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I'e tweeted this one as well (currently posting on a rather iffy broaband connection in Stourbridge). I hope the guitar gets recovered and the culprit caught.

Likewise. Hope they recover it.

Exactly. [quote] Dear All Thank you so much for your interest in Danny Thompson's Bass School. Unfortunately we're going to have to postpone the class due to scheduling issues which we can't accommodate in that period. At this point in time, I'm unsure as to when this can go ahead again but you will be the first to know if any new plans do come up. Danny is keen to do this class and we will do our best to make it happen. I apologise again for this but thank you for all your support. All the best for 2013! Kind regards Bree Bree Ishikawa | Paul Crockford Management DANNY THOMPSON [/quote]

Thank you Ray - I've just shared the photo both as myself and as Basschat. I really hope someone can help.

Post the link on to Basschat's FB page and I'll share it to our followers.

I've just been reliably informed that Warwick are going to have their own stand at the show, which is excellent news after a few years' absence. So, if we can't have our own corner, you bet where I'm going to suggest we meet up Oh, and let's all wear our BC lanyards, of course! \m/ \m/

As 3below said. Also on Fortress. I stripped my D'Addario Chrome of its silk and that did the job.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1357245507' post='1919885'] Joe Public can only just recognise an electric guitar at ten paces - they haven't sussed the difference between guitar and bass yet, that's for sure. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote] This.

Regarding the weakness of the pickups, if the Streamer is like my Rockbasses I imagine that there may be a difference between active and passive versions of the electronics. My two active ones sound powerful enough to me even when plugged directly into the amp, but they're not as good as "Warwicks with a W".

LOL way to keep bumping this thread, folks

I don't own a Streamer, but I do own three Rockbasses (Corvette and Fortress) and they're good stuff and proper value for money. My models are pre-2010, which means they have the not-very-clever bridge design that prevents you installing a low B string that's thicker than .130. I understand this has been rectified both on Rockbasses and on Warwicks proper, with a new bridge design. The other thing to watch out for, as on all Warwicks I think, is the jack socket on the body, which is notoriously pretty fragile. Try to plug and unplug the lead in a straight line, and avoid pushing or pulling diagonally.

Paul, I don't know if my comment looked like it was directed at you, but it wasn't. I've been tweeting the comp like mad every month since I became aware of its existence, and I wasn't implying that you as a winner had been canvassing for votes (I mentioned the photo comp for a reason). I voted for the song I honestly liked best, which ended up being one of the less popular IIRC. Obviously, since November had a big prize, I tried to do as much justice as possible to the generous sponsor - they are on Twitter too, and I gave them a lot of click-through mentions and similar, as well as re-tweeting your plugs. Much the same for December, despite the lack of sponsors and therefore click-throughs. I think we did a good job. Now, if we could involve BC's FB account a little more, so that these plugs could reach a larger audience, I'm sure more sponsors would come forward, as they would begin to see the comp as a good advertising vehicle.

I wish we could have a CD with all the entries, subject to copyright, permission from the author etc., as opposed to just the winner of each month. (Repeating myself on this as well - apologies!)

Mark being true to form! All's well in the universe

Excellent! Thank you.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1357151912' post='1918276'] It's the canvassing for votes I have a major problem with. I think it's deeply unfair. I'm glad there's no prize this month, even if that means it gets a quarter of the votes it did last month, at least they are more likely to be honest votes. [/quote] First - apologies for not voting in the end. I meant to sit down and listen yesterday, and then didn't manage to find a few quiet minutes. Second - I agree with Nigel. The same appears to happen with the photo competition, and there's certainly no prize there! There will always be members who ask their friends to vote for them no matter what. I have no solution to suggest, I'm afraid. Third - I tweeted the comp for the whole month, as I did before, but I do believe that Christmas has distracted a lot of people from the comp(s) and the forum itself. Finally - and I repeat myself - it would be good to be able to buy/download all the songs taking part in the comp every month. Well done Bobby!

Well done, Rachel! I'm in awe. Note to self: you might wish to reconsider your aversion, perhaps. Maybe. Possibly. Just for a bit of fun...

Ooooo you used the s-word! Fie, fie, fie!! Only joking - I can't slap to save my life and I belong to the slap-unfriendly school of thought, possibly out of sour grapes

Welcome Roger! We have a sizeable contingent of non-UK members posting from Europe or the US, as well as non-British members living in the UK, so you are more than welcome here, and absolutely do not need to justify your choice to join us. Dive in, the water's lovely

Hi Rachel! Good to actually see you on the Warwick forum as well! All power to bass girls! \m/

Bump! If you're back at work, take a musical lunch break. I've tweeted this and will try to listen to all the tracks, and vote, later today.

Seeing in the New Year at the Black Lion in Hammersmith at the Junkyard Dogs' NYE gig. Expect [b]many[/b] photos and vids on here soon... Have a good one everybody!

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1356912657' post='1915184'] I'd say "play it sideways and you're in" [/quote] LOL that's almost not a joke in the case of the NXT 5, it's so small and light and easy to play... I might even try one day

Glad I'm not a gigging bass player - I mean, what if I turned up at their door with a five-string upright...?

Have you tried asking Garey, in the end?