Frank Blank

MacDaddy - Custom Shukers / Rob Allen Mouse / Peavey Vypyr VIP III Binky Bass - Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar), GR Bass Dual 1400 & GR Bass AT410+, Helix LT, Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc. Cetera - Spector (USA NS2 & NS2X, Euro Classic, Euro LX (w/Haz),Euro 'Rachel Bolan', Pulse II ) Wal Mk1 'Geddy Lee', Fender FSR PJ with East pre, Hamer Impact, Pedulla Buzz 4 fretless and maybe Jackson TBird, GK400RB, GK Legacy 800 & Tech21 VT500 Heads, Genz Benz Neox212 cab. Merton - various ACGs, Zoots, Conway Instruments basses, Glockenklang Blue Rock, Barefaced Two10/One10 Eude - ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string, ACG RetroB 5, ACG TKO Modern 4, ACG ChubstRR Mikro 6 string, 2 X ACG Mule 4 strings (on loan from ACG), GK Legacy 500, 1 or 2 Barefaced One10 Cabs, Dod 250(r) modded with @Sibob Stingray5 - MusicMan Stingray5, Tune TWB6, Tune SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC15 combo OR Trace Elliot GP12SMX combo. NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB, Lull JAXT4, Darkglass A/O900, Darkglass 112 cab, Tech 21 dUg. prowla: Obligatory Rickenbackers, a Warwick or two, maybe a Kramer aluminium necked bass, some pedals, Ampeg & Tech 21 preamps (subject to change), maybe the Minitaur & MIDI bass pedals. Lozz196: US Precision, Ashdown ABM600 & Ashdown ABM PRO NEO 210s x2 Ampeg SCR-DI, Sansamp BDDI v2 Silverfoxnik: G&L SB1, BC Rich Eagle, Godin Shifter Classic 5, Sprackenbacker Ricky copy, Mesa Walkabout 15 combo, or Handbox R400 + Vanderkley 1156 MT. Happy Jack: an assortment of weird 5h1t that I can guarantee nobody else will bring WalMan (hopefully!): Wal, Status S1 & S2 & Zon Legacy Elite. One of the rigs (probably Mesa D800 & BF One10 or BBII as there's already One10's on thelist) or Helix & Headrush. SkarBassOne pedal. May have an old case & 2U rack to sell/raffle Steve Browning: Mesa TT-800 and Mesa Subway 1x15 cabs. SVL basses. Greco Pbass and Tokai Jazz. OrangeFriday: Latest homebuild items - Tubular Bass and Basscape effects plus maybe Jellybean Bass (the one with a few LEDs in the neck) BillyBass: Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas V (J) and IV (reverse PJ) , Balaguer select series Goliath (HH), Tech21 GED 2112 pre amp, Barefaced Midget,maybe a super compact too. Not sure about which head yet. Jam pedals Lucy dreamer, Hamstead Subspace, Jam Pedals Ripply Fall. Wolverinebass: Aside from bringing sideburns and sarcasm, not sure what I might bring. Mudpup: Zon Sonus Std, Cort A4plus, Mesa Big Block 750, Mesa MPulse 600, Quilter BB800, Barefaced Big Baby cab Simon C : G&L L2000 Tribute, Sire V7 Fretless, Ibanez EHB1000S Headless Shortscale. Various pedals (switch, tuner, Hypergravity compressor, Laney 85 Bass Octave, Bass Clone Chorus, Spectradrive) Rumblefish: Reverend Rumblefish,Bernie Goodfellow bass, EBS HD 350,Vanderkley 112 MNT. bass_dinger - Two Washburn 500s and a step-fronted SWR Workingman 12 with a three digit serial number. And maybe the Boulder Creek 5 string in my avatar. Smanth - Harley Benton B-550FL, Kala UBASS, Roland Microcube Bass RX, TC-Electronics BG250-208, Line 6 Wireless, Some Zoom Pedals, Stompz if it is working, Bits for Phoenix. Andyjr1515: Camphor Single Cut (see also For Sale listing); AJR's "Same woods and proportions as a Thumb but, wisely, a different shape" fretless; passing across the completed pink lightweight to Happy Jack TrevorR - Wal Mk 1, Wal Pro 2E, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10, Pedalboard…

John Wilson - bass on Heaven 17s Penthouse and Pavement Floyd Lawson and Vivian Weathers - bass on Linton Kwesi Johnson's Forces of Victory and Bass Culture.

Sold an interface to @Chienmortbb. Despite the transaction having taken longer than a year I think (I totally forgot I'd promised it to him), once I had rectified my appalling oversight I finally managed to get the bloody thing to him. Well, my idiocy aside, it was a straightforward deal, excellent comms and prompt payment. I declare @Chienmortbba scholar and a gentleman and have absolutely no hesitation in awarding him the Frank Blank Seal of Approval...

Great stuff!

If I succumb to this bout of melodica gas it'll be my third. This is the one I fancy... Suzuki PRO-37V3

Now that's pukka recording kit! Good man. I now have melodica gas...

Sold a HX Stomp XL to S'manth, great comms, smooth deal, top Basschatter. I have no hesitation in awarding S'manth the Frank Blank Seal of Approval...

I imagine that was @wrinkleygit's fretless, which was the bass that sounded better than my Rob Allen and to ask Mr The Gut to build me one.

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I was at the South West Bass Bash yesterday, albeit very briefly, but thankfully long enough to pick up the superb fretless built for me by the supremely talented @Jabba_the_gut. I am pretty much gobsmacked by it, I don't know how a bass can look this good and sound even better than it looks. If you hold a note steady and then begin to add a bit of vibrato I swear the note gets louder, there's some sort of freaky juju going on with the fingerboard. Anyway, short scale, stainless steel nut and fret markers, semi-hollow, piezo, I'm not really a technical man when it comes to instruments but Jabba builds the most beautiful basses and they fit in exactly with the type of music I play so, it's perfect. I am a very lucky man, I get to play (another) work of art. Cheers Jabba, its a f***ing masterpiece.

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If by 'discipline' you mean sitting in a corner giggling at my own farts then you can count on it.

I've arrived. There was a small gathering of 'guests' at the reception, they would have made a convincing Hogarth print.

That's Blank to you Brenda! Well, there you are, thats forty minutes of my life wasted. If I get lumbered on the door taking tickets because of this...

Just packed up the car and now I'm ready for the off, albeit an hour and a half early! Now I have to print off a Frank Blank lanyard thing so no one calls me Doris.

Kind of 9.30-10 arrival then it usually ends 4-5ish.

The Bash is tomorrow, Sunday 9th

You, Sir, are bang on the money.

Yeah I'll bring the other one then we can do Jazz Hands at anyone going overboard with the slapping.

Final appeal, don't forget to bring any socket reels or plug extensions you have. Don't say I didn't warn you...

Right, for the last time... Updated Gear List & Raffle Donations @Andyjr1515 - SWAPAATBWADS* Fretless; FOR SALE: 'Kert's' Single Cut Camphor bass @BreadBin - TCE combo, pedal board, a couple of 5-strings, fretted and fretless, 4-string Allen Eden Jazz @Charliebass212 - basses, Markbass heads and my Barefaced cabs @Chienmortbb - Fender Aerodyne Jazz, Sire Marcus Miller M2, Ashdown Retroglide 800 amp, BC112MK3 12" Cabinet, Amplifier frequency response test rig *FOR SALE* Fender Aerodyne Jazz Pickups P/J, Marshall ED1 Compressor, Ramsa WP-1200 Power Amp @fiatcoupe432 - Pentabuzz, Mtly pasini fretless, MIJ Ibanez 6 string @Frank Blank - Jabba fretted bass, Ibanez SRC6, Yamaha Silent Classical Guitar *FOR SALE*, QSC K12.2 @GrahamT - NS Radius CR5, Spector Spectorcore 5 and defretted Line 6 Variax 705, Genz Benz Streamliner 600, GB Focus 112 cab, battery powered Pignose 30 @Jabba_the_gut - Semi hollow fretless bass, 5 string mini bass, Ibanez RB960 bass, Markbass 801, Line 6 Studio 110, TC RS450 combo @JohnDaBass - Fender Imp micro Combo clone, BC110/MiniMax combo, P Bass Bitsa ash/Dimarzio/JazzMN, P Bitsa Black alder/Dimarzio/ Jazz MN, Bitsa '72 Jazz /CS '62 Pups/ MN, '52 P Bass Bitsa/Lindy Fralin Pup, Fender Kingman 34ins Acoustic bass @Mottlefeeder - Ibanez 5-string AB, Hohner B2V, kit built passive 4-strings, couple of home-brew battery combos, an 'Even briefer case' 150W twin 5 inch, and a 75W/150W 1x10inch & 1x10 extension speaker, plus a Vong HPF/LPF/DI pedal and an MXR 3-band EQ/DI pedal @Norm - Trace Elliot v4 valve head, Barefaced Vintage 2x15, Squier 5str Precision, Squier 5str Jazz, Musicman Stingray 4str (poss for sale/trade), Boss Micro-cube & headphones for when it gets noisy @Pea Turgh - DIY Basschat micro cab, Ampeg PF350, Toby Pro 4 bass. DIY Basschat micro cab, Ampeg PF350, Toby Pro 4 bass @Richard R - 4 and 5 string Brawleys, an EBS session 60 amp, bass weighing scales and a spreadsheet or some other way to show the data @scrumpymike - two Andy Rogers custom-builds; Vox Starstream A2S; FOR SALE!! Gillett Contour Standard 4; Mesa TT-800 head; Hand-Box R-400 head; 2 x Barefaced SC3 cabs @sprocketflup - NS EUB, 5 string fretless Sei @Stub Mandrel - Orange Bass Terror, bitsa p-bass, C2, AT212 @TheRev - double bass (poss), Italia Rimini, Chowny SWB fretless (FOR SALE), MAS45 cab/Techamp Puma/Fishman pre @Woodinblack - 27" Jabba bass, some spectors, Squier mustang *FOR SALE*, maybe the chapman stick @wrinkleygit - Jabba Telebass, Jabba Fretless, 70’s fretless P bass, Warmoth bitsa fretted P, TC BAM200 @yorks5stringer - Nordstrand Acinonyx LIST OF RAFFLE-PRIZE DONATIONS Gator rack-mount case - donated by @scrumpymike A 6 metre cable, using Neutrik Jacks and Sommer Retro Braided Cable - donated by @Chienmortbb Hardly used (never for vocals) Sonitronics STC-80 Cardioid Dynamic Mic with Stand Clip - donated by @Andyjr1515 Gig bags including Roqsolid zipped case, a picture of the Beatles on old photopaper, loads of Q CD's. - donated by @yorks5stringer 34" medium scale Nickel strings, 34" medium scale Nickel and a selection of Cadburys chocolate donated by @Richard R A clip-on tuner donated by @wrinkleygit Mighty Bass Tru pass thro tuner, Ammon sub & up octaver donated by @JohnDaBass Tech21 BassCompactor compressor donated by @TheRev A folding bass stand and maybe a cymbal stand donated by @Pea Turgh Digitech RP80 donated by @BreadBin