silverfoxnik

Great cabs, great seller too! 

GLWTS Pete! 👍

22 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Oh, that's so beautiful...

^^^

What @Cosmo Valdemarsaid!

GLWTS 👍😊

3 hours ago, Berserker said:

I may have missed it, but what's the wattage on this? I use an 8ohm 4x10 so not sure if this would have enough volume.

Whatever the Mesa tech spec says, these are very loud amps and even coupled with a 410 that's 8 ohms (not 4 ohms) , it will give you more than enough 'oomph' to keep up with most gigging situations.. 

I have the Walkabout 15 combo, and I use it for almost all my gigs - whichever band, band line up etc - it's so versatile! 

Wow. Basschat Community - just WOW!!! 👏👏👏

@Clarky- what a wonderful idea and well done to everyone who's donated to support this cause! Hearts of gold you have, every single one of you.. 

I've only really just caught up with this thread after the weekend, but will most definitely be donating today.. 

And @AndyTravis - wishing you, Iris and your family the very best of luck with everything! 😊👍🙏

Thanks @Tim Chapple,

We're mixing another 8 songs at the moment, so hope to add those here quite soon. 

Cheers, 

Nik 

So, so tempting!

Love the sound of these amps... 

GLWTS 

Hello Basschat Friends, 

Decided that it's about time I shared some info on here about my originals band, Harmonic Swamp. 

Here's our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/harmonicswamp

And here's a link to our first single release, a song called Snake Oil. 

We're just mixing another 8 songs, so hope to have an EP out just before Christmas, with more to follow in the new year.. 

Here's a clip of us playing Snake Oil live at The Hertford Corn Exchange last month:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/zrfg6q68QB2bYTMg/

Our next gig is also at The Hertford Corn Exchange on 24th October, so if you're local and you like what you've heard above, please come along and support us! 

https://www.cornexchangehertford.co.uk/whats-on/amplify-110924

Thanks for listening! 👍🙏😊🎶

Hello Basschat friends! 

I'm excited to share that my band, Harmonic Swamp is playing at the fabulous Corn Exchange - Hertford on Thursday 24th October as part of Juice BoxHerts  'Amplify' new music nights!

Amplify new music nights provide a platform for artists to perform their original music and gain exposure to a wider audience.

So, if you're local to Hertford and a fan of live music and artists showcasing their own material, please come along and show your support - it'd be great to see you there! 

We're playing with two other talented artists, The Peilroccos and Isla Brent, so it's bound to be a great night! 🎶👍😊

Doors open 8pm.
TICKETS: £6 Adv / £8 Door

Here are all the links you need :

https://www.facebook.com/harmonicswamp

FB event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1371971117472725

https://www.cornexchangehertford.co.uk/whats-on/amplify-110924

https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/isla-brent-the-peliroccos-harmonic-hertford-corn-exchange-tickets/13598454

Corn Exchange, 39 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1AL

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/zrfg6q68QB2bYTMg/

Just received a very nice cable from John, aka @Chienmortbb who was a pleasure to deal with throughout.

What's more, the cable is excellent! 

Thanks John and here's to the next one... 😊

Nik

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

GAS makes a mess of even the best laid plans mate. And I really should inspect the box a little more closely 😆

You'll probably find the Ark of the Covenant in there, which was last seen at the very end of the first Raiders of the Lost Ark movie back in the early 80s! 😁

On 20/09/2024 at 17:23, Beedster said:

I bought an Ampeg V4B about 15 years ago, now in the hands of @silverfoxnik. When it arrived the courier had it on a trolley. I assumed it was a furniture delivery, because it was in a large wooden crate, screwed together and inside it was shockproof in bubble wrap. It took me about an hour to unpack. I messaged the seller who suggested that he thought it crazy that people send valuable music stuff in cardboard, which is ultimately shit. I think he has a point. I still have the wooden crate by the way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alas, I no longer have that V4BH, Chris.. 

Foolishly sold in search of 'Sonic Holy Grail idea No. 947'..

Many's the time i still wish I had it though. It was as perfect a bass amp and sound as I've ever had. 

And I don't even have a 90s drug runners wooden crate to remember it by.. 😂

Thanks Patrick 🙏

Was great to see you and chat, and I'm so pleased you like the cabs! 

See you at the next one.... 😁

Just met up with @patrikmarky aka Patrick, who's kindly bought a pair of Genz cabs from me. 

Patrick's great to deal with, totally trustworthy and is always good to talk to about '.. all things bass'! 😁

It's our second, or even third deal now I think... And I'm still more than happy to deal with Patrick again at the drop of a hat and to recommend him highly to the whole Basschat community... 

Thanks Patrick, and I hope you enjoy the Cabs! 😊

Cheers 

Nik 

9 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

This is the blog about the South East Bass Bash 2016, where we had Herbie as a guest, and we even interviewed him for Bass Guitar Magazine.

 

SEBB 2016 by Silvia Bluejay

 

When I have a moment I'll try to find the published article and possibly also publish the audio of our interview.

 

RIP Herbie, you are one of a kind. 💗

Well said, Silvia! 

Here are a few of my photos from that day. 

Herbie was such a fabulous speaker - it really was an honour to have him with us that day. Apart from being very witty and charming, he was also so generous with his time... 

A few months afterwards, he invited me and Mrs Silverfoxnik to see him perform at The Dome in Brighton, one of his 'Herbie Flowers Jazz Breakfast'. During what was an amazing jazz show, he and the band did two stunning arrangements of David Bowie songs - 'Space Oddity' and 'Where Are We Now', which were absolutely sublime. 

RIP Herbie and thank you for all the amazing music.. 🙏

Great cabs- GLWTS! 

I think @Pranawas looking for a Vanderkley 210.....??

4 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Funnily enough I was on the receiving end of some pretty serious abuse when working with a well known muso, although not from him, from his management company. He was always a real gent and would have been mortified if he’d known how his representatives were behaving. That was 30 years ago but I still feel quite angry about it, so I dread to think how Morrisey’s former colleagues - including Marr of course - feel given the massively amplified shit they had to deal with for years

Sorry to hear that, Chris... 

Not a surprise though, sadly. 

The music industry has always had more than it's fair share of a-holes in it's rank. Just have a read of this book about the 90s UK music industry:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Your_Friends

It paints a pretty black and bleak picture of the 90s a&r scene as it was then.. 

12 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

Thanks for that Nik, too often we overlook how ‘stars’ treat other musicians, agents, managers, and crew, without whom none of the magic - for which 99% of the time the star takes the credit - would happen 😕

The celeb/star system perpetuates all this of course, Chris... 

Same in most situations where there's a power dynamic at play. ☹️😬

Haven't read the whole of this thread but I can concur completely with any of the comments here about what an absolutely obnoxious, hypocritical, loathsome, shit-bag Morrisey is... 

Back in the early 90s, I was a rep on the Musicians Union North London Committee for a few years. And pretty much every 6-9 months, we'd get a letter from Morrisey's then bass player (Johnny Bridgewood, IIRC) saying that he'd not been paid for recording and touring work that he'd done for Morrisey. 

So, we'd have to chase up payment for Johnny so he could pay his rent and put food on the table for his family.. Which obviously would take months! 

One thing that really p*isses me off is when 'successful' musicians treat other musicians like dirt... It's bad enough that the rest of the world treats musicians like second-class citizens, without scumbags like Morrsey doing it too.. 

As if that wasn't enough to taint my opinion of Morrisey, in 1994, when I was on tour with a band I was in at the time, our then manager ( guy called James Todd, who'd managed Sinead O'Connor, World Party and a whole load of other artists), was taken on by Morrisey to be his manager for 6 months - I remember seeing the signed contract in James' office.

On that tour, Morrsey was literally cancelling gigs a day or two before they were supposed to happen, not giving a second thought as to what that did to his fans, the musicians, venues, agents, and of course, his manager. 

Sadly, James died of a heart attack about 6, 7 months later (he was only 42) and in my mind, I can't help but think that managing Morrsey somehow contributed to the situation. 

So, just reiterate, my personal opinion is that Morrsey is an absolutely obnoxious, hypocritical, loathsome, shit-bag. 

Having said all that, I do think The Smiths were an important band of their era, and were very talented writers/musicians. 

As an aside, one of the band members of The Smyths lives round the corner from me, and you couldn't wish to meet a nicer person. 

Anyway, just my 2p worth... 

Amazing looking bass! 

Great Basschatter / seller too... 

GLWTS 👍😊

4 minutes ago, ped said:

 

Ah bugger, you didn't happen to write down the serial number? Maybe we can track it down!

No, I didn't sadly.. 

It was in 1997, so a long time ago. 

Stolen from me, would you believe, by a bass player in a then, reasonably well known UK indie band! 

19 hours ago, ped said:

 

Hi mate, yes indeed, I'm about 30 years behind the curve as usual!! What did you replace it with?

Me too! 😁

Mine was stolen unfortunately, and it was during a time when I'd stopped playing for about 10 years, so I never got around to replacing it. 

I still remember it as being an absolutely brilliant pedal though. 

On 12/08/2024 at 21:16, E sharp said:

The temptation that is Chimike's place, has struck again. 

Was after the DB750, as just can't seem to find a 751 that anyone wants to sell.

Day off work, and drove from Norfolk to Worthing (Sussex) - I don't know how people do the M25 every day, I really don't. Had a remarkably close shave with a car spinning off after hitting the concrete centre right in front of me on the way back- no idea how I and others missed him really, but there you go. 

So went down to get the Aguilar, and ended up depleting all that money I had after selling two basses, by buying the Trace too. 

I'm sort of glad that I'm now out of dosh completely, and that Mike is so far away, or I'd be helping him in his quest to clear out the hoarders paradise that masquerades as an engineering unit. 

Just a quick pic

Amazing stuff, Paul! 

Great to see someone flying the flag for proper amplification too... 😁😊👍

And yes, Mike is an absolute Gent and really knows his stuff! 

On 13/08/2024 at 21:28, ped said:

I’ve just caught up with the thread because I’m borrowing @johnbiffa’s YI200 (with matching neo 4x10). Good to see you on here @Stoneham  I’m looking forward to testing the amp.

 

Cool that it fits under my desk, too!

 

 

Great looking rig @ped!

Can't believe you have a Lovetone Meatball pedal in your set up - I had one of those back in the 90s when they first came out.. Absolutely brilliant bits of kit.... 

On 18/08/2024 at 11:59, Merton said:

Did another rehearsal last night. Same band, same room, slightly more sensible volume settings. Sounded bloody glorious with my ACG TKO bass (essentially a PJ in series). Video of a song, professionally videoed and edited by me and my iPhone, warts and all..:

 

 

Grest stuff @Merton,

Band, and bass/rig sound really good! 

Morning Folks, 

I really do need to move these on now, so price drop to:

£400 o.v.n.o. for the pair. 

Or

£200 o.v.n.o. for one cab. 

They really are great sounding cabs!!

But I need to reclaim some floor space....

I could also be tempted by interesting trade offers now, so feel free to get in touch if you have anything of interest... 

Maybe a short scale bass, a fretless, old Trace heads, fx, etc, etc.. 

As the old saying goes, worst I could do is say no. 

Thanks for looking... 😊👍