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In line with previous Yorkshire Bass Bashes, we have some great prizes (generously donated by Hartke, thanks Gareth!). We have a Hartke VXL Tone-Shaper Bass Attack Pedal complete with a set of 3 Hartke Light [b]or[/b] Extra Light Strings. [attachment=44666:S5000730.JPG] We will be selling tickets in advance to any Basschatter for £2.00 each or 3 for a £5.00 and also on the day of the Bash. There will also be additional Raffle Prizes on the day (for those who attend in person) of packs of 3 sets of Hartke Bass Strings, Light or Extra Light! All "donations" will be going to LiveMusicNow: [url="http://www.justgiving.com/livemusicnow"]http://www.justgiving.com/livemusicnow[/url] For those who wish to "make advance donations" :http://www.justgiving.com/yorkshirebassbash2010 N.B. It is possible to enhance your "donation" by ticking the Gift Aid Box, this adds £2.82 from HMG to every £10.00.

Your namesake "Jakesbass" is a good person to speak with...

"Dave's very small. Even i tower above him" ....hence the silver platform boots?

Great gig by the "Nearly's" last night: even if by some freak of nature you are not into the Dan, do go and see this band! Great musicianship right through the 9/10 person (sorry, I'm ex local government!) lineup and Pete holds down the Bass with great skill and aplomb. He has a great-sounding and looking Roscoe/MarkBass set-up as well!

Tonight, free admission

No, I meant if there's gas in [b]my[/b] car......!

A rare City Centre gig for us on Friday, hopefully lots of Amy's student mates will come along...... P.S. Basschatters welcome too!

I'll be there ...if there's gas in the car!

or BS10, Henbury in Bristol.......

I get quite few non technical queries about the Stagg EDB, like "what the F**k is that".....?

This happened to me at a Wedding some tiime ago, the groom and some guests who seemed vaguely familiar asked to play our drums, guitar and bass. We had been warned the groom wanted to sing but not about the other instruments. Anyway, arsey me replied regarding his car keys to the prospective bassist.. at which the groom got a bit upset, so I relented. They played a couple of numbers very well: they were all either members of or well connected to a major league Indie band who I won't mention to spare my blushes ( as pros they knew not to trash our instruments)!

[b]Luthiers Confirmed[/b] Just in case you did not see the separate thread, the following "Bass Builders" are attending on March 21st: Alan Cringean (ACG), Jim Fleeting, Paul Rose (Prosebass), and Jon Shuker They will all be happy to talk about any aspect of their or your Basses......

[quote name='funkypenguin' post='752404' date='Feb 21 2010, 12:17 AM']1. Born 2B Mild 2. yorks5stringer 3. Al Heeley 4. Wonderhorse 5. simon1964 6. Tait 7. Mikey R 8. budget bassist 9. Jake_tenfloors 10. Soopercrip 11. timloudon 12. Kirky 13. Huwberry 14. Conan ? 15. gnasher1993 16. J3ster? 17. bigevilman? 18. Keefman? 19. Josh3184? 20. Prosebass 21. richardd 22. Anthony Joseph W? 23. sifi 2112 24. Guybrushthreepw? 25. retroman 26 thisnameistaken ? 27. Mr Bassman 28. Funkypenguin unless a gig presents itself, il be there we're cool to bring bassist friends along who arnt on here yes? theres a few at uni who fancy coming along! il be bringing the two 6 strings in my signature [/quote] Yes, please bring along anyone who you think may be interested: even guitarists!

Saw them at the 02 just before Christmas gone...shook the man's hand

Some people warm up before a gig with scales and arpeggios, played unplugged

The cute response is B.uy O.ther S.ound E.quipment...however we've rehearsed with one (just vocs, guitar, bass and electronic drums and it sounded OK in a smallish room at low volumes. This PA was owned by a drummer we auditioned, he got it for £1600 with all the Bass additions as well. If you don't want to lug loads of heavy gear around then it may be an option: I read some opposing views on Talkbass, I guess it's a 'Marmite' product? I'm sure there will be someone along soon who says "that to get good bass response you need to shift air" and how much air does a 3" woofer shift....? Oh and I mean to say, if you want something small but powerful try a HK 2k rig, we have the 600w version and it suits us and the venues/type of music we play.

[quote name='farmer61' post='740947' date='Feb 10 2010, 01:16 PM']My MM Stingray is suffering from rusty screws on the pick guard and also there is a hint of it (I think) on the bridge, I guess the screws can be replaced, but any great tips on how to clean it up? I think it may have come from the string cleaning spray I use???[/quote] Given your name I thought this might be a thread about your winter wheat....?

Does Andy Murray play Bass as well? Think he's a bit gay/nazi

Copper tape is very quick, shielding paint however takes a few days to dry.

When I pointed out he would have been better booking a more local band, he has come back to me and insisted "the Mitchell House and Garden, 421 North Lake Drive, Lexington, SC." is in the UK! I have explained to him SC means South Carolina, and Lexington is nowhere near Yorkshire.......just to add to his confusion, I have said I contacted the venue and they have no record of his booking so he had better find a new venue fast, I'm sure I could find a venue in Yorkshire!

I think the luthier who comes up with a dust-free finish will have the Bassworld at his/her feet......

2 reviews in the new issue mention "dust" getting on the finish of the basses. Petra Jones even suggests keeping the Vintage in a gig bag......... I thought these were working musical instruments, not valuable antiques or pieces of furniture. I must be even more out of touch with the modern bassist than I thought!

I am please to announce the following four Luthiers will be attending the Yorkshire Bass Bash on March 21st: Jim Fleeting Alan Gringean Jon Shuker Paul Rose We hope to have further exciting announcements in the weeks leading up to the event....... Details of the Bash are pinned at the top of this Forum.

I asked him for details of the venue, he's not very bright..... "The weeding would be at the Mitchell House and Garden, 421 North Lake Drive, Lexington, SC. I've asked him for £10,000 up front for our air tickets......