silverfoxnik

And more; a lovely Tokai Hardpuncher...

Here's some of chimike's exceptional array of vintage gear..

And JapanAxe's basses….

Finally, a few photos…. Sorry it took so long! Close up of Happy Jack playing my BC Rich Eagle below… More to follow soon..

Thanks Pete, You too! Nik

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1409669658' post='2542036'] Oops just realised I would have to leave at 12 noon as something family related in diary that afternoon. Colin/Nik, barring your splendid selves, how many arrived at last year's bash well before midday? If nearly everyone came in the afternoon, I will probably have to decline [/quote] Hi Clarky For the last few years, there's been quite a lot of people turn up bang on 10am, so I'd say it's probable we'll have 20-25 peeps before 12pm. They're the ones (like me) who've just come out of church, having been in to give our obligatory Sunday morning thanks that we're not 'guitarists'! Does that help? Nik

Thank you folks! I shall take that as a consensus

Hi Folks OK, having done the sums, we've a surplus of £62.35 from yesterday's Bash that we can donate to charity (after paying for venue costs and refreshments). John (Kiogon) was saying to me when he and i were chatting that he'd be quite happy if any surplus was donated to the disability charity I work for called Enable Me (www.enablemeproject.org.uk). However, before doing that, I wanted to check in with you all to see if you are happy with that idea? To give a bit of background, Enable Me is a disability awareness raising charity that provides opportunities and support for disabled people. It's a small charity and I am the CEO, having been here since it started in 2005. Loraine (Mrs Silverfoxnik) also works for the charity from time to time and she runs our film/animation workshops which are specifically for the benefit of children & young people with autism & learning difficulties. Enable Me has benefited before from donations from the South East Bash on a couple of occasions over the years, and that's because I've put it forward for consideration.. Obviously, I think it's a worthy cause, but then again - I am rather biased. So, please have a think and let me know your thoughts, Thanks Nik

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1409567861' post='2540860'] Glad you liked the bass Nik. I'll make contact with MIke so the K140 can be handed over for some experimentation. I had bought it because I recall reading that Norman Watt-Roy used them in the cabs he had made back in the early days of the Blockheads. [/quote] Sounds great - thanks Steve [quote name='rumblefish' timestamp='1409571677' post='2540937'] Thx Nik [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]& Lorraine for organising a v[/font][/color]ery enjoyable Sunday Bass Bash,great to meet up with some fellow players and check out the gear and stuff and my wife was impressed that I did not buy any more gear. [/quote] Glad you enjoyed it Rob and am impressed that you didn't buy any gear... There was some very tempting stuff there though I have to say

Hello again, There was a lot of really nice gear there yesterday so in advance of any photos, a couple of mentions whilst I remember.. Andy's ACG Recurve 5 was really beautiful, and sounded great through his Taurus head and Schroeder 1212.. A very lovely '66 P bass courtesy of Steve.. Also, a very cool looking Reverend Rumblefish bass (I think?), Ollie's gorgeous Ibanez Musician, Phil's lefty '79 Jazz, jhk's Goodfellow and Chimike's Tokai Hardpuncher, to name but a few. On the amp front, there was some cool Boogie gear in the house which was FAB to see and hear, Andy's Taurus and Josh's Markbass F1 impressed me in the lightweight head dept. But most of all, Chimike's Trace Quatra valve head through my Altec Lansing loaded 1x15 cab, was just wonderful! Major GAS attack now!

Thanks folks, It was a really good day and 6 hours just seemed to fly by! Loraine took about 200 photos, so we gave up trying to sort through them last night as we were too tired. Should be able to get some posted up later though. Nik

A quick thanks to everyone who came to the West Sussex Mini Bash today and helped make it such an enjoyable day! Thanks also to jakenewmanbass and Happy Jack for their talks, which were informative as well as being really practical and helpful. Have to also thank bluejay for her help with everything leading up the Bash in terms of social media stuff and to Loraine (Mrs Silverfoxnik) for doing such an amazing job keeping everyone fed and watered.. Will try and put some pictures up later tonight when I've recovered. Nik

Hi Folks.. I'm at the venue and have encountered a bit of serious problem! One of the 2 rooms here that I'd planned to use today is now unavailable to us, so it's going to be a much, much tighter squeeze in the hall than is desirable. So we're all going to have to be really, really nice to each other.. One thing it will mean is that we won't have a separate space for Jake and Jack's talks, so we will have to improvise as we get to it. Really sorry about this folks; I hope it's not going to spoil your enjoyment of the day? Nik

Hi again, I forgot to say that the hall is nowhere near local shops to get lunch/ refreshments etc, so there will be some: Tea/coffee/herbal tea Squash Pastries On sale today, for those who need it. However, if you need more sustenance, there's a local Tesco store about 5 minutes away by car.. Nik

Thanks Dave See you then, Nik

Cool !

Morning Folks Today is the day n' all, so here's the updated list of lost souls, strays & waifs, gear geeks and other general sad losers (i.e. me), who've said they've got nothing better to do so they're coming to today's Bash:[list=1] [*][b]Silverfoxnik[/b]: Levinson Blade B15, Schecter Diamond P5, BC Rich Eagle, Hughes & Kettner Bassbase 600 head, SWR Triad, 2 x Peavey 15's with Altec Lansing drivers, a modded Encore P bass and some FX [*][b]Loraine[/b] (silverfoxnik +1) [*][b]JapanAxe[/b]: Ampeg SVT 3 Pro, BF Compact & Midget, '73 P, G&L L1505, Fender Pawn Shop Mustang [Marshall AVT20 + skinny-string guitar] [*][b]KiOgon[/b]: solderless wiring kits [*][b]Kaz[/b] (Ki0gon + 1) [*][b]kristinaelias[/b]: 'Clarence' my Squire CV 50s P, Epi Thunderbird Pro iv, Danelectro Wild Thing, Fender Bassman TV10. [*][b]Chimike:[/b] a little valve amp in the car, JIC [*][b]jhk:[/b] Eden gear, Yamaha & Goodfellow basses [*][b]Bassman Steve[/b]: Boogie Bass 400 and diesel 2x15/18, Boogie 400+ and the Walkabout and some Precisions [*][b]Andyonbass[/b]: AGC Recurve, AGC J Type fretless, ATS LBA500, Tuarus qube and ATS 450) Schroeder 1212L and ACG Recurve (Subject to space!) [*][b]r16ktx:[/b] Dingwall combustion [*][b]r16tx[/b] +1 [*][b]johnnylager:[/b] P Bass, Spector, pedalboard and bass-theft in mind, HartkeFaced [*][b]johnnylager[/b] +1 [*][b]jakenewmanbass:[/b] Alembic, and some most excellent 'blathering' [*][b]phil.c60:[/b] '79 Jazz bass and Ampeg Rocket bass combo + a Little Mark 3 [*][b]Happy Jack:[/b] gigging on Friday & Saturday nights, so I'll bring whatever is in the van [*][b]Bluejay[/b] [*][b]Captain Rumble:[/b] Sandburg pj moded mim jazz Tecamp 350 and barefaced s12t [*][b]ChunkyMunkey[/b]: - Musicman Bongo 4HH, Yamaha TRB1005, Ibanez SR800 (w/Barts. Super Pedulla mimic), MarkBass F1 head, MarkBass 2x10 [*][b]Lee Marsden[/b] – re Nik: 2 basses [*][b]Spaners[/b]: 4 short scales and a P, one of the shorts is a Landing L1 couple of ashdown VS cabs, TC BG250 2X8 , CTM15 , home built tube head , couple of modded combo's, my pedal board and an extension cable [*][b]Olliedf89:[/b] Bringing my two pedal boards, GK 210/700, Ibanez Musician and probably two ATKs, maybe a Lakland 44-01 [/list] Any other late-comers very welcome, of course.. So, that should mean (according to today's newspapers) that Tom Cleverley, Shinji Kagawa, Anderson, Fellaini etc, etc, who've all got nothing better to do either, will probably be joining us before the transfer window closes later.. Sorry, couldn't resist a gratuitous MUFC ever so slightly true and depressing in-joke... Anyway, see you all in a few hours time I hope! Nik

Hi Chaps, No; no protocol issues at all.. All welcome, selling stuff at Bass Bashes etc is all cool. See you tomorrow. Nik

Great; will do Mike And yes, I've got Captain Rumble on the list for tomorrow..

24 hours to go type BUMP.. I've had PMs from people now to confirm whether they're coming or not tomorrow,and it looks like we should have around 20 peeps, which is great! Looking forward to seeing you all then. Nik