The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2025

[Geek99]

Maybe if we all got neon cables the practical risk factor could be reduced to “acceptable”  ? You’d have to be a total guitard to trip over a neon cable 

Edited Wednesday at 18:20 by Geek99

[MichaelDean]

50 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

You’d have to be a total guitard to trip over a neon cable 

You underestimate, as my wife calls them, my "big flappy feet" 😂

[Richard R]

1 hour ago, MichaelDean said:

You underestimate, as my wife calls them, my "big flappy feet" 😂

 

I did a quick search for "A duck playing bass guitar"

 

 

 

 

Of course I got this:

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 20:20 by Richard R
spoiler

[Geek99]

Things looking up on the job front. Move to sunny** wales may happen in the future 

 

 

** imagine an ironic tone here 

[Geek99]

Interviews Thursday (a charity) and Friday (a serious company x 2 paying mega money) 

obviously less competition for the former - but being security cleared makes things much less competitive anyway 

apologies for the thread hijack 

Edited Thursday at 13:50 by Geek99

[Kebabkid]

Wrong Bass Bash (DOH) - Content Deleted

Edited Thursday at 11:12 by Kebabkid
Wrong thread

[scrumpymike]

Off topic I know but is anybody in a band that could dep for us (In Like Flynn) at the Merriott Social Club TA16 5NP from 9 til 11 tomorrow night? Our singer seems to coming down with a bug that's started in her throat today. Fraid it's one of the first bookings we took when we launched the new band so not great money at £320.

 

If you can help, please PM me or call me on 07770 946135. If you want to see the kind of stuff we do visit inlikeflynnband.com and jump on our show reel.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[neepheid]

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me.  14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery.  I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

[JapanAxe]

13 minutes ago, neepheid said:

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me.  14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery.  I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

Yes. Yes it is.

[GrahamT]

I’m late to the online virtual party, but I can confirm that I will be attending. 
Mike - do you want payment up front as in previous years?

[scrumpymike]

53 minutes ago, GrahamT said:

I’m late to the online virtual party, but I can confirm that I will be attending. 
Mike - do you want payment up front as in previous years?

Yes please. PM sent.

[rwillett]

2 hours ago, neepheid said:

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me.  14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery.  I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

Dunno but it's all got to fit in my car...

[Stub Mandrel]

3 hours ago, neepheid said:

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me.  14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery.  I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

 

Yes.

[Richard R]

9 hours ago, neepheid said:

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me.  14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery.  I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

Very.

 

Pick 5 and one amp. You can bring a different set to the midlands bash in 2026. 🤪

[rwillett]

32 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Very.

 

Pick 5 and one amp. You can bring a different set to the midlands bash in 2026. 🤪

I'll get the top box out. @neepheid can ride in that  and that's space for at least an amp and five basses saved.

 

I'll put a duvet and empty bottle in the top box so you are comfortable. Bluetooth to the car underneath will work so you can hear my music.

 

If you get too hot, open the lid a bit. 

 

Job solved. 

[rwillett]

12 hours ago, neepheid said:

It is beginning to dawn on me the enormity of the task that lies ahead of me.  14 basses (15 if I get my JC fixed in time), 2 amps, the ironmongery.  I know I keep saying "go big or go home" but is it getting silly?

When I get back from London, I'll drop the back seat down and put my stuff in first and see how much space is left. 

 

You are welcome to the glove compartment and that little cubby hole between the two front seats. Oh yes, and the top box 😊 let's not forget that. 

 

With the back seats down, there's circa 1620 litres, top box is another 500 litres.

 

let's see how many I can get in and work from there. 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

There will be a good number of people with a few basses each. That's vastly more than most music shops, and I find I gravitate to just a few.

 

I've noticed that however many basses you bring, only one or two get attention. The rest get ignored by everyone except @stewblack who loves the obscure 😁

 

This year I might address my prejudices and try playing a g&l and a Ric, if there are any present.

 

I may bring my Amplug and headphones as well.

[rwillett]

Never played a Rick. Would love the chanxe to channel my inner (David) Lemmy. 

[neepheid]

It's like choosing only some of your children to go to Disneyland though...

[Pea Turgh]

12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I may bring my Amplug and headphones as well.

I thought about bringing cans last time.  If I can make it I’ll bring my little Behringer P1 and equally cheapie in-ears to see if I can hear what I play!

 

This year (if I can make it) I’m hoping to find someone with TI flats to see what all the fuss is about. (Restrung everything with Labella LTFs after last time!)

[Wolverinebass]

10 hours ago, rwillett said:

Dunno but it's all got to fit in my car...

Just buy a bigger car. Maybe a horsebox too. Where is the committment these days?!

[rwillett]

It's already a large estate... the car, not the house...

 

To be fair I could  borrow a sheep trailer. Might need a little cleaning out but then any bass will be genuinely "road worn". There's a bit of worry about the smell but I'm sure the sheep won't mind...

 

Edited 2 hours ago by rwillett

[Geek99]

36 minutes ago, neepheid said:

It's like choosing only some of your children to go to Disneyland though...

Disneyland is awful… 

[neepheid]

5 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Disneyland is awful… 

 

It was a hastily chosen simile... don't read too much into it

 

[rwillett]

One way or another we'll get them all to fit in. 

 

No children left behind