Silvia Bluejay

Tweeted. Good luck, hope he recovers it.

Last night at the Admiral Nelson in Twickenham Happy Jack's bass rig went slightly over the top.

Not at the bash, but many of us have acquired one in the past and wear it whenever possible.

Yes, those who arrive at reception and aren't already wearing their own BC lanyard will receive a sticker when they pay the entrance fee.

I've given up on handbags in favour of large canvas 'totes' (is that the correct fashion term?) full of either photo equipment or music-related accessories. Shoes? Who gives a damn about shoes when you have bass?

What Si said! I've added you in. Updated list [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]1. Hamster -[/color] [color=#282828]2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, Yamaha BB300, amp & cab tbc[/color] [color=#282828]3. Billy Apple - Spector, Jule Monique, Demeter Minnie, EAD[/color] [color=#282828]4. Happy Jack - The Entire Population Of China[/color] [color=#282828]5. Bluejay - something lefty, provided I don't have another senior moment and leave it/them at home[/color] [color=#282828]6. Bassman Steve - Boogie and Barefaced stuff and a Precision or two[/color] [color=#282828]7. obbm - new micro-stack[/color] [color=#282828]8. Kiwi (?) - GB Shuttle 6.0 and two fEARful F112 cabs, Spector 5, Status 5, Alembic, Pedulla...and maybe the Steinberger[/color] [color=#282828]9. Bottle - 1x12 Cab and 1x10 Combo, FX boards and rack amp, Ibanez bass.[/color] [color=#282828]10. TheGreek - something a little bit different[/color] [color=#282828]11. Mykesbass - Shuker 5 string fretless (old style P Bass), Carvin BX500 Head, Fender Rumble V3 112 cab.[/color] [color=#282828]12. Shockwave - Musicman Stingray 4, 3EQ, Could possibly bring my big pedalboard, but no amp to play through![/color] [color=#282828]13. Lozz196 [/color] [color=#282828]14. Merton - ACG Finn, Status Retroactive, possibly some Ashdown valve and Barefaced Gen 3 gear[/color] [color=#282828]15. Oldman - a Schroeder Cab or Two and the Tecamp BonaFide[/color] [color=#282828]16. Russ - Sei singlecut, Spector, maybe my Ibanez sixer, and my Barefaced Big Twin II and Ampeg SVT-7. Maybe a few pedals too.[/color] [color=#282828]17. Dropzone - interested in knowing about amps[/color] [color=#282828]18. BobVbass (?) - will probably drag RhandyThodes as well if he's about and bring Lakland Duck Dunn, Paisley P bass, Framus Double bass, Markbass and Barefaced Super 12T[/color] [color=#282828]19. Randythoades (?) - MIJ Aria basses, slimline upright, Ashdown cabs and GK head. Plus any acoustic /electric guitar related items too if needed[/color] [color=#282828]20. Rumblefish - Mesa Boogie Pulse 600,Berg CN 212,Reverend Rumblefish bass[/color] [color=#282828]21. hen_barn - Status kingbass, Status 5 string series 1, Tecamp puma 500, Vanderklays 2x10 1x12[/color] [color=#282828]22. JapanAxe - [/color][color=#282828]'73 Precision, Sandberg California VM4, G&L L1505, Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, Demeter VTBP-M-800D, Genz Benz Streamliner 900, Barefaced Compact & Midget; Orange Valve Tester[/color] [color=#282828]23. Sibob (?) - Fodera MGS, either a '71 Precision, Fender Japan/USA Precision Build or Fender Japan Medium Scale Jazz, LM2, Barefaced, Pedulz[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]24. Hector (?) - DeGier Bebop 5 and Limelight 63P. Could also bring my Tone Hammer pre[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]25. such - Fender Marcus and a couple of pedals, Cali76, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Joyo American[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]26. Barneyg42 - Status 5 string S2 Classic (green LEDs), Status Series 1 5 string; TC BH500 into BC210 and 212[/color][/font] 27. Bassace - Bryant double bass, Clarus head and Crazy8 cab 28. NickD - Lakland Skyline 55-01, Thomann deko acoustic fretless 5 and maybe Bass Collection SB315 and Trace combo 29. Mikey R (?) - Blue Shuker course bass. 30. urb - Ableton/laptop rig plus Softstep pedal 31. mybass 32. WalMan - Gen3 Big Baby II, McMillen 12 Step, DSIMoPho 33. Jonnyboy Rotten (?) - bitsa self-build P bass, Ibby SR300, HB Kahuna UBass, Hartke A100 combo, Vox Stomplab Multieffects; possibly also Dad with Warwick Corvette and an Ampeg combo 34. Seer73 - 2 x lefty basses - Warwick Corvette + Sire V7, Boss GT-6B, and a Warwick CCL 210 combo; possibly also drummer friend 35. NancyJohnson - couple of Gibson Thunderbirds, a Hamer FBIV, Lull JAXT4, Ashdown/Hartke/Tech21 rig. If I can bag a Hartke 2x10 by then (probably), I'll also biamp that with a TC Electronic BH800. 36. TrevorR - MK 1 Wal Custom, Wal Pro IIE. Maybe Aria SB700 and Faith Neptune Titan Acoustic Bass

Welcome to Basschat! On this forum there are several of us slightly-older-women-with-a-bass - or indeed with [i]several [/i]basses, wait until the GAS gets you! Never feel you're too old to do anything, be it learning or taking on new challenges. Many of us on here, male and female, started playing bass from scratch in our middle age, and are doing great. By the look of it, you're doing great too, so keep up the excellent work and get stuck in the discussion on Basschat!

I'm losing track of how many Billy Apples we'll have at the bash!

Sean, I think you never actually added yourself to this list? I've added you in, as well as the other two Drummers allowed, and he may even be politely asked to drum a bit if the jam room and a kit are available. Updated list [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]1. Hamster -[/color] [color=#282828]2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, Yamaha BB300, amp & cab tbc[/color] [color=#282828]3. Billy Apple - Spector, Jule Monique, Demeter Minnie, EAD[/color] [color=#282828]4. Happy Jack - The Entire Population Of China[/color] [color=#282828]5. Bluejay - something lefty, provided I don't have another senior moment and leave it/them at home[/color] [color=#282828]6. Bassman Steve - Boogie and Barefaced stuff and a Precision or two[/color] [color=#282828]7. obbm - new micro-stack[/color] [color=#282828]8. Kiwi (?) - GB Shuttle 6.0 and two fEARful F112 cabs, Spector 5, Status 5, Alembic, Pedulla...and maybe the Steinberger[/color] [color=#282828]9. Bottle - 1x12 Cab and 1x10 Combo, FX boards and rack amp, Ibanez bass.[/color] [color=#282828]10. TheGreek - something a little bit different[/color] [color=#282828]11. Mykesbass - Shuker 5 string fretless (old style P Bass), Carvin BX500 Head, Fender Rumble V3 112 cab.[/color] [color=#282828]12. Shockwave - Musicman Stingray 4, 3EQ, Could possibly bring my big pedalboard, but no amp to play through![/color] [color=#282828]13. Lozz196 (?)[/color] [color=#282828]14. Merton - ACG Finn, Status Retroactive, possibly some Ashdown valve and Barefaced Gen 3 gear[/color] [color=#282828]15. Oldman - a Schroeder Cab or Two and the Tecamp BonaFide[/color] [color=#282828]16. Russ - Sei singlecut, Spector, maybe my Ibanez sixer, and my Barefaced Big Twin II and Ampeg SVT-7. Maybe a few pedals too.[/color] [color=#282828]17. Dropzone - interested in knowing about amps[/color] [color=#282828]18. BobVbass (?) - will probably drag RhandyThodes as well if he's about and bring Lakland Duck Dunn, Paisley P bass, Framus Double bass, Markbass and Barefaced Super 12T[/color] [color=#282828]19. Randythoades (?) - MIJ Aria basses, slimline upright, Ashdown cabs and GK head. Plus any acoustic /electric guitar related items too if needed[/color] [color=#282828]20. Rumblefish - Mesa Boogie Pulse 600,Berg CN 212,Reverend Rumblefish bass[/color] [color=#282828]21. hen_barn - Status kingbass, Status 5 string series 1, Tecamp puma 500, Vanderklays 2x10 1x12[/color] [color=#282828]22. JapanAxe - [/color][color=#282828]'73 Precision, Sandberg California VM4, G&L L1505, Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, Demeter VTBP-M-800D, Genz Benz Streamliner 900, Barefaced Compact & Midget; Orange Valve Tester[/color] [color=#282828]23. Sibob (?) - Fodera MGS, either a '71 Precision, Fender Japan/USA Precision Build or Fender Japan Medium Scale Jazz, LM2, Barefaced, Pedulz[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]24. Hector (?) - DeGier Bebop 5 and Limelight 63P. Could also bring my Tone Hammer pre[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]25. such - Fender Marcus and a couple of pedals, Cali76, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Joyo American[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]26. Barneyg42 - Status 5 string S2 Classic (green LEDs), Status Series 1 5 string; TC BH500 into BC210 and 212[/color][/font] 27. Bassace - Bryant double bass, Clarus head and Crazy8 cab 28. NickD - Lakland Skyline 55-01, Thomann deko acoustic fretless 5 and maybe Bass Collection SB315 and Trace combo 29. Mikey R (?) - Blue Shuker course bass. 30. urb - Ableton/laptop rig plus Softstep pedal 31. mybass 32. WalMan - Gen3 Big Baby II, McMillen 12 Step, DSIMoPho 33. Jonnyboy Rotten (?) - bitsa self-build P bass, Ibby SR300, HB Kahuna UBass, Hartke A100 combo, Vox Stomplab Multieffects; possibly also Dad with Warwick Corvette and an Ampeg combo 34. Seer73 - 2 x lefty basses - Warwick Corvette + Sire V7, Boss GT-6B, and a Warwick CCL 210 combo; possibly also drummer friend 35. NancyJohnson - couple of Gibson Thunderbirds, a Hamer FBIV, Lull JAXT4, Ashdown/Hartke/Tech21 rig. If I can bag a Hartke 2x10 by then (probably), I'll also biamp that with a TC Electronic BH800.

Yup, I remember seeing them but right now I don't remember if it was this year or last. Would not mind seeing more of them

I've tweeted this thread, with the additional info.

Excellent! Hope to see you both there. Keep 'em coming [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]1. Hamster -[/color] [color=#282828]2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, Yamaha BB300, amp & cab tbc[/color] [color=#282828]3. Billy Apple - Spector, Jule Monique, Demeter Minnie, EAD[/color] [color=#282828]4. Happy Jack - The Entire Population Of China[/color] [color=#282828]5. Bluejay - something lefty, provided I don't have another senior moment and leave it/them at home[/color] [color=#282828]6. Bassman Steve - Boogie and Barefaced stuff and a Precision or two[/color] [color=#282828]7. obbm - new micro-stack[/color] [color=#282828]8. Kiwi (?) - GB Shuttle 6.0 and two fEARful F112 cabs, Spector 5, Status 5, Alembic, Pedulla...and maybe the Steinberger[/color] [color=#282828]9. Bottle - 1x12 Cab and 1x10 Combo, FX boards and rack amp, Ibanez bass.[/color] [color=#282828]10. TheGreek - something a little bit different[/color] [color=#282828]11. Mykesbass - Shuker 5 string fretless (old style P Bass), Carvin BX500 Head, Fender Rumble V3 112 cab.[/color] [color=#282828]12. Shockwave - Musicman Stingray 4, 3EQ, Could possibly bring my big pedalboard, but no amp to play through![/color] [color=#282828]13. Lozz196 (?)[/color] [color=#282828]14. Merton - ACG Finn, Status Retroactive, possibly some Ashdown valve and Barefaced Gen 3 gear[/color] [color=#282828]15. Oldman - a Schroeder Cab or Two and the Tecamp BonaFide[/color] [color=#282828]16. Russ - Sei singlecut, Spector, maybe my Ibanez sixer, and my Barefaced Big Twin II and Ampeg SVT-7. Maybe a few pedals too.[/color] [color=#282828]17. Dropzone - interested in knowing about amps[/color] [color=#282828]18. BobVbass (?) - will probably drag RhandyThodes as well if he's about and bring Lakland Duck Dunn, Paisley P bass, Framus Double bass, Markbass and Barefaced Super 12T[/color] [color=#282828]19. Randythoades (?) - MIJ Aria basses, slimline upright, Ashdown cabs and GK head. Plus any acoustic /electric guitar related items too if needed[/color] [color=#282828]20. Rumblefish - Mesa Boogie Pulse 600,Berg CN 212,Reverend Rumblefish bass[/color] [color=#282828]21. hen_barn - Status kingbass, Status 5 string series 1, Tecamp puma 500, Vanderklays 2x10 1x12[/color] [color=#282828]22. JapanAxe - [/color][color=#282828]'73 Precision, Sandberg California VM4, G&L L1505, Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, Demeter VTBP-M-800D, Genz Benz Streamliner 900, Barefaced Compact & Midget; Orange Valve Tester[/color] [color=#282828]23. Sibob (?) - Fodera MGS, either a '71 Precision, Fender Japan/USA Precision Build or Fender Japan Medium Scale Jazz, LM2, Barefaced, Pedulz[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]24. Hector (?) - DeGier Bebop 5 and Limelight 63P. Could also bring my Tone Hammer pre[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]25. such - Fender Marcus and a couple of pedals, Cali76, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Joyo American[/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#282828]26. Barneyg42 - Status 5 string S2 Classic (green LEDs), Status Series 1 5 string; TC BH500 into BC210 and 212[/color][/font] 27. Bassace - Bryant double bass, Clarus head and Crazy8 cab 28. NickD - Lakland Skyline 55-01, Thomann deko acoustic fretless 5 and maybe Bass Collection SB315 and Trace combo 29. Mikey R (?) - Blue Shuker course bass. 30. urb - Ableton/laptop rig plus Softstep pedal 31. mybass 32. WalMan - Gen3 Big Baby II, McMillen 12 Step, DSIMoPho 33. Jonnyboy Rotten (?) - bitsa self-build P bass, Ibby SR300, HB Kahuna UBass, Hartke A100 combo, Vox Stomplab Multieffects; possibly also Dad with Warwick Corvette and an Ampeg combo

That can only be A Good Thing, surely? I still hope we'll see you with some gear at the bash!

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1438855961' post='2837989'] nailed it again Bilbo [/quote] Absolutely.

The South East Bash is the largest of our bashes, so you can usually expect a minimum of 35-40 people, and often many more. It's not primarily geared towards sales - although you can buy and sell stuff - so you can just be there with a couple of basses and show those off to us

I will look out for you Chowny guys at the LBGS 2016, and hopefully see you (as well as Sean!) at the SE bash

Photos and any other additional info to the above would be very useful, so I can tweet this thread later. Good luck in recovering the bass.

Those Fortresses are all gorgeous, and that bridge! I had never seen the like before. Can I join the club with my own Fortress? Rockbass I'm afraid, but a nice 5er

Tell them to come to London one day - I'd love to see the show, but i can't make Exeter.

[quote name='bobbytodd' timestamp='1438792252' post='2837422'] its a no from me.but that no covers all solos not just bass.as a youngster I always jumped at the chance to go see metallica.usually a great show until the solos they were boring/dull and seemed never ending.id rather they just played 3 or 4 more songs [/quote] Their guitar, drums and bass solos weren't driven exclusively by their egos. James needed breaks to rest his voice, and obviously the other bandmembers who weren't playing a solo at any one time could rest for a few minutes too. Jason usually played some nice melodic solos which stopped just before becoming boring!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1438709782' post='2836623'] I wonder if this involves signing any "Simon Cowell" type contracts? [/quote] Hopefully not, but bands beware. [quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1438726094' post='2836800'] Decided to enter. Using my mobile as I'm a poor turtored artist and the upload won't upload and the submit button doesn't seem to work. [/quote] Clearly a website created for Windows/Mac not for mobile iOS or Android...

I'm tweeting this

Hi Roberto, and welcome to Basschat! I think that once you've tried a good fretless, you'll simply fall in love with it. They are obviously not suitable for [i]all[/i] kinds of music or songs, but they are unbeatable in the right place at the right time. I see you're based in Livorno - perhaps you could plan a reasonably quick trip to the Emporio Senese to try a few fretless models? Assuming the Emporio is still there, and they still sell basses? Haven't been there for a long time, but I remember it being a pretty large store with a decent selection at the time. Oh, and be ready to get lots more GAS while you're on this forum!

Is it an older Rockbass? You could have a look at this thread on the Warwick forum: [url="http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php/3140-9volt-battery-dies-very-quickly"]http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php/3140-9volt-battery-dies-very-quickly[/url] and [url="http://web.archive.org/web/20070806104704/http://www.warwickrockbass.com/news/46.htm"]http://web.archive.org/web/20070806104704/http://www.warwickrockbass.com/news/46.htm[/url]