Silvia Bluejay

Great to hear you guys had a lot of fun and you're already planning the next meetup! Post photos if you have any! Deb - Re. acoustic basses: you may also have realised that, besides being huge [i]per se[/i], they are somewhat incompatible with having breasts - no matter how small - and that they are therefore best played while standing. In that case, you don't need long arms, your usual ones will suffice I haven't been able to find a way to play my acoustic while sitting. Not that it matters, though, since the bass is so light.

I'll get me tix today then

Oh, sorry for that, I thought you would PM me your address and was waiting for that! I'll send the book over to you as soon as you do - unless you happen to be in London and would prefer us to meet up instead.

Hey, I've read that Edge Guitars list and relised I do all of that on all of my basses, without any fuss! BUT - aren't Warwicks clever in that they have an adjustable nut?? I mean, can't see why that hasn't been more widely adopted, it's a bit like all car makers only manufacturing manual cars with just Jaguar or BMW selling automatic models. Having said that, I have filed the nut (and also the bridge) of a righty upright and turned it quite satisfactorily into a lefty.

Have fun guys and gals! Take some photos and post them here for the rest of us... \m/

*feels deeply relieved at her clearly far-lower-than-BC-average level of GAS and far cheaper bass haul in general*

Some of us make donations despite never using the Marketplace... And the BC merch is good, by the way, and tees and polos now also fit women - tiny ones like me included. But yes, it's definitely a bit of a poor collective show to see that only 4% of those who make a sale contribute to the running of the site. Sorry I can't comment on the new vs old format as I don't use the Marketplace, but for those who do, it's excellent to have a thread like this to discuss and balance convenience for the admin team with ease of use for the membership.

LOL! I didn't know of their existence. Here they are in all their glory [url="http://www.letsmaketragedyhappen.com/music.html"]http://www.letsmaketragedyhappen.com/music.html[/url] (Huuuge fun!!) And also, of course: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4CMGbs1-rI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4CMGbs1-rI[/url]

I paid £1.68 handling fee for my Saturday ticket. I would also be curious to know how to get a handling-fee-free one from Bass Direct! Daz - do you know of any others who would like to go to the show from outside London? If there's enough of you, you could drive down here and share petrol costs, and maybe get twin rooms somewhere affordable, and make it a weekend away and visit a few music shops or sights, etc. Ped - is that idea of having a BC corner at the show any closer to happening?

That I find double basses irresistibly sexy, my dear

Ooooooo errr......

Bless - these guys have been going for more than 10 years, and when they first appeared we trad Metallica fans didn't know whther to cry anathema, laugh out loud or, you know, shut up and listen to them But they're good, and haven't vanished into thin air after a few months, despite losing their novelty value.

Thanks Paul - I'm not entering, as my composing skills are even worse than my bass playing! But I'd be happy to follow as Basschat and be followed by you on Twitter for further spreading the news and occasional chatting

I've tweeted this several times already! Paul, are you guys on Twitter? I can't seem to find you there for mutual following.

I've just added my name to your FB event. I, my camera, and very probably Happy Jack will be seeing you all there!

Bump to remind that the Early Bird expiry date is fast approaching. I've got a ticket for the Saturday, and am still tempted to get one for the Sunday. Anyone else already got tix?

Welcome Bezinga! Never too late to start (I'm a latecomer myself)! However, I would recommend taking some one to one lessons exactly at this stage, to help you avoid acquiring bad habits which you'd find very hard to get rid of if left unnoticed.

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1352119875' post='1858885'] i use powerchords mainly, or my own variation of a chord lol i'm brewing an idea in my head, but it always comes out metal.... grrr [/quote] Thumbs up on both accounts! Go for it

Yup, same in my Rockbasses. Warwick are now using a differently designed bridge which avoids the problem. Older Warwicks are stuck with it, though. The very max gauge you can use on the low B is 132 by stripping the silk and filing the thick end a little.

Thanks Fran - that sounds interesting. The reason why I asked is that I got close to one of those basses at the Bass Show last year, but it obviously was a righty model. All I could do was look at it and touch it with reverence. Many thanks to one of the guys at Bass Direct who decided I should have a pic taken with it! (The bass looks much more photogenic than me on this one...)

GAS acquires a different dimension when you play left-handed, because you have to deal with the additional problem of finding out whether the model you'd like to have actually exists as a lefty... that can result either in you not being able to spend your money, or you having to spend more than you planned at first. I'm still gassing for a real double bass which I still would have no space for in my flat, and which would have to be a decent "native" lefty - making the whole idea a very long-term dream of mine As for the occupational hazard of decapitation by bass-neck, I suppose it's not as bad as decapitation by egomaniac guitarist or mike-swinging vocalist prancing around...

Genuine question, possibly slightly off-topic: are basses with fanned frets easier or harder to play, or does the design make no difference at all?

Hi Ellie! Yup, another Warwick fan here - they're small and sound great, even the cheapo versions I have If I compare my list of gear in my first post with that in my present sig, I notice I must have given in to a certain amount of GAS during these 12 months... But it's obviously not over - GAS is never really over!

Gene Simmons, the tongue would be closer, I guess. Edit: to echo Deb, I also appear to look like the wife or the mother of the bass player when i'm in shops. I wonder why?