Northwest Guitar Show

[luckman67]

Anyone else here going to this today, I'm looking forward to see what Bass guitars and bass gear are there.

[paul_5]

Sadly not, I've got an ex-student who's got a stand of Cigar-box guitars and that sort of thing; I think he's running as D810 guitars.

You could pop by and say hello if you're interested in detritomusicology (making instruments from junk!).

[visog]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1337500536' post='1660835']
Sadly not, I've got an ex-student who's got a stand of Cigar-box guitars and that sort of thing; I think he's running as D810 guitars.

You could pop by and say hello if you're interested in detritomusicology (making instruments from junk!).
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Unfortunately that rather sums up the NGS these days. (The days of Billy Sheehan, Doug Wimbush and Stu Hamm doing clinics there are long gone.) Bass Day is better for kit and players although I didn't go to last years Band on the Wall mash-up.

[BassBunny]

[quote name='luckman67' timestamp='1337500419' post='1660831']
I'm looking forward to see what Bass guitars and bass gear are there.
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Probably very little. it is very much a "guitar" rather than "bass guitar" show.
Great for leads and odds and sods, but that's about it.

[LeftyBiskit]

Went to the last one-not much for bass tho'
Trev

[paulconnolly]

Correct, not a lot for the bassist. There was one stand with S/H, Stingray, Marleaux and Rick but that was about it. Oh yes and Dupont had another good presence and along with all the Gypsy Jazz guitars was a rather nice acoustic bass [url][url="http://www.acoustic-guitars.com/agrandir.php?titre=DR28&fichier=basse_acoust_pop.jpg"]http://www.acoustic-guitars.com/agrandir.php?titre=DR28&fichier=basse_acoust_pop.jpg[/url][/url]. A few other Rics, Warwicks and a couple of custom jobs.

Watched The ZZ Tops - very good tribute act. My mate bought a 1950 Gibson L5 (the one on the first stand as you walked through the door).

All in all not a bad 4 hrs for £7 though.

[luckman67]

[quote name='paulconnolly' timestamp='1337893743' post='1667207']
Correct, not a lot for the bassist. There was one stand with S/H, Stingray, Marleaux and Rick but that was about it. Oh yes and Dupont had another good presence and along with all the Gypsy Jazz guitars was a rather nice acoustic bass [url="http://www.acoustic-guitars.com/agrandir.php?titre=DR28&fichier=basse_acoust_pop.jpg"]http://www.acoustic-..._acoust_pop.jpg[/url]. A few other Rics, Warwicks and a couple of custom jobs.

Watched The ZZ Tops - very good tribute act. My mate bought a 1950 Gibson L5 (the one on the first stand as you walked through the door).

All in all not a bad 4 hrs for £7 though.
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Saw the L5 & the ZZ Tops and they were excellent,first time I've seen/heard a Fender Aerodyne Jazz bass.