silverfoxnik

It won't be the same without Nige, Clarky, Johnny Lager and some of the other regulars from the last few years..... But it'll still be a great day hopefully!

Hi Folks, A quick update: 1. Confirmed times for [b]W[/b][b]orkshops[/b] are: 12.00: FX's workshop - Sibob 13.00: Recording/Studio related stuff and Compressors - 51m0n 14.00: Ableton; composing, jamming and performing - Urb For those of us interested in the [b]'A/B ing amps, cabs & basses[/b] etc', I suggest we discuss it when the relevant interested folks have arrived.. Might be good to have Mr Claber in on that?? And also, we might need to hold it in the large hall as opposed to the Theatre, which is where the Workshops will most probably be taking place... 2.[b] Raffle[/b] Colin - how does 15.30-16.00 sound to you for the Raffle?? 3. A question about a [b]'For Sale[/b]' section: previously, we've had that in the 'Quiet Room/Foyer' area - is everyone cool with that arrangement again? So...in [b]summary[/b] we should have the following taking place...: Quiet Room (with For Sale section) Theatre (with 3 x Workshops taking place) Large Hall for other stuff, such as A/B-ing amps etc, etc Jam Room (with the amazing Paul on drums) Refreshments courtesy of Mr & Mrs Hamster in the Foyer and a Raffle Look forward to seeing you all there on the day! Nik

Gold hardware for a Fender jazz, for that very 'bling' look! (bridge cover and pick up cover)

Looks like the compression talk you did a couple of years ago Si, should make a much needed re-appearance this year...??

Good idea; OK - what comparisons are people interested in looking at the gear that's going to be there?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1347967609' post='1807233'] Apparently we can have up to 13 amps before the fuses blow ... [/quote] Si; that's a good point - it'll need some thought to get the best out of it I think..??

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1347892699' post='1806225'] Was that the Brighton Bass day thing? Was a great day that, and Herb really ought to be the Patron Saint of Bass [/quote] Yep! The one Dave Barnard used to run...

...I'm getting worried about Plux's lack of commitment - to being a boring old fart of a bass player that is.. Well, 9 amps seems a little excessive, but it's going to be very entertaining.. Perhaps chimike needs to wade in here as he had at least that number of amps (or was it full-blown rigs) at the SE mini-bash in Littlehampton last November!

Hear one of his talks a few years ago at the Portland Pub in Brighton & Hove and he was fabulously entertaining.. Told me off for chewing gum when I walked in the room IIRC! By the end of his talk he had everyone singing and playing along to 'Walk on the Wild Side'.. He started off as a tuba player in the army he said and has just gone on from there. Sort of bloke that should be Basschat's Patron or something..

Thanks Si, Not sure about Jake and the Dubstep talk yet, but if you could do something on FX (perhaps with Shep if he makes it), it would be great! Nik

The Amber Trust seems like a good cause to me and being music-related is always a good thing.. So how about that and the DPAC (Disabled people against cuts?

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1347179645' post='1797622'] I was hoping you'd think so. Here's [url="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/owen-jones-david-cameron-praises-paralympians-but-his-policies-will-crush-them-8082036.html"]a story from the Independent[/url] that does a pretty good job of covering the issue(s). This [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/27/atos-games-disabled-anger-paralympic-sponsors"]guardian article[/url] is somewhat shorter, but focuses well on the benefits decisions that have outraged disabled people. The best organisation that I can find for a donation is DPAC (Disabled people against cuts): [url="http://www.dpac.uk.net/"]http://www.dpac.uk.net/[/url] I started to write a rant against ATOS and DWP here but thought better of it. Just read the Independent article, please. All I'll say is I've witnessed first hand the distress this whole situation causes. Andy [/quote] Had a look at this and it looks worthwhile.. Are there any other good causes people want to suggest we donate to?

[b]Workshop update:[/b] Confirmed workshops are: 1. Recording/Studio related stuff - [b]51m0n[/b] 2. A/B ing amps, cabs & basses - [i]not sure who's running this yet, might be a number of people??[/i] 3. Ableton; composing, jamming and performing - [b]Urb[/b] And we're still waiting to hear on these workshops: Dubstep masterclass - Jake Newman Vocal Workshop - Mcgraham Bass Synth workshop - Mcgraham

Looking good Folks!

Cool - be good to meet you there!

[u]Updated list:[/u] 1. Hamster - Fender Hotrod P/J, Bareface Compact, Auralex Gramma Pad, SFX Thumpinator; either Markbass 800 Tube or Ampeg PF500 Portaflex 2. BigBeatNut - Rob Allen Deep 5, Status Electro, Lakland 55-02 Fretless, Markbass CMD121P, a selection of SFX micro pedals 3. Stingray5 - Musicman StingRay5 and Stingray fretless, Tune TWB-6, Trace Elliot BLX-80 combo, Boss GT-6B fx, Gramma Pad, (+ raffle bits & freebies). 4 OBBM - undecided on basses but Schroeder cab(s) and mini-rack Mk2 (+raffle bits) 5. Charic (tentative) - ACG Finn 4 (Drop C tuning), Yamaha RBX6JM, Modded Fender MIM, TC RH450, 2 x TC RS210, Line6 DL4 (delay pedal), Behringer Chorus Pedal 6. Happy Jack - Ampeg Baby Bass and (just for OBBM) at last I'll bring along a Hofner Verithin. If there's enough (any) interest, I could also bring along a Fishman Fusion pedal plus a rig to play through. 7. Macdaddy - custom shuker or custom Iceni Zoot or Hamer Blitz + raffle bits 8. Billyapple - Gibson Thunderbird, Un-Finished Wishbass Lobe, Matamp GT200 Head, Matamp 212 Cab, DHA VT1 Eq 9. Walman - (assuming it'll all fit in the smaller car I got last year as I was cutting down on gear ) Wal Pro1/Custom hybrid, 2 x G&L L2500 US, Tanglewater ClassicJ, Roland PK5 bass pedals w DSI MoPho synth, GenzBenz Streamliner 6, BF Super12T - alternatively a poll on which to bring may be required 10. OliverBlackman- going to bring the Tokai as it seems in a recent thread not many have experienced the 80's Jazz sounds. 11. Shockwave - Gibson RD and Gibson Grabber or Fender P-J Antigua. 12. dc2009 (tentative) - Warwick Corvette $$ 5 Special Edition, Lakland Skyline 55-01. Sansamp, SYB-5, Q-tron+, BSY600. Anything more will need a lift! 13. Eude (tentative) - ACG Finn SC Classic BO 5 string 33" Scale, ACG Finn SC Classic BO 6 String 33" Scale, Ibanez Promethean 5110C & EAD Foundation 112 3-way Prototype. 14.Bloodaxe (tentative) - Aria SB-1000 Frankenfretless, Ibanez Promethean 5110C [might add the SB-900 & Bloody ZZB Custom to this if anyone's driving from E or SE postcodes & I can blag a lift] 15. 51m0n - the usual guff (Roscoe, Berg, MB blah blah, if in doubt check my sig) + a very tentative PluxTheDuck & related kit 16. Urb - Sei bass plus laptop (maybe) and my fingers 17. Seashell - Fender Precision (MIM) and Ibanez SRX500. No rig! 18. Mikey R - the P bass + possibly the pedal board (if Merton will let me sleep on his sofa that weekend) 19. Merton - multiscale 5 prototype, other things maybe, like Mikey's sleeping bag 20. Russ - Sei Bass 5-string fretted singlecut, Sei Bass 5-string fretless J, Ampeg SVT-7, Markbass 106H 21. Silverfoxnik - Roscoe Beck 5, Schecter Diamond P 5, BC Rich Eagle, Hughes & Kettner Bassbase 600 head, SWR Triad, Boss ME-50B 22.Bassmanady-Yamaha BB 2005,Yamaha BB605 23. Hen Barn - Status Kingbass 24. 6feet7 - matching pair 1999 Fender Hotrod Precision & Jazz basses, GUS G3 Retro Active 25. 26. 27 28. 29. 30. [u]And others still to confirm:[/u] bluejay barneyg42 TomKent TheGreek Truckstop Sibob Stickman BigBeatNut otheroutes jcater philw alexclaber Paul S MSL

Thanks eude, Mike - we need to ask Hamster about the PA at the school.. Happy to offer up my bass amp & SWR Triad as well as eude's rig if that helps/ Nik

Oops... Glad I found this thread I have a couple of items to put in the raffle; will dig them out later and update this post.. Definitely a better idea to reduce the number of tickets Colin; last year's Raffle seemed to go on till Xmas!

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1347184676' post='1797682'] All workshops sound great - I'd quite like to bring my laptop/Ableton set up but it does involve quite a bit of gubbins (leads/boxes etc) and I won't be able to bring an amp - but if I could borrow an amp would I be able to use the house PA in the theatre bit? I'm not sure exactly how instructive I can be but Ableton is such a great tool for composing, jamming and performing I'd be quite up for plugging in and showing what it can do - not sure how much people already know or if they're interested but I've only taken this stuff out a couple of times so far so it'd be fun to get all set up - others could plug in too... let me know what you think Otherwise I'll just loiter about Cheers Mike [/quote] Hi Mike This sounds great - what kind of amp do you need? Nik

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1347219006' post='1798227'] Back to pur favourite gig in Chichester last night. First set a bit thin on the ground, but the second they went ape. It's quite a small & odd shaped gig with a small stage that I am off. Second set the crowd were mad & bouncing into everything, but it was a nice way to finish before my hols. We've started doing Highway Star, but with two guitars & no keys so one guitarist emuates the keys solo & the other Mr B with both harmonising at the end of it. Felt hellish fast last night (though that was probably adrenaline) but it is really shaping up quite nicely. A few fluffs but all pretty minor. Didn't have any decent gaffa tape for my pick hand fingers, so the first knuckle on the third finger (next to lil pinkie) is totally shredded to **** today. Still it was worth it. Eventually stopped @ 12:15 having aimed @ midnight. Home by two. While we were packing up one of the barmaids said to the WAG's waiting for us "So girls tea or coffee?" and while we packed up they had a little tea party in the corner. Very refined [/quote] That's Chichester for you Al!