Roland Rock

...and the next batch of 13 pics. Apologies if I can't remember all names, the day was a bit of a blur of names and faces :-) 1: A decent turnout. Intime Nick on the right (Nike beanie on) chatting to Prime Bass (kneeling) 2: Zero9 having a go on my Ergon 3: Apologies, the name escapes me, but it was a lovely G&L 4: Annoying Twit takes a break from laptops and takes a trip to Warwick corner to see how a full-fat Wick compares to his Rockbass 5: The Hand of John Curley's Gretsch Baritone was a welcome addition to the bash 6: Baritone action through the looper 7: GrammeFriday grooves through the looper on one of his MTDs 8: Norris visits 72Deluxe at Warwick corner 9: Sharman falls for the EUB... 10: ...and tries to convince Mrs Sharman that he needs one. I'd go for the 'tiny footprint' angle myself ;-) 11: 72Deluxe gets joy from Tauzero's Sei fretless 12: Mr and Mrs Manton Customs with a lovely 32" cherry/maple example 13: 16 drivers Zero9? That's just greedy!

The first batch of 14 pictures above, I'll test my memory and label as best I can: apologies in advance for any mistakes: 1: Si excelled himself with printed Bash cards. Hand delivered by Mrs Si! 2: This way! A very handy sign, with easy load in. 3: Barefaced Corner, Prime Bass with his lovely zebrano ACG Graft, Super Compact, Shuttle 9.0 and board of drive craziness! Also my Super Twin, Glockenklang Soul and W&T Ergon, 4: Annoying Twit, either rocking out or passing out with the BC Baton 5: Len Derby having a look at Norris' Ric. 6: The Sharmans visit the Mantons, checking out the quality 32" Manton Custom 7: A couple of beauties belonging to Chairleg 8: Sei fretless and Antoniotsai, with BFM cab and Tecamp Puma 900 - Tauzero's collection 9: Chairleg checks out Norris' EUB 10: Oldman (I think) loads in 11: Marrillionred's Kelly acoustic 5 12: Sod the basses, I want cake! 13: Norris checks out Chairleg's Italia 14: Organiser Si picks up the BC Baton and lays down some grooves through Annoying Twit's own looping software.

Ben was great to deal with. A no-nonsense deal with very quick payment and good communication.

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1399660819' post='2446484'] Cheers Roland. I will email Taylor to see if I can pre-order one. [/quote] Good news: http://ironether.com

[quote name='EMG456' timestamp='1399797708' post='2447634'] By the late seventies, Fender couldn't make a decent guitar in the states. Under CBS's ownership, standards had fallen and the focus on what their products were actually for had been lost. Most intelligent and informed players preferred the replicas or copies which were being made by the Japanese companies such as Tokai, Fuji Gen .. [/quote] Speaking as an informed and intelligent player, I have yet to play any other Fender or Fender replica/copy (including JVs) that I prefer to my '78P :-)

Haha, so looking like a landslide! Where are all those people I spoke to recently who say 'st-aah-tus'? I wonder whether a Talkbass poll would yield different results

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1399770361' post='2447542'] You could say the same about fender basses (which I personally consider to be expensive firewood). Should I be diving into every thread on them and making my views known in the interests of "balance" ? - no, it would merely antagonise happy fender owners, and at the end of the day its down to people to do their own research. [/quote] You have vastly exceeded your 'sense quota'. You are therefore expelled from this thread.

Sorry, my mistake. I thought this was the Ashdown owners thread ;-)

It seems I've been saying it incorrectly all these years!

A really great day, thanks all for coming. In terms of organization, Simon was the one who did pretty much everything, I just took a sort of nodding deputy dog role. It was great to meet so many lovely people, and thanks to those who let me try their basses - there were some real beauties there. And I didn't have to put my earplugs in once! Thanks to all who brought food and cakes, and to those who washed up. Here's to next year

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1399659341' post='2446465'] having a fkin larf innit [/quote] I know that it has a replacement bridge, but unless I'm missing something else, that's pretty much what these are going for.

Interesting, thanks. Looking forward to hearing exactly what Alex has done with this concept

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1399677014' post='2446713'] I feel dumb for asking this...but what blew up ? Could you tell me where I'm looking... [/quote] Had you not asked, I would have :-)

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1389600855' post='2335861'] [Blindingly Obvious] So organise one. [/Blindingly Obvious] [/quote] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/228206-midlands-bass-bash-2014-this-saturday/ Boom!

Anyone know what this 'resonator' is all about. Are these cabs actually sealed?

I really liked the loudest one ;-)

I love Lisbon! Lots of cool little bars and steep hills - a dangerous combination :-D Welcome

Nice of you to drop in

Welcome to Basschat.

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1399654593' post='2446410'] With only YouTube videos to make judgements from, I have narrowed my selection down to the Chunk Brown Dog and Oxide Iron Ether (The Oxide is my fav). I checked out the Source Audio OFD, but not fussed on the tonal character of that gated fuzz. The Mastotron is really sweet too, but I do prefer the Oxide ever so slightly. So, I attempted to order one via their website this afternoon and they have none in stock! Why is this so bloody difficult? [/quote] Taylor (Iron Ether) has had major issues, and hasn't taken new orders for months, but I hear they are up and running again soon

OK folks, tomorrow is the big day. 12 O'Clock, bring a fiver! The main car park is on the right as you drive past the entrance gates. If you have a load of stuff to lug in, please drive right up to the building (The door is to the right of the main entrance, it should be obvious) to the disabled parking, unload, then take your car back to the main car park. Obviously you can bring your car to the door again when leaving. In terms of gear and space, if everything on the list is brought, it will be tight, but doable. In the unlikely event that we reach a critical capacity, we will stop any more gear from being brought in. Halfway through, we'll encourage folks to give up some gear space so that others can have a turn. Like I say, this is an unlikely scenario. It goes without saying that we ask people to be considerate with volume of their amps! Looking forward to meeting everyone. Chris/Simon

I tried to send an amp to someone via CityLink. It never got collected by them, but they did try to deliver a large retail display unit on a palate, which my buyer declined. Another courier sorted my amp in the end, and as a bonus, I had a large retail display unit on a palate 'returned' to me. It's still here, and CityLink showed no interest in returning it to its rightful owner. They still insist that it's mine.

I remember McCartney saying that when the Beatles went to visit Elvis, they walked into the room and he was playing on an unplugged P bass

I love the Mastotron, but for the filtered fuzz I'm after, the Oxide nails that Synthy vibe I'm after. BTW, the Mastotron sold within a couple of hours!