Richard R

Though there are still a few days left I think it vanishingly unlikely I will be buying anything bass or music related. If @neepheid doesn't want to start next year's thread then I'm happy to. As long as we all accept that the idea is to basically be happy with what we have and to play more. However - arguing over ridiculous interpretations of what is a pretty straightforward principle is definitely part of the fun 😁

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The question the OP asked was "Will BassChat survive the Pnline Safety Act". I believe the answer is yes. Merry Christmas Everyone!

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BC will remain pretty much unchanged. We already have a well defined policy which says that religion and politics aren't permitted (so that's the two biggest subjects for argument gone) and that the moderators will deal with any post which is referred to them as being offensive. The moderators' word is final and not negotiable. This works very well already, posts are sometimes referred, words are had, usually the situation is resolved, very occasionally people are banned. I see no reason for it to change.

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Welcome aboard! Looking forward to watching the documentary.

Surely the best way to keep Ped out of prison is simply for us to not start posting illegal comments? Of course the corollary is true, and a co-ordinated attack by hundreds of fake accounts using VPNs from abroad could overwhelm the moderators, make compliance impossible and drive him straight into the arms of OFCOM (In practice he's completely safe as what would actually happen is we would get distracted by asking what breed of pigeons are best for metal)

I'm still in. I really need to fix an issue with the Roland GK-B2 hex pickup for the V-Bass modeller that took me out last year. Until that's done no more bass purchases, so I'm good for a while next year too.

Cleansing by fire would probably work better for my woodwork.

As others have said - better to look after your back than cripple yourself. Happy noodling, and pop in every so often.

Welcome aboard! Hopefully we'll meet up at the 2025 Midlands Bass Bash -assuming I get my backside in gear and actually organise it!

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Welcome aboard! Love that fretless.

"One more step along the world I go" - I haven't heard that since the kids were in infant school 20 years ago!😲

The second half of this concert, The Shirley Band in full flight. 20241207_193812.mp4

I looked this up, I think it's definitely for those doing music degrees rather than those of us who struggle with Mustang Sally: "Schenkerian analysis is an abstract, complex, and difficult method, not always clearly expressed by Schenker himself and not always clearly understood. It mainly aims to reveal the internal coherence of the work – a coherence that ultimately resides in its being tonal.In some respects, a Schenkerian analysis can reflect the perceptions and intuitions of the analyst."

An old version of Easy Worship. Which I routinely refer to as Evil Worship, due to its little foibles.

And that was your downfall. 😁

I wasn't playing today but we had two fabulous services. Sometimes the congregation just want to SING and it's all the band can do to hold on for the ride!

Clearly @Dad3353 and I both need to grow up! 😁

I bet you say that to all the girls 😉

Yep. Whenever people have asked me "Why does your bass have 5 strings?", they never believe the answer "It's easier to play and I'm lazy", even though that is ultimately why I play 5. 😁

I had never heard of Auerswald before this post. Having looked at their web site I can only conclude that they are inspired by Chris Foss's sci fi novel cover art from the '70s. This is better than being inspired by the illustrations in The Joy of Sex, which he also drew, but either way I would stick to a P bass.

My guess would be that the low frequencies are sustained for longer because the bowing continuously excites the string, rather than decaying quickly away after the initial pluck.