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Just got back from the show. Was only able to stay for a few hours but spoke to all the people I needed to and met a few BCers too. Really good vibe at the show and although it was smaller than I expected the quiet sessions seemed to work pretty well. Got some great contacts and new ideas in the pipeline. Next year I'll try and have a stand so we can all meet up there at some point. Most random thing happened afterwards though. Just drove back to have lunch in Marlow with my BC book keeper Dave and we were spotted by a BCer who was in Pizza Express for his sisters birthday. I'm really sorry I have forgotten your username but it was great of you to come and say Hi! Give me a shout if it was you and I'll send you a present. Cheers

Well I haven't heard anything about it being 'dead', but I haven't heard anything to the contrary either, unfortunately. All I know is that they didn't want an advert on BC this month...

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Turns out you pre-book the parking at the venue so I'll just do that I think. Waiting to hear how my mates operation goes and weather I'll be attending on Sat or Sun as a result. As soon as I know, I'll book. I think it's well worth the price to avoid the never ending trudge from train to train in the pouring rain. Nothing like getting into your own car after a long day at a bass show!! ped

Will do, thanks.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1330681095' post='1561345'] My new Polo shirts arrived today, thanks Chris.. I actually prefer this one over the custom ones as I love the black and orange colour scheme. So, thats two Polo's and one grey/orange T's (that i cant really get in to) ive got now. Funny thing is i noticed that since last Thursday ive been wearing bass related tops, without actually realising it until today. I've also got a TalkBass T, a nice T from Burtons that's got a bass on it, a bass clef T and i had on one of my sons "my Dad plays bass" tops.. Bloody hell, has my mid life crises has started?. Still, its cheaper than buying basses. [/quote] Great! Thanks for buying from us because we're shifting all the money into improving the site so you'll look cool and have a better site, too! Win win! Just saw your question RE black/orange 'custom' type polos; I'll see if I can add that design to the shop and let you know. In terms of stickers, I'm back to square 2 as the samples weren't good enough so I'm looking for another supplier for those. I want them to be right and the supplier who made the samples has pretty much ignored my designs and sizes so I'm walking away! I wish everyone was as good as the embroiderer I use for the polos, they are SUPERB! ped

Hm, £26 for open air car park near the centre... might just have to do that, REALLY can't stand tubes/trains/buses!

What's the parking like at the venue? I can't do multi story car parks so looking for recommendations nearby? ped

BTW not sure which day I'll be there yet as David my friend/BC book keeper is having a tooth operation on Friday so hopefully he'll be OK for Saturday otherwise we'll do Sunday!

I'll be tweeting @basschatuk throughout the day so you can track me down and say Hi!

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1330601400' post='1560007'] Is there a Drumchat.co.uk out there that anyone knows for the drummer in my band. He needs to waste time at work being a drum nerd just like I've been doing on here for the last few weeks Cheers Neil [/quote] Hi Neil We have bought drumchat.co.uk with a view to making it part of a chat group of forums (to also include guitarchat) but we haven't worked on it yet.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1330557710' post='1559566'] What are the chances of getting a tshirt printed up tomorrow with my avatar on?! [/quote] Just draw one lol

[b]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE[/b] [i]John Paul Jones To Appear On Manson Guitars Stand At London Bass Guitar Show[/i] [i]We are delighted to announce that the legendary John Paul Jones will be making an appearance at this year’s show. The Led Zeppelin bass superstar will be appearing on Manson Guitars stand (number D5) at approximately midday for just one hour on the Sunday. John will be available to meet and greet fans and talk about his 5 star rated John Paul Jones signature bass, which will be available for purchase at the show! This is a rare chance to meet a living legend, so make sure you get to the Mansons stand for his appearance from 12:00 to 13:00.[/i] [i][/i]

I wonder if we can make this thread visible to non registered users. Will have a look tomorrow.

I just saw this 'tweet' from BGM so I re-tweeted the original tweet so now I'm tweeting it too... http://bassguitarmagazine.com/news/499-left-handed-bass-guitar-day.html ped

Haha thanks yeah hopefully. I like Photobucket because their iphone app is really good too so I can upload snaps from it.

That's very kind. All the site donations and shop funds go back to developing the site at the moment, as we have a few big things coming up which cost mega bucks to develop. I think it's best that people who donate to the site see their donations bring benefits to them directly though better features and improvements. I decided to sponsor Dinesh with my own money though as it costs half the price of my road tax to put him through school for a year! I'm hoping he will become a famous bass player and I'll make my money back

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1330430916' post='1557263'] What were you thinking?! In all seriousness though, that's pretty darn cool [/quote] Haha yeah I was going to get him a mini bass but then I realised he wouldn't have electricity so short of comissioning a custom acoustic mini bass the guitar was the only option!! I'm putting him through school and hopefully renaming him Basschat (lol joking). He's called Dinesh.

Cool, start a thread with that then unless someone starts one in the meantime! I normally use Photobucket for 'randon' stuff. I only use Flickr for things I want to keep and/or print. On another note, I'm sponsoring an orphan in Nepal with my BC profits. I bought him a little guitar which he got yesterday and there's a video of him playing it that I'll upload. I've just sent him a mini sized BC polo!!! I'll put the pic in the thread when I have it :0)

Will someone start a 'show your BC polo' thread? I can make it visible to people aged 21+ only

I'll be there in my BC polo so please stop me and say hi!

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1329923006' post='1549820'] Ped - any idea if there's going to be BC tshirts? [/quote] There will be, yeah. I can't invest much in stock at the moment so can't afford to sort them just yet!

I should be hearing about stickers this week so hope to be able to add them soon! Cheers

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1329778993' post='1547380'] At the risk of asking a question already asked How do the sizing hold up? I'm rather large! [/quote] Hi mate The measurements at the bottom of the shop page are accurate, though they are fairly generous, so measure a well fitting polo and compare it with the provided table. I'm 'modelling' a medium which fits nicely, whereas measurements wise it's similar to another polo I have which is 'Large'. Cheers ped

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1329661009' post='1545424'] Sorry to intrude on what is clearly a private conversation between consenting adults, but I just wanted to say I ordered and received mine last week and am very happy with the result. I'll leave now.... [/quote] Thanks for the order - wear it with pride and show us a pic!