NickThomas

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='22194' date='Jun 22 2007, 11:09 PM']MB1 - why do you keep coming across as a *******?[/quote] Just come out and say what you mean man

11th would be better for me . Playing on the 18th .. although I'd still probably be able to make it if it started late morning or something.

[quote name='wazz' post='20379' date='Jun 19 2007, 08:02 PM']Sorry its not strictly Bass related... Does anyone know of a reliable and competant drummer I can call upon for depping in my function band? Best if located in the south east although we do play all over the country. Cheers Wazz[/quote] I know of one based in Eastbourne, but I doubt travelling all over the country would be possible for him as he has a pretty heavy teaching calender too.

A nice pile of GB basses ... there's also a very cool jigsaw puzzle on the GB website in the dowloads section

Sounds a bit like you nearly hit rock bottom and now you're on the up. Congrats ..life's a roller coaster Nick

[quote name='obbm' post='11412' date='Jun 3 2007, 02:37 PM']I am still persuing a couple of suitable venues. It will take a little longer. I really don't see the urgency, impatience and panic, just as long as it happens.[/quote] No urgency as far as I'm concerned .. and certainly not panicking lol

And I really don't have anything against Northern Monkies .... I'm not allowed to, I'm engaged to a Yorkshire lass lol

If I could think of somewhere suitable near me, I'd be more than happy to take the reins and get this this underway. Alas I cant but I really think someone has to take this under there wing much as Arrowhead Paul has done in the past. I'd just like to see this thing happen. Nick.

BUMP ... we cant let this thread slip into page 2 when the Northern monkeys have the midlands bash stickied lol

I cant remember where I've seen these, but I've seen simple rubber mats for sale for that purpose. Similiar sort of size to a doormat, and just a soft rubber.

[quote name='2pods' post='7785' date='May 27 2007, 08:00 PM']What, no Musicman ? (pre and post EB)[/quote] I reckon it's more likely the OLP Tony Levin will be collectable lol

[quote name='MB1' post='6594' date='May 25 2007, 03:56 PM']MB1. CAUSE I CAN!!! however you might or might not have noticed? I DONT DO IT ALL THE TIME![/quote] Split personaility lol

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='7507' date='May 27 2007, 10:45 AM']He's a lovely bloke too, just go up to him and introduce yourself as a fellow bass player. He's done sessions with pretty much every big UK name in the 70's and 80's plus others. He's also famous for writing the bass line to Lou Reeds "Take a Walk on The Wild Side" and not getting paid any more than studio scale for it![/quote] Maybe I'll drop by and see him then. It's always cool meeting someone with that amount of experience under there belt. If they're wearing one of course.

[quote name='andyonbass' post='7485' date='May 27 2007, 09:07 AM']For all the excellent work he's done [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Flowers"]read about it here[/url] he's probably best known for writing Clive Dunns' "Grandad". Go figure[/quote] Thanks for that Andy ..... one of those bassists that everyone's heard, but not known who it was. I didnt know who Jamerson was until 5 years ago lol

Leo's final and arguably best creation .. G&L basses

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='7401' date='May 27 2007, 12:10 AM']I'd like to catch up with Herbie but I'm not going to drive back from Shoreham at 11pm.[/quote] Strange thing about Herbie Flowers is.... his name is very familiar to me, as I've heard him mentioned for years. But I have no idea who he is, or what he's done . The photo on that ad gives me a first impression of him I could do without lol Nick.

There's a thread dedicated to amp techies in the repair section

Cracking basses . I gigged mine almost exclusively for getting on for 20 years. Now retired from gigging in favour of more strings, but still gets regularly played in my bass room. It'll be my boys first bass

Maybe it's an incentive to register to unregistered nosey people

Blimey that takes me back some years when my ole man used to have cb in the car. My handle was "Mr Bassman" lol

Here's Andy Collins' (as listed above) website. [url="http://www.antech-systems.com"]http://www.antech-systems.com[/url] I've since had my abm serviced by him and he did a great job. Touch over £60 if I remember rightly. Nick

June 2009? I'm just not available on the 10th as it's my birthday ok?

I vote pearloid white too. Just did a "build a bass" thing on the ernie ball website, and those colours go well together