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  1. scrumpymike
    Interesting to note that the supply of used s-s basses on the Basschat marketplace has pretty much dried up of late. Does this suggest we've all decided we like them so much that we're keeping them? My personal preference for the 'Gibson' scale length goes back to the '60s.
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    We do need lots more pre-payments though 🙂
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    OK folks, it's the moment we've all been waiting for - this year's Bash menu 😋 Mrs Scrumpys menu Oct 24.docx
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    OK folks, time for the usual shout-out for two vital Bash ingredients: raffle prizes and pre-payments! RAFFLE PRIZES Please let us know what goodies you can bring so we've all got extra reasons for coming. As our regulars know already, pretty much everybody invariably ends up winning something - even if it's donated to them out of sympathy by one of the multiple winners. I'll kick things off with a couple of premium-quality Bash T-shirts 😮 PRE-PAYMENTS Those of you who are happy to pay your £13 in advance please ping me a PM and I'll send you payment details for PayPal or bank transfers. We need at least 20 of you to step up to the plate to make sure we have our costs covered. (NOTE: In practice, we've always been able to give refunds on the odd occasion when a pre-payer has been unable to attend.) Thanks, and over to you!
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    That's neepheid posting from Aberdeen by the way - obviously still following the Bash topic! Hope you're keeping well pal and sorry that you're beyond the range of our home delivery service. We'll be thinking of you when we're tucking into Mrs. Scrumpy's legendary apple crumble and custard 😋
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    You'd be in with a chance of winning the 'furthest travelled' award given that our Basher from Aberdeen can't make it this time due to gig commitments 😊
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    Not a good start - you've got 2 laughs already.
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    The straws - maybe.
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    A half and 8 straws?
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    I'll post some suggestions for cheap accommodation. People do tend to go their separate ways after the Bash. Can be quite an intensive and tiring day - especially for the organisers 🙂
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    Jumped on Thomann's website to check out their short-scale stock - just out of interest as I already have my 'ultimate' s-s Sandy. They're listing 19 basses but only have 2 in stock! In my experience over recent years, that's an all-time low and they're showing the popular base-model Lionel BB not expected in stock until next June!!
  12. scrumpymike
    Jumped on Thomann's website to check out their short-scale stock - just out of interest as I already have my 'ultimate' s-s Sandy. They're listing 19 basses but only have 2 in stock! In my experience over recent years, that's an all-time low and they're showing the popular base-model Lionel BB not expected in stock until next June!!
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    Love it! Re finish, funnily enough that's what caught my eye on your original wall-hanging pic. Your pick-up/control configuration is my absolute fave. It's just so versatile and and I don't get why there aren't more basses like it out there. That was what made me buy one of the otherwise ergonomically challenged Fender Rascal basses that I later had re-bodied by our AndyJr.
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    That has to be worth seeing - and hearing.
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    I can identify with that 🙂. But we'll still miss you ☹️
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    Thanks for that Phil. I - and no doubt others - will have a think and post our thoughts on here. My initial one is to go for the 8" cab build as the video will make it useful beyond Bash day. Although I'm strangely intrigued by the PA option. For me, that's always been the 'elephant' on stage 😐
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    SHOOT-OUT OR CAB BUILD? Our friend Phil is asking whether we want another cab/amp-based shoot-out this year or a self-build session featuring the new 8" cab. He is also able to do a session on the 'dark art' of the PA system but feels that may just be a step too far away from bass stuff. What's the verdict?
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    That's a very nice couple of basses. Where did you get the Serek?
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    You know me too well Rich☺️
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    That's a great choice! I was greatly angered by the Daily Telegraph obituary that popped up on my screen yesterday. It described JM's voice as thin and expressionless and his lyrics as badly crafted and banal. Obviously the writer hadn't listened to this moving track and doesn't even get the fact that blues music was born out of the mundane. Suffice to say that I've already forgotten the name of the guy who wrote the obit but I'll never forget the bluesman himself.
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    Just seeing news reports of John Mayall's death. Thankfully the music he made with the Bluesbreakers will never die. I've just enjoyed a good soak in it courtesy of YouTube. What a hero!
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    I've always been a Gibson (30"-ish) scale-length guy since I started playing in the '60s but I can imagine how enabling the sudden switch from standard to short scale must feel to you. Lots more choice nowadays too 😊. Maybe your next acquisition could be the more recent 3-pickup (Version ll) Acinonyx. I'll certainly be tempted as and when they start appearing over here - not sure why they haven't already.
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    That this beauty hasn't sold at IMHO a fair price is sad and ever so slightly disturbing.
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    The HB 'Stangalike is massive value for money and IMHO pretty darn good even in standard spec. I bought first time round.
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    All other things being equal, the shorter the scale, the shorter the distance your fingers have to stretch between frets and the shorter the distance your left hand has to reach to get down to the lower end of the fretboard. However, that 'reach' advantage* gets progressively cancelled out for body designs where the bridge is moved ever further away from the bottom edge of the body. *Of course, if you're a player with small hands and long arms, you may consider the shorter reach to be a disadvantage as it could make your playing position feel a bit cramped.
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