The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2025

[neepheid]

3 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said:

Thanks. I'll try not to be. Can't promise anything of course as I am a belligerent Scot.

 

If you still have it by that time, I'd be very interested in playing your Epiphone Les Paul actually as I think it looks fantastic. It'd certainly be good to meet you and the rest of the peeps properly.

 

Naturally, getting the train, I'd be travelling light, so one bass, possibly a small amp and maybe a few pedals. I don't know what folk would be interested in trying that I own as since quite a lot of it is "pointy," or dare I say it, "mental," it does sometimes put people off.

 

I say bring your most mental one.  Vive la difference!

[Chienmortbb]

3 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

Don't worry, it's organised by yer original Rochdale cowboy (mentioning no names) 😉 

Yes, Mike's Somerset accent is a work in progress!

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, Wolverinebass said:

Thanks. I'll try not to be. Can't promise anything of course as I am a belligerent Scot.

 

If you still have it by that time, I'd be very interested in playing your Epiphone Les Paul actually as I think it looks fantastic. It'd certainly be good to meet you and the rest of the peeps properly.

 

Naturally, getting the train, I'd be travelling light, so one bass, possibly a small amp and maybe a few pedals. I don't know what folk would be interested in trying that I own as since quite a lot of it is "pointy," or dare I say it, "mental," it does sometimes put people off.

Pointy is good. Soon it will be retro 

[MichaelDean]

4 hours ago, Wolverinebass said:

Thanks. I'll try not to be. Can't promise anything of course as I am a belligerent Scot.

 

If you still have it by that time, I'd be very interested in playing your Epiphone Les Paul actually as I think it looks fantastic. It'd certainly be good to meet you and the rest of the peeps properly.

 

Naturally, getting the train, I'd be travelling light, so one bass, possibly a small amp and maybe a few pedals. I don't know what folk would be interested in trying that I own as since quite a lot of it is "pointy," or dare I say it, "mental," it does sometimes put people off.

@neepheid's Les Paul is indeed a great bass. 

 

I'll second going for the pointiest one you have! What's the overall collection like?

[Geek99]

28 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

@neepheid's Les Paul is indeed a great bass. 

 

I'll second going for the pointiest one you have! What's the overall collection like?

I think we need pictures really…, 🍿

#kleenex 

 

we really should fully understand the pointiness quotient ….

 

[Wolverinebass]

35 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

@neepheid's Les Paul is indeed a great bass. 

 

I'll second going for the pointiest one you have! What's the overall collection like?

Well, most of my collection is a bit mental so I'll list the more weird ones. I'll list them in "declining pointy order" if you want. Pictures to hand of the first 2 if you want a laugh.

 

Status John Entwistle Buzzard

Grainger Hades

8 string Explorer 

12 string Hamer

Alembic Stanley Clarke

Alembic Series 1

Wal Mk 2

 

Edited Sunday at 18:06 by Wolverinebass

[Geek99]

Not promising anything, but I’ll talk to the management. Assuming that a mere Sire V7 might interest someone in such otherwise august company of Sei, top bracket fenders and  so on 

 

The lady of chateau geek is going to Devon in a few weeks so I don’t see why I can’t take 1.5 days off (I need to take the drive slowly as I’m not allowed to drive too far in one go for medical reasons) 

 

what time is kickoff? 
 

id love to try a db @Rosie C and it would be a pleasure to meet Scottish alter-ego @neepheid

Edited Sunday at 18:18 by Geek99

[Geek99]

5 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said:

Well, most of my collection is a bit mental so I'll list the more weird ones. I'll list them in "declining pointy order" if you want. Pictures to hand of the first 2 if you want a laugh.

 

Status John Entwistle Buzzard

Grainger Hades

8 string Explorer 

12 string Hamer

Alembic Stanley Clarke

Alembic Series 1

Wal Mk 2

 

 

 

Holy f***ing Christ 

Edited Sunday at 18:10 by Geek99

[Geek99]

I once met @grangur of this parish. A very charming chap 

@Grangur

Edited Sunday at 18:14 by Geek99

[Geek99]

Colour me tentative

1.  sire v7 5 string (rapidly becoming my favourite bass ever) 

2. vintage est96a (punches above its weight as judged by basschat midlands massive and @Stub Mandrel) 

3. Tc electronic bh250 and

4. A cab that was dragged out of the sea    (Possibly) but only cost £10

 

Edited Monday at 19:26 by Geek99

[MichaelDean]

1 hour ago, Wolverinebass said:

Well, most of my collection is a bit mental so I'll list the more weird ones. I'll list them in "declining pointy order" if you want. Pictures to hand of the first 2 if you want a laugh.

 

Status John Entwistle Buzzard

Grainger Hades

8 string Explorer 

12 string Hamer

Alembic Stanley Clarke

Alembic Series 1

Wal Mk 2

 

That Grainger looks amazing!

[Richard R]

Definitely bringing the Brawley 5 and 4 string basses. Rarely seen in the UK, except at Bass Bashes.

Will bring the Roland V-bass system fitted on an HB MusicMan-like, if I still have it. This is huge fun and does a pretty good impersonation of many other basses in a live mix. It's going up for sale next week though. 

 

 

[Rosie C]

3 hours ago, Geek99 said:

id love to try a db @Rosie C 

 

Then we shall make that happen!

[Wolverinebass]

18 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

That Grainger looks amazing!

In that case, I'll bring that. It's a curious bass as I had it made so you can use it either stereo or mono. Much like a Rickenbacker or Series Alembic.

 

It's not as hard to play as some people might think if you put your arm on the wing a la John Entwistle as I am in the photo.

 

I kind of didn't want to bring an instrument that you couldn't buy anymore (like the Status buzzard or Warmoth 8 string Explorer) and as Grainger will make that for you if you wish, it seems like the best way to go.

[neepheid]

29 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said:

In that case, I'll bring that. It's a curious bass as I had it made so you can use it either stereo or mono. Much like a Rickenbacker or Series Alembic.

 

It's not as hard to play as some people might think if you put your arm on the wing a la John Entwistle as I am in the photo.

 

I kind of didn't want to bring an instrument that you couldn't buy anymore (like the Status buzzard or Warmoth 8 string Explorer) and as Grainger will make that for you if you wish, it seems like the best way to go.

 

The shelf!  I had an Explorer bass, am well acquainted with the shelf.  It's surprisingly comfortable.

[Wolverinebass]

Okay. Confirmed.

 

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........

 

11. Wolverinebass - Grainger Hades, HX Stomp, GK Fusion 1200s.

[Geek99]

Me, tbc 

[Chienmortbb]

Me too but from:

 

Basses

1. Fender (Japan) Aerodyne AJB65.

2. Sire Marcus Miller M2 

3. G4M P Bass with Upgrades. 
 

Amps

1. Bugera Veyron (the mosfet one)

2. Ashdown Retriglide 800

3. Some Homebrew amp. 

Others

1. LFSys Monza 10” cab

2. Home brew 8” cab 

3. Zoom B2 Four multi effects.

4. Homebrew pedalboard with integral PSU. 
 

For Sale

Various Cables

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 07:53 by Chienmortbb

[Rich]

We're getting a good list now, very nice to see.

Don't forget to dig out those raffle prizes, folks!

[scrumpymike]

2 hours ago, Rich said:

We're getting a good list now, very nice to see.

Don't forget to dig out those raffle prizes, folks!

Well said Rich - and seconded by me 🙂 

[neepheid]

I'm sure I've got a redundant pedal or two to contribute...

[Stub Mandrel]

I've got some hardware I think.

 

[rwillett]

Add me down. I'm @neepheid gofer 

 

Westone Thunder bass

Westone Thunder guitar 

3d printed headless bass

3d printed guitar

Fender Jazz MIJ 97

Fender Jazz bitsa active 

Fender Strat MIJ 87 

Fender Mustang bass

Ibanez Mikro bass

 

I have some interesting ideas for my next 3d printed bass but that's dependent on pulling finger out. 

 

I might acquire some small amps before then or I might not. 

 

Yes I swing both ways and play guitar and bass. I've no pride whatsoever.

 

 

[Geek99]

8 minutes ago, rwillett said:

Add me down. I'm @neepheid gofer 

 

Westone Thunder bass

Westone Thunder guitar 

3d printed headless bass

3d printed guitar

Fender Jazz MIJ 97

Fender Jazz bitsa active 

Fender Strat MIJ 87 

Fender Mustang bass

Ibanez Mikro bass

 

I have some interesting ideas for my next 3d printed bass but that's dependent on pulling finger out. 

 

I might acquire some small amps before then or I might not. 

 

Yes I swing both ways and play guitar and bass. I've no pride whatsoever.

 

 

Pervert 🤮

[rwillett]

42 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Pervert 🤮

Been called a lot worse...