Silvia Bluejay

I've seen a few righty ukuleles at a music shop - some are perfectly symmetrical -at least on the outside - and can be turned upside down with no problems, but it's always necessary to replace or file/adjust the bridge and nut, although that didn't look like a huge job, given the relative thinness of all the strings.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1351175258' post='1848254'] I'm still pondering as to whether to go on the Sunday as well as the Saturday.. [/quote] Exactly! Hence my wondering who exactly is doing what on the Sunday. I know that I [b]had[/b] to buy a ticket for Saturday, because I can't miss Dave Ellefson of course , but I wouldn't mind being at the show on the Sunday too, especially if any other BCers will be there and willing to meet up.

I know that opinions on the show vary, but I've always found it more than worth the ticket price if only for the masterclasses and mini-performances by the big names. This year there were so many I hardly had time to have a good look at the stands and meet up with other BCers for more than a few minutes! Bass stars aside, I like the opportunity to GAS, see new gear, collect info about what I might need in the future, and play or test gear (although that's the less satisfactory aspect of the show, given the noise and the crowds). I also believe that the big companies would one by one desert the show if we didn't support it. Some of the big names were notable for their absence this year, and the only way to attract them back is to make the show a big deal, go there [i]en masse[/i] and make them feel they're missing out. As for being an exhibitor there, hopefully some of those BCers who were there last March will see this and give you their opinion.

I've just bought my Early Bird ticket for Saturday 2nd March 2013. I'm bumping this thread as a reminder, as the cut price tickets will only be on sale until 12th November 2012. Anyone know who the acts on Sunday 3rd are? The website seems to have been left rather incomplete.

Thank you all for your appreciation of Kit Richardson's set of photos! And thank you Nigel for reminding me to enter that comp before it's closed I've now entered the last shot of that set, which I like a lot too. I wish I could have included Nige in the scene, but the room was too crowded to walk far enough to fit everybody in.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1350892051' post='1844615'] Really enjoyed that gig - nice pub, very friendly people, invited to turn the volume UP, twice, landlord got the diary out at the end of the evening and offered us two more dates on the spot. Outstanding! [/quote] Absolutely. The first time the landlord asked me to tell the band to play "louder" I genuinely thought he'd said "lower" (volume). That shows not just that I was incredulous, but also that the band [b]was[/b] pretty loud already...

That doesn't sound like much fun, Ad... hopefully we'll see you, with or without the other Jetsonics, back in west London soon. On Saturday several musicians had trouble getting to their own gigs from other parts of London due to problems on public trasport. Kit Richardson actually have two violinists, but one of them only arrived in Chiswick in time to play on the band's last number. I recorded a video of that song but took no photos, hence only one violinist in the set I published here.

Incidentally, among the videos I recorded at this gig there's the one of the by now infamous Mustang-Sally-added-by-popular-demand

I haven't had time to look at and select the best among the whole series of photos I took, but I'll get down to that soon. I also recorded a couple of videos which will be on their way to Nige asap.

Thank you Beedster and Doddy for your replies, and everybody else for their info and opinions. This is a very intriguing thread.

Excellent, thanks. I'll keep an eye on this thread and tweet the meetup to BC's followers when we have full details. Such a pity I live too far to attend.

BUT - if the double bass is audible as part of the band, without being amplified, why should an acoustic with nice, bright-sounding phosphor bronze strings be less audible? (Real question, as I don't play in a band.)

Aw, thank you Nigel, I'm delighted you like them. You know, it's worth making a bit of a fool of myself by kneeling and/or leaning awkwardly in front of the band in order to get a decent shot, when the results deliver something you are happy with!

So the date for this meetup is confirmed, but the place is not yet known, if I understand correctly? Please correct me if I'm wrong. When we have all the info this thread should probably become a sticky and I'll tweet the details.

[quote]nessendormer[/quote] Fantastic! Took me several seconds to reconduct this to Nessun Dorma... I resisted the temptation to Google it

Bump for this! I tweeted it on the day and will re-tweet in the near future.

Excellent gig, too short a set that left us wanting more. Slideshow of some highlights: [url="http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157631815168288/show/"]http://www.flickr.co...815168288/show/[/url] First photo:

Tonight's pics!

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1350693529' post='1842495'] ... and they were asked to turn it up! [/quote] Absolute first! The band was asked by the landlord to turn up their volume. Twice. PS Great to see you, Sean!

I'm just back from a Junkyard Dogs gig in Uxbridge where the band was actually [b]asked[/b] to play Mustang Sally (which wasn't in the setlist), and kindly obliged. The crowd danced and sang along.

[quote name='Ruck' timestamp='1350672885' post='1842232'] Haha! judging by the Warwicks you play I see no question as to which part gets the horn [/quote] Come to think of it, I don't need horny bass guitars, I've got two [b]uprights[/b]...

See you tonight, Sean, and see you tomorrow, Nige. It's shaping up to be an awesome weekend!

[quote name='Thatguy59' timestamp='1350653005' post='1841820'] Whiskey in the jar? [/quote] Metallica got there first

[quote name='Ruck' timestamp='1350597175' post='1841196'] How about the Jack socket is the a-hole, where the tone is pooped out... dont be serious, have some fun... [/quote] *blushes, and can't help wondering what part of the bass would be the front bottom in that case. Blushes twice when remembering that her basses are all male*

Get yerselves to West London again on a date that doesn't clash with a Junkyard Dogs gig, please, and we'll be there