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Thanks, lucky I enjoy it! Anyway I've been investigating this one since the beginning and am waiting on some further details from various people. More news as I have it, although as normal it'll probably conclude behind the scenes. RE the limit on sending PMs/viewing wanted forum, I'll look into that but I'm not sure it's possible with this software. Will update asap. Cheers

Thanks for that mate. Yes I've seen the equipment but you're right it's probably worth going back to have a look at it in more detail. If I see anything class D I'm cancelling the whole thing

Hi guys I'm getting married in April and one of the only jobs I'm entrusted with other than appearing on the day is to sort the evening music. During the day we have some cello people and so forth but during the evening she's decided one of the rooms at the venue will be where people go for a 'dance' All we need I think is a few lights to jazz the room up a bit. I believe the venue has some powered PA speakers we can use but I wondered if anyone in Yorkshire has anything I could hire/borrow to enhance the room a little. What would people recommend? Probably just a couple of coloured light ball spiny things would be fine, but open to suggestions. Cheers ped

But first - tea and toast

Ok if you really must know! There are two options. One is to flag as a spammer. This stops the user posting anything including PMs. It's a one click solution but doesn't move the member to the 'banned' user group which just changes the name under their avatar. I sometimes use this if I want to look into a user more thoroughly later on but stop them using the site immediately. The second option is to 'ban' the user, which means one of two things. One is to essentially do exactly as it says above, but manually. The last step of the manual process moves them to the banned group but otherwise just a long winded way of doing the same thing. I can't do it easily from my iPad or phone. Occasionally I'll ban a user from posting and allow them to PM if I'm trying to investigate a scam and want to give the user a chance to speak to me directly. You probably don't know it but behind the scenes we spend a tremendous amount of time helping people with problems and it's never talked about on the forum so rest assured we'll be doing lots of things to help everyone we can. This includes cooperating with the police, asctng as a go between between two members with a dispute and exchanging information about scammers between other sites. The mods are amazingly helpful with all this despite our official position being that we don't take any responsibility. Any more questions feel free to ask, there's a very good reason for doing what we do and the software limitations might not always make it clear to the outside observer what's been done. You'll notice that as soon as I had a message about this the guy was flagged and I spent a day investigating him and speaking to colleagues. In due course I'll Ben speaking to others on this thread and seeing what I can do to help.

Sorry about that folks normal service has resumed

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1487526886' post='3240470'] What about my statement isn't true? Is it not true what I said? [/quote] It's not. Even if you think it is, how about raising it in a more grown up way rather than pointing the finger? You really seem to have a chip on your shoulder. I don't think I've done anything to anger you but you either need to get off my site if you find it so against your sensibilities. I'll accept an apology by PM otherwise you'll find yourself at the door.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1487513871' post='3240342'] To clarify the comment I made, he will still be a member on this site but will be banned, per se, when his posting rights are taken away from him and he can no longer use this site. Plenty of 'banned' members still on here who have just had their posting rights taken away from them. [/quote] Fancy joining them?

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1487507701' post='3240260'] Of course he won't be banned. Just suspended from posting indefinitely. Gotta keep those advertisers happy. [/quote] Sorry?!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1487441482' post='3239862'] I like the look of bronze strings and was wondering why they're not used on electric basses.... [/quote] Try Optima Gold strings. I had some on my fretless, they sounded really nice.

For some reason I've always put them on my tuners (see previous posts http://basschat.co.uk/topic/160340-vigier-porn/page__view__findpost__p__3227941) They keep everything in check

Won these, too - full on [color=#ff0000]bidding war[/color] costing me the princely sum of £2.20

Ah right OK, sounds cool. I remember a chap telling me that Vigier wanted to buy his rare bass (think it was a later Nautilus when they changed it to a programmable system with less knobs) but because he didn't have the pedalboard to match they passed. My fretless should be here next week... I've ordered a set of finger puppets for it, check them out

[quote name='Bbiigg Kev' timestamp='1487325516' post='3238920'] Hi Ped, Nautilus is RARE me thinks !!! Have you ever been round the Vigier museum at PV factory, now that is interesting !!! Also have you tried Surfreters ? [/quote] It's rare alright - I was offered a Nautilus bass several years ago and at the time I wasn't in a position to buy - It was in Canada and not 100% electrically sound so I passed. Kicking myself now, though. I've emailed the guy since but he's not responding so maybe he's using a different address or something. Would love to see the museum - didn't know he had one, to be honest. I have just been talking to Patrice about doing an interview for us so perhaps I'll go and see it one day. Don't suppose you took any pictures? Never tried a Surfreter but did have a Delta Metal fretless which was the same playing surface, it really sang but I was forever polishing it!

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1487181709' post='3237857'] I have an Excess II in a finish I think was called 'urban grey'. I've had it since 2004. The pick ups are ridiculously powerful. Terrific bass and great for rock music and slap. I think the treble EQ point is set a bit too high for my tastes though as I think it is a bit glassy when boosted. I also have an Arpege IV five string and I think that there a couple of pics of it earlier in this thread. If I am being honest I don't really rate the phenowood neck as highly as the big slab of maple on the Excess. That is just personal preference though. The three band EQ for each pick up is pretty mad but a cool feature. My brother has an Excalibur guitar which is a very nice super strat type guitar. He describes it as almost too perfect and if pushed he prefers the quicks of his seventies Tele Custom. [/quote] Yes the Benedetti pickups are amazing. The old ones have a really unusual 'Tabletop' shape I can't play guitar but my friend bought an Excalibur too after trying my bass years ago. I have to say that even I can strum it as the neck just seems to disappear in your hand, it's so well finished and feels really played in. The finish is amazing, too. If I did play guitar I'd get this one

I sold my 'Comfort Strap' because with a heavy bass I found it bouncy and with a light bass it wasn't very comfortable or soft. I really like [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/290872-nsd-lakota-leathers-3-strap/page__view__findpost__p__3122109"]Lakota Leathers[/url] straps and have one I use on my basses now. It's the softest leather I've ever seen and it feels much more comfortable for not having 'padding' as such. It's also very grippy and stops neck dive more than the Comfort did. Cheers ped

Very nice indeed. Graphite rules!

Sweet, love that

So now it's a sandwich? Some people.

Mine are Passion #733 15/10/88 Arpege #93 15/12/86 Arpege #130 Not sure because the database only starts with series 2... have emailed Patrice.

[quote name='fihermanmusician' timestamp='1487009853' post='3236247'] [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Hello all you Vigier Bass owners.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]I have a Vigier Passion 5C with the strap button underneath the top horn. [/color][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]How have you managed the strap attachment without the strap slipping to the back if you route it over the end of the horn? I’d be interested to know. I resorted to a custom made strap. I have a leather loop about 100mm long x 35mm wide, stitched to the main strap, with two holes punched in it for the button, giving a choice for best angle and balance. Not perfect, but best I could think of. Just means I can’t change straps easily.[/color][/size][/font] [/quote] Good question. I find when standing up the strap hangs quite straight from the strap pin so I like the design - however on one of my basses (the black fretless above) the strap button had been moved to the end of the horn which you could try. I moved it back as I said I find it works well for me.

Pino tearing it down on his fretless Vigier http://youtu.be/YTWt_pKiMl4