silverfoxnik

Wow ! I was lucky enough to do some shows with them in the very early 80s and always loved their sound, of which the drums were a major part. Happy Birthday Jet ☺

Aretha's place as one of the all time greats is assured, and some certainly think of her as the greatest female vocalist of all time (within popular music of the last 50 or 60 years).. There are other female singers out there who mean more to me, but in the end that's only my personal taste. And in the end, that's what it comes down to - which singer, songwriter, band etc, etc, connects with us the most. Bit out of context and a tad sexist maybe, but that Arsene Wenger quote from a few years ago sums it up... 'Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home..' We're just lucky to have / had so many to choose from.. ☺

10am - 5pm ☺

Perfect; you'd better start loading up the car now! 😁

You'd be very welcome ☺

BUMP for next month's Bash ! ☺

Hmm... Lots in the OP to ponder? I've had loads of basses, amps and cabs over the years and would say that as far as basses go, I've finally settled on three that just feel and sound right for me in every way; my passive 1984 BC Rich Eagle that I've had for almost 15 years now, a 2004 Gibson Thunderbird that I bought last year which has been an absolute revelation to me (having never owned a Gibson before). And just recently, I bought an almost mint condition 1998 Fender Roscoe Beck V, which is the fourth RBV I've owned but is by far and away the best of the lot. All three basses are passive and that seems to sit best with my rig, which is an Ampeg V4BH head and matching 210 + 115. I love the way it sounds; it just sits in the band's overall sound perfectly. So all in all, I'm pretty happy with my lot! There's a few things that niggle away in the GAS area of my brain though.... A hankering to use the Mesa Boogie Big Block 750 head I have with a Mesa cab (which I don't have) - I think that could be pretty exciting... I'd like a lighter cab set up but still haven't heard any that seem to feel right to me. And I keep trying to get hold of a P Bass that I can fall in love with, but I've still not found one that has been a keeper yet. Mind you, there's still plenty of time, so I'm not worrying about it too much... 😁

+1 RIP Aretha Franklin. Another one of the truly great artists that will probably never be equalled.. She was top of a relatively recent Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time poll and this quote about her always sticks in my mind: “No one can copy her,” Jerry Wexler, Franklin’s legacy-defining Atlantic Records producer, memorably argued. “She’s all alone in her greatness.” Read More: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, Has Died | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/aretha-franklin-dead/?trackback=tsmclip

Thanks Silvia, mustn't forget Paul... ☺

Thanks Silvia! Now there's an offer to good to miss.. 😁

Hi again Folks, As most of you know, for the last 10 years or so I've been really involved in organising the South East Bash along with Hamster, Happy Jack, obbm and bluejay. There have always been others who've contributed along the way including many of the great guest speakers we've had, exhibitors like Wal, D'Addario, Chowney etc, etc, and others too numerous to mention including our very own forum members who've run a brilliant workshop or two - like 5im0n's legendary Compressor workshop!! . Last year for example, we had some really brilliant help from cetera (Gary) who helped bring in Davey Rimmer and ped who helped bring in Steve Lawson both of whom were amazing! Background to this year's Bash: This year however, things have been a bit different and for a bunch of personal reasons I've not been able to put much work into the programme for the day... And, despite an amazing amount of behind the scenes effort from Hamster, cetera and Darren from Planet Rock in talking to some really big names, we don't really have a list of guest speakers such as we've had in the last 3 or 4 years. It's not been for want of effort on their part, nor lack of interest from some of the brilliant musicians that have been approached - it's just a case of people not being available on this date because of their other commitments... Happily - as Gary's already alluded to above - we do have one name speaker who'll run a workshop for us on the day which is fantastic news and more details about that will follow shortly... Looking for workshop ideas - please step forward!! So... in the absence of any other 'name' guests, we'd like to throw this open to you all to see if anyone fancies running a workshop or two on the day?? Any ideas really welcomed from Compressor workshops to music theory demonstrations/talks, double bass sessions, talks about your music/tours/when you bought your first bass or even 'A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to my Weekend Pub Gig' type thing... I think you get the picture - we're looking for something witty, informative, entertaining and interesting that'll keep us all focused on you and your topic of choice for about 30 minutes or so.. Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you! Business as usual: Just to say that in all other respects, the Bash will be the same format as normal; Refreshments from the wonderful Mrs Hamster (Sarah) in the Foyer along with a 'Gear For Sale' area and the Raffle, plus talks/workshops in the Theatre... The Hall will be where we set up all our gear and make lots of noise and the Jam Room will be in it's usual place ready for lots of 'jamming'! Hope that all makes sense and we look forward to hearing from anyone who'd like to contribute on the day in whatever way you and of course, to seeing you there for the 12th South East Basschat Bass Bash! Nik (along with Hamster, Happy Jack, obbm, bluejay, cetera and Darren)

Hi Folks Finally got around to adding my name to this list: 1) Cetera - Spector NS2 & Legend 4X, Dingwall NG2, Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird, Yamaha BB3000, GK800RB head, Genz Benz Neox212 cab, Tech-21 Dug DP3X preamp/pedal 2) Ezbass - Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretted (J pickups), Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretless (MM pickup), Rickenbacker 4003s, Rob Allen MB2 fretless, Phil Jones Flightcase + PB300 3) Happy Jack - AliKat DB #004, Mike Lull 54P, all I need to play a doubling gig (that evening) on those two instruments 4) BlueJay - Eminence Upright (left-handed), loads of camera equipment 5) obbm - TBA  6) Nancy Johnson (Paul) - The Big One, rack (GED/poweramp), possibly the dUg DP3x. A bass. 7) MacDaddy - Shuker bass(es), Snapdragon Folding bass, Flattley Bass Poison Ivy. 8 ) prowla (Paul) - Maybe a Ric or two and fakers, maybe a couple of Statii, maybe J- & P-basses. Probably a Markbass amp & cab and a pedalboard with some FX. 9) Stingray5 - Old faithful Stingray5; Tune SWV4-BB bass; Eden EC180 1x15 combo. (I also have a gig that evening so may leave the Eden in the car but happy to bring it in if anyone asks). 10) TrevorR - Wal Pro II E, Wal Mk 1 Custom, Aria SB700, MarkBass LMII and Traveler 2x10, pedalboard. 11) TheGreek - Mesa M Pulse 600 head/ Powerhouse 1x15 cab and The Psilos bass built by Andyjr1515 12) JapanAxe (Graeme) - most of the stuff in my signature! 13) Wolverinebass (Andy) - Maybe some Wounded Paw effects/signature preamp and a bass. 14) Silverfoxnik (Nik) - Roscoe Beck 5, Gibson Thunderbird, BC Rich Eagle, plus my Ampeg V4BH Rig