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So how did it go guys and gals?

Was it as much fun as I had at a Rememberance Parade service followed by an afternoon painting walls?

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It was a fun day out; I've not been to one before so haven't yet had a chance to put faces to names. 

Nice to discuss EUBs, DBs etc. with the chaps there who were into that sort of thing, and to have a look at the variety of interesting bass guitars on show. 

I meant to take some books to get rid of but forgot, took some pedals to get rid of but forgot to get them out the car, and came away with an additional book (donation made to CRC). 

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Home now, it’s great to only live ten minutes from the venue! 
 

Thanks Paul & co for organising, I think the venue worked really well with the two rooms. 
 

Lots of great gear on display and friendly folks who allowed me to badly try it. I LOVED Mike’s satin finish sunburst Fender MIJ Jazz bass. 
 

The talks worked really well, lots of interesting stuff from the chap from Monty’s, the 60s Jazz pickup set sounded killer. The cab demo was an eye opener, you really don’t need a big cab to get a good tone. Chris Child’s interview had great stories and experiences to share. Thanks to Mike Brooks for facilitating. 
 

Overall that was a lot of fun! 

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As a noob, can I say

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS! That was just lovely. I managed to miss the guitar shows this year, and that really did feel like a little show!

 

everyone I spoke to, everyone I didn’t - please connect. I love this organisation! Also: Costco chocolate cake rules. 
 

@jonno1981 - lucky you! I used to live in crowthorne, these days I’m out near Hungerford!

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Ah I can’t say I live in Crowthorne, I’m just down the road in Sandhurst past wellington college. It’s a nice part of the world, I hear Hungerford's not so bad! 

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Evening kids!

 

Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who attended.  @prowla and I sorted out the fundamentals and after settling out our expenses for hall hire/food, we made a £75.00 profit, which I'll pay into COATs charity when I'm there on Tuesday.

 

Disappointingly, we overran on the presentations, so round two of 'What's That Bass?' was shelved.  Next year maybe.  As there was a low amount of donations for the raffle, this was parked too.  We did see a Behringer pedal got left behind (this was a raffle donation), so if it's OK Paul (@prowla) will pop that up in the classifieds here.

 

All in all, a fun day.  Home now.  Glass of red incoming!

 

Until 2026, best to all!

Paul

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I hope you all had a great time.
 

Now, I’ve got the popcorn and the liquid refreshment to hand and I’ve cleaned my spectacles - bring on the photos! :) 

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I got home 40m ago.  

What a fabulous day out.

I'll post some proper comments tomorrow but for now, a huge thanks to Paul, Paul and Gary for pulling it together and also to everyone who went and made it such a great experience. 

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That was a fun day out!

Very enjoyable speaking by the speakers (and about the speakers!).

I got to meet some great folks and play some rather nice basses. 
 

 

 

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