Silvia Bluejay

I'm going to promote the Reviews section on Twitter from now on. [b]BUT [/b]- Dan, would you mind correcting the rogue apostrophe in the subforum's name? "Basschatters' Reviews", please, not "Basschatter's Reviews" - there are many of us, not only one End of pedantic post! Edit: the above doesn't mean the error was your "fault", obviously. Thanks for your hard work

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1368485731' post='2077745'] So, Sylvia fancy tackling the Bottesini? ( ...just need to apply a bit 'Italian humour' - I think you may be a natural at that !! ) [/quote] LOL quite possibly, whatever that may be! Alternatively I need to make us feel the "Italian funny" as opposed to the "comedy funny". Not sure there's much difference between the two, though, at least outside music! [All of the above were descriptions of the most suitable style for playing one of tonight's pieces of music.] It was indeed a great night.

I'm back from the masterclass. It was lovely to meet Peter and Floyd! At first I didn't know what to expect from the evening, especially as I realised it would be comprised of three performances by students in the presence of Matt and not a performance cum talk of his. But after a few minutes I was soo into it that I have now decided that I want to try bowing on my uprights just out of curiosity. It was awesome to see how students who were already excellent performers were attentively listened to by Matt, and then had their performances deconstructed almost note by note and an incredible amount of constructive criticism thrown at them, from their bowing style with regards to the piece of music in question to the expression they put to their playing, to the degree of piano and forte to apply, and much, much more. After watching it all until the very end I feel very much like the beginner I am, but I'm massively inspired. Such a pity we weren't allowed to record or take photos at all. Thank you again Peter for posting this topic in the first place.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1368430672' post='2076836'] we were all intrigued by MacDaddy's new concept for a smoking jacket. [/quote] As in literally, you mean...?

You BC rep plans to be slightly early and to walk around in a seemingly aimless fashion, but in fact I'll be trying to spot you guys - say hi if you see me before I do

YAY! I think I'll wear my BC lanyard and walk around a little before going to the room where the class is held, in case other BCers should happen to be there and like to meet up. And I'll see you there, Peter

Quick slideshow of last night's gig: [url="http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157633479772426/show/"]http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157633479772426/show/[/url]

I'm definitely hopeful to make it there in time tomorrow, bar unexpected problems, so I'll keep you guys posted and also take a few photos, if allowed.

In my experience, you should avoid the Vox headphone amp for bass like the plague. I remember even starting a thread about how disappointed I was with it. I've moved to an [sfx] unit now, which I use when I'm not playing with another killer contraption (a Rolls Personal Monitor Station) kindly provided by Happy Jack for me to test, and which so far I've intentionally never found the opportunity to return to him [Although we're going off-topic with the latter, as it certainly can't be described as "cheap" or even "cheap-looking".]

Thanks for highlighting this! I'm now trying to reorganise my schedule and attend the masterclass. Anyone else around?

@Bass_Driver, in order to avoid totally derailing this thread, I think we should simply agree to differ on this incidental topic. This long-running thread with a collection of different opinions could be an interesting read. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/73234-tonewoods/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/73234-tonewoods/[/url]

And a fab rocking night was had by all at the Royal Victoria! Photos to follow tomorrow

Well, in that case all my basses and also my practice amp deserve a mention! Most of the higher-end instruments being sold or traded on this site are individually more expensive than the whole of my bass-related possessions - yet I'm perfectly happy with what I'm getting out of my gear. That obviously does [b]not[/b] reduce my GAS even by a tiny bit, but that's another story!

A few photos from last week's gig at Ryan's Bar and last night's gig at the George! [url="http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157633454382661/show/"]http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157633454382661/show/[/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157633454393769/show/"]http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157633454393769/show/[/url]

[quote name='Bass-Driver' timestamp='1368225615' post='2074793'] Sorry, my Warwick hate is strong. [/quote] So strong that it forces you to make sweeping generalisations which, frankly, are utterly worthless not to mention silly - not just in this case but on any topic. Chill out and [b]listen instead of hating. [/b]You'll be surprised what you can hear, such as, you know, cool basslines, and the like.

I've tried turning my router off and back on but it doesn't seem to have made thhis site any more responsive. Might be a glitch at my end, but it's happening only on BC. Windows 7 Pro and Firefox 20.0.1. Not a huge problem, obviously, so if it's only me, just ignore it

Clicking on a subforum is very unresponsive - sometimes the site takes a few seconds to display the correct page. Since it's only happening with Basschat and not with any other sites I use, either my ISP has a dislike for this site, or something's going wrong here. It's been worse since the last down time. Anyone else having the problem? Nothing to do with adblocks or absence thereof - they apply - or don't - across the board, not just to Basschat. PS Thanks admins for your hard work.

That version of The Trooper is sheer anathema. It makes me want to cross myself and bathe in holy water

[quote name='Bass-Driver' timestamp='1367791465' post='2069552'] No, not a Warwick! If you want your bass to have any sound, steer right clear of those morbidly overpriced soundless pieces of badly seasoned furniture wood. [/quote] The above probably happens when one of those is in your hands - but definitely not when this chap is playing his.

Oh, all right. I asked because I saw someone comment on FB along the lines of "so what", so I wondered whether it was a controversial move or sumfink... Now there's no excuse to keep away from the Marketplace, folks!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1368107487' post='2073290'] Top work, Chris! Nice to see your work's appreciated [/quote] Have there been complaints about this new facility??

Nope, because Xmas features [b]much [/b]less prominently in my calendar than the LBGS or indeed most music-related events...

I wish I could! (I'm not wishing my life away, incidentally, just wishing we had a LBGS every 6 months )

Yes, yes, I know, this post may well win the Most Preposterously Early Thread award! Aaanyway, the dates have been announced, and they're 1 & 2 March 2014. Just thought y'all might like to know [url="http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/"]http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/[/url] Hopefully lots of Good Things will come to those of us who can wait!

Well, at the very least what I did this year, only with a little more space! If Ped and Kiwi choose to get a small stand for us, I imagine they'll let us know how they plan to use it, and I'll be there unless told otherwise.