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I have a spare Comfort Strapp (Extra Long, 42"-54", adjusts both ends) lying about here. The holes have been opened out on order to accommodate Dunlop Strap Lock pins. It's free to a good home - I'll bring it with me on the 18th. 🙂

@Frank Blank - Jabba short scales, fretted and fretless, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2, Grace Design preamp. @rwillett - Ibanez short scale, Fender Jazz bass, Fender Mustang bass, Telecaster, Westone six string, 3d printed guitar, small practise bass amp, small practise guitar amp, Mod Dwarf, various guitar/USB interfaces and quite a lot of software and a fair few laptops as required. I live next door Probably cake as well. @ossyrocks- '73 P bass, '73 J bass, '78 P bass, '87 MIJ P Bass, Fender Bassman 50 (rebuilt from the ground up by Gartone), Bergantino Forte D, TE Elf, Barefaced Super Compact and One10, Fender Rumble 100. @sifi2112 Vigier Excess 4, Mas26 (x2) sfx D3 preamp Koch ATR4502 poweramp @neepheid - Some and hopefully all of Epiphone Jack Casady, G&L L-1000, Epiphone Les Paul Standard, G&L Tribute LB-100, Sire D5, Reverend Triad, Yamaha BB1200, Harley Benton HB-50, Soloking MJ-1, Epiphone Explorer, Markbass Mini CMD 121P IV, Markbass NY 121 cab @ead - ACG SLG 32" 4-string; "Lee Sklar bass"; Ibanez Grooveline GS104; Yamaha Attitude Special; SBMM Pete Wentz Stingray sig bass; practice amp (with headphones) @Muzz Three or four various Shukers, Dingwall ABZ4, modded BB414, modded Rumble 100, modded Westone Quantum, Helix Stomp, possibly Walkabout and BF cabs if I've got enough room in the car... @peterjam - ACG J-Type 4-string (0096), ACG Finn Fretless 4-string (0122), ACG Harlot 6-string (0240), ESP Ltd B-208FM 8-string, Michael Kelly Firefly 4-string acoustic, Chapman Grand Stick 10-string (deep matched reciprocal tuning), Ashbory Mk2 4-string, Phil Jones Bass BG-110 Bass Cub Combo ... and cake.

Thanks for this, Rob. I'll post a list of gear when I get five minutes.

"Make it so!"

I've just spotted this - definitely interested. I'm based in Dumfries, (just over the border), so you're only about 100 miles away from me. I have a couple of ACGs, and ESP 8-string, a Michael Kelly acoustic and a Chapman Stick which I'd be more than happy to bring along. I've been to a few of the Moffat Bass Bashes, as organised by Alan Cringean and the splendid Dave Perry, and they're always a great day out. I'll have a hunt through the thread, but what's the start/finish time for this event, please?

Another great weekend in splendid company amongst a herd of top-flight bass guitars - and I'm not saying that cuz I picked up my birthday ACG! I think Alan and Dave have 'right sized' the whole event - there's just enough happening to ensure you don't miss out on anything. Roll on 2017!

I'll definitely be there - well, I only live 20 miles down the road. The weekend before is the London Bass Guitar Show - and the weekend after, (26th), I celebrate a significant birthday.

My current crop of basses relaxing on the sofa. Left to right - ESP B-208FM 8-string, Vester Custom Shop 5-string, Ashbory Mk2 4-string, ACG J-Bass 4-string, ACG Finn fretless 4-string. Across the front - 10-string Chapman Stick (deep matched reciprocal tuning). But what I REALLY need ...

Pigtronix Infinity Looper after seeing Steve Lawson at the Moffat Bass Bash

I posted a bunch of piccies on the Moffat Bass Bash FaceAche group. Once again it was an excellent weekend - just the right mix of professional and personal - and I don't know how we're going to top having Steve play and chat. I'll be boring on at the local bass players to get along next year - it's amazing that people don't realise there's a world-class luthier on their doorstep.

Does anyone have any experiences with the Pigtronix Infinity Looper pedal to share - good or bad? I'm thinking about using it with my Chapman Stick - looping bass parts then playing, (or looping), melody parts over the top.

Ticket bought and space reserved in calendar - no gigs that weekend!

I'd be happy to have a wee night out in Aberdeen - I'll have had my tea first - depending on the gig list.

Now the dust has settled it's time to say what an excellent weekend that was, m' young friends! Good food, good beer, excellent company, good tunes and an outstanding collection of gearage! Thanks must go to those behind the faultless organisation, as well as Boon Blandford and Sandy Sweetman for their sterling efforts backing up the bass-e-okey. I'm looking forward to seeing the numerous pics that were taken. Keep the faith!

I shall be there on Saturday. Staying in the Travelodge London Fulham Hotel, (North End Road), on the Friday night.

I didn't realise I looked that out-of-focus when I was playing! Plus I forgot to wear the porkpie hat. Here's a link to the Bass Bash album on my Faceache page. Feel free to save the pictures for your own use. [url="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/media/set/?set=a.4929490727982.170565.1619880660&type=3"]http://www.facebook....19880660&type=3[/url] Once again, thanks to the band - you were truly stellar! Hopefully, I'll arrange my calendar a bit better next year so I don't have to rush off for a gig.

Thanks for the responses - the guidance is very welcome. I finally went for the H1 - imagine my delight when I discovered it came bundled with Steinberg Wavelab LE 7 (it's on the 2GB micro SD card). We're gigging this weekend - Sunday 4th - so it will be used in anger. I'll be posting the results on the bands FaceAche page. [url="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/StrumSum/193114527412256"]http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/StrumSum/193114527412256[/url]

Would you say the Zoom H1 or H2n would be better for a live recording? I'd like to leave it running and then chop the file into tracks afterwards - do I need to put 'marks' between the tracks?

Apologies for not replying to this thread before - I've been busy between gigging and a holiday. I've bought a couple of e-books, (The Sticktionary, Stick e-Lessons and the Big Book of Polychords - all by Chris Crain), and I'm working my way through them very slowly. I think the way to approach this instrument is not to look at it as a different bass, but as a means to play as much or as little music as you want. I play bass in a blues band which already has two guitar players, so I need to think very carefully about what and when to play so that the Stick doesn't muddy up the overall sound. I understand that Tony Levin will sometimes only plug in and play the 'bass' side of his Stick, so it's like you can apply this instrument to any situation, but you should think about context - you don't switch all your foot pedals on at the same time, so you don't need to be playing bass and melody all the time. The fact that it comes with a stereo cable is leading me down the 'melody amp' road - Fender Mustang or Line 6 Spider IV? GAS kicks in again!

[attachment=118516:P9141105.JPG] Meet my new Chapman 10-string Stick, which arrived safely on Thursday. It's rosewood with deep matched reciprocal tuning, medium gauge strings, ACTV-2 pickup, black tuners, and turquoise dot inlays. Tuning goes like this - Melody (right to left) Bb, F down a 4th, C down a 4th, G down a 4th, D down a 4th. Bass (right to left) Bb, F up a 5th, C up a 5th, G up a 5th (same note as the melody open G), D up a 5th. I've only been playing through a small amp so far, but still sounds cool. There will need to be a lot of practising before it gets a public outing!

I've recently fitted a set of SIT Power Wound Nickel strings (NR545125L) G 45, D 65, A 85, E 105 and B 125 to my 5-string. I'd previously been using Elite Medium Vs, (G 40, D 60, A 80, E 100 and B125), but I was hugely impressed by the SITs that were fitted to my ACG J-Bass when I bought it. They're really toppy, but they still have a well-defined bottom end and don't lose their brightness as quickly as Rotosounds or Elites seem to do.

Having spent years farkling about with various stands that fell over or fell to bits when someone looked at it the wrong way, I recently purchased a Tiger 3 guitar stand from DJM Music for £17.00 (via e-Bay). It's brilliant and great! It has a small footprint and the basses are very stable on it. Now all I need to do is work out how to fit a bracket to hang my Ashbory Mk2 bass on it.

I'm going to the Stick Men plus Gavin Harrison & 05Ric at the Manchester Academy on Sunday 3rd. Anyone else attending?

The problem is that I don't think that bands have much input into ticket prices, although they - or their management company - will sign up to the tour. The concert promoters and venues are all tied together these days, and Rush have admitted that they now make their money touring - a complete turnaround from their early days. Let's also place these prices in context and look at football tickets. The Championship playoff tickets for the West Ham/Blackpool game in Wembley Stadium on 19th May range from £166.23 to £380.00 - just to watch a bunch of bad-tempered, appallingly-behaved, frock coat-wearing dandies kick a ball about for 90 minutes, (you may have gathered that I'm not a football fan!). I am old enough to remember seeing the Rolling Stones supported by the Meters for £7.50 in the Glasgow Apollo, but I think the live music environment is better today. There is a huge resurgence in bands playing at all levels - from Enormodomes to pubs. I took my daughter to see the Time Machine tour and I'll be taking her and my son this time, as he is now a convert.