The forum is quiet... no?

[GuitarIv]

Sooo, is it just me or has the traffic on the forum gone down big time? I always just see the regulars posting here and there and mostly youngsters asking for opinions on pickup choices... what happened? 

[gwEm]

its been discussed a few times here and there.

i tried to get into 'the fretboard' forum briefly, but its hard to get used to, friendly though it is.

[blue]

I don't know where everyone went, but I still check in most days, just in case.  It's a shame, this was a thriving community for a long time, and some of the members have become genuine friends away from it.  Hopefully it'll pick up again.

[dave_mc]

^ Yeah. I've said it before but I think that time the forum went down for a couple of weeks really didn't help- I think the forum was already getting quieter, but when that happened a lot of people migrated to the fretboard forum (or elsewhere) and kind of didn't come back. I keep checking in but there's very rarely anything interesting (to be fair, that's a wider problem with forums in general... they tend to be getting less busy, and having been around them for some time now, I tend to get bored of them more easily), and often not even any new posts since the last time I checked in. I'm not going away just yet but I'm not sure how much longer I can be bothered checking in, either...

[GuitarIv]

It's a shame really. I posted stuff at the Marshall forum (registered there recently when I was looking for info on an amplifier) and no matter what kind of thread I open I get responses immediately,  dozens of them. Yeah, you can't compare those two forums but in contrast to how busy it was here back when I joined it feels like a desert. What's the fretboard forum if I may ask?

[AndyR]

What's the fretboard forum if I may ask?

Over at http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/

It's not bad - I look there most days, and there's loads more action there... but, for me, it doesn't seem anywhere near as friendly and interesting as I used to find it here a few years back.

It's a shame, but nothing lasts for ever, we all change and move on

[dave_mc]

^ Yeah ditto pretty much.

[Toe-Knee]

I had a kid and bought a house. Since then I haven't really had time to play guitar never mind Browse and post on forums.

[gwEm]

What's the fretboard forum if I may ask?

Over at http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/

It's not bad - I look there most days, and there's loads more action there... but, for me, it doesn't seem anywhere near as friendly and interesting as I used to find it here a few years back.

It's a shame, but nothing lasts for ever, we all change and move on

thats very true.

something about the music tastes people had here also back in the "glory days" - the space between Rory Gallagher and Judas Priest lets say - meant nearly every response was relevant and useful.

[_tom_]

I still check in from time to time but nothing much seems to be going on here! I don't actually have any Bare Knuckles now either..  Like others I'm over on the fretboard now.

[gwEm]

I decided to give the fretboard another go. So far it still doesn't feel as cosy. I don't like it that much I must say.

[dave_mc]

^ Yeah I think it might have been cosier back at the start, or even when it used to be MusicRadar. It can feel a bit cliquey, maybe. I know they need to expand the membership, but the tradeoff is having something which the older regulars (or some of them, anyway) don't like as much.

[GuitarIv]

I'm so used to the forum here that even a different layout makes me cringe. Registered at the Laney and the Marshall Forum as I needed some info on amps and my verdict is that I still enjoy the chatter with the members here more... if they only signed in more often hahaha

[Telerocker]

I once a while visit the forum to recommend some pickups, to keep a little faithful to what is/was a great forum. It has gone quiet around here. I miss some of the old school members. It's nice some of the dinosaurs are still here. 
I must confess that time is an issue at the moment and I didn't buy any guitars the last two years, neither new pickups. I invested merely in amps and cabs, but with three stacks I have enough gear now. Besides that, a lot of questions concern pickups for metal styles and that is not my forte at all. So I keep out of the topics most of the time.

But, guys I do appreciate your contributions and still digging the forum, which is certainly one of nicer ones. No bad blood here.