Billy Apple

BBoT Bridge with screws. £10 plus PP&P

Enjoyed that 

On 18/07/2019 at 18:37, CameronJ said:

Ooh you tease! Yeah I can see it looking nice as a headless but, to be fair, the D-Bird/D-Roc has one of the most aesthetically pleasing headstocks I’ve seen on a bass.

Do you think so? I think it looks like an appendix

18 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

Some bloke called Thomas.  Think his surname was Cook, or something. 

Well, that may be, but I'm off to Crete and 'aving it large

57 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

Holiday for two in Crete. 

Brilliant.

Well done me, it would seem.

Who donated that?

7 hours ago, Hamster said:

I've posted the raffle prizes to Sibob and Billy Apple today.

Eh, this is news to me! WHat did I win? Where is it going?

Sold Charlie a pedal. All as it should be in true Basschat style.

Given the Billy Apple seal of approval

5 minutes ago, Hamster said:

A little bird told me, well it was Frank Blank actually! - that he had managed to attend ever single Bass Bash in the country this year! 

Surely some kind of award or prize should be given for such dedication!!  

13 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

My highlight? Seeing Sean after a couple of years and knowing he's well. 

This outweighed all the gear on show. 

 

That and you've found the Spector side 

Bass of the Bash (AFAIC)

Cake of the Bash

29 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

I was unable to make it unfortunately...had a message from Laurence Cottle to say he made it down..not sure if anybody noticed though.

I thought you were there, but it turned out to be Darren Redick

Just to say thanks to Nik and Colin for the organisation and hard work (and anyone else who helped out!)

Any Hampshire Bashers able to drop a pedal in Gosport for a member here?

4 minutes ago, skankdelvar said:

Pah

Pah!

15 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

Consider Mr James Blunt's hit You're beautiful

I hate that utter utter c**t who wasn't expecting that. The f**k-wit seemed to go through life completely unprepared, in an utterly pathetic and useless state and I shouldn't wonder would be equally useless with power tools and any semblance of DIY.

Give me 'I feel the urge, the growing need to f**k this sinful corpse' any day of the week.

Looks lovely

10 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

Unfortunately not Sean.. Couldn't get our usual luthier, Ian Robinson this year.. 

Anybody know anyone else who might be interested? 

I don't I'm afraid. What I do know is I have a buzzy Euro

11 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

You coming this year then, Sean?  Be nice to catch up again.

I’m just seeing how it goes

Is there anyone doing set-ups this year?

Lovely.

10 hours ago, TheGreek said:

I'd really like to see a "cheap or expensive" blind test. 

Blindfold the tester, pass them a variety of basses in different price ranges to see if people really can tell the difference between "cheap or expensive" basses. 

Spreadsheet, let everybody have a go, and see how good we are at really telling the difference. I have a couple of ringers which could throw a spanner in the works.

A good one would be a Euro LX against an NS2, not that either’s cheap like!

4 minutes ago, Twigman said:

We've had 9 albums out and have never been in the charts - the lower echelons of the indie charts don't count really , do they?.

We're still touring.

Well, IMO the gambit of this thread is about paying money to see a band that may not be that band anymore and that this notion is based on whether the line up that had the hit(s) is still intact.

However, I don't doubt that you have had a productive time, however bands with a prolific output and a live following that has not converted to commercial success might be a separate topic.

2 minutes ago, Twigman said:

That's as may be but there were over 200 bands at the festival. All touring. I highlighted them as exceptions.

 

 

Well, a quick google shows me Balaam and the Angel have nudged the charts 8 times with 1 album and 7 singles.

OK, festivals have always had unknown/little known bands, but usually on the back of something better known.

And especially local / specialist music ones.

1 minute ago, Twigman said:

Really?

you have to ask?

Well, that sounds like a ploy to try and make me look untutored while you cover up the the validity of your statement.

So yes, really I have to ask because If your going to say it, then back it up with some fact. NMA and Tangerine Dream are no strangers to the charts.

18 minutes ago, Twigman said:

The charts are of little consequence these days.

There are many bands touring that have been going for years with multiple releases that have never been near the charts

Who?