essexbasscat

ever feel blue ? feel down and need cheering up ? listen to this !! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLnfFvKNU_Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLnfFvKNU_Y[/url] Not for the er, Christians among us Only in America !! T

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='697922' date='Jan 1 2010, 01:35 PM']Great story! I think many of us would say the same actually..Basschat is a remarkable community! So, Happy New Year to Basschat and to everyone here who helps make the place what it is![/quote] + 1 T

[quote name='Johngh' post='706051' date='Jan 8 2010, 09:26 PM']Phil Lynott's death affected me a lot as did Freddie's. It's not so much that they are dead, it's also so about all the music that was lost with them. Ya know, new tunes. I always get a bit annoyed if it's drug related though. Someone somewhere that knew them could have done something to help them,maybe. I always tend to think that the silly buggers brought their early demise on themselves.[/quote] That's what got to me. The loss of what they could have done, the music that was lost with them. T

anyone heard one then? Ta T

[quote name='fatback' post='705561' date='Jan 8 2010, 03:02 PM']i'm afraid no death moves me if i don't know the person. lack of imagination? I don't know. What i do know is that as you get older (lots of peeps say this) you have to admit to a small sense of relief that the person who's died isn't you.[/quote] Someone once said "if I'm not in the obituaries when I read the morning paper, I'm ahead" and Winston Churchill. "This wallpaper is terrible. One of us has to go". T

[quote name='ezbass' post='705449' date='Jan 8 2010, 01:37 PM']I remember being gutted when Paul Kossof died as he was a hero of mine back then. I certainly think it's sad when anyone dies before their time, but I'm not moved like I was when I was younger. Does increased age equal an decrease in emotion?[/quote] Perhaps decreased hormone levels as we age leads to greater emotional stability ? Could equally be life experience. Or maybe still a silly old G*t so far down the pike !

Just answered another posting here today and said 'I get emotional just thinking about it' That got me thinking further about times when musical events had moved me, deeply. I can still recall that awful morning when I heard that John Lennon had died. The memory of that morning still has the power to make me sad, even now, to be honest. Something to do with the loss of further potential Beatles stuff etc And yet, when I spoke with others at the time, some said "Oh, he's just a musician. What's so sad about that" ? At the time, I did wonder if it was just me over - reacting. By the way, I'm not generally an over - emotional person. Have similar events moved you ? or are you not moved by such things ? Are we musicians an emotional bunch at heart really ? share, share, share please

Hi everyone. Can you help ? A while ago, for some reason I can no longer remember, I bought an SWR Workingman's 2004 head - but it wasn't working (cue pun, irony etc.). It got stashed in the corner to wait for the time when I had the funds to attend to it. I now have the time and potential funds to sort it out, but I'm curious as to what I may end up with, as I've never actually heard one !!!!! What a situation to be in..... s'pose it's what you get when you take a gamble. It was a low price though. Do I hear 'Plonker' anyone ? It's a model made in Sun Valley, California. Does anyone have any experience of one of these heads ? I would really appreciate your thoughts. Also, I would appreciate your thoughts on how these heads sound with various cabs etc Thanks peeps T

Remember hearing one luthier say that the grit form wet and dry has the potential to imbed in frets. Therefore, they avoided using it. Don't know if this is true, or if the opinion is widely held Just food for thought. Hope it's helpful T

PM'd the following re pulling this thing together: bloodaxe waynepunkdude Musicman20 thunderbird13 molan Mykesbass JackLondon urb anyone else that would like to be in on organising it or helping out, all offers welcome !!!! T

CHeers PED hope to see you there !

[quote name='Maverick' post='703777' date='Jan 7 2010, 03:53 AM']Yorkshire?[/quote] Edited !

Yorkshire's at it already then ?

Thanks Pete I'll PM you soon T [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='703671' date='Jan 6 2010, 11:38 PM']EssexBC! I think this is where it starts to get a bit ragged mate! Another (possibly) 20-odd posts like this & we'll be in megathread country before we know it. Perhaps just keep post #1 as the master & assume everybody is just a "possible" for now - it'll soon shape up when we've got venue(s), & some prospective costings/dates. By way of an update on that BTW, I've just about ruled out two in SE8 - Creekside Studios & MusicComplex - on access/parking (one's on the 1st floor & Saturday is Market Day). Couldn't get to the Coach & Horses - jam cancelled due to weather - so that & one in SE23 will have to wait until next week. Pete.[/quote]

[b][/b]Well, it's 2010 and time for basschat's first planned bash of the year. So far: Date[b][/b]: To be confirmed [b][/b]Time[b][/b]: To be confirmed [b][/b]Venue[b][/b]:To be confirmed Format, Venue link and Map under discussion It's basic at this point, but here's a list that people can add their name to, in the interest of at least having a numbers count and quick reference point. [b][/b]01. Essexbasscat[b][/b] [b][/b]02.[b][/b] [b][/b]03.[b][/b] [b][/b]04.[b][/b] [b][/b]05.[b][/b] [b][/b]06.[b][/b] [b][/b]07.[b][/b] [b][/b]08.[b][/b] [b][/b]09.[b][/b] [b][/b]10.[b][/b] [b][/b]11.[b][/b] [b][/b]12.[b][/b] [b][/b]13.[b][/b] [b][/b]14.[b][/b] [b][/b]15.[b][/b] [b][/b]16.[b][/b] [b][/b]17.[b][/b] [b][/b]18.[b][/b] [b][/b]19.[b][/b] [b][/b]20.[b][/b] [b][/b]21.[b][/b] [b][/b]22.[b][/b] [b][/b]23.[b][/b] [b][/b]24.[b][/b] [b][/b]25.[b][/b] I've just put down this many for now to get things going. It's by no means any kind of statement about intended numbers. I havn't added the names of anyone that has stated an intention to come. I avoided this as I didn't want to act on anyone's behalf without their permission. Please feel free to add your own name. You're also welcome to leave a description of any gear you may be bringing along for the day. I'm in discussion with some members that have helped organise other bashes, [b][/b]But it's early days, so please do get in touch with me at this point just to get the ball rolling. All practical ideas and suggestions welcome !!![b][/b] I'm going to PM a few people from this list to try and draw a few things together. Once this is done, I'll be looking forward to addressing all the future comments as "We" instead of "I". Nothing's set in stone yet, so please don't panic or get out of shape if something isn't to your liking. I'll do everything I can to make it an enjoyable day for everyone. Look forward to seeing you all on the day (whenever that is!!!) T

Did join a band a while ago that said a previous bass player had blown their PA speakers up - too heavy on the low frequencies for cabs that were not suited for them. Something to consider maybe ? Good luck with it T

A big THANK YOU to everyone that's interested in this - beginning to get quite stoked about the whole thing. My gratefulness and respect for everyone's ideas and effort displayed here on this thread. I'll edit the top page to construct a list very soon - I would do it tonight, but my eyelids are calling last orders....... Take care all and cheers T

+1. an inspiration

thank you once again Major for giving so much time and effort to the forum. Top man. much appreciated T

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='699931' date='Jan 3 2010, 08:27 PM']Good point, well made.[/quote] Yes. Opens up poss. venues