silverfoxnik

That is a beautiful piece of work!! You must be over the moon..Congratulations

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1062791' date='Dec 18 2010, 07:09 PM']Like it or not, your tone, what you play and how you play it all come as a package. To ignore one or to say it's insignificant will be to the detriment of the others. If the punters don't cop onto that nice growl you get out of your bass and rig, why would they notice that tasteful fill you did either? If you don't think the little things about our instrument all contribute to the whole, just let the keyboard player do the bass and stay at home [/quote] +1 I agree..everything that each musician does in a band, contributes to the end result. So, in my opinion, it is worth worrying about each aspect; your playing, your bass, your rig, fx etc, etc.. But when pursuing our 'ultimate tone', I think we also need to take into consideration the fact that what sounds good in isolation, doesn't always sound good when played in a band setting.. There's been many times when I've been in a recording studio and hear the bass track in isolation and not particularly liked the tone, but when it's then heard in context with all the other instruments, it sounds great for the song! However, if you're a famous player with a 'signature sound' like Jaco, Marcus Miller or Victor Wooten, then your band's overall sound is built around the sound of the bass (for obvious reasons)...so the ground-rules are different. But for most of us, the bass playing that we do week-in, week-out is, there to support the overall sound of the band..So, IMO, we have to pay attention to how our bass sound complements the 'whole'... Anyway, Happy Xmas folks.. Hope it's a good one!

[quote name='0175westwood29' post='1064106' date='Dec 19 2010, 10:28 PM']sold nik my line 6 fm4, really quick payment and understanding on postage delays due to bloody snow! nice guy and would defiantly do business again! andy[/quote] Cheers Andy..and likewise!

Just received a Line 6 FM 4 pedal from Andy and have to echo the comments above..he's a great person to deal with!! Despite snow-enfored delays and the Xmas postal rush, Andy went to great lengths to ensure that the pedal got here and when it arrived it, was exactly as described and really well packaged.. Great piece of kit too Many thanks Andy - have a good Xmas!

That looks fabulous; the perfect P-bass IMO...

[quote name='Hamster' post='1040353' date='Nov 28 2010, 07:49 PM']I had an enjoyable day too - although I was pretty tired by 6pm! Here's the final score on the doors: Entry money - £370 Raffle - £135.35 Tea, coffee & cakes - £29.50 Profit = £534.85 Cost of venue hire - £230 Clear profit to charity = £305 This will be split between The Kambia Appeal (kambia.org.uk) - supporting a hospital in Sierra Leone (Si did his thing on their last web site), and, The Samaritans (samaritans.org) The school principle - Gareth Balch, is very kindly donating the venue hire fee to the school's adopted charity, - The African Childrens Choir - [url="http://africanchildrenschoir.com/"]http://africanchildrenschoir.com/[/url] So, every penny raised - [u][b]£535[/b][/u] - goes to charity! - I'm very pleased!, and well done to all who chipped in and contributed to an enjoyable day in numerous ways! Colin[/quote] Hi Folks Hamster sent me a couple of emails regarding the payments to the charities... So the quick update is that, with Gift Aid, The Kambia Appeal received £243.91. And The Samaritans received £105..That makes a total of £348.91 to our nominated charities. Add in the £230 to the school's charity and the total donated to charity from the 4th SE Bass Bash is [b]£578.91[/b]. A big thanks again to one and all and also thanks to Hamster for taking care of the monetary side of things.. Nik

I think that Birmingham, or near there, would make sense..and in general I think it's about time another one happened..though some people may feel that having a local one is more than enough. Likewise, I'm up for talking about it with anyone who's interested in helping make it happen.

Okay..what we've got is: South East Bash (4 so far) National Bash, Northampton (1 so far) South Coast mini-bash (1 so far) North East Bash (2 so far) Warwickhunt mini-bashes Nottingham Bash (4 so far) Moffat Bash London Bash Yorkshire Bash (Harrogate) Canvey Island Bash (Essex, South East Coast - first one April 2011) Dorset Bash North West Bash Portsmouth Bash East Anglia Bash (first one 9/01/11) So where would we do a national bash?

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='1049942' date='Dec 6 2010, 10:03 PM']I got asked by a Basschatter at this bash if I had any Bass T-shirts in 5XL size. I'm afraid I didn't note his name. Can someone suggest who that was so I can give him some news please? Thanks, Phil[/quote] Got to say, I really like my T-shirt Phil!! Might have to get a couple more at some point...

[quote name='urb' post='1047155' date='Dec 4 2010, 10:29 AM']Hey Alex - really enjoyed the sound of your cabs with the GB 6.0 - great pairing. I can't believe this was just a week ago the snow seems to have sent the country into a timewarp. Nick - got any more pics off your phone yet? Do upload them when you can, it really was a super cool day. Cheers Mike[/quote] Hey Mike Did you get your scarf by the way? Just waiting for my new Blackberry to arrive, then I'll be able to upload some of the pics I took on the day Nik

Will do!

So..what we've got is: South East Bash (4 so far) National Bash, Northampton (1 so far) South Coast mini-bash (1 so far) North East Bash (2 so far) Warwickhunt mini-bashes Nottingham Bash (3 so far) Moffat Bash London Bash Yorkshire Bash Canvey Island Bash (Essex, South East Coast - first one April 2011) Guess there's more than this though...? I agree with Happy Jack; let's have a national bash and invite a couple of big names.. At the Northampton Bash, there was a bar which provided a great opportunity to get away from the basses and just have a chat.

Hi Folks Just wondering how many different Bass Bashes organised by Basschatters are now taking place, or have taken place, up and down the country? The ones I've been to or have been involved in are: South East Bass Bash (4 so far) National Bass Bash (Northampton, 1 so far) South Coast mini-bash (1 so far) I know there's been a London Bash, a West Country Bash..the East Anglia one's coming up etc, etc..but overall - how many are there? if you've been to one or have been involved in running one, please let me know? Thanks Nik

[quote name='Clarky' post='1045191' date='Dec 2 2010, 03:13 PM']I think you should talk to 51m0n on the subject of compressors. He convinced me Here is 51m0n: [attachment=65532:snake2_1388468i.jpg][/quote] And + 1 for talking to 51m0n; the sound I'm now getting from my DBX compressor is just amazing thanks to him helping set it up for me at the SE Bash a week or so ago...!

[quote name='bassmanady' post='1042064' date='Nov 30 2010, 10:35 AM']Very nice trio...the Pino being my favourite...having seen and heard it at the bass bash,i like it alot.. you sure its a definate keeper?[/quote] +1 My thoughts exactly...

[quote name='Stu-khag' post='1046702' date='Dec 3 2010, 07:05 PM']some nice kit[/quote] +1 The first Lakland is very 'stealth' like!

Fabulous!!

Just a quick update to say that I double checked the Register and as Hamster's figures show, 37 of us turned up on the day which was pretty good..Must try to beat that next year!!

I think voxpop had one of these IIRC, so it might be worth sending him a PM?