silverfoxnik

Yep - sad news... Gone too soon. 😞

Always liked The Jam ; much more than most of Weller's solo output.

Buckler was a very good drummer and he formed a great bass/drums unit with Bruce Foxton, and a very powerful musical trio with Weller ...

Personally, I can't agree with the sentiment that they carried Weller's songs, many of which are absolute classics and follow down that line of great British songwriters from Ray Davies, to Pete Townshend, right through to Blur etc, etc. 

The main thing for me is that, together, they were just a great young band that was definitely more than the sum of the parts.. 

I met him once in the late 80s.. He owned a studio in the Liverpool Road / Angel area of London IIRC, and he showed me and my band mates around the place as we were potentially going to use it.

Seemed like a fairly decent bloke too..

RIP. 

35 minutes ago, Paddy777 said:

This is an absolute thing of beauty 🤩 That ebony board with the blocks is unreal!

+1

A gorgeous looking bass with lots of 70s vibes and mojo.... What's not to like?! 😁

GLWTS 👍😊

Just bought some Sadowsky strings from @IanA in what was a very straightforward and pleasant transaction...

As such, I'm more than happy to highly recommended Ian to one and all here on Basschat! 

Thanks again Ian, and here's to the next one.. 😁

Cheers 

Nik

This is a fantastic sounding bass, really easy to play, well made and very lightweight too... So, it ticks a lot of boxes! 

I say that because @Lozz196 was kind enough to let me try it out for a week, as I've always fancied owning a short scale bass... But for some reason, I just couldn't quite get used to the shorter scale. So it's back home at Lozz Towers now.. 

But as said above, it really is a cracking bass and at the price, a complete bargain! 

Thanks again for the try out Lozz - very much appreciated, and I hope this little beauty finds a new home soon! 👍😊

Cheers 

Nik

PM sent... 

Wow - what a bargainous price for a fab looking, silver series, MIJ P Bass!

Great Basschatter / seller too... 

Am really surprised this is still here. 😯

GLWTS 👍😊

On 27/11/2024 at 23:14, daveybass said:

Nice playing, sounds great

Excellent playing... Bass sounds great, too! 👏😊

GLWTS 👍

On 24/01/2025 at 19:43, Beedster said:

Andy, I get the sense that we need an event to remember Nick and a few others we’ve lost? It’s at times like this that we recognise we’re a real community ❤️

Hi Chris, 

Happy to help with this if you want to take the idea further... 👍

2 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Just gone through our messages…

 

”Oh wow, that’s it!! How does it sound?”

 

This was the bass - sounds daft as a 40 year old bloke who’s played bass for 25 years…I was nervous sending a recording to him…

 

 

 

Anyhow, this little ditty entitled “For Nick…” that’ll do.

That's really good @AndyTravis.. 👍

Just seen this news in my Google feed, which led me here. 

Oh my, what a shock! Such sad, sad news... 😞

I last saw Nick in October when he came to my house to buy an amp.. He was here for about an hour and in great form as usual - full of bass/ music related stories and full of laughter! 

And, apart from him trying to persuade me to sell him my Jazz bass, I remember we talked about Nick starting up a podcast (which would have been amazing I think) .

The tribute message by his sister is really moving, as has already been said, and so are everyone's stories about Nick in this thread.

And whilst it's nothing like as tragic as losing a family member of course, I think the bass playing community has not only lost a genuinely lovely human being, fellow Basschater and seriously talented musician, but we've also lost someone with such a breadth and depth of knowledge about the family tree of UK bass players (if there is such a thing) and the development of the bass guitar in this country.. 

Such a loss. 

Sending my sincerest condolences to his family and friends. 

RIP Nick. 

Just bought a Nux wireless kit from @Lozz196

And, whilst I was there at Lozz196 Towers, I had a cheeky go on this very fine instrument:

And, I've got to say - Wow!

It really is a beautiful sounding/playing P Bass... 🎶🎸😊

It's nice and light in weight, but that in no way reduces the quality of the sound it makes...

Tone-wise, you can go easily from that Motown thump to a Punky, Paul Simonon inspired growl with just a quick turn of the tone knob.. And, perhaps most important of all, it's so easy to play... 

It was just about all I could do to stop myself from making him an offer on it to be honest.. 

So, someone please buy it ASAP so I don't have to face up to that mega-temptation... 😬🙏😁

Just bought a Nux wireless kit from @Lozz196 

It's a great piece of kit, in excellent condition and came at a very fair price, so I'm one very pleased Basschatter! 

As ever, it was great to meet up with Lozz, who I've had the pleasure of dealing with and meeting many times over the years here on the forum. He's an absolute gent, his comms are always great and so to is the conversation - which may or may not have included the words 'Fender' and 'Precision' in it..? 🤔😁😉

And on that point, whilst I was there at Lozz196 Towers, I had a cheeky go on this fine instrument:

And, I've got to say - Wow! It really is a beautiful sounding/playing P Bass... 🎶🎸😊

It's nice and light in weight, but that in no way reduces the quality of the sound it makes... Tone-wise, you can go easily from that Motown thump to a Punky, Paul Simonon inspired growl with just a quick turn of the tone knob.. And, perhaps most important of all, it's so easy to play... 

It was just about all I could do to stop myself from making him an offer on it! 

Anyway, thanks again Lozz and here's to the next one! 😊🙏

Hi Folks, 

Just bought a rack case from Tomaso, who was very patient with me, as it took a while to get this deal done due to busy diaries and Christmas getting in the way. 

Anyway, thanks to a bit of help from my son (who makes for a very good courier), we got there in the end today I'm relieved to say... 

Tomaso was a pleasure to deal with throughout and the rack case is exactly as described. 

It goes without saying - but I'll say it anyway - Tomaso is a great bloke and a great Basschatter, so deal with him in absolute confidence, Folks. 

Thanks again Tomaso! 👍😊

Nik

8 minutes ago, Paul S said:

is it good?

Yes, it makes it much easier to intonate the bass than the old bridge... 

4 hours ago, Paul S said:

 

That's nice Nik.  What bridge is it, just out of curiosity?

It's the Hipshot version of a Rickenbacker bridge, Paul... 

4 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I had an MIJ Faker that the massed brains of Basschat couldn't pin down to any particular maker/distributor, blank trc, nothing on the pickups.  It was fantastic - looked and sounded just like a real one to my ears and eyes.  But heavy!  Too heavy for me to wear comfortably for any length of time.  Broke my heart to move it on but it now resides with @silverfoxnik I believe.

 

 

And it still does @Paul S.

Though it's got a new bridge now as you can see in these photos... 

It really does sound incredible too.. 

On 05/12/2024 at 11:08, TheSwing said:

Gear4Music 3U Rack Case in Very Good Condition. Features a heavy duty ABS surround with aluminium reinforcing plates to protect your equipment while transporting or on the road.

Two high-quality twist locks on either side of the opening plates allow for easy access to the front and back of the equipment as well as areas for cables. Two inbuilt handles on either end make carrying the case very easy, even when heavy.

 

Case Material: ABS
Frame Material: Aluminium
Locks: Twist Locks x 4
Handle: Carry Handle x 2
Rack Space: 3U 19"
Internal Depth: 400mm
Lid Depth: 50mm
External Dimensions: 480 x 500 x 180 mm

 

Retails for £90. Only £40. Collection from East London preferred.

 

 

Thanks Tomaso,

It's definitely this one I approached you about. 

That time of day is difficult for me on both days. Will ask my son to collect for me instead . 

As soon as you know which day, please let me know. 

Cheers 

Nik 

Wow... How is this still even here after such a long time ? 

Great looking/sounding bass, and a great Basschatter too! 

Have a BUMP on me @Lozz196and GLWTS.. 👍😊

Great little amps these... And a great seller too! 

GLWTS @Lozz196 😊

Hi @Lozz196,

Have sent you a PM. 

Cheers 

Nik 

What. A. Bargain! 

GLWTS 👍😊

Beautiful basses, really resonant and easy to play! 

I had a Tobias Classic 5 in the 1990s and it was such a great sounding and great looking bass. 

IIRC, the string spacing on these models was 17.5 mm at the bridge, but it was a long time ago and my memory isn't quite what it was... 😬😁

Anyway, GLWTS 👍😊

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

Thanks Nik, there’s a lot of my ex’s out there! HNY to you and yours also mate 🙏

This is true, Chris... 

'Tis a beautiful looking example of one of your soon to be Exs, Chris. 

And thanks.. 👍

That's such a perfect example of a 'Beedster Bass', Chris... 😁

Best of luck with the sale and Happy New Year btw! 👍😊

Very nice sounding bass!

GLWTS 

Band sounds good too and your vocalist has a really nice tone to her voice.... 👍😊