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Thanks Joni, I was only following your equally precise instructions! 😁 Hope you're enjoying the bass... Nik

Sold my Schecter to Joni recently in a very pleasant and hassle free transaction. Suffice to say that Joni's been an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to finish; great communication throughout, fast payment and he even organised the shipping to Hungary via DPD. I wouldn't hesitate to deal with Joni again and would highly recommend him to others here on Basschat. Thanks again Joni and I hope you enjoy the bass - she's a really good one! 😊 All the best, Nik

I have known John a long time here on Basschat, but more in the capacity of trusted/respected Forum member and font of knowledge about many bass related things... Anyway, back in July I sold a Hughes & Kettner Bassbase 600 amp to John which arrived in a terrible state, (no) thanks to UPS and their careless, thoughtless couriers... Turned out that the amp wasn't working properly and the rack case was in absolute bits! To cut a very, very long story short, John - after over 3 months of waiting - is finally in possession of one working Bassbase 600 and a new rack bag, which is great news! To say that he has the 'patience of a saint' would be to do a disservice to John because, as well as possessing that very fine quality, he's also been really understanding about the whole situation, kept in touch and been a pleasure to deal with throughout. So, thank you very much for everything John and for those who haven't dealt with John yet here on Basschat, have no doubts at all because he is an absolute gentleman and a scholar to deal with. Thanks again for your patience John and I hope that you are now getting a chance to enjoy the Bassbase finally. 😊 Nik

Like a few folks here, I've only just got around to listening to a BC Podcast - the second one with the Wal feature - and I really enjoyed it.. 😊 The interview with @TrevorR was excellent; very informative and insightful even for someone like me who already knew a lot of the Wal back story... And well done Trevor for giving Wal, Pete the Fish and now Paul and his team the recognition and praise they richly deserve! Thanks also @Akio Dāku and @Sibob for the rest of the podcast and especially the piece about Dave Hall. I didn't know that Dave had passed away so whilst being very shocked and saddened to hear the news, it was lovely to hear your stories about his excellent products and his even more excellent customer service and the time he spent listening to their needs. RIP Dave. By the way, got to say that in terms of audio quality, the the podcast sounds great! Will go back now and check out the first one and am looking forward to number 3... Nik

Yes to this Paul ! My thoughts exactly about testing basses and rigs - it needs to be done in context...

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Hi Folks Late posting this as am having a lazy morning, but here's my ramblings reflections from Bash No.12... Had a really good day yesterday and thanks to everyone who came along and supported and contributed to it.. 😊 Great to see so many Basschat friends again and to make some new ones too. Gotta say that it wouldn't have been possible without all the hard work behind the scenes by @Hamster (Colin), @cetera(Gary), @obbm (Dave), @Silvia Bluejay (Silvia) and @Happy Jack (Jack), and some additional help and support from @The Greek (Mick), and also to @NancyJohnson (Paul) and @Chimike (Mike) for their help with the two workshops on 'bass tone' and 'heft' - so a big thanks to all of them! It was thanks to cetera that we had Richard Searle from Corduroy come along to spend some time with us and apart from his very interesting comments during the heft test, he also gave us a brilliant workshop, which was was really entertaining and informative too. So a massive thanks to Richard, and to Gary for arranging!! On the organisational side of things, there were a few regulars who couldn't join us yesterday - Paul the Drummer who was unwell, Mrs Hamster (Sarah) and luthier Ian Robinson - but hopefully they'll be back next year... There was some fantastic gear around that I got to try and amongst so much good stuff, I've got to add my comments to the ones above about that wonderful Rob Allen Mouse that belongs to @Frank Blank - stunning! Loved obbm's Handbox valve amp, @Captain Rumble' Mesa Walkabout, cetera's Epiphone Thunderbird Classic, Trevor's Wals and chimike's Trace V6 too... The bass tone test was fascinating I thought and if there is a conclusion to be drawn from it, it's probably that you've just got to play the basses that feel & sound right to you because - to almost every one else who hears your beloved bass (through your beloved rig) - it's going to sound the same as the next bass that comes along. The only really important difference will be your musicianship I guess... As for the rather haphazard 'heft test', I think we rushed it and could have done it a lot better to be honest, but I tend to agree that the valve sound feels better overall, but that good e.q. and knowing the sound you need to have for the band you're in and the types of music you play is key.. But I was surprised that the difference was less than expected. The For Sale area was the busiest it's ever been - in stark contrast to the forum itself at the moment - so I was really pleased about that. Last, I just want to thank @bassace for indulging me by letting me try his lovely DB.. Roger - you're an absolute gentleman and thanks very much for your time! Right, see you all next year for more fun and games.. 😁 Nik