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If your list, it has to be the VRS estate - loads of space, but a great drive. A4 just behind. Unless you're getting a Quattro/silly engine the VRS will be more fun. The BMW 3 tourer has a tiny boot for an estate - certainly smaller than it's peers.

Alec, I'm sorry to hear you're having issues. Am on my iPhone and travelling to meetings all day so have asked the Admins to have a look and get back to you.

Nice work, lah - all's well that ends well

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1371973033' post='2120104'] It's not the best of both worlds though is it? If it were, it would have P pickups (which it has) and it would have two J pickups (which it hasn't). If you want the 'best' of both worlds, buy two basses. Only my opinion of course. [/quote] Or find a Stu Hamm model, was it?

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1372024848' post='2120855'] This seems a sensible thread to ask this... I've been desperately trying to sound like Bernard Edwards recently---whats the best "stingray on a budget"? [/quote] I've found air guitar is the only way of sounding like Edwards!

I quite liked that colour, with the black - just could never find one when I went looking!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1371816944' post='2118452'] I remember when they had Geezer's actual Eagle for sale in the Bass Centre at Wapping , and it was only about £600 . This was in about 1990 , but that was still pretty reasonable money back then . [/quote] 'Kin hell! We need to get cracking on inventing that time machine!

[quote name='Jam' timestamp='1371812520' post='2118389'] Just sat down and worked out the bassline to "Emerald Hill Zone" from Sonic 2 on the megadrive. Life is good again! [/quote] Haha, I can imagine that!

Tempted to lend you my Bongo for comparison!

I was just reaching for "lessons" when I spied your comment! To be honest, I've not been able to follow my own advice and get some lessons. I have taken breaks before; tried to just listen to some music, and get back into that again - find some fire for the style of music, and then it's come back into my own playing. Horses for courses, mind.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1371685769' post='2117090'] [attachment=137280:Gigg_Fran.jpg] ... all I can do is offer a cock well and truly snooked..! [/quote] Well, we are in the 'Porn' section, I suppose.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1371748764' post='2117726'] Must post some pics of my BC Rich Eagle later.. [/quote] Yes!!!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1371753501' post='2117803'] Geezer,NAMM 2013, interesting comments at 1.30 to 1.50. Wants to be good at $4300 [url="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTpdc5wLiWAk&ei=z0vDUfrfLMPChAf2mIDoDA&usg=AFQjCNEYv2eMn_dRJ9czBTrKsee0Wu0UHg&bvm=bv.48175248,d.ZG4"]http://www.google.co....48175248,d.ZG4[/url] [/quote] You could get a vintage Eagle for that, and feel a lot more Geezer.

[quote name='Subfeeder' timestamp='1371728119' post='2117389'] I haven't read all the posts but I stopped advertising gear on Basschat when they put the fees on. There are plenty of other free options for selling gear on the internet so why pay? I wouldn't mind paying a couple of quid for an advert but £7 is too much. Seems like the Basschat admins are seriously out of step with the times if they think that they can justify these advertising fees to run a forum. [/quote] Perhaps they are. And there are options elsewhere - so you can, as you just did, not pay and remain free to use the forum. Which I think remains an important distinction. We would have had a different debate, I imagine, if they'd discussed charging to simply use the site Of course, make sure you provide feedback - PM Ped or Kiwi and raise it. What we did see, when the fees went on, was a huge amount of attempted fee evasion. People putting prices in to bypass the subscriptions or adapting old ads, quite consciously in many cases.

No, this hits me too. But you never know when those little bits of funk might find a home in different guise

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1371585690' post='2115945'] OMG. That is beautiful...the Eagle was my ultimate dream bass back in the 80's after seeing Geezer Butler playing one. The closest I got was owning a NJ basic version. [/quote] Thanks chief - and the NJs were great basses, mine was a real rocker. Lorne had some stunners, snagging an old pic of him - look at these!

The dangers of internet forums, chaps (chaps in a passive sense, I believe) - intonation is so often missing, and what we'd laugh off in the pub we take umbrage at in pixellated read-out

Chill out, Chilli - don't take it to heart. It's good to have a spread if opinions, keeps us all honest

[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1371539893' post='2115091'] Jon Hall - Rockinbetters [/quote] Spat the best part of a cup of tea over this morning's reports

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1371560976' post='2115513'] You have a group of people with a huge knowledge base... that attracts more people...there is a FS board which attracts more and you have the numbers to be a target for adverts....which you can charge for. You might even start selling a few things... ? It isn't an immediate return but if you branch out into associated sites..?? [/quote] Could do - as per Fly's previous posts about slowly growing into a business. I don't think ads or merch would ever make the big money, however - you'd need something else, to my mind. But I agree. It would prod some questions about what we wanted to do next, or in the longer-term

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1371560258' post='2115492'] I don't begrudge it but there are two things here... a benevolent community thing or a potential business. I don't think you can be both so sooner or later it is make up your mind time. [/quote] I would agree. I have said the same thing. Of course, to be a business they'd still need to work out what they were selling.

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1371558848' post='2115460'] What makes you say that? [/quote] All the Rickenbacker legal fees, surely? Joking aside, it's a good question. I'd imagine the major costs would be data usage and web development - certainly, I'm sure Kiwi and Ped have commented on the expense of the latter. The site "staff" list does list a number of people who work specifically on that side of things.