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Ah thats better .. .. Thx for that .. Am I first on the list .. hmm .. id better not seem too keen .. Looking forward very much to laugh and some of those tidy basses amps and fx that lie around these parts .. isnt it ? Gary v8( currently restocking with goodies )

The sole Welsh vote is in .....and again a big Ty to all who took time and effort , provided the knowhow , support .and enthusiasm and made it such a fun interesting and great day .. allways a pleasure ( trafiic ? what traffic ) ... Gary v8( currently looking for a proper compressor , a real one , with leds ... Ratio Threshold ... Gain ... Oh and an OC2 .. cos nothing else will do )

In my Diary .... Excellent .. Might be an idea to get the event Pinned Up too ..... Ill bring whatevers left over or whatever i pick up on my Bass Walkabouts Gonna need some new Welsh BC TShirts .. Looking forward ..and of course if any help is needed ... Gary v8

[attachment=121063:DSC_0005.jpg] Number 29 ... one of a pair of ACGs ( the other being 37 ) I own ....cheers Martin ! A link here i hope ....http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Gallery/162/ Total joy ...a neck that just fits ..unbelievable tones .. and superb build quality. feels as good if not better than anything Ive ever played, including some hugely expensive US custom guitars ........... looks imho to die for ....which allways polarise the " is it a Fender ?" people ....Odd wierd ohh coffee table .. beautiful ... what is it .... wow .... One of the basses i take to the grave .....doesnt stop me thinking that an 03 preamp might not make it just that lil bit more .........ha ..... Does it all ......earth shaking lows to sizzling hifi treble ... and with not a whisper of hiss .. Oh and the mids .... oh the mids .... Alans guitars should and need to be in everyones list of Basses to play before ya die ...... Thanks to Alan for having a vision .. and the skills ability facility determination & focus .....Scotlands finest ( and Im Welsh and i saw Kenny Dalgleish play football ) . Find one , commission one ..buy one or sell that kidney ..........You wont regret it ....dare to be different .... Gary v8 ( currently reevaluating all things Bassy and finding only good things )

[attachment=121062:DSC_0003.jpg] A snapshot of what has effectively taken my breath away as THE FRETLESS .....well .. for me anyway ... i lack a superlative ... just wow .... Unbelievably beautiful to look at .. easy to play ( even with my hamfingers ) .. tone to die for for as soon as i managed to open the incredible packaging of my Bass buddy Solartron ... Ahhh Fretless ......its like a fine wine by a firseide or heated leather seats in the depths of winter .......( even if ya cant move cos youre wheel wheel drive and stuck going nowhere ) Oh btw its a Nexus ...... check out .....http://www.nexus-guitars.com/ for more info ... ( not affiliated in any way ) Gary v8

Some very interesting , insightful and informative views and comments here ......however and FWIW ...(.and you know how i suffer with GAS )... The Guitar you most enjoy /play/love/ feel an affinity with.4 5 or string but fitted with .....a good midi system ...eg vbass .......( can be invisibly retro reversible and fitted to any old plank too ) .... Pros ... can give allmost unlimited acces to tones /sounds effects ....really really helped me with balancing string volumes and to jump from a kinda P thump to a snarly grindy driven MM in the blink of an eye ....a real tonic and what put a little inspiration into my playing .. cons .. hmm .. another lead and another box to carry ...... It wont and doesnt cure one of the need for more/other/different basses however .....it helps .. easier cheaper & way more effective than swapping out eqs pickups parts but not as much fun as the for sale section .... technology works .. technology delivers ! Gary v8

Many thanks to all who took time in organising arranging and bringing another fantastic bash together ! Traffic aside ........... Good to meet everyone and if I didn't my apologies or your good luck GAS for Barefaced matamp sfx rob Allen and the talent booster pedal somebody had To trade ....pm sent If you haven't been to a bash .....one word ......go . Gary V8

One more please ! Ill bring just enough money for coffee a donation and the raffle .. Oh and ill of course be late .. I am a bass player after all .. ! Gary V8

A quick search here on Bc will show up a few things that went on Go on i know you want to .... Its all about coordination .. venues need enough power and parking .. maybe tea coffee and umm facilities ... it needs to be cheap , secure and easily accessible for a majority too .. so M4 link makes sense ..and maybe a car share or 2 .. Music Box Cardiff was the venue for the last Wales event Organised by the much missed SI and another whos name i am trying to remember ( my apologies sir ) and two " spaces " were paid for the day .. 10 til 5 or so .. or at least until pubs opened .. Fantastic event , even though i was invariably late .. were an eclectic bunch arent we ? and from beginner to Pro, very inclusive I remember some great basses and great people .. faces to names is fun ...A couple of Wals showed up .. A Marleaux .. a few rarities and oddities .clifton .. Si s shuker .. a load of blingy stuff and a few basic workhorse gigging things ..an eye opener seeing what kit is used in and around these parts .. A few demos .. a workshop or two ... a great drummer to jam with .. some great peeps and a thoroughly great bass time .. think i might have missed a talk and workshop by a luthier who did some basic set up work and was a font of all knowledge .. tho .. Eltham iirc ... A raffle .. a little charity donation ... and a general feeling of what a great day .. even got to wear my BC t shirt ! Probably needs around 20 people ( hopefully a few more ) min to make it work maybe one to trawl local music shops begging for a donation ( anyone have any good buddies who work in the Music shops around these parts .. all in a good cause of course and maybe a chat with Hamster .. and even Ped .. Dont think there a Mod In Wales at the moment .. The good news is that I ll have chance to do that on Saturday My hand is up for a November do .. allowing time to coordinate and shape it up ... Im Claudius ! Lets start with a list and a few dates .. if we get numbers and some dates that work then its a doddle ... Sooo .. Hands up ... and some ideas and thoughts ..... Gary v8 Ill feedback on the SE event ( although check pics as they will probably be up on the day and over the day or 2 afterwards ( in a week after my hols ... Diolch

Definately ! Its been way too long since the last one .. On Board Gary v8

Had the pleasure of conducting a little BC business over the last few weeks with Paul A man of great bass playing talent and communication skills as well as remarkable packing abilities ..( have no fear ) . Trustworthy .. informative .. and honest .. .. ( Thats why BC is the place to be ) Thank You Paul A credit to BC Gary v8

Great thread Gotta say that Bird would be insane with an aluminum Kramer Duke / Voyager neck or even a Moses / steiny ....expensive i know but mmmmmm Gary v8

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1134997' date='Feb 21 2011, 12:57 AM']Anyone actually interested in my basses, the two BC Richs and the Rickenfaker are the only interesting ones, but I'm always more curious to see what people make of my horrible franks. There is a definite big theme to my other gear.[/quote] Mr F ... Yes .. Would be properly good to see a BC Rich at the Bash ! Gary v8