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Here he is, playing the TB10 while standing in near-freezing temperatures, this morning at Kew Village Market. Nauseating chrome yellow gigbag just out of shot...

The Dogs returned to their home ground, the Chiswick Club Society, last Saturday. https://flic.kr/s/aHskvzFqtv

King Ralph is back! Last night the Forester in Ealing was absolutely rammed. The Takamine had its first public outing: Rest of album here: [url="https://flic.kr/s/aHskv3ttWu"]https://flic.kr/s/aHskv3ttWu[/url] Hopefully we'll have a vid or two in due course

Local Basschatters, come along if you're out and about. Open to non-members, as always.

The contact details they gave me when I asked them on Twitter are: tel. No 01926 339808, or email [email protected].

And we now have a vid from the above gig: https://youtu.be/o4JSR4TAhZQ

And... just announced: [b] [size=4]LBGS to screen UK premiere of ‘Jaco’[/size][/b] [url="http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/news-2/lbgs-to-screen-uk-premiere-of-jaco/"]http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/news-2/lbgs-to-screen-uk-premiere-of-jaco/[/url]

Will share on Twitter and elsewhere as widely as possible. Hope you get it back.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1455194379' post='2976872'] I don't understand why Pino or Stuart Zenden aren't booked every year - they're both local.. [/quote] It's not a matter of being local, it's more a matter of being invited in through endorsers or having something new to plug, such as a record, a film/documentary or a book.

Thanks. It's quite and intense shade of blue, isn't it, and the black hardware looks good with it.

Pity you won't be able to make it this year, Mike. Last year the terms of my press pass didn't allow me to take any video footage; I'll see what I can do this time. Whatever I record will have to be checked by BGM, and perhaps the artists, before publication. There is footage of 2015 and probably also 2014 on the LBGS's official site, so here's hoping that 2016 will end up on there too, in due course.

Also, gorgeous Warwicks on here, my GAS is high! My Corvettes: And my Fortress:

[quote name='bramleyapple' timestamp='1455399471' post='2978891'] My baby's the FNA was purchased last week. It's really nice going from 5 to 4 sometimes. UNABLE TO UPLOAD A PHOTO [/quote] Mark, the best way to post a photo on here is to use a PC, not a mobile. Upload it to photobucket or flickr or similar first, then right-click on it and 'copy image location' or similar, and paste that link in the field that appears if you click on the icon of a picture at the top of the reply field on this thread.

Very cool basses on here! Blablas all-black Warwick 6er is unfeasibly cool, especially with the new black hardware. Here are mine (I also have a black upright, but this thread is about bass guitars).

Echoes of that tragic night when Cliff Burton died, but this is even worse. RIP.

Not going to replace Thomann any time soon as far as I'm concerned - the choice of left-handed bass guitars is pathetic. Fender, Fender, or if you don't want Fender, you can have Fender clones, with a tiny little bit of Ibanez thrown in. Gaaah...

That's great! I'm sure the guys will be happy - there is indeed a dedicated jamming stage, which would be a bit pointless without a drummer. Last year we had a BCer's friend do the honours.

First gig of the year, new pub for the Dogs, and one of the best evenings ever at the King's Head in Ashford, Middx. The pics only give a partial idea of the huge amount of fun everybody was having. https://flic.kr/s/aHskqGPrTz

Welcome to the forum, Niki! When you get to the LBGS, look out for people wearing Basschat lanyards, and if one of those people is me, make sure to say hi! There will be a sizeable contingent of BCers there.

Shops in the West End usually close at 6pm on Sundays, but there are some variations. I believe they are still only allowed to open for 6 hours on Sundays? So if they open at 11am they may close at 5pm instead. (Happy to be corrected, if wrong, by anyone who may be a frequest shopper there, which I'm not.) In other news, the issue of BGM out this coming Tuesday is almost entirely dedicated to the LBGS!

Great stuff! I'll plug it on Twitter tomorrow, together with the full-fledged Composition Challenge.

When and where was it stolen? Good luck, let's hope this community comes to your rescue as well.

As far as I know, yes, and I also think you can place an order with an exhibiting luthier at the show, if you want a custom build, but since I have never done either thing, I will wait to hear confirmation from other BCers. Oh, and welcome to the forum, Thomas!

They've just announced Suzi Quatro for a masterclass and a performance at the show. [quote]We’re thrilled to announce that the great Suzi Quatro, the genius behind the bass on 55 million album sales and counting, will perform at the 2016 show. She will hold a masterclass on Saturday and perform on the main stage on Sunday.[/quote]