SpondonBassed

Welcome Esther. Sorry we haven't been on the ball with nutters for you. I'm sure one or two will be along shortly...

May we have the link please?

Cool. I would not call myself a Zappa fan. I've heard relatively little of his back catalogue. I do find the music especially interesting at times however. There is a lot more than the drug culture influence in his work. I understand from the 6music interview that he was quite politically active too. What I'd like to see is the background that the documentary promises.

Wow. And it isn't even Caturday yet.

No. It's Teebles!

Fair enough. I wonder if there is a recognised age at which kids do switch on. I mean other than wanting to live the lifestyle (as they perceive it from the media). I was wanting to play guitars from about the age of eleven or so. It was purely because I saw and heard them on TOTP and thought I'd love to do that. Of course I wasn't really interested in doing the work... I just wanted a guitar as an ornament really. I only got properly interested after I was pushed into playing bass for some friends. I'm interested because I had had musical tuition at primary some years earlier (recorder and the "promise" of violin later). That stopped when we left England. That experience and the later desire to become a guitarist never sort of met in the middle with me. Schools back then tended to feed the notion that if a piece of music wasn't Classical, it wasn't really music. I hated the tuition. I still have a problem with teachers in general. I get the impression that I am far from unique in this. Of course in these enlightened times ALL music is classified and therefore Classical. Well that's how I see it anyway.

If you've got photos from your builds we'd love to see them in the Build Diaries.

Zappa - An Alex Winter Film They've just been talking about it on 6music. Interestingly, Alec Winter is the actor from Bill and Ted's adventures... the one who WASN'T in The Matrix. So. Bonus.

I think this is covered in the Basschat Ts & Cs... If you are really that confused.

I wonder if @Norris will turn out for this one?

How old is your boy? Maybe he'd get something out of it too?

You will know of course that it is not the workshop that makes the bass as our Andy frequently demonstrates. The only way is onwards and upwards. Enjoy the trip.

@Richard R - Brawley Artemis 4, Brawley Artemis 5, EBS Session60 amp, something to weigh basses with. @Frank Blank - Rob Allen Mouse Fretless, Rob Allen Mouse Fretted, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2, HX Stomp. @Stub Mandrel - Frender Performer, Hohner Jack Custom V, Deathburger (HB kit build), TE 1110 combo? @petecarlton - Mayones Cali4 "Puzzle" Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAvWZGwc4s&t=13s&ab_channel=BassTheWorld.com @Teebs - Erm...dunno What! Isn't my mere presence enough for you peoples!? @SpondonBassed - Jack. (That's not short for Jack all, it's just that I can't decide until nearer the time.)

Priceless!

Good man! What sort of space have you got to work in?

Cake pie?

⬇This one⬇ you mean?

@petecarlton; In answer to your question: GuitarChat either didn't exist prior to the last Bash or it was in its embryonic state. I have to admit, I only went there once. I have no idea whether it has attracted a sizeable membership by now. I think it would be a mistake to advertise this as open to guitarists. Not belittling the guitar thing as many of us play that also, more that we should preserve our niche. Otherwise we risk getting over-ridden by well meaning attendees who probably have a lot more events oriented to them specifically than we as bass players have anyway. Just my thought.

**ck no! **Heck. Why? What did you think I was going to type?

Click bait. Pass.

Welcome Jeezy. I bet your house is an epicentre for 'quakes.

Assuming Jack's health issues are manageable come the time, we're both well up for it.

Welcome back Ivan.

Welcome Al.

Welcome Madein.