silverfoxnik

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1387931684' post='2317421'] Thanks! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all wonderful people of Bascchat!...it's a pleasure being part of this great community. [/quote] +1 Have a good one Folks Enjoy your Xmas and here's to a great 2014 for everybody!

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1386792581' post='2304715'] You sir, are a gentleman. [/quote] +1

A massive +1 to all the above stories about the old WAL workshop in High Wycombe.. It was great customer service! WAL,Pete the Fish, Stuart and Paul were a great bunch who made me feel really welcome every time I went there.. In particular, WAL himself had a great sense of humour. Over the years, I remember trying out some of the unique WALs they had there, such as serial number 1111 and their first 5 and first 6 string models; there was no snobbery whereby trying things out was only the preserve of more well-known bassists. They always liked to get feedback from all their customers. I heard about 4 or 5 years ago that Stuart had a battle with throat-cancer but had come through it and was still doing work as a Luthier, which is good news.

Just bought a Schroeder cab from Kev which arrived today. What can I say about this deal.. Well, right the way through, Kev was a pleasure to deal with and made everything possible by being willing to package and ship the cab to me, even though he'd had a bad experience shipping a cab previously. Really knows his stuff too when it comes to cabs and gear generally, which was really helpful to me in making a decision to buy the cab. Suffice to say, the Schroeder arrived in the most bomb-proof packaging I've ever seen and I'm pleased to say it's in all in one piece and sounds great.. So, deal with Kev in complete confidence folks: I can't recommend him highly enough! Thanks Kev

Thanks Fraser..

Sold an OC3 pedal to Fraser.. Nice easy transaction and a great person to deal with. Cheers Fraser - I hope you enjoy the pedal. Nik

Hi Wal, Cool - would love to see the video! I'm sure Stew would be up for a gig at The Crown at some point.. I still use a 4 string as well, but I do like playing a fiver as well.. If you want to borrow one for a gig or two to try it out again, let me know? Nik

Played a charity gig last night in Littlehampton; it was celebrating the 20th anniversary of a band called 'Laughing Gravy' with all proceeds going to McMillan Cancer Support. See here: [url="http://laughinggravy.info/"]http://laughinggravy.info/[/url] Basschat's very own 'bassninja', a.k.a. Wal, who started this thread back in 2007, is the bass player in Laughing Gravy and I have to say, it is always a joy to hear him play! Wal is one of the best players I've seen over the years - truly gifted and creative in his approach to playing the bass.. Another local Basschatter, Chimike popped down too, and I know he'd agree with what I've had to say about Wal's playing.. If you ever get a chance to check out Wal and the band play, then you must - you won't be disappointed! Also on the bill was John Bentley from Squeeze who played guitar last night as opposed to bass ([url="http://www.johnbentley.tv/Blog39,40.html"]http://www.johnbentl.../Blog39,40.html[/url]). John did a fine set which included on the drums for two songs, Woody Woodmansey - drummer in David Bowie's 'Spiders from Mars line up back in the early 1970s . It was just fantastic! ' The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' was the first album I ever bought when I was 11 years old, so to meet Woody and hear him play was a real privilege. I was playing with a local singer-songwriter/poet called Stewart Ross and we did about 20 minutes which went down well, so can't complain at all. Thanks Wal for the use of your rig and for inviting us to come and join your party - here's to your next 20 years with Laughing Gravy Nik

Fabulous stuff!!