jazzyvee Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 20 hours ago, Minininjarob said: Help! I’m coming a long way to this with a friend and forgot to get the tickets online. Will I 100% be able to get in buying tickets online the door? I've been a couple of times and bought a ticket on the door. Never had a problem. That said, because it's bass and guitar, there may be more footfall than last year. Quote
jazzyvee Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 On 10/02/2025 at 19:42, Richard R said: I still live there. It's an odd shop, been through several iterations and names. I think they make more put of tuition than sales. Last time I went in, to get a cheap headstock tuner a few years ago, the staff looked bored beyond belief. It's not a shop for seasoned bass players. 🙂 and the staff are friendly. 1 Quote
jazzyvee Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 (edited) Is there a secret handshake or accessory to help identify fellow basschat members? If anyone want's to say hello i'm the black guy wearing an alembic shirt.👍🏾 Edited March 1, 2025 by jazzyvee 2 Quote
Rich Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Bloody typical... 7 miles away and everything's ground to a total stop on the M42. Two fire engines gone past. Haven't moved an inch for 20 mins. FFS. 2 Quote
rwillett Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Love to be there. Sadly got family here Take lots of photos for those of us who couldn't make it 1 Quote
Minininjarob Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Errr I am at the show. Where’s the GK stand?? Quote
prowla Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 1 hour ago, Rich said: Bloody typical... 7 miles away and everything's ground to a total stop on the M42. Two fire engines gone past. Haven't moved an inch for 20 mins. FFS. I woke up to freezing fog, so I'm glad I stayed in. I've done a couple of jobs which had been sitting around for a while and now it's wings & roasted peppers for lunch! Quote
Wombat Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Much fun peeps. Was great to meet some of you! 3 Quote
Minininjarob Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 8 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Ready to go Thanks for letting me play that Gibson bass! Nice to try one out. (I was the idiot with the chain wallet and dyed black hair) 2 Quote
Wombat Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 You have to put a chain on your wallet? GAS that bad? 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 3 minutes ago, Wombat said: You have to put a chain on your wallet? GAS that bad? Nah, he heard that I have a thing for pickpocketing… Quote
walshy Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Good fun today, great to meet you all. We will do it again tomorrow 👌 1 Quote
Jackroadkill Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Had a blast, and am still reeling from the experience! I met @walshy and @AndyTravis on the VBR stand (best part of the day!) and didn't buy any gear at all, although I now have a shopping list as long as my arm... 1 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Loved it to be fair - the bass being separate from the guitar stuff is cool. plenty of nice stuff there too. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 Glad it was good. The round trip from south wales didn't appeal last night... Quote
zbd1960 Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 9 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Glad it was good. The round trip from south wales didn't appeal last night... Ditto - I just couldn't face the drive from North Lakes and trains not a viable option either. Only real option would have been an overnight stay Quote
Richard R Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 (edited) I had a blast! Good to meet up with @AndyTravis and @walshy and confirm I don't need an expensive Fender in my life. Also meeting @jazzyvee by the Eich stand (try the bass boards, very strange but I can see why people use them). Hello to @Wombat too. Lovely basses at @Manton Customs and ACG, I can't remember the very band we were talking about @skelf (the exceedingly drunken one!) Popped by @Goliath_FX's stand, bass pedals in Warhammer models - wow! Plus lots of stuff to try and hearing Steve Lawson and Yolande Charles play live. I bought a set of strings, Yolanda 's CD, and a pint of Guinness zero. Happy day. Edited March 1, 2025 by Richard R Project PH Bandcamp page: https://projectph.bandcamp.com/album/acid-funk 2 Quote
Richard R Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 A few pics. @Manton Customs Double neck Uke! Ortega stand. Idiot playing bass badly on the ACG stand. Yolanda Charles making it look easy on the Sandberg stand. Steve Lawson - a very different sound. 20250301_140524.mp4 Unusual bass at Absolute Music. Really nice to play, yours for under £2k. This wasn't even close to being the most expensive guitar at the show. (I didn't see it, but there was one at £85k!) 8 Quote
Minininjarob Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 2 hours ago, Wombat said: You have to put a chain on your wallet? GAS that bad? Maybe, didn’t work anyway still bought stuff. 😂 2 Quote
Richard R Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 34 minutes ago, Minininjarob said: Maybe, didn’t work anyway still bought stuff. 😂 Do tell 🤗 1 Quote
Rich Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 I bought a magazine subscription and some lunch last of the big spenders eh? My favourite instruments were 1} a black Yamaha Nathan East signature 5, 2} a Strandberg on the Bass Direct stand, and 3} all the ACGs. 1 Quote
Rich Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 (edited) 2 hours ago, Richard R said: bass pedals in Warhammer models - wow! Those were amazing Edited March 1, 2025 by Rich 2 Quote
kuetsum Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 38 minutes ago, Rich said: Those were amazing Wow possibly any pictures? 1 Quote
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