Newfoundfreedom

Pretty much sums up the Basschat fraternity. 😂

Sad about the band's cancelling. But it could have been worse. You could have actually gone to Butlins. Don't know about the Minehead one. But the Skegness one is like a holding pen for the Jeremy Kyle show.

I looked at it, but went with the Bugera Veyron instead with absolutely no regrets. I don't know how good the HB is, but the Veyron takes a lot of beating, and it's cheaper.

Tried Band Mule a few months ago, and it was almost perfect, except that it didn't do live push messages, which meant if any of the band members sent a message, the rest of the members didn't see it until, or unless they logged into the app, effectively making it useless. I don't know if this has been fixed since, but it's a shame as otherwise it would be pretty much perfect for a band app.

I actually thought the first series of Big Brother was ground-breaking in it it's time. It was a kind of social experiment conducted "live" on television, and was quite interesting in that respect. It all went down hill after that as people realised they could get famous doing it, pandered to the cameras, and the producers recruited more and more extreme personalities to make for perceived "better" viewing. Now i'd rather pull my own toenails out than watch any kind of reality TV. Actually i'd rather pull my own toenails out than watch any terrestrial network television at all.

I'd go as far as to say I never really rated Clapton or Hendrix. They were way before my time, and while I can appreciate they were ground-breaking in their era, I grew up listening to the likes of Steve Vai, Satriani, Malmstein, Slash, and a myriad of other rock guitarist. Who for me, far surpassed anything that Clapton or Hendrix ever did.

Yeah that's another great album.

Why did you have to bring those up! 😂 Those things have been killing me for over a year! If I was in the UK i'd have taken his arm off the day he posted them. Can't believe they still haven't sold. In fact, I totally agree with you about things seemingly not moving very well on here. As far as Facebook marketplace goes though, it's absolutely massive, so pretty much impossible for any forum to compete.

Cool little video, thanks. High praise indeed, coming from the legend that is Brian May. Probably long overdue time to dig out my old Extreme albums for an airing. Pornograffiti is still one of my favourite albums of all time.

I refer to my earlier post. I genuinely believe that it's a purposeful dumbing down of the masses. Keep people dumb and distracted, and you can do what you want.

Not sure about the bass playing, but I've always thought Nuno was an extremely underrated guitarist. He's up there with the best imo.

I think it's a purposeful dumbing down of society. I had to stop watching terrestrial TV when being an utter moron from Essex was enough to be "famous". I started off just avoiding those type of programs, but then it spread like a virus, and they started to appear on programs I actually liked, especially comedy panel shows like Q.I, Mock The Week, Buzzcocks etc. That was probably about 8 or 9 years ago, and I've watched TV and movies exclusively online ever since. I wouldn't pay a quid to watch the BBC, and I can't stand the adverts on commercial channels, which also seem to be made by, and aimed at morons. So streaming services are the only way to go.

This one was also on my radar. Looks like a lot of bass for the money, and they seem to have been well liked from the information I can find. Could be a good buy for someone in the U.K. Especially if you can pick it up at the auction start price. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283739854905

I'm a metal head at heart anyway, so I've always preferred the look of the rock type bases. Just a personal taste thing, but I can't stand Fender style guitars (purely aesthetically can't argue with the way they sound) to me they just bland, with a side order of meh. The build quality is superb. As is often the case with far eastern factories, the quality control is not always great, so quality tends to vary, but this one seems to be one of the good ones. Also, to be fair this thing has a very wide range of tones even as stock. More importantly, it's a good lump of wood, and the neck is amazing. So it's a good bass for modding if I feel the need in future. With a pup and preamp upgrade it would be an absolute monster! I reckon this one's a keeper. 😁

Thanks. I'm getting use to it already. The LTD fits under my fingers perfectly, and the neck is a dream. It's actually really easy to play. Just need to learn and practice all the nice chordal stuff now.

Well I took the plunge. This thing looks, sounds, and feels absolutely superb! Thanks to everyone for all the help and advice.I just need to learn to play it now. 😂 Picked up locally for just over £200. I'm calling that a bargain!

Yeah I thought the same looking at the pictures, although it hard to tell from that angle with the low quality photo. It would explain why the price is so low, comparatively at least, as there's pretty much no second hand market here so things retain their value. Thanks for the advice. I shall have to give it a good inspection.

Ah I never thought about it that way around. That might make sense as there's no logo or writing on the headstock either so maybe the whole thing has had a rub down at some point? Still, I quite like the debadged look. 😉 I'm sure all will become clear upon closer inspection.

Pretty good. As most strings are killed by sweat, oil, and dead skin getting into the coils of the string by your fretting hand. If you're playing with a pick then that's not really an issue anyway. I've had a set on my acoustic guitar (played only with a pick) for over 5 years and they're still good.

What's this thread about?

Indeed. It's utter drivel. But I have a deal with my wife. I go out on a Saturday night, get baked, and we watch it together when I get in. To be fair. It's not much different many a Saturday night in my yoof. Watching life sized cartoon characters through bleary eyes making illegible noises, whilst eating a kebab. It makes me feel young again.

Well I've bitten the bullet and I'm going to look at a 6er tomorrow. It's the LTD B206. I've been tempted by it for a while, but the buyer has just dropped the price by another £45, so now it's up for an extremely reasonable price (about £220 at current exchange rate.) All the reviews I've read are extremely positive. Plus this one seems to be pretty unique. It's the spalted maple version, but appears to have an extra vaneer on top which I've never seen on any other LTD. So fingers crossed. Tomorrow might be a NBD. 😁

Thanks Marc. The Peavey Grind is nice. I'll have to keep a closer eye on German eBay. 😋