Silvia Bluejay

Attendees list 1) Cetera - Spector NS2 & Legend 4X, Dingwall NG2, Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird, Yamaha BB3000, GK800RB head, Genz Benz Neox212 cab, Tech-21 Dug DP3X preamp/pedal 2) Ezbass - Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretted (J pickups), Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretless (MM pickup), Rickenbacker 4003s, Rob Allen MB2 fretless, Phil Jones Flightcase + PB300 3) Happy Jack - AliKat DB #004, Mike Lull 54P, all I need to play a doubling gig (that evening) on those two instruments 4) BlueJay - Eminence Upright (left-handed), loads of camera equipment 5) obbm - TBA  6) Nancy Johnson (Paul) - The Big One, rack (GED/poweramp), possibly the dUg DP3x. A bass. 7) MacDaddy - Shuker bass(es), Snapdragon Folding bass, Flattley Bass Poison Ivy. 8 ) prowla (Paul) - Maybe a Ric or two and fakers, maybe a couple of Statii, maybe J- & P-basses. Probably a Markbass amp & cab and a pedalboard with some FX. 9) Stingray5 - Old faithful Stingray5; Tune SWV4-BB bass; Eden EC180 1x15 combo. (I also have a gig that evening so may leave the Eden in the car but happy to bring it in if anyone asks). 10) TrevorR - Wal Pro II E, Wal Mk 1 Custom, Aria SB700, MarkBass LMII and Traveler 2x10, pedalboard. 11) TheGreek - Mesa M Pulse 600 head/ Powerhouse 1x15 cab and The Psilos bass built by Andyjr1515 12) JapanAxe (Graeme) - most of the stuff in my signature! 13) Wolverinebass (Andy) - Maybe some Wounded Paw effects/signature preamp and a bass. 14) Silverfoxnik (Nik) - Roscoe Beck 5, Gibson Thunderbird, BC Rich Eagle, plus my Ampeg V4BH Rig 15) Paul The Drums of the Junkyard Dogs, with kit.

Don't forget that edited versions of the talks' audio, together with the results of any tests, may well end up on Basschat's podcast!

Have you got pics or vids?

Feel free to share my pics, vids, blogs and what not on IG, guys. The ones I post here usually also appear on my FB, on the Warwick forum, etc. so they are certainly not private. Thanks for your work on BC's Insta.

Just ogle and try everyone else's! The bash is a unique opportunity to do that, and talk to the owners and hear their opinion.

Thanks Linus! As the band's 'pair of ears in the audience', my opinion is that the Crazy 8, luscious as it sounds, will only be adequate for smaller venues. For larger venues or outdoors, you may have to go modular, as in, have two cabs you can use together if needed; otherwise add some bass feed to the PA as reinforcement to your backline. (For the tech details I'll have to refer to @Happy Jack again as he's done that, and I haven't! )

Paging @Happy Jack (currently busy rehearsing). We have the Crazy 8 (and 88), and the Elf, and Jack has a very nice uke bass, so he might have something to add to this thread.

Fingerboard.

Pics! Close-up of fingerboard in next post.

No, the fingerboard dots are again different! Let me get the bass from the studio and take a few decent pics of it. Back soon.

Looks very similar, minus the dots *on* the actual fingerboard, which this one lacks and Jack's one has (in the wrong places).

And yes, pics *will* follow. We're well and truly scratching our heads on this.

Mine's just over 12 years old, an entry-level student bass, and still pristine. I will never get rid of it! The headstock reads 'Cruiser by Crafter'.

Yup, 'cos ironing board makers believe people who iron are a. usually female, and b. devoid of any taste... Haven't found a decent ironing board cover in the correct size for mine...

No prob - I've also Facebooked it, both as Basschat.