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My question for Jimmy would be: "Can I be your first endorsee in West Yorkshire...please?" Fingers (and toes) crossed!

Just spent 10 mins running through it, what a great song, always a highlight when seeing her live.

Confused about her negative comment regarding the bass she has that was painted by a car paint sprayer...surely those are the skills you'd want for spraying a Bass, didn't that American guy (Leo somebody) spray his basses with nitro-cellulose and use Ford colours too?

it will certainly be lighter to carry and don't forget there is a piezo tweeter control as well, might be best to set it flat to start i.e. at 12 o'clock

Yes, tried that as well but thanks!

.....other than the UK phone number 0161 2146161 and [email protected]? Neither avenue has resulted in me being able to contact their sales team.....yet!

"Desperate to get this months as the cousin of my Wood & Tronics Ergon is in it... I know it got 4/5 (ha ha of course) but I'm still interested in what they said about it. " The review's is a bit ambivalent, talks about a "few glaring omissions" in one breath then proceeds to say " these minor gripes aside" (both in reference to the same issues!). Don't know if the sub editor got at it?

I like his new EUB, it's just a neck with a side body extension

You should have just said you are short -sighted!

or add another 8 ohm cab bringing it all down to 4 ohms....maybe a 1X15? The 1000 watts rating is at 4 ohms, not 8.

[quote name='gary mac' post='817245' date='Apr 24 2010, 03:32 PM']I think he is the editor on one of the free music publications. Can't think of the name I'm afraid.[/quote] He edits the John Hornby Skewes Magazine called "Gear", I think. Full of ads and reviews for their products too!

I was at her Lowry concert on Wednesday night and commented the same in the Double Bass lounge. He's German and played it straight, sideways like a guitar, picking chords, and with a bow. She also played piano and guitar, had a sax, dbass and drums too and it was one hot band: the cello and double bass interplay was exciting and innovative. She was way more Jazzy than her albums, which I loved. Melody said she'd "stolen him from Germany", not sure if he's done all the European date or not.

She's off to Sweden now after just 3 gigs in UK, the guy she had on the last series of Later played a weird bass/guitar type thing. However it was a proper Double Bass this time, albeit reduced in size!

You Sir, are a gentleman and a scholar! Ms Gardot was very accomplished yet focused for someone so young, and despite her accident, an extemely nice set of pins!

Went to see MS Gardot last night. What a great gig, nothing like her recorded output and enhanced by some excellent playing by Stefan? or Raphael Brown( memory's gone) on double bass. He was playing one of those reduced size basses like wot Mr Bassman has and it sounded immense! Added interest was a German ( nationality!) cello player who played it everyway possible, with bow, plucking, chordally and as a guitar on its side. He also tastefully used a looper. Can't find anything on t'net re the Touring Band, anyone got any info please?

Yes, our old drummer got ill so we kept the drum stool "open " for 6 months until he was recovered. Once better, he then promptly went and re-joined his old band.... ( hence the photo on the left, we use deps now)

Jim Fleeting had a nice Bass with an oiled body and Delano pickups that he has built for Michael Johnson, ex Miles Davis, at the Yor-Bash the other week. I know he will build anything to a customers spec.

Here's one I made earlier, I kept the single cut feature fairly short however..... [attachment=46071:S5000495.JPG]

Sadowsky does it too because Swamp Ash has got heavier over the years. I have no experience of using one but don't think it would affect the sound materially like on an acoustic bass. I've also made a double cutaway electric guitar with chambers but again, they were just there principally for lightness.

Yes " balls" were on the end of the strings kindly donated by Hartke, virtually everyone won a set of 3!

You packed an amp as well....?!

Total with Gift Aid is £181.03, well done to all! [url="http://www.justgiving.com/yorkshirebassbash2010"]http://www.justgiving.com/yorkshirebassbash2010[/url]

Thanks to all who bought tickets, we will have raised around £150 plus a bit extra with Gift Aid!

Online draw now closed, if anyone still wants to donate that is fine but you will not be entered into the raffle draw.

I'm closing the online Raffle Draw at 10.30 am today so if you want to be in, please do so now or come and buy tickets at the Bash today! All tickets bought online will obviously be entered into the draw!!