prowla

Looks like a tadpole.

54 minutes ago, Hamster said:

Having done all the sums we are left with an overall profit of £690.  This has been donated to Cancer Research for breast cancer, and Cancer Research for prostate cancer.  I have also donated a smaller amout to the school for hosting us.  The couple of raffle prizes that were not claimed have been donated to the school's music department, which they are very grateful for.

 

Huge thanks to Guy Pratt, Laurence Cottle and Barry Moorhouse for their support!! 

 

Thanks also to my girlfriends Gary (@Cetera) and Darren (@Bassforradio) for their early arrival and help with setting up, with Darren also doubling up in his professional role as ace interviewer!

 

Also special thanks to:

 

Mick (@Thegreek) for reaching out to several businesses and getting some prizes from D'Addario

 

Trevor (@TrevorR) for securing the services of Laurence Cottle and Barry Moorhouse from the Bass Centre.

 

Oh yes, I'd better mention the wife, Mrs Hamster for sorting the refreshments!!

 

Thank you all for making the day another enjoyable sucess!

 

Colin

Congrats on (once again) setting up a most enjoyable and well-managed day; I really couldn't fault anything*!

(*except the people pulling the raffle tickets for not picking mine earlier! 🙂 )

The sales are certainly racking up!

I bought @Chimike's SWR Grand Prix and Trace Elliot GP11 preamps - I didn't have the cash with me, so I plan to post the cheque for the SWR on the weekend.

The Overlord bridge is made of cheese and the adjuster bolts are just stock (M4 or is it M6) bolts with a knurled knob on the end; they are harder metal than the bridge parts and will mash the claw threads with the slightest effort.

I tried replacing the knackered one on my doubleneck and the one I received was badly made so the claws were too tall to retract into the bay when trying to tune the instrument.

There's also a lip at the end where the adjusters are, so that the ends of the adjusters grind against it; fitting the bearing washer thingies there doesn't quite work as the surface they're against isn't flat.

I acquired one of a Steinberger Spirit and that works fine.

This is what was on the bass half of the doubleneck; the chap I got it from had given up trying.

This is it now...

The bass half has Retrovibe Ric-style pickups - they were a straight swap for the "EMG"s, even the screw holes!

The guitar half's bridge also failed (I think the trem spring was too much for the soft metal) and it's now got a hardtail one on it, from a chap in Ireland.

I plan to put a pair of SDs I've got on the guitar half, when I get around to it.

Electrics-wise, one of the knobs has a pull switch I've wired to mute the guitar neck when pulled.

I think @NancyJohnson had one of those and rather liked it.

I'm guessing those aren't real EMGs either.
(I have a Chinese doubleneck which had an Overlord bridge and pickups with "EMG" on them.)

A bit of Dettol and it'll be good as new!

I gave up on F1.

Brooklands is a great day out, though!

1 hour ago, chyc said:

Laurence is the type of guy you convinces you to either practise more, or give up. Such a great player, with amazing stories.

 

As an aside, I thought I recognized him, and chatting with him afterwards confirmed it, he's here:

 

Thanks everyone for taking the time to organize the event. My first trip was certainly a great experience.

🙂
I said to him Ithink I need to practice more; unfortunately there aren't enough hours in the day to get to that level.

1 hour ago, TrevorR said:

Yeah, Darren was the perfect MC for those bits. As you say, top bloke! 
 

I couldn’t believe it when Guy finished his chat and said, “I’ll just leave those there if anyone wants to look at them or have a go. Just limit yourself to a couple of minutes coz there’ll probably be a few of you!” He’s such a lovely erm… guy. 

'cept Darren grabbed it and wouldn't let go until Guy came back to do a photo with him. 🤣

Still, I did take a couple of pics of them on his phone for him and he returned the favour when he finally handed it over; I have to say it is a very nice bass!
I passed it on to @Smanth.

7 hours ago, chris_b said:

Many thanks to Colin, Trevor, Gary and anyone else who was involved, for making the bash a great day. . . . again.

(And Mrs Colin for the tea & cakes!)

Well, that was a great day out!

I also got to play “Money” on Guy Pratt’s Betsy. 

Right - about to load the car...

I've got to load mine up in the morning.

2 hours ago, admiralchew said:

Slightly OTT post, sorry. I’ve been wondering what this would look like for ages.

 

A circle of fifths (with 4ths and 6ths)...

2 hours ago, tubbybloke68 said:

Bit nervous at the prospect of meeting all you much more knowledgeable people than me but really looking forward to my first bass bash. Should we wear stickers with our basschat handles for identification??🤣

You'll be more than welcome to have a bash on one of my basses there.

(No, it's not a double-entendre!)

1 hour ago, HMX said:

Is anyone selling anything on the day, or will it be a fun surprise to see ‘for sale’ stickers slapped on headstocks? I’m having a think myself…

I've not gone to one knowing there wuld be particular items for sale, but I have bought things once or twice.

18 hours ago, cetera said:

So, it's nearly time for the bash!

 

Just a reminder to all attending to bring CASH.

You will need £10 cash to enter the event

You will need £5 (or multiples thereof) to buy raffle tickets

You will need coins or small notes for tea/coffee/cakes

 

There will also be items for sale that may require you to arrange paypal payments/bank transfers etc for

 

See you all there! 😃

A £20 note for entry and a couple of tickets should help cover costs and make a donation. 🙂

4 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Am on call this weekend so can`t attend, cue Richard Dastardly type cursing

You could still drop by and say hello...

I had a brief play on a Kubicki fretless today. 
Sadly it was priced at £3k, so I had to give it a miss. 

1 hour ago, GoodShowSir said:

 

Cake 🍰 😉

Well, that takes the biscuit!