The Other Bassic Sax

The Other Bassic Sax

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Bassic Sax.com

bass saxophone in stand,Hello. If you’ve come here looking for the saxophone-speciality site: Bassic Sax, you are very close, but let me help you out. Click on any of these links and it will take you either to the famous: 

This site is in fact only the test site for Bassic Sax. It is used to make sure that software updates, trials, or improvements don’t accidently cause an irreparable crash of the real Bassic Sax website. 

While this site may generally contain all the same software of the real Bassic Sax, it doesn’t contain anywhere near the same content.

Bassic Sax.com is used to experiment. Period. Full stop.

Therefore there is a lot of nonsense, and things like: incomplete thoughts, Sppellling 😉 and grammatical mistakes totally unrelated photos and things that are not at all related to saxophones but likely related to tech, and to testing 

(My apologies to all my English and Communications instructors for that incredibly-poorly done last paragraph. Yes, you did instruct me better. 😆 )

In short, this is not a site related to saxophones, and not edited all that carefully, since it is not intended as a public reference tool.  ðŸ˜‰ 

So hop on over to the real Bassic Sax, and I look forward to seeing you there. 

Sax ‘n Car Pix: Gallery Experiments

Here are some experiments with different plugins using different gallery/photo plugins to see what I can find that might be interesting. These are fit into one or more of the following categories: Photos I took....

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Bassic Sax.com

Hello. If you’ve come here looking for the saxophone-speciality site: Bassic Sax, you are very close, but let me help you out. Click on any of these links and it will take you either to...

Sax ‘n Car Pix: Gallery Experiments

Here are some experiments with different plugins using different gallery/photo plugins to see what I can find that might be interesting. These are fit into one or more of the following categories:

  1. Photos I took.
  2. Images I scanned.
  3. Vintage car promotional materials that are readily available on brand-specific vintage, collector sites.
  4. Vintage promotional materials for music companies that no longer exist, or no longer produce the product being displayed

If you stumble across this page by accident, enjoy the eye candy. This really are just experiments.

My 1980 240 DL 

Exterior

Using Cryout Creations Serious Slider 

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p1000019_46919972341_o

Interior

Cryout Creations Serious Slider: different settings. Most obviously, under Appearance: Style > Cryout Theme

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The Dirty Bits

Single photo insertion using WP Media library

My 1991 240 DL

Exterior

Using Jetpack Gallery. Settings: 4 Columns. Thumbnails. Tiled Gallery

Interior 

Jetpack 3 columns (makes no difference how many I choose, it always looks like 3 on the front end); thumbnails; tiled columns.

The dirty bits

Jetpack; 3 columns; thumbnails; circles

Vintage VW ads 

Basic slide show setting using Next Gen Gallery

Vintage Volvo Ads

Basic Thumb Nails setting using Next Gen Gallery

PV 830 circa 1950
P1900 circa 1956
PV444 circa 1957
PV445 Duett circa 1958
P210 Duett circa 1960
1961 P10 Duett
Duett Wagon circa 1964
P1800 postcard circa 1970
142 circa 1973
1973 144 GL
1973 144 Taxi
144 & 145 circa 1974
164 circa 1975
244 DL circa 1976
244 DL circa 1976
1977 245
245 circa 1977
262C Bertone circa 1978
1978 240 Ambulance
240 circa 1986
740 GLE circa 1989
740 Turbo circa 1991

Abbotsford Airshow

The Code 5

Cryout Creations Serious Slider: different settings. Most obviously, under Appearance: Style > Cryout Theme

Car-5460-ws
Lenco-4-apd-ws
Hummer-1pd-ws

The Planes Boss, The Planes!

Ace Maker II sleeping
Ace Maker II sleeping
P-51 Mustang Val-Halla
P-51 Mustang Val-Halla
Grumman F8F Bearcat
Grumman F8F Bearcat
SE5A Relplica prop
SE5A Relplica prop
vintage Cessna
vintage Cessna
Nose Cone
Nose Cone
Harvard Engine colwling & Gruman F6F Hellecat
Harvard Engine colwling & Gruman F6F Hellecat

Hohner President Brochure circa 1949

Cryout Creations Serious Slider: different settings. Most obviously, under Appearance: Style > Cryout Theme

Front Cover
Front Cover
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Page 4
Page 4
Back Cover
Back Cover

All The Excitement Of A Greyhound Station At 2 a.m.

New Dark Mode

New Dark Mode

It wasn't even 2 years ago that I found a dark mode plugin I loved. Night Eye was fantastic. Sadly, they only put out the... Read More "New Dark Mode"
New Theme: “Sculpt” Active

New Theme: “Sculpt” Active

Oh what the fuck. I haven't had enough work, so I am contemplating re-doing my sites to something different.  Oh I am a glutton for... Read More "New Theme: “Sculpt” Active"
How to split long pages

How to split long pages

Duh… I guess I should have googled this years ago. I am such an idiot some days… Found it here. So I add the following … Read More "How to split long pages"
Review of a Jinbao-made Bass Sax

Review of a Jinbao-made Bass Sax

Intro Specs MPs Used in Playtest Reed Used in Playtest Tone Response Feel Build Weight What I Didn't Like What I Liked Photo Gallery Head... Read More "Review of a Jinbao-made Bass Sax"

My Favourite Cars

Volvo logo,

I’ve driven Volvos almost all my life. I have had a couple of these so long, that they have outlasted 3 of their mechanics. Now that is saying something about the longevity of the brand. 😉 

I will have to dig out some photos of my cars that have long turned into tuna cans, but this is the list of cars I have owned:

YearModelColourTransmissionDeetsWhat Happened To It
1976244 DLDark blue5 speed manual (electronic OD)Had these huge Cibie fog lights on the bumper & European magsPrivate Sale for a '79 Rabbit - what was I thinking?
1977245 DLBurgundy5 speed manual (electronic OD)With a carb (the BEST mileage of any Volvo I have ever owned)Replaced with an '83
1983245 GLSilver5 speed manual (electronic OD)Pinstripe blue velour interior. Lovely. Sold it to the Volvo Lady
1989240 DL - 4 doorGraphite5 speed manualWas looking for a wagon for our move to NB. Found this instead. Amazing!! Competes with 77 245 for least gas consumption.Still own it. Has Collector plates. Just over 100K. New car smell still.
1980242 DLBeige - repainted to red while we had it5 speed manual (electronic OD)Bought it as a winter car to save the 89 above ^^Traded with my NB mechanic when I got a bass sax for his 745
1987 745 GLEGoldAutomatic with ODGot it for the sole reason of driving around my bass saxSold it back to my mechanic when we moved back to BC
1983244 GLSilver5 speed manual (electronic OD)My partner's car in NB. Pinstripe blue velour interior. Lovely. Sold it before we moved, as it had rust on the body. Not bad for NB, but bad for here.
1991 240 DLGoldAutomatic with ODBought it when we moved back to BC for my bass sax. CA car. Sucks gas like a V8.Still own it. Has Collector plates.
1995850 GLETeal Automatic with ODGrey velour interior. Very low mileage. Sold to our friend. It now lives a life of leisure in Fort St. John.
1989744 GLEGoldAutomatic with ODSturdy. Reliable. Great car. It is our everyday driver. Lives outside.

Here are some pics of the current Volvos in our family. 

Sax ‘n Car Pix: Gallery Experiments

Here are some experiments with different plugins using different gallery/photo plugins to see what I can find that might be interesting. These are fit into one or more of the following categories: Photos I took....

News

Bassic Sax.com

Hello. If you’ve come here looking for the saxophone-speciality site: Bassic Sax, you are very close, but let me help you out. Click on any of these links and it will take you either to...