Frank Blank

2 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

Ooh, I might be in the market for a pair of SDCs - how much you asking?

Sold!

2 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

Ooh, I might be in the market for a pair of SDCs - how much you asking?

I’ll PM you.

6 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

Let me know if you're bringing stuff that's not shown below and I'll add it to the list.

I should be bringing an Ibanez SRC6 as well.

6 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

I say he deserves it.  So full of himself with all that plumage.

in your Face, peacock!

Is there anything more crippling for a man than plumage envy..? 😁

4 hours ago, Geek99 said:

She claims a lot of things but the other protagonists are dead and no one kept any records anyway. I take her claims with a pinch of salt for these reasons and I would say the same about Babbitts claims or those of anyone else active at the time, hence my irony

She had some cool shades though.

58 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

There's all sorts of unsafe and sipid music produced by every generation... You may not like it, but that's the point, isn't it?

Try these for a start:

http://girlband.ie/

 

Sleaford Mods, excellent, unsafe, sipid and almost old enough to be grandparents.

@Jabba_the_gut don’t let me leave the SW Bash without me trying one of your shorties, I’m thinking one of those might be my second purchase from you (before you become my personal luthier).

1 minute ago, Al Krow said:

Carol Kaye?

We are not, none of us, worthy. Carol Kaye is, imho, top of the shop.

He isn’t a seriously good drummer. It isn’t all about ability, if he isn’t present he’s a crap drummer. Sack him, quickly.

6 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

Too bluddy right. The fixation on technique seems mainly to be a thing for teenage boys who thrap away on their guitars/basses in their bedrooms. At that age it's understandable.

I thrapped away on something else in my bedroom as a teenager, something even more understandable. 

I’m not a huge fan of the Beatles nor of Macca (or Sir Thumbsaloft as he’s referred to in these parts) but he played interesting melodic and most importantly totally song-serving bass lines in some of the most important songs ever written, that, to me, makes him a top drawer bass player. Give me that over virtuosity or ‘technique’ every time.

6 hours ago, leschirons said:

Foot-note, I didn't use the term "silly-billy" when I wrote this.😂

We all inserted our own terms when we got to this bit.

On 15/03/2019 at 17:12, SpondonBassed said:

Better than being a complete tit though.  (I've never seen a partial tit now that I think...)

I saw a partial tit in the garden this morning, it was missing its 4th knob.

6 hours ago, roger said:

ive picked up a Epiphone Rumblekat because i was interested in a short scale, ive  added a hipshot bridge and some deep talking flats (tuners next)  and im really pleased with it, so easy to play, but im convinced i need a Duesenberg now! but i must admit i cant imagine one would be so much better than the Rumblekat after my mods

It wouldn’t...

2 hours ago, Musicman20 said:

They make lovely looking instruments, but as far as I know, they are made in Korea (?!) then shipped to Germany (?) for inspection. You are paying a LOT for a Korean built guitar (they make great guitars btw, but the prices are usually £600-£1000).

I think the majority of the component parts are made abroad then shipped to Germany for assembly with the minimum amount of German made components to legally allow it to be sold as a ‘German’ product.

i think everyone is on the right track, they look lovely but that’s it, certainly the case at their price point.

I have been led to believe that the components are made cheaply outside of Germany, imported in and then assembled there allowing it to be classed as a German product. I know a few people who have them and are non-plussed considering the price.

7 hours ago, Teebs said:

Don't go getting any ideas now, Mr. Blank!

BassChat has a very large cat-friendly contingent! 😹

I am all for cats, very pro cat indeed, airborne or in a vice, obv.

2 hours ago, jebroad said:

This kind of thing?

Get in!

Fascinating. I’m just about to change preamp from one with on board compression to one without so I’ll need a separate compressor, so this is really interesting and extremely useful, thank you.

8 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

Where does that plug in or is it wireless?

Remotely controlled, imagine a furry drone...

7 hours ago, Teebs said:

Erm...I hate to break it to you FB, but it's BassBash, not CatBash™

There'll be no cruelty to animals (or Basschatterpeople), hopefully...

*takes Siamese out of vice*

1 hour ago, jebroad said:

There's plenty of room, if you're thinking of bringing gear.

I only need enough to swing quite a small cat.

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Interesting reading this, as I'm suffering a fair bit of 'imposter syndrome' at the moment!

Most people, in most of their endeavours, in most fields feel imposter syndrome in one form or another, I think people that don’t are perhaps at best insensitive and at worst arrogant. Don’t let it stop you is the most important it to remember, just keep doing yo’ thang.

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Silly question...

Should I bring an amp? If so a big one or a little one?

On the one hand I imagine its a PITA for everyone to be queuing up to plug in.

On the other a hall with fifteen people all playing different things at max volume might not be a good idea either...

Everyone brings their own amplification, I suppose it depends how much room there is!

14 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Sorry guys. Will delete my post.

was literally a testimonial to the fact it sounded amazing even in the state mine arrived in - so I’m certain it’s an unbelievable ABG.

Absolutely and the comment was totally valid I was just concerned that idiots like me might (as I did) get distracted from the sale of the pukka bass.

14 minutes ago, BassBod said:

The photos of the broken Tacoma  are nothing to do with the bass I’m selling, other than as a caution against shipping acoustics without a hard case! 

No local interest from the South West bassers??

I’d ask @AndyTravis to perhaps remove the pics from his comment, there’s more pics of the broken bass than the one for sale.