Silvia Bluejay

Yes. Basschat's service provider is fighting another denial of service attack.

Welcome to the forum, both of you! We've all been beginners - in fact I often [i]still[/i] say 'Que pena' to myself (also in other assorted languages if appropriate) on particularly bad bass-playing days... Get involved in the forum: there are experts who will be happy to advise you on anything you may have queries about. And making music is always fun

Official Basschat FB event added here: [url="http://www.facebook.com/events/868955473225283/"]http://www.facebook.com/events/868955473225283/[/url]

No prob! The links are now there and working, and I've moved this topic to the correct folder.

New Year's Eve 2015 at The Sussex Arms in Twickenham! The pub was rammed, there was no space to put decent lighting, but we had a lot of fun! Happy Jack went a little overboard with his headgear. Complete set of pics here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskrYfY3J First video here: https://youtu.be/tBCzw7Cmqtw

Have you posted a live video? I can only see an empty space in your post. Can you please try again, and post it under Live Photos and Videos instead? (Or if you prefer, edit your post here and I'll move this thread to the correct place.)

Very nice pub, great beer, hog roast, free gig. Nuff said. Come along if you're in the area

Yes it does. No point in having good ideas and then losing the will to live through attempting to use MS Word to turn them into posters.

I work on the Junkyard Dogs' posters in Photoshop Elements, which is a cheap, 'lite' version of the program, and does all I need for posters, from the simplest to the most complicated design. Quick learning curve too, especially if you have previous experience of page design (for instance Quark).

Placeholding thread for the moment - just put the date in the diary and make sure you attend the bash. It's the 10th anniversary and it will be special! Usual venue: [b]Jubilee High School, School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1TE.[/b] Watch this space

A very happy Christmas to you too, Nik! SE Bash 2016 in diary - we'll get to work on it soon, and we'll make it special.

Welcome to the forum, Mark. I'll tweet your diaries to our followers later today.

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1450824589' post='2936298'] Although I was born in the UK, I grew up elsewhere and this fascination with supposed "class" is equally fascinating and baffling. From the outside looking in it looks like a self-imposed categorisation which doesn't exist except in the minds of those who subscribe to the notion. I can't think of any other country where the social origin they were born into in would be factored into the potential or authenticity of a band. It's an amazing concept to think of yourself in that way. [/quote] Absolutely spot on.

They've just announced Hooky's back on the Sunday! Edit - see here: [url="http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/news-2/legendary-bassist-peter-hook-to-perform-at-lbgs-2016/"]http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/news-2/legendary-bassist-peter-hook-to-perform-at-lbgs-2016/[/url]

Christmassy Halfway House, Barnes, last Saturday https://flic.kr/s/aHskr9ktzT

Not sure what the problem is here - Chromes are extremely low tension, while Fenders are stiff as steel rods. Any bass neck will be able to cope with either and anything in between, if set up correctly: not just the truss rod but also the saddle height for the action and, if you're a lucky Warwick owner, the nut height.

I was once youthful, exuberant and very literate, all at the same time. It was a great place to be.

Moved to Gigs as more appropriate, and it'll be seen by more page visitors, hopefully

Strange indeed. Maybe try pinging Warwick an email and ask if they have heard of the problem?

[quote name='ProfFrink' timestamp='1449763728' post='2926628'] Ah! One strange thing is that they seem to be using non-standard output jacks. My fender guitar cables works OK, but my more expensive VOX cable seems to have plugs that are just a little too wide. Very strange... [/quote] I find that surprising! On mine, the output jack was a bit tight at first, but it's fine now with all the leads I have used with it. Perhaps it's the Vox cable that's non-standard?

Computer magazines used to be notorious for publishing their December or Christmas issues at the beginning of October, and similar misdeeds. I think they're run with a slightly more sensible schedule now.