silverfoxnik

Very nice!!

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='295242' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:11 AM']If I hadn't found this site, I'd have been perfectly happy with an OLP Stingray and a Fender Rumble combo. Current set-up is good though. Glad I slimmed down my bass collection to three that I actually use. Bit of a surplus on the amp front, but I'm still experimenting.[/quote] Love the line [i]"Bit of a surplus on the amp front, but I'm still experimenting."[/i] That's sounds like a case of denial to me SF!

Looks like pretty good value to me; £20 doesn't go very far these days but to get quality artists, quality exhibitors all in one space for that price is excellent value for money. Would love to go myself but I have a late gig the night before and its about 300 miles away! I'm originally from Manchester so maybe next year I can combine it with a trip to see the relatives.. Hope it goes well

Some good pics there Mert!

[quote name='Weird War' post='294999' date='Sep 29 2008, 11:40 PM']Tricky one this, but my London band is looking for a cellist. I've posted ads on-line, in Greenwich (where I live) and at nearby Trinity College of Music so far, but wondered if BCers had any other suggestions? Is there a cello equivalent of Basschat?? I imagine we'd get along rather well! Anyway, any ideas appreciated.[/quote] Look in the Musicians Union directory of members as it will have loads of London based cellists there.. Also, try the music colleges like ACM..another way is to ask other classically trained musicians if they have any friends who are cellists; it's quite a small clique of people in the classical world, so they'll all know other orchestra players.. Hope that helps and good luck!

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='294694' date='Sep 29 2008, 05:17 PM']Great day, but gutted to have missed the Bootsy Bass - whose was it? Too much nice gear to single out a favourite, but I must mention s_u_y_*'s vintage P. Finally a P that felt right, was not too big, balanced well, sounded great, and was not too heavy. Why was mine not like that! With all the talented playing going on, how about some kind of master-class thing, for next time? Thanks again to Nik, Merton, and Walman [/quote] Good idea - I was thinking that a masterclass (or two) would work really well next time.. Bernie Goodfellow said that he might be able to tempt Laurence Cottle down if we give him more notice next time...

Enjoy that feeling Josh, it's something definitely worth maintaining if you can... Sounds to me like it coincided with the arrival of your MTD and if it did, then it's no surprise as that's an amazing bass! I had a Tobias Classic 5 for a few years in the early 90s and it was an amazing bass too.. As for me, I'm very happy with my present crop of basses.. My Roscoe Beck 5 is my main gigging bass and I love it, both tonally and how it feels to play... I have a USA Jazz 5 as my back up and that works really well for me as a pair of basses to gig with. They have the same string spacing and similar necks, so to swap from one to the other is so easy.. Otherwise, I have an 80s BC Rich Eagle that I use for one number in our set at the moment and it sounds great.. My Wal is on a 'sabbatical' from gigs at the moment whilst I figure out how I want to use it. I've also just acquired a Status Groove 5 too from Merton and I've wanted one of those for a couple of years, so I really am sorted out bass wise.. But there's a few nagging doubts I have about my rig at the moment which won't go away, especially after seeing what was there around at the SE Bash on Saturday! I am very happy with my SWR Triad but think I could do better than my Peavey T-Max in terms of it's weight, tonal flexibility and it's noise levels.. For the gigs I do, it's really good but I tried Coasterbass's Eden Navigator and it was fabulous, as was CK's Shuttle... Choices, choices.... Never ending stream of choices..

[quote name='johnnylager' post='294085' date='Sep 28 2008, 07:24 PM']Unless someone just up the road buys one first, eh? Of course, the G&L or one of Alex's cabs might come first... Kidney anyone? - One careful owner...[/quote] You have plans then it would seem Mr Lager?? Sounds interesting....

[quote name='alexclaber' post='293834' date='Sep 28 2008, 12:33 PM']What a great day! Sad I missed the other talks because I was too carried away seeing how my cabs worked with the multitude of amps there - yes, that rumble coming through the wall was probably my fault - but I had a fantastic time and am thrilled that my own ramblings were of use, it's bit different to talking to an audience than playing a load of BritSkunk(tm) at them! Everyone was so cool, but we are bass players, what do you expect? (Can you imagine it working as well with drummers, guitarists, or heaven forbid - singers!!?) Alex P.S. CK - am attempting to defeat my Shuttle GAS - fortunately have just listened to a new gig recording where my tone was pretty damn righteous - but it's soooo small and cute and loud and fat, etc etc etc...[/quote] Great talk Alex and thanks very much for doing that for everybody! Mind you, talking about your loud cabs, I think I learnt as much about speaker placement with the rumble coming through the wall from your cabs as I did from your talk! I share that Shuttle GAS with you and also for Coasterbass's Eden Navigator set-up.. Didn't get to hear Andy's Hartke either so I'll just have to wait until next time

[quote name='dougal' post='294064' date='Sep 28 2008, 06:40 PM']Marvelous day - +1 thanks to SilverFox and everyone else who had hand in organising it. Shame I had to leave early! Personal highlights were the talks by Jon & Bass Guitar Magazine guy (forget his name?) & getting to play the ACGs on show. Great to meet everyone - and sign me up for the next one. I'll bring the upright and F-bass next time too. Did anyone pick up a double guitar stand? It got lost between the room & my car as I was coerced into playing a couple of celinders before I left by CrazyKiwi. For those who care, I'm the copper top in the 'okemo' top.[/quote] Hi Dougal, Glad you enjoyed it! Yep, I picked up the double guitar stand and have it here with me on the south coast.. Question is - how best to get it to you? Nik

[quote name='steve' post='293760' date='Sep 28 2008, 09:58 AM']nik bought my Boss FT2, great bloke to deal with, paid instantly, all good thanks very much[/quote] Cheers Steve, appreciate the feedback.. feelings reciprocated etc, etc! Nik

Just about awake now!! What a day that was... Got to say huge thanks to Mert & WalMan for helping to plan it and make it happen on the day!! A lot of people said to me they thought the venue was really good and that's all down to Merton for getting it sorted, so well done Mert! Really must thank the Holiday Inn as well because the two rooms were excellent and the hire fee was 'minimal' considering the quality of the rooms and that's because our event was for charity! Big, big thanks to Adrian Ashton, Joe White, Alex Claber, John East (with Michael on bass) and Bernie Goodfellow (with Russ & Deborah) for giving us their time and expertise - everybody was superb! Can't forget OBBM for helping to get John East & Adrian on board and also JohnnyLager for doing the same with Bernie and also for helping get the rooms set-up in the morning, so thanks guys! I didn't see anywhere near enough gear because of running around like a headless chicken most of the day but there was some really fantastic stuff in the room!!! Dougal's collection of basses were lovely, as was CK's pre Ernie Ball Stingray and Mert's Status and WalMan's Wal and G&L.. Best of all was everybody turning up and making it happen.. Nice photos by the way CK and thanks for appointing Sylas as honorary photographer on the day (he did a good job too). As the guys did at the Yorkshire Bash in summer, we decided on the day to run the Jazz Bass raffle here on the Forum for another week as we feel we could raise a bit more that way.. And when I've worked out all the maths, I'll let everyone know what has been raised. Thanks to everybody for their donation of prizes and for buying the raffle tickets.. See you at the next one! Nik

Just bought some 'squelchy goodness' from Steve via a Boss FT-2, which is a great little pedal... He's a great person to deal with and everything went really well! Thanks Steve

Looks like this is the final list for tomorrow: 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, plus I'll be bringing a small rig including my SWR Triad 02. Hamster: Stingray, Line6 Lowdown 110 & pedal board 03. OBBM: a couple of basses and perhaps the Orangtino if anyone is interested. 04. NowVertical: GB Rumour 5, KSD 60's Proto-J 5, Mongrel 62 Fender P (now fretless with a J added), Acoustic Image Contra II 05. 06. Zach: spector rebop 07. Ped: with my usual babies (pair of Vigier Passions as I am sure you are sick of by now) 08. s_u_y: Fender Precision '74, my EBS MicroBass II DI and if my custom portable poweramp being made by Alien (Andy) is finished, I'll bring that too! 09. nig: SB-8 Chapman Stick 10. 11. Coasterbass: Lefty MM Stingray IV, Lefty Warwick Thumb V, Lefty Fender Jazz American Deluxe, Lefty Fender Jazz Hotrodded, Ampeg SVP-Pro, Eden WP100 Preamp and Schroeder 1210R 12. johnnylager: KSD 704 Proto-J with EBS inside, EBS MultiComp, Russian BassBalls, SansAmp ParaDriver, Aural Xciter, J-Lo fuzz 13. Gamble: Ampeg SVP Pro pre-amp with Harma and Philips valves, Samson S1 compressor, QSC power amp, SWR Goliath Snr 6X10 14. Merton: Status Retroactive, Groove 5 and Groove 4 fretless 15. Higgie: Lakland DJ4 & DJ5, Musicman Stingray 3EQ, Original Mutron III, Akai Deep Impact, Akai Headrush, Demeter Compulator, Digitech WH-1 Whammy, Custom Modded Big Muff, Way Huge Aqua Puss clone, EA iAmp 600 16. Alexclaber: will bring some of my new cabs with me! 17. phil_the_bassist: Hartke stack (HA5500& VX215+VX410) and my MM SR5 3eq 18. Mikey D: Ibanez GWB35 19. 20. WalMan: Wal Pro1/Custom conversion, G&L L2500 (4+1 style), Markbass CMD121H combo, Possibly the BOD xT Pro & FSB, Marshall Superbass 100 head 21. peted: BFM Omni 10, Hartke 3500, Aphex Bass Xciter, Line6 Lowdown Studio, Warwick Thumb BO 4, custom butchered Japanese Squire Precision 22. onehappybunny: Fender Mustang (1976), DeArmond Jet Star, Warwick Katana, Mark Bass Jeff Berlin Combo, DHA1-EQ 23. andyonbass: a couple of ACG's 24. sixshooter: bringing a number of interesting basses and an interesting amp! 25. Nick Thomas: CS Jazz, L2500, and Eggle 26. Barneyg42: Jaydee Roadie Fretless 27. craigonbass: custom 100 Watt Harry Joyce (Hiwatt) head 28. stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Stingray 4 w/Status neck, Trace Elliot 715 300w combo, Aphex Punch Factory pedal. 29. Old Horse Murphy (if free): Shuker P5 and maybe a 2008 Fender P Bass 30. Dougal: GW #23, Carvin XB75P, F-Bass Studio 31. Kraken: his kit 32. Kiwi: Smith 5, Trace V8, GB Shuttle 6, EBS Neo212 cab, (maybe Smith 5 fretless, 2 other basses by request from other members) 33. urb: a Sei 34. Bloodaxe: - Aria TSB-400 with Kahler Trem, Aria SB-900 & probably a small trolley with an Epifani UL-110 & an Ashdown Superfly Plus Adrian Ashton, Joe white, John East and Bernie Goodfellow.. See you tomorrow!