silverfoxnik

My name is Nik, I have incurable GAS and have owned at least 2 of Peter's ex basses... ☺ Thanks for sharing your story Peter, and it's good that music is going to continue to be a big part of your life. I saw a ukele orchestra play on the seafront here 2 years ago and they were absolute brilliant and so much fun! Maybe that's the kind of gigging experience you've got to look forward to from now on... Gotta say that it's always been a pleasure dealing with you and seeing your contributions over the years here on BC, so I do hope you'll still be checking in from time to time? By the way, whatever you do in terms of uke gear, make sure you get a Class D model with flats, LEDs, in-ears and loads of 'heft' ! 😁 Nik

Back on topic, I use 4 and 5 string basses all the time and change between them during gigs. I've always enjoyed using both and feel that they have different tonal qualities which make a different impact on certain songs and styles of music. IMO, 5 string basses sound and feel different to 4 strings.' I had a SR4 and a SR5 years ago, and they were quite different.... As for a bass with 6 or more strings, it's not a bass ! As someone said earlier, it's a 'horses for courses' thing.

Definitely yes... http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/interviews/nik-west/

+1 The only signature bass I've ever owned was the Fender Roscoe Beck V which I bought because of the way it sounded - I'd never actually heard of Roscoe Beck at the time. When I read up on the development history of the bass, it was fascinating to find out RB was involved right from the start, working with Fender to produce a ultra-versatile passive bass, which is what it is. Have I bought any music that involves Roscoe Beck since then? No. Have I gone to hear him play or watched hours of YouTube footage about him since then? No. I just liked the bass, so much so I ended up owning 4 of them over a 9 year period. Haven't had one for two years though as I found a non-signature model passive 5 string bass that I prefer the sound of.

Good thread ☺ Right now, my choices would be either; 'Moonage Daydream' with Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars, or 'Under My Skin' with Frank Sinatra and The Woody Herman Band (circa 1974) or 'The Light Pours Out of Me' with Magazine Ask me tomorrow though, and there'd be three completely different choices. 😁

Happy days Colin, And hopefully, you're well enough to attend this year's Bash? ☺

That's what my next door neighbours would like a 'bass bash' to be, using my gear! 😁 As has already been said, these events are great fun, very chilled out and friendly and the perfect place to try out loads of different gear.. And, depending on what workshops/guest speakers are there, they're often informative and inspiring too.

Hi JB... Sorry for the delay... I'll check and get back to you. Nik

+1 Just read the Facebook post about this too... Sounds like a particularly nasty fall that Dave's had -very distressing for him and Lucy. Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery Dave! ☺

Bernie was special guest at the 2008 Bash at the Holiday Inn, Guilford.. He did a great presentation IIRC.. We also had John East, the then editor of BGM at the time (who's name escapes me) and an even younger looking than he is now Alex Claber, who gave a fascinating 'pre-Barefaced' talk on acoustics and speaker design. Bernie would be good to invite again for sure..