The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2025

[Richard R]

I don't think f-ck all can be four, so it must be zero, and the same as sod all.

 

Just noticed the alliteration: Square root: Sod, Five: F-uck.

At the risk of a complete thread derail and the wrath of @scrumpymike*, are there any other expressions for nothing that have equivalent additions?

 

 

The wrath of Mike is a terrible thing - you are denied any crumble!

 

 

[rwillett]

2 minutes ago, Richard R said:

I don't think f-ck all can be four, so it must be zero, and the same as sod all.

 

Just noticed the alliteration: Square root: Sod, Five: F-uck.

At the risk of a complete thread derail and the wrath of @scrumpymike*, are there any other expressions for nothing that have equivalent additions?

 

 

The wrath of Mike is a terrible thing - you are denied any crumble!

 

 

Solved 

[scrumpymike]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

I don't think f-ck all can be four, so it must be zero, and the same as sod all.

 

Just noticed the alliteration: Square root: Sod, Five: F-uck.

At the risk of a complete thread derail and the wrath of @scrumpymike*, are there any other expressions for nothing that have equivalent additions?

 

 

The wrath of Mike is a terrible thing - you are denied any crumble!

 

 

Sweet Fanny Adams for you Richard, where sweet = crumble and Fanny Adams = Mrs Scrumpy.

[Rich]

On 07/06/2025 at 22:32, rwillett said:

We would need to define f-ck all more accurately here in terms of sod-all to get the right answer. 

 

By the sounds of it, 'f-ck all' can be defined as 'what goes on in the area where @neepheid lives'. 

[rwillett]

Just spoken to my diary secretary/CEO/partner in crime and she's OK with me going AWOL for the weekend. 

 

So am planning to come down now. The only hassle is coming back as I probably have to go to work on Monday. @neepheid we probably need to discuss how to break the space-time continuum and work how to get everything into your car or we simply take my larger estate 😊

 

I'll probably bring 

 

3d printed headless bass 

3d printed six string

Westone Thunder Bass and matching Westone Thunder six string 

 

Probably one or two others. 

 

I'll bring a couple of pedalboards as well. If people are interested in a custom made pedal board, absolutely made to measure for sensible donations to charity, let me know. 

 

Also if we are looking to do 'work' I'm happy to run a software and hardware IT clinic. If people have issues let me know in advance so I can see if I can help. 

 

Rob

 

[neepheid]

43 minutes ago, rwillett said:

Just spoken to my diary secretary/CEO/partner in crime and she's OK with me going AWOL for the weekend. 

 

So am planning to come down now. The only hassle is coming back as I probably have to go to work on Monday. @neepheid we probably need to discuss how to break the space-time continuum and work how to get everything into your car or we simply take my larger estate 😊

 

I'll probably bring 

 

3d printed headless bass 

3d printed six string

Westone Thunder Bass and matching Westone Thunder six string 

 

Probably one or two others. 

 

I'll bring a couple of pedalboards as well. If people are interested in a custom made pedal board, absolutely made to measure for sensible donations to charity, let me know. 

 

Also if we are looking to do 'work' I'm happy to run a software and hardware IT clinic. If people have issues let me know in advance so I can see if I can help. 

 

Rob

 

 

Ach, book the Monday off - I will be.

 

Let's scheme this out.  I can feel a plan forming.  I'll be in touch...

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Ach, book the Monday off - I will be.

 

Let's scheme this out.  I can feel a plan forming.  I'll be in touch...

He’s self-employed I think 

[Sean]

I've updated my bit:

 

1. Rich - Trace Elliot TE-1200 amp, Barefaced Super 12T cab, earplugs , Shuker custom 5, Tanglewood TRB-CE acoustic bass gtr.

2. Woody - Rickenbacker 4004-L5, maybe Sei Flamboyant, Same old basschat 12" with some amp, other stuff TBC

3. Pinball (tbc) - some interesting basses

4. Stubsy - Joyo BadASS, GRBASS AT212 slim - only 50W but that should give 120dB at one metre 😇. (or I bring my TE 1110 combo). Some fun pedals. Perhaps the AVII 1960 precision, the Sire P10 and maybe the Fender Performer and something unexpected...

5. Sean - Mesa 400+, Laney Nexus Tube 400 [oh jeez], MJW Taranis 200 (Filthbox Matamp clone with extra channel and EQ), GK MBF500, GK Fusion 550, 2 x LFSys Monaco, 2 x Japanese Market Spector Euros with LHZ-03 preamps, Valenti #005 Super P, Yamaha BB1300, my small but well-appointed pedal-board (Origin Cali 76, Origin DCX, Aguilar Chorusaurus, etc) plus a mini walk-in bass surgery if interested. Plus whatever I might be selling at the time.

6. Rosie - likely I'll bring my upright, set up for bluegrass/folk/jazz if anyone's not played upright before and fancies a go

7. Phil - BassChat cabs, maybe some sort of shootout?

8. MikeD - Laney Digbeth, Zilla 212, Dingwall Combusion, Revelation PJ, pedals, try to finish home made bass🤞🤞🤞🤞

 

9. neepheid - G&L CLF L-1000, Yamaha BB1200, Sire D5, Sire Z7, Greco LGB-700, Reverend Triad, Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard, Epiphone Thunderbird '64, Squier Jaguar H (with Ibanez CAP double humbucker from ATK200/800 etc), Gear4Music rat bass (with Lace Aluma-P), £150 giggable bass challenge, 1 or 2 amps depending upon space...

Edited Monday at 15:17 by Rich

 

10. Jabba_the_gut - Note sure what stuff yet........

[Sean]

Who's staying which night and where? 

I'd rather stay the Saturday night but could make either work. I don't think I could do both. 

[neepheid]

41 minutes ago, Sean said:

Who's staying which night and where? 

I'd rather stay the Saturday night but could make either work. I don't think I could do both. 

 

Current plan is to stay over Sat night, location TBC.

[neepheid]

Also, the notion that a gear list from March would stay current until October was frankly laughable.  In my defence, I was attempting to do gear abstinence, but a white whale appeared which I had been chasing on and off for 12 years put paid to that but I've gone on a bit of a bender since.  To balance things out, 2 off that initial list have been sold, got another one up for sale.

 

TL:DR I'll let you know what's coming about a week before the bash - I think I can make it a week without buying or selling a bass...

Edited 7 hours ago by neepheid

[rwillett]

57 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

He’s self-employed I think 

I am. 

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, rwillett said:

I am. 

So @neepheid time spent away from desk is money lost that he cannot spend satisfying GAS

[rwillett]

42 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

So @neepheid time spent away from desk is money lost that he cannot spend satisfying GAS

 

I'm now slimming the herd down. I've brought a Westone Thunder bass to match my Westone guitar, I've built a Geddy Lee Jazz bitsa and think some of them basses need to go. 

 

I also want/need a guitar amp and not sure whether to get a Headrush 112 with a Tonex/Mod Dwarf or a Boss Katana. Decisions, decisions, decisions....