Richard R

The mind boggles!!! What was going on there @stewblack?

So here is an unashamed plug for the Midlands Bash in June. We have missed a couple of these and have moved venues, but hopefully 2026 will be the start of a long and stable run. Anyone up for catering?? 😁

Hall booked, deposit paid. Can one of the mods pin the thread?

Just noticed what it says on your t-shirt @neepheid! 🤣

Please pass on my thanks again to your wife. I'm not vegan, but I shall have a go at the spanakopita sometime soon.

Look what was awaiting me for dinner. Red wine and More crumble! Sometimes life is good.

Some photos, while topping up the car with electrons. @rwillett 3D printed bass My gear. Everyone who played the V-bass enjoyed it, so worth bringing. @Stub Mandrel , playing heavy metal guitar Classic!! The second iteration of the Roland V-Bass system, plugged into @derreybass's beautiful handmade bass. @Phil Starr's cab shootout. 8" speakers rule. (IMHO) Idiot with Lego bass Part of the National Scottish Collection of Bass Guitars, of which @neepheid is the custodian. @Mottlefeeder's cricket bat. Very comfy with the strap button moved.

Just stopped at Sedgemoor Services for a quick pit stop. 🚗 ☕

It's a bit like "I've good wood", but the anticipation isn't as much fun and mostly it comes the next day.

Does this mean you're definitely out?

Thank you. The blasted thing will of course turn up on Sunday evening while I am unpacking.

Can someone bring a jack-jack amp to cab cable? Mine has wandered off, which is bizzare as it permanently hangs in the back of the unused cab so I know where it is.

Thanks André.

Can you post a link? I think I have seen that, but can't find it. I think it's also more than my experiment is worth .

No, but thanks for the offer.

@woody - Is that a 5 string Rick?

There seem to be two variants A and B and it’s not clear to me what the difference is. Also the eBay link is the bridge only, though the drawing also shows the headstock end. Probaby really hard on a bass. Definitely bookmarked though.

Thank you. I have a bass I want to decapitate at some point 😉

That looks quite decent, do they make a 5 string version?

Too slow ☹️ 🙂

Theresa Scanners? John "x-ray" Scanners eldest daughter? She was legendary at Taunton Aerodrome Security as nothing got past her. Eventually she was sacked because so many passengers complained they had to board the planes without their luggage or clothes.

Hope it all goes well. If you decide not to come, do you want us to save you some crumble?

MMA: Mediocre Musicians' Association I failed the entrance exam 😪

Went down to the hall this morning. Looks good! The sockets aren't in ideal places - they never are! - but there are enough of them and we have extension leads. Stage if we need it, kitchen for tea and the like, plenty of parking, and a ramp for wheelchair/Trace Elliot ingress. I propose Saturday 20th June 2026 as the date. I'll have to put down the deposit in the next couple of days, but unless anyone objects that's the date and venue set.