silverfoxnik

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1436974648' post='2822494'] I'm sure you will get plenty of helpful advice at the bash! I may also ask Nik to see if we can have an amp talk of some sort. [/quote] Good idea Silvia! Just back from holiday; will PM you, Happy Jack and obbm tomorrow about ideas.. Nik

PM sent

Good question Steve! Let me just check that with the Greek Government; I believe they are experts in this particular area of, how shall we put it, 'fiscal legitimacy'....

Looking good Folks!

[quote name='cetera' timestamp='1436303542' post='2816974'] Gutted...... I'll be gigging again [/quote] [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1436304759' post='2816989'] That's the last day of my holiday at Lake Garda so I will have to miss it this year. :-( [/quote] Sorry we won't see you both - maybe next year? BTW, Lake Garda sounds fabulous Shelly!

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1436305515' post='2817004'] I'm supposed to be getting married early October in China. If I haven't left the country by then and I haven't taken my old Audi back to the mechanics, I'll come along. Will bring the GB Shuttle 6.0 and two fEARful F112 cabs, Spector 5, Status 5, Alembic, Pedulla...and maybe the Steinberger if there is any interest. [/quote] Would love to hear those fEARful cabs, Steve!

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1436301038' post='2816945'] Put me down. Should be bringing my Jule Monique and Demeter Minnie with the EAD Foundation 212. All being well there'll be a new custom Spector Forte 5'er too [/quote] Very nice!

Thanks Silvia

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hi Folks,[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]We've only just managed to get a date confirmed for this event and, added to the fact that I go away on holiday for a week tomorrow, I am posting this somewhat in haste in order so you can all get the date in your diaries! But please bear with us as precise details of what may/may not be happening on the day could well change as we go forward and people come up with ideas, suggestions etc. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]OK. H[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]ere we go....[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It's rapidly approaching that time of year again when we'd like you to dust off your shiny new (& old) basses, your ever smaller, lighter, louder amps & cabs plus all your weird / geeky bass FX, and bring them all down to the..[/font][/color] [b]South East Bass Bash No.9[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Last year's SE Bash, like all the others before it, was a really fantastic day, with some fabulous guest speakers and about 40 Basschatters attending! It goes without saying that we'd like to see if we can better that this year. So, please do [b]sign up[/b], come along on the day with all your gear, make a lot of noise, meet some fellow Basschatters and have a brilliant time helping us to raise a few [/font][/color][b]£££s[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] for good causes![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Here are the all important details you need to know:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Date: [/font][/color][b]Saturday 26th September 2014[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Time: [/font][/color][b]10am - 5pm[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Venue: [/font][/color][b]Jubilee High School, Surrey, School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1TE[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Venue link: [/font][/color][url="http://www.jubileehigh.surrey.sch.uk/"]Jubilee High School Website[/url] [url="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=504208&y=164434&z=0&sv=KT15+1TE&st=2&pc=KT15+1TE&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf"]MAP LINK[/url] [b]Format:[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] We may make a few changes to this after last year, but it will be something along these lines....[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1 x general area to set up your gear, plus 1 x quiet room/workshop area with workshops through the day, plus Jamming room, plus cafeteria, plus Raffle[/font][/color] [b]Spaces:[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] again, we may make a few changes to this, but something along these lines:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The Quiet Room and the Theatre for Workshops[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The Jamming Room for jamming with drummers (and other strange non-bass playing people)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Main Hall (where you can set up your gear)[/font][/color] [b]Cost:[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][b]£10[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Last year, it cost about £185 for the hire of the venue plus an amount for some public liability insurance cover therefore to cover those basic costs, we need to charge £10 per head entrance fee to one and all![/font][/color] [b]Charities:[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][u]We will donate all profits[/u][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] from the day to a worthy cause or two (details to be confirmed):[/font][/color] [b]Refreshments[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] will be available on the day for a small charge of course which will help increase the profits and keep everyone happy! Last year, as ever, Hamster & Mrs Hamster did all the work on that and have offered to do so again, so many thanks in advance to them![/font][/color] [b]Workshops[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]These talks and workshops really add so much to the day, so we are looking for offers from people to run workshops...so any ideas/requests are welcomed.[/font][/color] [b]Please Help[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]What would be really helpful from everyone who's interested in participating on the day is:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Donations of raffle prizes[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. Ideas/requests for the workshops[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. Volunteers to help out on the day (if needs be)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It's always good to know who's coming and what gear they'll be bringing so to get the ball rolling here's a list of the people we know who are coming:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Hamster - 2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, Yamaha BB300, amp & cab tbc 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It'd be great to have loads of people there on the day but the bottom line is that, to make this event pay for itself and to be able to donate something to charity, [/font][/color][b]we need a minimum of 30 people[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So, come on folks; sign up!![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]silverfoxnik / Hamster / obbm / Happy Jack / bluejay [/font][/color]

I just bought a looper pedal from Liam which is a really great unit....I'm really am pleased with it. Liam is very easy to deal with, sends stuff out really quickly, but is also helpful to the point of going out of his way this weekend to do a quick mod on the pedal for for me so it now takes batteries - how cool is that? So, fellow Basschatters, you can deal with Liam in complete confidence! Another great example of what the BC community is all about! Thanks again Liam

Love this band; great front man, great players and a cool retro vibe. We used to cover 'Blues Hand Me Down' of theirs in my last band, and though most punters didn't know either the song or the band, it always went down great!

[quote name='madshadows' timestamp='1435501951' post='2809389'] Such a shame, an amazing bass player, bloody cancer!, RIP. John [/quote] + 1 Very unique musician and very influential with it.. RIP

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1434791852' post='2802817'] Listening to "Dub side of the moon"... [/quote] Cool!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1434307403' post='2798553'] Home now with the England-v-Slovenia game in the background...hope that everybody had a good time. Firstly I must say I am thankful and humbled by the efforts of the team of people who gave their time and energy to make the event a success. I would have liked to have attended more of the seminars but my attention was, unfortunately, required elsewhere. My appreciation and thanks go out, in no particular order, to [b]Lozz196[/b] for his seminar on fretboards - another surprising result which I'm sure you'll read about in the relevant thread and on video when we get this posted on YT. Also to [b]Sibob[/b], whose parents provided the photo booth, taking free photos of attendees and their gear, which was a great addition to the usual format. Lots of positive feedback for this addition to our event. To all those out there thinking about putting on a Bash locally, [u]this is an absolute must have[/u]. To [b]SiBob's parents[/b], (sorry I can't recall your names) many thanks - we will welcome your input again in the future if you are able. I'm sure that Si will post a link to the photos as soon as they've been uploaded. Thanks to [b]Nick Smith(Doctor of the Bass)[/b] who, with only a few hours sleep after getting home at 5am, delivered another fantastic seminar on Modes and chords. I would also like to thank [b]Peter[/b], his very able assistant, who co-hosted that part of the event. Again, don't forget to catch the video here and on YT. Also thanks to [b]Andy Needham from D'Addario[/b] who delivered a well received seminar on string construction and the D'Addario range followed by a Q&A session which lasted a little longer than the 15 minutes he envisaged. Andy and D'Addario were very generous in donating strings for the fretboard challenge and prizes for the raffle. Video of the seminar to follow. On a more personal note, Andy also donated about 20 sets of guitar strings to the centre for the instruments in their music rehearsal room and has agreed to support the venue in the future. Thanks also go out to [b]Chris Manfredi (Bassface2k10)[/b] who ran the catering all afternoon and paid for most of the refreshments. Anybody thinking about buying a new amp could do a lot worse than look at his Markbass Jeff Berlin combo for sale here in the marketplace. Thanks to [b]Tim Healy[/b], drummer, who gave up his time to come along to be available for the seminars and for jamming with. We really could have given him a bit more work to do - bear this in mind for future events. Thanks to EBUK distributors [b]Strings & Things[/b] who provided the much desired EB Sterling Stingray Sub4 and many other prizes for the raffle. Thanks to [b]Stuart Clayton[/b] for the books in the raffle and to [b]Bass Guitar magazine[/b] for their donations and support too. Thanks to [b]Bluejay[/b] and [b]Happy Jack[/b] for the use of their video cameras so that the seminars are recorded for prosterity. Hopefully Bluejay will be posting her photos and blog when she's able to. Looking forward to this. Can't forget the soundman, [b]Harp[/b], who gave up his Sunday morning to get the PA set up for the various seminars. Finally my thanks to everybody who attended - you manage to raise[b] £465[/b], which doesn't include a very generous donation of £50 and a raffle donation of 5 hours at [b]The Farm Factory studios in Welwyn Garden City[/b] from [b]Simon (Hertsbass)[/b] - many thanks Simon, very much appreciated. Also thanks to those who donated prizes to the raffle and the catering. We still have a number of raffle prizes left over which we'll add to those at the next SE Bash in Surrey (dates to be announced). I'll be visiting the venue tomorrow - I'm sure that they will be very appreciative of the money raised. Apologies to anybody else I may have forgotten. [/quote] That's how you do it! Congrats to Mick, Lozz & co - looks like another amazing day in the BC calendar.. Couldn't make this myself as I was rehearsing for a festival gig this coming Sunday, so hopefully I can come and enjoy it next year!

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1434377480' post='2799012'] I do like a double P, especially 'reversed' ones. [/quote] Me too! These are DiMarzios, and (to my ears anyway) they really sound great..

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1434287731' post='2798295'] That's an impressive list (3 RBVs? That's just greedy ) what is it about the Eagle that makes it a keeper? [/quote] Not so much greedy, more an indication of what having had 24 hour access to Basschat for 8+ years has done to me! Good question about the BC Rich? From a technical point of view, I think it's the neck-through design, very resonant body, two-octave neck and the twin P bass pick ups.. But more than that, it's just always a such a joy to play. What's surprising is that it's not even one of the custom-shop models from that era - which were amazing - but it just works for me. These days, I'm playing it exclusively in one band I'm in, and am using my Yamaha BB300 exclusively in the other band I'm in... Both relatively low-fi, low cost basses. My two 5 string basses aren't getting a look in at all! Here's a pic of the BC Rich by the way: [attachment=194358:Full Shot 2.jpg]

My 1984 BC Rich Eagle.. Somehow in the last 12 years, it's managed to outlive my Wal Pro2e, Lakeland DJ5, 3 Roscoe Beck V strings, 2 USA Fender Jazz 5s, a MM Sub 5, 1985 Tokai Jazzsound, a Yamaha TRB 5 and a 1005.. !!