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Took a little trip to the seaside this weekend, down to Dorset. I was walking along the beach when I saw a bloke and a woman shouting, and then they started fighting. It got so bad that the police turned up, but instead of calming things down the copper started hitting the guy with his baton. Then the bloke got hold of the baton and started hitting his wife AND the copper. Then just when I couldn’t imagine things getting any worse, a crocodile turned up and stole all the sausages.

Basschat, reference my last status, thank you for being an awesome place to be. None of that other ****, just bass 😍

Can you spare just ONE minute of your time to watch my video, like, share, SUBSCRIBE and follow, even leave me a positive comment? It would really mean a great deal - and to prove you prefer watching actual bass content over the fakers of the world taking over our feeeeeeeds!!!!

Had one of those "Dad this is my new number" scam texts this morning. Rather than immediately delete it, I'm going to see how long I can keep them going. I asked "is that you Felicity?" and they said yes. Obvs I do not have a daughter named Felicity So now I've invented Felicity's no-good bum of a husband Hugo, who keeps selling her iPhones to fund his gambling habit. Let's see if they take that bait too.

Just won a Shergold Telstar bass via an Instagram competition. Lovely! 🤩

Thank you everyone! Together we raised £8,560 which, with the non JG donation of £35, amounts to a grand total of £8,595. Most of the funds are already with Andy and the balance will be with him in the next few days. Here's to Iris 🥰

PMs in Status Updates. How? Why? Mind boggled, as in: not critical, but just not understanding.

New website is now live. Launch of the Standard Series in conjunction with the revamped website. Please swing by and check it all out. https://acguitars.co.uk

Amazing ... 245 BCers have donated to the Travis family fund to help Iris https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mark-clark-3

Updating my status so it bumps to the top! Fundraiser for Iris, Andy Trav's daughter, includes well over 100 donations and is now over £3,200. Don't stop https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mark-clark-3

Rainy weekend, so this was about all the progress I was able to make on my new repair project.

Tiny request: When reporting content to moderators, please SAY why you are reporting it and what you want us to look into. Much as we enjoy figuring out blank reports, it'd make life much easier. Ta!

Not really understanding why people feel the need to just be nasty bastards on here. Get a life.

I've had a nesting box up in the garden for about ten years. This year, finally, at last, the great tits are in residence.

I’ve just disabled my social media and I’m looking forward to having a break from the constant doom & gloom, thirst traps and selling flesh for validation posts. (Make sure you follow Bass Gear Magazine on YouTube, Facebook and Insta though as all the good stuff from me will go there still )

Todays GAS brought to you in association with AngryWife.com - Vintera II P bass in sunburst

My dad just called to ask what gauge strings I put on his EB3 last time I restrung it. Apparently they're starting to sound a bit dead, which is hardly surprising given that I last played that bass in 2003.

I can play guitar, mandolin, 5 string banjo, BUT I'M first and foremost a proud to be a BASS PLAYER, bass player. Right now I have a 4 string acoustic/electric Bass An IBANEZ bTb 6 string An IBANEZ bTb 5 string A PEAVEY FOUNDATION 5 A Brice FREAK 5 string A BUGERA amp A Crate amp A Boss multi effect A microtubes DARKGLASS B7k V2 I try to play all my basses everyday Through both amps . I need another Band FOR REAL

Just a quick message wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! 🤶🎶🍾🎄😊🥂

Someone filmed the whole set of my UB40 tribute gig last Thursday. Pretty satisfied with the result.

New job Monday.

Finally bagged an Ashdown LB 30, cant wait to get back to an all valve rig

The head on my Markbass MB58R combo already has a lid on it upon removal. These little things make me happy 😊

My bands new single out today

It's been exactly 1 year since my last NBD 🙂

EMG Pickups in a Bartolini shell! Finally! Wow those Tobias Basses are gonna get a nice upgrade “EMG suggests the E4W pickups are a wide aperture big fat single coil type pickup..”

10 gigs in the next 14 days. Super excited!

Oohh, this is exciting!

NWD (New Wireless Day) -- incoming Sennheiser G3. Ludicrous, ridiculous deal I couldn't walk away from.

After years of having random Allen keys, acquired almost by accident, I’ve bought a set of metric and imperial hex keys. Why did I wait so long?

Fretless players: do you ever have one of those days when you start playing and your intonation is just bleugh? And then find yourself wondering, "Are my hands having a bad day, or are my ears having an unusually good one?"

My bands debut single is out tomorrow! You can pre save it here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/xempa/here-as-i-stand

Popped over to Cumbernauld Thursday night to catch @JohnFitzgerald play with Cateran and hear the debut of his Wal-esque build from last year. Top notch band, brilliant venue and his bass sounded amazing. Was also impressed by his Fame Baphomet, surprised we don't hear more about those.

Put together a deep-dive video covering my Overwater basses

Sorry all for the long absence, life threw a curve ball. Back and good now tho so will get through my notifications and PMs over the next day or two. Good to be back! :)

...is a Trace Elliot owner again, after far too many years. Full NAD stuff coming tomorrow. 💚

Just scored this Eden in Johnny Roadhouse!

Realised how much better nickel plated strings sound compared to stainless (on my mustang)

Incoming NAD. Exciting stuff

Happy New Year Folks! 🥂👍😊🎶

Happy Christmas Team BC

Had a nice string delivery from La Bella Strings! La Bella Package.mp4

Phenomenal figure of £8k reached in the Iris Travis fund raiser. Thank you so much to the 300 - yes 300! - BCers who have supported this wonderful cause. Oh and there's still 6 days to go ...

my ever expanding library of Vincent Akkourat5 tones

Big announcement on the fundraiser for Iris Travis: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/503434-the-bass-sale-that-turned-a-massive-corner…/?do=findComment&comment=5373197

When you ask a chippie to build a premium fretless:

Anyone own Limelight #00126? I sold it probably around 2016/2017 before I quit playing, I’d love to be reunited with it.

So....i ordered the Ric from Bass Bros....

I have too many knobs. Twenty years of working on guitars and basses, and they start to stack up. If anyone's interested, I can do some measurements and perhaps stick them in the recycling forum.

Nadolig Llawen from Wales everyone. Have a great festive season. Last night's gig was the last one of 2024 for me.... and relax....yay 😀