silverfoxnik

Hi Folks, It's time to forget the recession, forget the fact that the England Women's football team is better than the mens and forget the fact that you're not friends on Facebook with Tal Wilkenfeld (er, unless you are of course)... So dust off you brilliant collection of basses, your amazing array of amps and all your other interesting bass stuff, and bring it all down to the.. [b]South East Bass Bash No.5[/b] ..because we've all got nothing better to do (yet again) and because we're continually inspired by all the other totally brilliant Basschat Bashes around the country and because we want to see you all again of course..plus we want to make a lot of noise! So, for your delectation and enjoyment, here are the details you need to know: Date: [b]Saturday 24 September 2011[/b] Time: [b]10am - 5pm[/b] Venue: [b]Jubilee High School, Surrey, School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1TE[/b] Venue link: [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] 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 [b]Spaces:[/b] The Quiet Room' and the Theatre for Workshops The Jamming Room for jamming with drummers (and other strange non-bass playing people) Main Hall (where you can set up your gear) Plus we have a few new ideas we're considering, such as a 'Swap Shop' area for example... And a 'no slapping' ban, punishable by having to pay a donation towards the charities! Cost: [b]£10 for the day[/b] 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! Charities: We will donate all profits from the day to a worthy cause or two (details to be confirmed): [b]Refreshments[/b] will be available on the day for a small charge of course which will help increase the profits and keep everyone happy! Last year Hamster & Mrs Hamster did all the work on that and have offered to do so again, so many thanks in advance to them! [b]Workshops[/b] As ever, we are looking for offers from people to run workshops...so any ideas/requests are welcomed. Bassace has offered to get involved with a Double bass workshop already which is great, but that may be subject to his availability on the day, so if anyone else would like to contribute to that workshop as well, it'd be much appreciated. One suggestion I've had already is for a workshop on how to e.q. your rig for different venues, so if someone fancies that challenge, then please PM me...I could really see that working well if we had a drummer and guitarist available on the day as well.... I think it would also be worthwhile if we had a workshop based upon comparing different basses, different amps etc.. And one on music theory too! So if anyone is feeling bold and brave, then please step forward now!!! [b]Please Help[/b] What would be really helpful from everyone who's interested in partcipating on the day is: 1. Donations of raffle prizes 2. Ideas/requests for the workshops 3. Volunteers to help out on the day (if needs be) What'd be good now is to use this thread to get an idea of who's coming and what gear they'll be bringing..So, to get the ball rolling here's a list of the people I know who are coming: UPDATED LIST: [indent=1]01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, BC Rich Eagle, Yamaha TRB5 with Norstrand p/ups and Auderre pre, Hughes & Kettner Bassbass 600 head & SWR Triad.. plus old Peavey Head and 1x15 for the Jamming Room (unless anyone has something else we can use that's better?) 02. Coasterbass: Eden Navigator preamp and SVP-Pro, Mesa 1x15 RR, Warwick $$ Streamer (Lefty), Stingray (Lefty)[/indent][indent=1]03. Waynepunkdude: Arsenal shirt, Nick Cave underpants, Sunburst Musicman Sterling H and Ampeg SVT 2pro G&K Neo412 04. MikeyR: Blue P bass with a selection of stomp boxes 05. Truckstop: MIM Fender Jazz V, pimped Kay 2B; Gem/Ampeg rig; some effects 06. Dropzone: Jeff berlin combo and what I think is a Mark 1 Barefaced Compact Cab 07. Pete.young: 08. Shockwave: Pedulla MVP5 Mean Green machine. 09. Sibob: '71 Precision, '73 Jazz, MIA Jazz 5 if there's interest, Barefaced Compact, Orange Terror, Pedal-board if there's interest. 10. Throwoff: 11. TheGreek: Veillette Citron fretless 12. Burgundymouse: Fender Jazz and Laney amp 13. 51m0n: Berg ae410, MB, Focusrite and Roscoe 14. seashell: MIM Fender Precision + some sort of Marshall practice amp 15. Barneyg42: Some second-hand tat bought over the years! 16. Happy Jack: Double bass of some description + Status Graphite Streamline 5 17. silddx: Hohner B2ADB Headless Boat Paddle / Home Built Chris Squire Electra Evolution, Status Graphite Vintage PJ4 and my Fender USA Deluxe Strat (with the trusty POD X3 Live)[/indent][indent=1]18. Paul the drums: himself & some drums! 19. TomKent: Fodera NYC Empire 5, Fender Jazz 4, Vintage Stingray 5, Faker P 4 Fretless, Faker P Fretted, Krampera KVB800 Rig, some pedals too.. 20. Obbm: Shuker PJ5, ACG headless 5, Aguilar SL112, Ashdown LB, GK Microstack. 21. Ped: Vigier Passion bass, BC T shirts 22. Merton: 4 Statii (yes, 4, hooray!), Multiscale prototype, GK MB200 23. Jean-Luc Pickguard: NS-Design CR5M, Ashbory 24. Stingray5: Musicman, Tune, Trace Elliot, GT-6B, other stuff tba 25. Bassace : A double bass and an amp or two 26. WalMan: Wal Pro 1/Custom, G&L L2500 fretted & fretless, MB LMT, BF Super 12T, assorted EBS pedals 27. SlackAlice: Squier P Bass Special........& hopefully another addition by then. Ashdown Electric Blue 180 12. 28. Mcgraham: Wood & Tronics 5 string fretted & 5 string fretless 29. Pantherairsoft: Roscoe Century Signature 6 & Custom 3006 Fretless 30. Maverick: Maverick S4 Nemesis, Fulltone Bass Drive & EBS Microbass II. 31. Grand Wazoo: Basswise I'll take whatever I like. mostly wonkey fretted ones and an Ashdown Drophead 30 32. sockdeluxe_mikey: Lakland 44-01 and possibly one or two others, Markbass SA450 and Barefaced Compact. 33. Arco: Yamaha SLB 100, Precision, Markbass CMD121P plus anything else I acquire before then.... 34. Thestick[/indent][indent=1]35. Low End Bee:[/indent][indent=1]36. Walbassist:[/indent][indent=1]37. bassmanady: Shecter Diamond series Elite 5 string & Sei Flam 5 string[/indent][indent=1]38. alexclaber: trusty RIM Custom 5, a barefaced cab or two plus a drummist![/indent][indent=1]39. vintage ben: 1967 Jazz Bass, Sadowsky NYC P Bass, Aguilar TH500, Barefaced Compact (assuming all goes to plan).[/indent][indent=1]40. Hamster: mostly tea, coffee & cakes![/indent][indent=1]41. jhk: Yamaha TRB 5 & 6 plus RBX 775, stingray 5, GB spitfire 5, Eden Metro[/indent][indent=1]42. chimike: various amps, pre-amps…[/indent] It'd be great to have [b]50 plus people[/b] 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, we need a minimum of 30 people... So, come on folks; sign up!! Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there.. silverfoxnik / Merton / Hamster / WalMan / obbm / Happy Jack / Beedster

[quote name='Beedster' post='1261085' date='Jun 8 2011, 12:45 PM']Thought I'd close this. Having not spent much longer tahn around a month with the Stingray HH, and then having tried a Jazz and a heavily pimped Squier Jag P/J (lovely bass by the way), I'm now pretty much decided on my old Ric 4003 FL, which was recently repatriated from Wales courtesy of Greg (Shaggy), who did a great job or sourcing original Ric PUPs for it. I have to admit that, in relation to this thread, it would have been way down my initial list, but I and the band love it, and it just works for the music we're doing Funny how things work out isn't it.[/quote] Wow - that's an unexpected turn up for the books Chris!!

[quote name='toneknob' post='1241159' date='May 23 2011, 08:18 AM']David Bowie, 1976-83[/quote] Good call, but i'd say, David Bowie 1971-80... Otherwise, Kate Bush (if only she'd tour again)

This is by far the best and my favourite bass shop in the world.. The people actually speak to you for a start!! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=18"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=18[/url]

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1232933' date='May 16 2011, 12:32 PM'][url="http://www.bass-guitar-museum.com/bass-2827-1960-s-Vintage-Kay-SG-Copy-Short-Scale-Bass"]http://www.bass-guitar-museum.com/bass-282...hort-Scale-Bass[/url] I swapped my home made bitsa Jazz for one of these On friday night (with some money my way as well of course). It's surprisingly fun, my original plan was to rip out the pickups and stick them in my scary dave bass, as I quite like the gutsy old school sound of them. However, if, as this mad website suggests, I can get 200 odd quid for it, I should probably sell it as is, and buy some decent pickups. It is without doubt, as big a piece of sh1t as all old Kay basses ever were. They have not aged well, they are fun to mess about on, but not £250 fun, not by a long shot. Would take pictures of mine, but it looks like the one on the website, just without the dopey picture on the plate, which looks after market on mine as well, but can't be. Just badly lined up. Where's Jon when you need him eh? [/quote] Wow; My first ever bass! Bought by my parents from Woolworths as a Xmas present ... Must have been 1974 - I was 13 and it cost about £20 I think... Happy days!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1232861' date='May 16 2011, 11:31 AM']Fugly indeed. [/quote]

[quote name='misrule' post='1232830' date='May 16 2011, 11:00 AM']Welcome from the West Sussex crew Cheers Mark[/quote] +1

I'm sure that one used to be at the factory in High Wycombe....Serial number W1111 I think.

After John's brilliant 'Set-ups Masterclass' at last years's SE Bass Bash, he very kindly took pity on me after my failed attempts at setting up my Yamaha TRB 5, and last night, sorted out the bass for me.. ..which now plays really well and is as in tune as a bass can be! Before I play it of course... So thanks John for the help, the beer and the books!! Nik P.s. Yet another example of just how brilliant Basschat and this community of Basschatters can be...

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1223195' date='May 7 2011, 01:53 PM'][size=4][b]Was it worth it?[/b][/size] You tell me.[/quote] Yes; definitely! A brilliant piece of work Jack and it just shows what improvements can be made if you have the wherewithall... Nik

Nice post! It's definitely true that 'all that glisters is not gold', though trying to stay true to that idea with Basschat around is another story!

I think it depends on what you are prepared to pay, but I would have thought somewhere around the £2k mark..

+1 to that IMO, though having a low action is easier to play, the trade off is that the tone is better when the action is that bit higher.