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Hi Phil, Many thanks. See you soon. Mike
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Hi Phil, PM sent. Mike
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PM sent.
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No problem, you can just pay on the door. Really hope you can make it.
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PM sent.
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PPS - forgot to mention* that: we need you to bring your own mains cable reels/extensions to make sure everyone has power; we rely on having a few volunteers from 8am to help spread the load of setting the hall up; there will be a limited selection of food available early doors for those who didn't have time for breakfast. *You'd think we'd never done this before!? 😉
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Well, not long to go now so it's time for my usual shout-out to anyone willing to pay in advance. For those who don't know, we do this to make sure that our costs are covered before we have to pay the balance of the hiring fee for the hall and Mrs. Scrumpy starts spending money on ingredients for the stuff she makes and freezes in advance - e.g. fruit crumbles 🙂 We're keeping the price the same as last year at £13 - an absolute steal for hot drinks all day plus an amazing sit-down buffet lunch. So could those of you who willing and able to pay now please ping me a PM, to which I will reply giving either my PayPal account address (a PP'friends and family' payment is much preferred) or bank details if you don't do PP. See you all soon!! Mike and Team Scrumpy. PS - don't forget to look out whatever you have for the raffle!
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Just hedging my bets in case I've not sold this before the Bash 🙂 Unique Gillett Contour ST FS
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Yep, just viewed the Bass Gear interview video on You Tube via the link - once again featuring my actual bass. It reminded me that the RRP for the Contour ST in the USA was $4950!!! Also remembered an interesting encounter with the guys from the Hofner stand when we launched the Contour six-string guitar at the 2018 Bristol Guitar Show. About half an hour before opening time on the first day, they came strolling down the aisle past our Gillett Guitar stand as I was doing a last-minute vac over the carpet. They did a double-take and rushed over for a closer look. It was quite obvious as they handled the demo basses and fired questions at us that they were deeply impressed. After I'd swapped business cards with their Sales Manager, his parting shot was: "I don't know how you can offer premium basses like these for such a low price." By the bye, as one who grew up worshipping The Beatles and Macca, I couldn't resist asking him whether he could do me a good price for a new top-of-the-range violin bass. He said if I called him after the show, he'd be able to sort something out for around £800. I've never forgiven myself for not following the offer up. -
Knew I had this somewhere. Hope the link to the video of Michael Gillett still works. Bass Gear 2019 Summer NAMM Awards.docx
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Dohhh! Only just had a proper look at the link and realised that's my bass that Michael Gillett is holding on the cover shot of Bass Gear magazine. Unfortunately (or maybe luckily) my Norton software won't let me download the pdf file for issue 22.
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Gillett Contour basses are rare and very special, but this one is unique! It's the actual bass that the guys from the American magazine Bass Gear played on the Gillett Guitars stand at the Summer of 2019 NAMM show before declaring the Contour 'Best Bass In Show'. The ST had been launched just before the show and instantly became the most popular bass in the range combining as it does the 'pickup-plus-piezo' configuration in the slimmed-down 'S' body. The first batch had immediately been shipped to impatient customers - me included! As I was helping Michael Gillett out with his sales, marketing and PR, he asked me if I would lend mine back to him so he could have one at the show. Bass Gear played several Contours but it was the sounds of mine strung with the optional Newtone phosphor-bronze round-wound strings (still fitted btw) that really blew them away - see below. So what exactly is it? In summary, it's an active medium-scale (31.75") electro-acoustic with through-body stringing, a J-style pickup at the neck and a piezo transducer under the bridge. But it's the innovative design and construction combined with the finest components, materials and build quality that makes the Contour so rewarding to own, play and listen to. Playing as I do rock and pop covers on solid-bodied basses, I've hardly played my Contour - which is why I've decided to let it go. I'd really prefer the buyer to collect as the bass comes in a gig bag*. Happy to drive an hour or so from J25 of the M5 for a meet-up. * The OE Gillett hard case was made to accommodate the deeper-bodied Standard version and packed out with a thick foam insert for the ST. This made it needlessly big and unwieldy so I took a £200 discount instead of the case. https://www.bassgearmag.com/issue-22/
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
scrumpymike replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
I had an Atelier Z for a while, very nice basses. -
The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
scrumpymike replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Hi Dan, when I started playing back in the '60s my first bass was a s-s Watkins Rapier that I bought without even knowing that different scale lengths were available. When I found out, I made the conscious decision to play Gibson basses and have been playing s-s basses ever since. Compared to those early days I'm thankfully spoiled for choice now with so many top-drawer s-s basses and string options out there. Welcome to the best topic on the Basschat forum - for me anyway 🙂 -
1. Rich - Trace Elliot TE-1200 amp, Barefaced Super 12T cab, earplugs , Shuker custom 5, Tanglewood TRB-CE acoustic bass gtr. 2. Woody - Rickenbacker 4004-L5, maybe Sei Flamboyant, Same old basschat 12" with some amp, other stuff TBC 3. Pinball (tbc) - some interesting basses 4. Stubsy - Joyo BadASS, GRBASS AT212 slim - only 50W but that should give 120dB at one metre 😇. (or I bring my TE 1110 combo). Some fun pedals. Perhaps the AVII 1960 precision, the Sire P10 and maybe the Fender Performer and something unexpected... 5. Sean - Mesa 400+, Laney Nexus Tube 400 [oh jeez], MJW Taranis 200 (Filthbox Matamp clone with extra channel and EQ), GK MBF500, GK Fusion 550, 2 x LFSys Monaco, 2 x Japanese Market Spector Euros with LHZ-03 preamps, Valenti #005 Super P, Yamaha BB1300, my small but well-appointed pedal-board (Origin Cali 76, Origin DCX, Aguilar Chorusaurus, etc) plus a mini walk-in bass surgery if interested. Plus whatever I might be selling at the time. 6. Rosie - likely I'll bring my upright, set up for bluegrass/folk/jazz if anyone's not played upright before and fancies a go 7. Phil - BassChat cabs, maybe some sort of shootout? 8. MikeD - Laney Digbeth, Zilla 212, Dingwall Combusion, Revelation PJ, pedals, try to finish home made bass🤞🤞🤞🤞 9. neepheid - G&L CLF L-1000, Yamaha BB1200, Sire D5, Sire Z7, Greco LGB-700, Reverend Triad, Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard, Epiphone Thunderbird '64, Squier Jaguar H (with Ibanez CAP double humbucker from ATK200/800 etc), Gear4Music rat bass (with Lace Aluma-P), £150 giggable bass challenge, 1 or 2 amps depending upon space... 10. Jabba_the_gut - Note sure what stuff yet........10. Jabba_the_gut - Status 3000, Status 4000, Stingray 4, USA Sub 5, Markbass Tube, some pedally bits inc Valeton GP5 cheaply thing 11. Wolverinebass - Grainger Hades, HX Stomp, GK Fusion 1200s. 12. Japanaxe - Precision(s) & Dingwall(s), DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone, At least 1 other amp (see sig) 13. JohnDaBass - Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink) 14. Geek99 (tentative) - sire v7 5 string (rapidly becoming my favourite bass ever), vintage est96a (punches above its weight as judged by basschat midlands massive and Stub Mandrel), Tc electronic bh250 and A cab that was dragged out of the sea (Possibly) but only cost £10 15. chienmortbb - Fender Aerodyne AJB65, G4M pretend aerodyne, Sire Narcus M2 (possibly for sale. Ashdown Restoglide 800 and Bugera Veyron 1001M, LFSys Monza cab. Possibley a number of accessories for sale. I might have to rrim the list as I am due an op shortly and am not allowed to lift anything for 6 weeks. You will notice me as the bloke with no trousers. 16. Richard R. - Brawley 4 and 5 string basses, Ashdown ABM C300-100+15"extension, Roland V-Bass COSM system pedalboard plus HB Musicman fitted with hex pickup, headphone amp, raffle prizes. Hopefully my son and his Ibanez. Definitely trousers. V-bass system and bass possibly for sale. 17. Scrumpymike - Gillett Contour ST; Harley Benton MV-4MSB Gotoh BM; Rascal Mervyn-Lyte (Fender Rascal re-bodied a-la P Lyte by Andy Jr); Sandberg California ll SL TM 4 SHORT with recent Aguilar upgrade; Vox Starstream A2S; Ampeg SVT-7 PRO; Fender Rumble 100 combo; BF Super Compact Gen 3; LFSys Monaco. Doh!! Suddenly realised that I hadn't posted my stuff. Probably won't bring everything I've listed on the day. I'll post what I'm minded to leave at home just before the Bash and change my mind if anyone says they specifically want to see/try it.
