Rosie C

Thank you, this is exactly the sort of thing I had in mind!

Interesting. There are a few micro amps around, the killer feature for me would be an external power pack and DC input - like the early PJB double-4's. Then my speaker could evolve to have a battery pack, wheels, handle, laser weapon... 😉

I've been um-ing and ah-ing about building a Bass Chat 8" cabinet. I mostly play from battery and my original plan was to use it with the 12V amp stripped from a Crate TX30. But in the end I sold the Crate and bought a Roland Cube Street Ex. Which is pretty good for bass ukulele, but I find very lacking for double bass. I used to have a Mark Bass Mini Marcus and a GR carbon fibre cabinet, which I sold to another bass chatter. I did find having separate amp and cabinet a bit of a nuisance - when trying to carry bass, amp, cab, gig bag from the car in one go. Then I had an Orange Crush 50, conveniently in one package but it was too heavy. Lately I've been managing with a Crush 25 which is a lovely little amp but lacks the oomph I sometimes need for gigging. So I'm looking at the TE Elf combo (which seem fairly rare secondhand), and thinking how I might build one of the Bass chat cabs with some sort of capacity to house an Elf... anyone gone down this route?

I was heartened to see The Fureys farewell tour is around £25 a ticket and they're playing a huge number of smaller venues. I can't ever see me going to a large stadium again. I would love to see Paul McCartney, but not in a stadium

@Chrs and I both had our uprights in the 'executive area' (aka quiet room) - the main room was so loud no one would hear them.

I wouldn't say I'm a great user of pedals, yet the more I thought about it, the longer my list got. Boss CEB-3 chorus Boss CP-1X compressor Boss CS-3 Compression-Sustainer (sold) Boss GEB-7 bass EQ Boss LS-2 line switcher Boss OC-5 Octave (sold) Boss TU-3 tuner (x2) Mark Bass Super Booster (sold) Other non-bass Boss GE-7 EQ Boss VE-8 Acoustic singer Boss OS-2 Overdrive / distortion (sold) Boss TR-2 Tremolo Boss RC-1 Loop Station (sold) Joyo Classic Flanger Joyo Oxford Sound Rolls MS112 mic mute

Thanks Phil and how awesome that the cabinet I chose in the blind testing is the BassChat 8" which I've still been thinking about building

I did like the orange one. In fact looking at that photo, I could have your orange bass and that TE Elf and cabinet and I'd have a rather nice setup...

Me too, hearing all 6, I can't see me buying more than 8" drivers again.

@Phil Starr can I ask what was speaker #1 ?

Ah, sorry about that. I have zero interest in any 6-strings, it wasn't anything personal! However, looking at your Strat did lead me to thinking about a 3D printed octave mandolin, which I'll message you about sometime to avoid cluttering this topic

We're back home safely. Huge thanks to @scrumpymike and team for putting on a fantastic event! Everyone was very friendly, the lunchtime buffet was top notch, Phil put on an interesting blind-listening speaker demo, and there were some great raffle prizes too.

I tried this bass, and I think it is the best balanced bass I've ever played - no neck dive at all, and it combines a solid feel without being too heavy.

Live from the bass bash, a photo of the gear while everyone's at lunch...

Well, it's here! I just have to load my bass in the van then we'll be hitting the M5...

This is mine - an early 1960s Philips 4-track. 3 speeds, magic eye etc. I have several tapes of my grandfather playing guitar. I tracked down the exact same model they were recorded on, to give me the best chance of getting a decent playback. It feels very strange plugging it into an audio interface and recording into Logic Pro. It is working right now - I bought it from a YouTuber who'd serviced it, but for how long I don't know, so I don't use it for anything.

I think if it's been properly stored, and been wound the right way, then it can still be good. I watched this YouTube video recently of someone who'd bought a reel-to-reel recording from the Sergeant Pepper master and Abbey Road helped him play and digitise it...

Well played @floFC ! I meant I don't use the reel-to-reel for listening to music

Oh, I love it! I have a turntable and a valve amp'd reel to reel, although I only use the turntable for listening to music. I actually like the hassle, and it's made listening to music an activity in itself rather than something I have on in the background.

I found the answer to my question on page 5 as well as a useful reminder to bring a raffle prize

I'll make sure to pack some popcorn and grab a front seat

On a more serious note, what time are things kicking off on Sunday?

No, no, bring the porcelain figure. Then inevitably someone will steal it and then photos will mysteriously be posted of it at other bass bashes around the country.

Sunday!? That came around quickly!

I have no lurgy and hoping I don't need the alternate "I caught the Lurgi at the Bash" t-shirt! 😉