2025 SE Bass Basheroonie! Sunday 9/11/25 *CONFIRMED*

[stevie]

On 15/10/2025 at 22:13, NancyJohnson said:

The organising committee.

 

 

 

What could go wrong????😀

[Lozz196]

Darn, not going to be able to make this now, apologies 

[knirirr]

There's a good chance that I'll be free to attend this, if no-one would mind me dropping in. It appears that there might be a chance to discuss EUB technique, so I could bring mine. Or a DB, but probably not both. 

[bass_dinger]

4 hours ago, knirirr said:

There's a good chance that I'll be free to attend this, if no-one would mind me dropping in. It appears that there might be a chance to discuss EUB technique, so I could bring mine. Or a DB, but probably not both. 

 

If EUB technique is different to DB technique, then I would be interested in that (because I am more likely to buy an EUB than a DB, but less likely to find a teacher specifically for that instrument).

 

Robert 

[knirirr]

1 hour ago, bass_dinger said:

 

If EUB technique is different to DB technique, ...

I suppose it would depend; an EUB could be anything from what is essentially a bass guitar placed upright on a stand to a double bass with no body, perhaps free standing, leaning against the player or even on a strap.
The only ones I've tried are my current one (a DB stand-in with 41.5" scale) and a 5-string BG-on-a-stand with 38" scale which I had years ago but sold.
In both cases I was able to find a DB teacher willing to assist me.
My guess is that the Stagg bass being discussed on the other thread is very much like a DB. As it happens, a BG player who comes to the local jam told me he'd got one and was having lessons from a good pro teacher nearby. 

[NancyJohnson]

6 hours ago, knirirr said:

There's a good chance that I'll be free to attend this, if no-one would mind me dropping in. It appears that there might be a chance to discuss EUB technique, so I could bring mine. Or a DB, but probably not both. 

 

 

We have two rooms here, one with a little stage. 

 

We're putting on the timed stuff on the staged area (see post #1); it's feasible that you could do something in the second room, but obviously there's no guarantee of an audience, given the crossover in the main room.

[basexperience]

As a n00b, what's the process here? Do we bring as much gear as possible?! How does that work?!

[neepheid]

20 minutes ago, basexperience said:

As a n00b, what's the process here? Do we bring as much gear as possible?! How does that work?!

 

Speaking as someone who has brought everything to a bash, I would advise that you don't - be editorial and try to bring what you think will be interesting.  I will be bringing 6 of my 14 basses, with another 4 or so which I will bring if anyone asks.

[rwillett]

Speaking as someone who has transported all @neepheid's basses to a bash, I would concur with his assessment of "Don't bring everything".

 

The one very small advantage of bringing everything, including a full top box, is that when you do pop into a rather decent guitar shop in Birmingham for the first time in nine months, you are limited to only buying anything smaller than a box of matches as there is simply no space for anything larger, thereby saving money. I'm not bitter about this at all. Nope, it's not a problem at all, it's all behind me now. 

 

Rob

[basexperience]

OK, I may just bring a bass or three which have curiosity value 🙂