silverfoxnik

Paul, Happy to include any my Gibson Thunderbird, BC Rich Eagle or Roscoe Beck V to the test.. Nik

Fantastic playing! I'd never heard of him before to be honest but pleased to have done so now.. Seems to have been pretty active over the intervening years. http://www.livingstonebrown.com Thanks

Certainly am.. ☺ Feel free to give it a whirl...

Cheers Al ☺ Will start a list today....

Sounds really good Paul ! Not sure if Lozz s attending this year though, so you may need another willing volunteer to do the playing.

Hi Folks, I think the phrase is 'better late than never', so without further ado, here are the programme details for the 12th Basschat South East Bass Bash!! Date: Saturday 29th September 2018 Time: 10am - 5pm Entry: £10 (for the 12 year running - how's that fo value for money!) Venue: Jubilee High School, Surrey, School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1TE Venue Link: Venue website Map link: Streetmap link Workshops/Guest Speakers/Guests etc: Please note that times may (and probably will) vary on the day... 12.30pm: Blind Bass Tone Test (led by Paul, a.k.k Nancy Johnson + glamorous assistants) 2pm - 3pm: Richard Searle, Workshop With a great deal of tenacity & perseverance on the part of Gary, a.k.a. cetera, I'm really pleased to say that Richard Searle (bassist for Corduroy) has stepped up and will give a 45 minute talk on his career, gear choices, life on the road, and - if we ask him nicely - may be kind enough to demonstrate a few tunes.... Here's a link to some more info about Richard: Richard Searle Wiki 3.30pm - 4pm: A very brief 'Test of the Heft' workshop - can we really tell or feel the difference between valve amps & Class D amps!(led by Silverfoxnik /chimike & anyone else who's interested...) - Other important info: Room layout will be something along the lines of the last couple of years with the large Hall area as the space where you can all set up & compare (loudly) your own gear, the Theatre for Workshops, the Jam Room (as per usual led by the mighty Paul on drums) .... And in the Foyer will be the reception desk, Luthier Ian Robinson will be providing set ups (for a small fee of course), Refreshments, the Gear for Sale section and the Raffle Prizes table Spaces: The Quiet Room and the Theatre for Workshops The Jamming Room for jamming with drummers (and other strange non-bass playing people) The Main Hall (where you can set up your gear and make some low frequency vibrations) The Foyer - Refreshments, Luthier Ian Robinson will be on hand to do your set ups, Gear For Sale table & The Raffle About Costs....Every year, it costs 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. As stated above, it's been £10 since the event started back in 2007, so it really is fantastic value for money! Charities: We will donate all profits from the day to a worthy cause or two, probably in exactly the same way we did last year. Refreshments will be available on the day for a small charge of course which will help increase the profits and keep everyone happy! Last year, as ever, Hamster & Mrs Hamster (a.k.a. Sarah) did all the work on that and have offered to do so again, so many thanks in advance to them! How you can Help/Get Involved What would be really helpful from everyone who's interested in participating on the day is: 1. Donations of raffle prizes[/font][/color] 2. Volunteers to help out on the day Thanks to all those who've already said they're attending - it's much appreciated and we look forward to seeing as many more of you who want to come along on the day! The South East Bass Bash Team

I love the look and the neck shape/profile on them but realise Rickenbackers divide opinion more than almost any other bass.. In my first band as a young kid fresh out of school, I had a Ricky copy, and then eventually, saved up enough money to buy one - it was my first real bass and I loved it. And at the time, it fitted the post-punk music I was playing really well... it had a brilliantly aggressive, clangy and raucous tone to it that cut through tall buildings at 100 paces.. However, as soon as I changed band and the style of music I was playing, I needed a different bass, so I traded it for a P bass. Still miss it though.. Interestingly, I find my 2004 Gibson Thunderbird has a very similar neck profile to my old Rickenbacker and I really enjoy playing it for that reason. I also found that a lot of bass players that I looked up to when I first started playing were Rickenbacker users, such as McCartney, Chris Squire and Barry Adamson for example, and they made them sound great IMO.

Certainly is, Cos... ☺

No worries Pete, I think it's fair to say that, if we had been running a Bass Bash loyalty card scheme like Costa Coffee, you'd have been on your 3rd free Latte by now! Enjoy Huddersfield.. ☺

It'll be good to see you Roger ☺

Good thread! Strengths - a musician's brain, good listener, good ear for arrangements, can also play other instruments, diplomatic, sense of humour.. Weaknesses - tend to play the same riffs/modes all the time, have incurable 'bass-face', always late, change gear too often..

^^ The cake is the most important thing of all, by the way.. 😁

Thanks for your support Mick 😊

Thanks Trevor 😊

We'll be able to put a programme for the day together now, so will get that done ASAP.

Brilliant news Gary! 😊

Great idea! ☺ Also, I'd like to run a Class D vs Valve amp test - anyone up for that? Let's see if we can provide a definitive answer to the 'heft' debate once and for all..

Wow ! I was lucky enough to do some shows with them in the very early 80s and always loved their sound, of which the drums were a major part. Happy Birthday Jet ☺

Aretha's place as one of the all time greats is assured, and some certainly think of her as the greatest female vocalist of all time (within popular music of the last 50 or 60 years).. There are other female singers out there who mean more to me, but in the end that's only my personal taste. And in the end, that's what it comes down to - which singer, songwriter, band etc, etc, connects with us the most. Bit out of context and a tad sexist maybe, but that Arsene Wenger quote from a few years ago sums it up... 'Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home..' We're just lucky to have / had so many to choose from.. ☺

10am - 5pm ☺

Perfect; you'd better start loading up the car now! 😁

You'd be very welcome ☺