The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2025

[JapanAxe]

Count me in:

 

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. Japanaxe

Precision(s) & Dingwall(s)

DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone

At least 1 other amp (see sig)

[Wolverinebass]

28 minutes ago, JapanAxe said:

Count me in:

 

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. Japanaxe

Precision(s) & Dingwall(s)

DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone

At least 1 other amp (see sig)

Thanks for cutting me off! Ha! Added myself back in now.

 

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.

 

12. Japanaxe

Precision(s) & Dingwall(s)

DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone

At least 1 other amp (see sig)

[JapanAxe]

42 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said:

Thanks for cutting me off! Ha! Added myself back in now.

 

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.

 

12. Japanaxe

Precision(s) & Dingwall(s)

DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone

At least 1 other amp (see sig)

Sorry! I tried to find the most recent full list but clearly failed…

[Geek99]

5 hours ago, rwillett said:

Been called a lot worse...

Not yet you haven’t 

toy-bass fetishist 

[rwillett]

51 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Not yet you haven’t 

toy-bass fetishist 

When you have had a petition raised against you that calls you out specifically by name, there's bugger all that you can call me that will offend me.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this was about me taking over all the IT and networking at Central St Martins as well as the other four colleges that make up the University of Arts for London and dragging them kicking and screaming into the 20th century. This was 97 or 98. Things like email, networks faster than 64kb, new hr system etc etc. I'd insisted that we weren't going to wait five years but it was going to be done in six months. A few studios and their shop got closed for a while. Apparently I was despised as I wasn't an artist but a mere technician.  They were right but I did it. There may well have been a protest meeting. 

 

I've had people trying to sack me on more than one occasion. I've had people talking about "that Rob Willett" not realised I.was in the meeting (DWP and DCS), that was a fun one and elicited a response and apology afterwards. I've has people screaming at me that I didn't understand Agile. That bloke went off long term with a nervous breakdown. 

 

I've been acussed of racism when I caught a burglar doing my flat over in Brixton. That's one of the few times in my life  I've actually lost my temper as I'm not.

 

I'm still here, still fully employed with more work than I can handle it. 

 

toy-bass fetishist is a bit weak. Come on try harder. 

 

 

 

[neepheid]

OK boys, simmer doon!

[Wolverinebass]

28 minutes ago, neepheid said:

OK boys, simmer doon!

I disagree. This is what has been missing from Bass Bashes. A really good cage match. Maybe we can skip the cab shootout to move on to a duel at 10 paces? This could be a major selling point.

 

Someone turns up with a Musicman Sabre not realising that they should have brought an actual sabre for the afternoon events. Someone asks "is it good for metal?" and is immediately required to fight Rhonda Rousey whilst playing Mr Pink by Level 42.

 

This is the future where the "bash" in the event title may mean something else. It's a winner.

Edited July 10 by Wolverinebass

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

OK boys, simmer doon!

I really, was, totally joking 

[neepheid]

9 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I really, was, totally joking 

 

I know, min, it's all good. Banter++

[thestick]

Put me down I’ll be there 😊🤘

Not sure what I will bring yet

tbc

[Richard R]

Clearly @rwillett is a man of action and ability. But it was not always thus, as this snippet from a prior carreers advice session reveals...

 

 

[Richard R]

p.s. I'll be bringing a couple of basses, Ashdwon ABM C300-100 and extension cab. And hopefully dragging along a friend who has a rather nice Overwater 5 string fretless.

[Chienmortbb]

13 hours ago, rwillett said:

When you have had a petition raised against you that calls you out specifically by name, there's bugger all that you can call me that will offend me.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this was about me taking over all the IT and networking at Central St Martins as well as the other four colleges that make up the University of Arts for London and dragging them kicking and screaming into the 20th century. This was 97 or 98. Things like email, networks faster than 64kb, new hr system etc etc. I'd insisted that we weren't going to wait five years but it was going to be done in six months. A few studios and their shop got closed for a while. Apparently I was despised as I wasn't an artist but a mere technician.  They were right but I did it. There may well have been a protest meeting. 

 

I've had people trying to sack me on more than one occasion. I've had people talking about "that Rob Willett" not realised I.was in the meeting (DWP and DCS), that was a fun one and elicited a response and apology afterwards. I've has people screaming at me that I didn't understand Agile. That bloke went off long term with a nervous breakdown. 

 

I've been acussed of racism when I caught a burglar doing my flat over in Brixton. That's one of the few times in my life  I've actually lost my temper as I'm not.

 

I'm still here, still fully employed with more work than I can handle it. 

 

toy-bass fetishist is a bit weak. Come on try harder. 

 

 

 

Guitarist! 

[Geek99]

3 hours ago, thestick said:

Put me down I’ll be there 😊🤘

Not sure what I will bring yet

tbc

If we put you down, you won’t be there 

phenobarbitone is pretty final 

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

Guitarist! 

Fu@k that’s harsh 

[scrumpymike]

15 hours ago, rwillett said:

When you have had a petition raised against you that calls you out specifically by name, there's bugger all that you can call me that will offend me.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this was about me taking over all the IT and networking at Central St Martins as well as the other four colleges that make up the University of Arts for London and dragging them kicking and screaming into the 20th century. This was 97 or 98. Things like email, networks faster than 64kb, new hr system etc etc. I'd insisted that we weren't going to wait five years but it was going to be done in six months. A few studios and their shop got closed for a while. Apparently I was despised as I wasn't an artist but a mere technician.  They were right but I did it. There may well have been a protest meeting. 

 

I've had people trying to sack me on more than one occasion. I've had people talking about "that Rob Willett" not realised I.was in the meeting (DWP and DCS), that was a fun one and elicited a response and apology afterwards. I've has people screaming at me that I didn't understand Agile. That bloke went off long term with a nervous breakdown. 

 

I've been acussed of racism when I caught a burglar doing my flat over in Brixton. That's one of the few times in my life  I've actually lost my temper as I'm not.

 

I'm still here, still fully employed with more work than I can handle it. 

 

toy-bass fetishist is a bit weak. Come on try harder. 

 

 

 

As William Shakespeare put it: "The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune". 🙂 

 

I'm just dodging some of those right now!! Nothing that will get in the way of the Bash I hasten to add.

[JohnDaBass]

Planning to attend this year.

Gear

Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink)

 

PS I will leave it to Admin/ @scrumpymike / @Rich  to add me to the list🤪

Edited Monday at 10:16 by JohnDaBass
spelling

[Rich]

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...

 

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

 

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

 

12. Japanaxe - Precision(s) & Dingwall(s), DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone, At least 1 other amp (see sig)

 

13. JohnDaBass - Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink)

 

14. Geek99 (tentative) - sire v7 5 string (rapidly becoming my favourite bass ever), vintage est96a (punches above its weight as judged by basschat midlands massive and Stub Mandrel), Tc electronic bh250 and A cab that was dragged out of the sea    (Possibly) but only cost £10

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Rich

[Geek99]

Forgotten again …,

 

id like to try a valve amp …

[Rich]

4 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Forgotten again …,

 

id like to try a valve amp …

Now unforgotten

[Wolverinebass]

Just for the records, what time does the festivities/executions start? 10am? Until about 4pm? Give or take.

[scrumpymike]

20 hours ago, Wolverinebass said:

Just for the records, what time does the festivities/executions start? 10am? Until about 4pm? Give or take.

The Bash starts at 10am but anyone who wants to come earlier from 8am is welcome to have breakfast served from Mrs Scrumpy's kitchen and maybe help us set up.

[Wolverinebass]

12 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

The Bash starts at 10am but anyone who wants to come earlier from 8am is welcome to have breakfast served from Mrs Scrumpy's kitchen and maybe help us set up.

Thanks squire. Due to trains, I should be there about 1045, but that is mainly due to not having a car and getting trains from South East London.

[rwillett]

18 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

Welcome to have breakfast served from Mrs Scrumpy's kitchen and maybe help us set up.

 

Mmmm.....breakfast.... I suspect we'll be there for that and to help setup.

 

Rob

[Rich]

5 minutes ago, rwillett said:

 

Mmmm.....breakfast.... I suspect we'll be there for that and to help setup.

 

Rob

Ditto