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Just to back up what Tom has said - he's been incredibly patient and one of the mods even called OTPJ and spoke to him RE return of the bag and still nothing. Bit of a shame. ped

Hi Greg I'll tell you my settings for my MM model when I'm back at mine after Xmas. Cheers

Mwaaaa haaa haaaa *rubs hands with glee* Average time spent per user is 10 mins per visit.

I know it's tacky but I wanted to say Merry Xmas to everyone on BC. It's been a rollercoaster year and a very important one for the community. Thanks to the hard work from Ben, the admins and the mods we have managed to sort most of the problems with the new software. Thanks to everyone who has donated, it makes a big difference to the way the site works and has recently paid for another database move. Thanks also to people who have bought a Polo from the shop. 2011 was a good year for 'Bass Bashes' too, with bashes around the country involving hundreds of members. I still think these are a key part of what makes the community so strong. I promise that when we have some money I'll set up a BC party/bash to say thanks properly. These bashes have raised a great amount of money for charity and have been entirely organised by generous BC members. It's good to see people using the 'report' function to alert the mods to posts in the wrong area etc - thanks to the mods for picking those up and keeping the forum tidy. There have been typically few incidents this year behaviour wise and the forum continues to be a welcoming and vibrant community as a result. We have some exciting new ideas and features planned for 2012 so keep your eyes peeled. We still have some little things to sort in the meantime, so it's going to be a busy year for sure. Here are some statistics you might like to know about Basschat over the last month (Nov 22-Dec 22) [b]75,346[/b] Unique Visitors [b]2,201,285[/b] Pageviews [b]23.90%[/b] New Visits [b]00:09:01[/b] Avg. Time on Site United Kingdom- [b]191,221[/b] visits United States- [b]11,637[/b] visits Belize- [b]1[/b] visit Thanks for being part of the site and let's hope 2012 brings more of the same Have a happy happy xmas and don't go into Off Topic if you've been on the juice! ped

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Should be fine, that's what I normally do. Enjoy and keep it real

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1324315677' post='1472940'] That would be a fine idea. And have the "How Was Your Gig Last Night?" and "What Are You Listening Too Right Now" threads moved there? [/quote] Done. I called it 'General Discussion' and put more info in the subtitle.

I always imagined 'General Bass Discussion' to be about music chat more generally, as it would probably have a bass heavy slant being on a bass forum...

Think it's so you can leave a comment as to why you deleted the post, if necessary

[quote name='Beefyeggo' timestamp='1323867725' post='1467943'] I post regularly on a couple of watch and clock interest forums and it's exactly the same there. If the guy has been around a long while and has a history of trading with the other guys there I have no worries about sending a watch out on approval, or paying by BT before I see a watch coming in. One useful thing they have there is a 'Heroes and Villains' sticky. Here members can post brief recommendations of really exceptional service they get from dealers, good deals they've done with other members and equally name people/dealers who have given shoddy service, ripped them off etc. Obviously there's a fine line between criticism and libel but if somebody says 'I wouldn't deal with that person again as long as I have a hole in my arse' you kind of get the message. Just a thought... Rob [/quote] TZ-UK right? Love that forum... I have tried to avoid it recently because it always ends up with a costly bank transfer! Nice to hear people are enjoying the forum. ped

I think Hamster is playing with the settings because previously any deleted posts disappeared completely instead of going into the 'recycle bin'.

That's how we roll

Obviously I can see it but didn't know you guys couldn't. It's not meant to have gone anywhere so consider it reported and under investigation!

Clean magnetic pickup thru Vbass: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85432/jam%20clips/Half%20moon%20short.mp3

For anyone who hasn't heard it, here's the Vbass in Jazz bass mode: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85432/jam%20clips/Holiday%20fun%20short.mp3 Sort of a synth fretless mode: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85432/jam%20clips/Seismic%20mellow%20short1.mp3

That's right - I was trying to remember who bought the bass!! The first time I sold it I bought it back as soon as I could afford it, but you caught me at a time I was rationalising my stuff and trying to narrow everything down to 'one' item. Same went for watches and camera gear. Glad to hear you're still enjoying the bass. There's really nothing like it.

And some fretted: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85432/USB%203/Canti%27s%20Wrap.mp3 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85432/USB%203/Sticky%20Situation.mp3

[quote name='retroman' timestamp='1322550056' post='1452339'] Well Ped, if you're ever travelling near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, kettle's always on mate :-) [/quote] Thanks mate. I'll bear it in mind. Here's a passion fretless, the first Vigier I owned and sold about two years ago, I think: Lovely instrument. Here's a track so you can hear it's unique sound: [media]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85432/Torrential.mp3[/media] Cheers ped

Welcome to Basschat. I used to live in Witney, then Oxford. The first version of Basschat was actually started during my free periods (and some biology classes) when I was doing my A levels at school in Witney. You might call it the 'spiritual home' if BC! Cheers and get stuck in ped

Mine is a graphite neck and I clean it with soapy water and then a decent rub with a clean cloth. Does the trick. I used WD40 once and it seemed to work quite well, too. It makes it very deep black and shiny. In fact I might do it again when I get home, it's been a while. Cheers

Maybe... I haven't used it much yet so when I know my way around it better I'll have a look.

Hi guys Those of you 'following' us on Facebook have no doubt been enjoying the interesting and thought provoking questions I have been posing over the last few weeks. If you haven't already tapped into this rich seam of info and jibery please follow us via the button on the home page and spread the work to any other bassists you know. Over the next few months I'll be selecting interesting threads and For Sale items to promote on the page. It would also be great if users wanted to add their own pics to the wall, along with playing videos, music etc. Interestingly, the Facebook feed is being followed by some 600 people, but the Twitter feed is a bit slower. Now I must confess I don't fully understand Twitter and it mirrors the posts I make in FB, but I know a lot of you use it and prefer it. It seems like a good business tool but you could help us out by telling other twittlers to tweet the stuff I'm twittering to their tweet recipients. Basically I watched a programme about Facebook last night and I'm angling for a similar programme about BC to be made with a star studded cast - who knows, if you get us the most followers maybe you could be in the film and played by Tom Berenger of the moderately successful 'Sniper' movie franchise. Or someone else if you want. Cheers ped @basschatuk

OK I have spoken to Ben and it looks like we'll have to go for an updated database engine which will be more futureproof. Hopefully we can afford the ~10hrs work it'll take and then that's that problem solved (plus a few other glitches in the process) Thanks and stay tuned ped

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