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    The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2022 - Sunday 9th October

    in Events

    Posted

    It grieves me to share the following sad PM received from Norm's wife this morning:

     

    Hello Scrumpy Mike.

    This is Sue, Norms wife.

    I am devestated to say that Norm passed away suddenly yesterday morning. 25/02/23

     

    He loved the bass bash event.

    Would you be able to let people know of my husbands passing.

    Thank you so much.

    xx

     

    I've already replied as follows and asked Sue to confirm whether - and how - she would wish to receive any other individual messages from us.

     

    Hello Sue, this is deeply saddening news for me, as I know it will be for all the other SW Bass Bash regulars. Over the years we have become a real family within the wider Basschat community and we shall all miss him terribly.

     

    I shall of course spread the sad news on Norm's and your behalf. In the meantime, please accept my sincere condolences. On behalf of the Bashers, I wish you and yours the strength you need at this sad time.

     

    Perhaps someone with the necessary skills could set up a virtual condolences card on here that we can sign. Any alternative/better suggestions also welcome.

     

     

    Thanks,

     

    Mike

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    The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, ezbass said:

    ... I remembered the last SS that caused a stir, the HB Mustang-alike. Anyway, at £205 delivered, it was a no brainer and I pulled the trigger this am, before I could talk my self out of it. Also ordered a blend pot to replace the volume so I can get some in between action. Should arrive Thursday/Friday and will hopefully not look too different from this…

     

    Good choice! The nice thing about these is the they've got 19 easily-accessible accessible frets, which also makes the body look better proportioned than the Mustang IMHO. I got the Burgundy Mist with tort, which was the only option in the Deluxe range at the time. Thomann now seem to be offering the full range of colours and, much as I love mine, I would probably have gone for the black/tort too.

     

    I'd love to hear how you get on with the new pot as it's on my to-do list. Are you fitting it yourself?

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    Gibson EB2 1966 Cherry red with original case. Short Scale.

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    On 02/02/2023 at 20:15, Grahambythesea said:

    I had a sunburst 66 EB2D a while back, they really do have a sound of their own. Looking at the photos I think Scrumymike is incorrect, I can’t see a 2nd pickup and there are no controls for it. Mine had independent volume and tone for each pickup, so I think this is correctly an EB2 and the single pickup model seems to be more collectible.

     

    I stand corrected - and not for the first time 🤣.

     

    I really do hope this wonderful bass finds a good, new home. Not mine unfortunately ☹️

    Exeter

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Gypsyfolk said:

    It’s difficult for original bands in Devon. Mainstream covers bands can eek out a living in stinky poo pubs and holiday parks. But is that really living??

     

    Better than being a paying customer in either ☺️

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    The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Smanth said:

    Very pleased to report that I’ve managed to acquire an Ibanez GSRM25 … a five string 28.6 inch scale bass.

     

    Came with roundwounds, which I’d like to change to flats … any suggestions from other owners (I know Newtone can probably help but not sure if they do flats)

     

    S’manth x

     

     

     

    The Dunlop 5-string s-s flats set is listed at £114.99 on Strings Direct! I have no relevant experience but if I had a s-s 5er, I'd be tempted to buy a cheap 4-string set and try to source a single, heavy-gauge, high-tension E to use as the B.

     

    The cheapest 4-string set of s-s flats that I know of is the Hofner 040-095 Contemporary series at £26.99, also from Strings Direct.

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    Andy Rogers short-scale custom build - *SOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    1 minute ago, BetaFunk said:

    Ah right yes I get what you mean. The Rascal I have I bought a few years ago after they were discontinued when walking into a shop just for a look and seeing it hanging there in mint condition for 400 quid which I thought was steal so couldn't resist it. Although I really like it it is a case of it probably being better looking than it is functional. 

     

    £400 was a steal! At that price, you can afford to ask Andy to re-body it for you 😉 The Rascal neck is the best I've ever played.

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    Andy Rogers short-scale custom build - *SOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by scrumpymike

    11 hours ago, BetaFunk said:

    In what way is it stupidly shaped?

     

    Aesthetically it's a bit Marmite-y but I didn't actually mind that. Just couldn't get on with the poor ergonomics, all down to fact that the bridge was so far from the bottom strap button. This added bulk/weight and shifted the fretboard further away from the player thereby negating two of the key s-s benefits. It also placed the bridge right underneath the fingers of the plucking hand.

     

    The pic shows the original body below the bass Andy made using all the other Rascal parts. I asked him to re-body it a-la Precision Lyte and I think it works really well. - as does the re-shaped original body Andy used for the black bass. IMHO these are the Rascals that Fender SHOULD have made rather than taking the quirky 'form over function' route.

     

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    Andy Rogers short-scale custom build - *SOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by scrumpymike

    19 minutes ago, Pinball said:

    Beautiful!

    Is this based on "Rascal" electrics?

     

    It is. The Fender Rascal was a great bass spoilt by a stupidly-shaped body. Fortunately they were kind enough to publish a Fender Rascal Bass Service Sheet that included a wiring diagram - with one mistake that Andy spotted.

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    Andy Rogers short-scale custom build - *SOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by scrumpymike

    Our Andyjr1515 built this to the same spec as my main gig bass (also built by Andy) as a backup. I've never had to use it in anger though as my other AR bass has been 100% reliable so I've decided to turn it into GAS vouchers 🙂.

     

    Compact, lightweight and a one-off in design terms, this bass is in top condition. Strap balance is perfect and the fast, slim neck makes it a sweet player. Functionally it's hugely versatile thanks to the 3 'lippy' pickups plus 7-way switching* that allows all pickups to be selected individually or in any combination. Each position gives you a distinctly different, totally useable voice, and I use all 7 on gig bas number 1 to suit various numbers in our covers band.

     

    Price includes a mint Gator shell case and a white-pearloid scratch-plate alternative to the ebony one fitted if you want to bling things up a bit. Strings are virtually unused La Bella flats.

     

    I'm happy to meet for mutually convenient handover within an hour's drive from Taunton or pack for shipment provided buyer arranges and pays for delivery.

     

    * Via 5-way slider switch and push/pull volume knob

     

     

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