Alfie Noakes

Job done - that @RussFM is a top chap. Basschat at its finest. My wife was amazed at the amount of trust going on, but it’s commonplace on here, innit? 😎

A massive thank you to Russ, who transported my Bongo from his place in the West Midlands to my buyer in Leeds. A top Basschatter, and then some.

@RussFM - you’re a star.

Much later…..is the Phaser still available?

Thanks,

Phil

Yup, almost certainly. PM’d.

Deal pending, peeps - it didn’t take long!

Me too - he’s one of the (many) good guys on here.

General Discussion? Well it is bass-related.

I have a bass in Devon; @Bassmonkey lives in Leeds and wants it. Anyone going that way, this Saturday (May 20th) onwards?

Asking for a friend…..and myself. 
 

If you don’t ask, and all that. Happy to chip in to fuel costs.

Musicman Bongo Stealth 4H from 2017.

Black satln finish, painted maple neck with ebony fretboard, 24 frets, active, humbucker pickup and weighing only 8lbs 9ozs (or 3.9 kgs). Strung with flats. Excellent condition, no dinks, not even the obligatory end of headstock dink. Complete with original MM hard case.

No trades, and price is firm - that’s what it cost me. Willing to ship at your cost/risk but would prefer meet within reasonable range of Tiverton (EX16) in Devon.

Reason for sale? I’ve reluctantly gone back to my P bass, which sits better in the current band mix, and times are hard.

Here’s the link to the original ad I bought it from, with far sexier photos than I can manage:

https://bassbros.co.uk/sold-basses/2017-ernie-ball-music-man-bongo-stealth-4h/

4 hours ago, Gasman said:

Wow! I can't top that from down here in Dorset... I won't even try! Anyway, down here in West Bay (Dorset) I'm a member of a committee that arranges several mini-festivals every year to raise money for local good causes. We held our first one yesterday (Pirates' Day) in that one-day nice weather window that made it possible; the fact that we have a vicar on the committee seems to have helped many times - rumour has it that he has a quiet word beforehand with his CEO on our behalf!

 

I look after the band bookings as well as being the treasurer, so I can make sure that everyone gets paid a fair fee on the day. We featured six bands;

• Nina Garcia (ultra-talented local singer/fiddle-player with backing tracks)  
• Howling at the Moon - Pop-Rock Folk outfit
• Turnette Doone - Amazing pop/Rock trio (I've never before heard a rocked up version of Andy Williams' 'Can't take my Eyes Off of You' segued with a full Bohemian Rhapsody cover!)
• Ironhide - very popular metal band from Weymouth
• Mustang Sally - my lot, 5-piece with soul/pop/rock covers
• What the Phunk - seven-piece funk outfit

So we had two stages, six great sets from 14:00-23:00, many hundreds of punters, raised a lot of money for those good causes nd had a good time. 

 

Had the pleasure of meeting a Basschatter in person for the first time - Turnette Doone's Phil, aka Alfie Noakes, so as a thank-you here's a pic of his outfit in action:

 

 

Thanks for the photo and nice words, Gasman. It was an honour to be your first ‘Basschatter in the flesh’ but I’m sure you’ll like any of others on here too, if and when you meet them. Also, thanks for an unusually well organised festival - the stories of previous shambles elsewhere deserves its own thread. 
 

Sorry we couldn’t hang around for your set, but after three gigs in three days at our age, bed rest and the medicine from matron was well overdue 😎

I think I might 'win' for this weekend just gone, if you indeed call it winning.......

The venue was an engagement party at a rugby club in a fairly rough town in Somerset. The bride to be was slightly overweight, and in a short-ish glittery red dress. The groom to be was rather thin, and appeared to be missing some of his upper row of teeth. Both were probably in their late forties. 

The first set went well playing-wise, but with a limited crowd reaction, mainly some head nodding and clapping but without leaving the table, or indeed even getting up. However, the bride to be was almost constantly dancing and trying to cajole others to join in, bless her. The odd one or two did, briefly, then sat down again.

At half time we all felt a bit 'meh', agreed it was just 'one of those parties', and the drummer said "I hope we don't get the wedding gig".

Two songs into the second set, in the middle of a (requested) Wonderwall, and a very flustered barmaid came running up to me saying "Stop playing, stop everything, the party is over". I thought Wonderwall was sounding just fine, too. None of us like it, but I'd assumed we'd hidden that fact rather well. However, said barmaid went on to explain that there was a lady who'd taken ill in the toilets and an ambulance was on its way. She also said that at a wake a few weeks ago someone else had collapsed but "the rest just kept on enjoying themselves, and I'm not having that again". Okay, noted, and we started to pack down, just as the main room lights came on.

The next update was about five minutes later, when we were told that it was actually the bride to be who'd collapsed, she wasn't breathing and her heart had stopped, but the deployed defibrillator had done its job, and she was coming round slowly. We asked that our collective best wishes be passed on to her, and fully observed the gravitas of the situation whilst packing down in virtual silence. 

She left in the ambulance whilst we carried on putting everything away and loading out, and randomly glancing in the general direction of the bar in amazement................where we could still see the groom to be, with his pint, propping up the bar i.e. certainly not in the ambulance, and definitely not hotfooting it to the hospital, to be with his betrothed. His friends occasionally put a consoling arm around him. Oh well, what works for some couples doesn't always work for others, I guess.

Afterwards, we deduced that we probably wouldn't get the wedding gig after all. People, eh?

My covers band is Turnette Doone

Named by a Scottish sound engineer many years ago, and long before I joined them, at their first gig.

The following historic exchange works best with a very broad Scottish accent where appropriate....

Scottish sound engineer: "What's yer name?"

Band: "We haven't got one"

Scottish sound engineer: "Yer far too 'effin loud - turnette doone!!!"

And thus Turnette Doone was created.

Our return to The Coach House, Paignton on Saturday night was well received, although it could have been just a bit busier. Still, those there were very complimentary.

Second outing for the Stealth Bongo, and absolutely loving it. Also, second assault on my headstock by the guitarist’s Pete Townsend windmill impression during Won’t Get Fooled Again (as per last week, and first Bongo outing), and still no dink.

Second gig for the Stealth Bongo, and probably 50+ gig for the Mesa Subway D800+ amp and Subway cabs. Love the rig, and really loving the Bongo, which kinda surprised me. I had one before, and we didn’t gel, but boy have I gelled with this one.

None more black, eh?

Just sold a Hercules hanger to Tim- first rate chap.

Phil

Just sold some Hercules hangers to Merton - first rate chap.

Phil

Sold a pedal to Andy, and he was an absolute pleasure to deal with - thank you.

Phil

Sold some Straplocks to S'manth - a total pleasure to deal with.

Sold Dave a pearloid scratchplate - perfect transaction, and lovely guy to boot. A pleasure, sir.

The Hercules ones swivel about 15 degrees either way, and gravity does the rest. I’ve never had a problem with Fenders on them.

Four channel mixer, boxed, with PSU and instructions. Fully working. Price includes UK shipping.

**Metal ones sold**

As per photo, 2 x metal plate, 1 x wooden block. These are about £15 each, new.

£10 for it, shipped, sounds fair to me. Reasonable, too. So buy it!!

Reasonable condition, fully working, usual Velcro on base (included for free).

£20 inc. shipping, anyone?

On hold pending….Found when moving house. The MIJ / CIJ Fender Geddy Lee Jazz bass is long gone. Unsure of price - £15 posted seems fair.

One pair of straplocks, only I’ve no idea what bass they came from. They aren’t Dunlops or Shallers, and look pretty decent and substantial. I found them in a drawer during a house move. They aren’t from a Fender, but may be from a Spector. Or a Ricky. Or a Musicman. Or a Warwick. Or a Sadowsky. Or something else. (Fickleness guilt trip pending).

Anyway, if you want them, £10 and they are yours, inc. posting.

Another dodgy meeting in a Tesco's car-park, this time with Captain Rumble, to add to my list. John bought my Mesa Subway 1x15 cab, and was an absolute delight to deal with. He even had a minor RTA on the way over (a van driver with tunnel vision tried to scupper the deal), and was still bang on time. Top guy, could have talked for hours, but sadly couldn't. Maybe next time, and enjoy the cab, John.

BTW, we both agreed on the sentiment that there's no safer place to shop than on Basschat.