling "block". best, bert

Done. I couldn't find a "block" function, but put you on all three types of "ignore" (posts, sigs and PMs) Will look for a block type thingy. best, bert

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1503329587' post='3357307'] I think that may have gone over a lot of people's heads. [/quote] Well... Dunning got it. Kruger got it too. I got it, and I honestly think most people got it.