AndyTravis

I’m sure @walshy has one - if he sends it me…I’ll do you some videos. see that Walshy? You have my address 🤣

Hopefully Lee and I will be meeting soon, we’ll do our famed hammed up Version of school days or something…

I’ll close the JG on the first of July. So if anyone’s hanging on for payday or something, there’s still a bit of time.

Phenomenal work Basschat. love to you all! Just chatting with Lee now - I’ll update him x

Wowza.

Mine are just absolute staple basses now. 3 or 4 tracks on the album and they’re going out live from July Onwards. very, very happy with them.

Stop being soft. You know I don’t like it when you’re soft. 😉

For @Burns-bass

tell you what @Burns-bass - I’ll Chuck a tenner in for you x

Now at an amazing £902 well done and many thanks to all x

I think it’s possibly a Squier standard series body in charcoal frost metallic. The neck isn’t original fender I don’t think, maybe a mightymite with a decal. if it’s any less than £200 probably a very serviceable bass.

He does pal, he knows we’re all waiting. @LukeFRC @bassfan @hiram.k.hackenbacker we’ll get together in the summer.

I just need to say a massive thank you to all involved. Ive been speaking with Lee daily for about 10 years (maybe more?) but when my In-Laws bought a static caravan in Morcambe, we got really close as I was up there 5/6 times a year. I facilitated his 50th birthday present and I went to his party at his house. I often recommend Lee to @walshyfor bass demos - he’s a phenomenal player, even on his “bad” days he leaves me in the dust. He’s a humble soul - but he makes me piss my sides like no other. I dont think he’ll ever understand how important he is to me. love you @lee650

https://gofund.me/d05da7af just in case anyone missed the link x

Had a great chat with our man last night. i must say the urge to get in the car was huge x

Just a quick bump for this. it will continue to run until 01/07/25. hope this is ok? X

Ah well. It’s been on the cards for a good while. I haven’t been in the trade for a massive 11 years. But there was always a rumble towards the 2010’s - us or them, etc. I’ve said all of this before - but unless you have a USP, it’s a race to the bottom. Crap margins, massive overheads and having to pay people who knew what they were on about a decent living wage… Fender and Gibson are retailing from their own sites. Pointless really - the days of drooling over Les Paul’s or Precision basses on a Saturday Morning…on the whole…seem to be pretty numbered. We live in a world where the next generation of guitar and bass buyers are buying online and deciding online. Best wishes to all affected. It’s shite when these things happen. I do think Andertons seem to have the podcast come shop approach pretty much nailed on. I notice BD are doing the same type of thing. Normans and Chicago Music Exchange have been doing it well for years in the US. I tried to get my lot (Dawsons) into social media early doors - but in typical fashion, they got someone totally disconnected from the punters to do it…so it flopped… After I left, there were various ham fisted attempts - too little too late

Yeah - heard the same. Reps who were instructed to fetch gear out were told to bugger off by administration team…

Magical well done all xx

You’re ace mate - we’ll catch up soon x

I won’t share the details (as it’s not my place to). But as my desperate sale thread a while ago lead to a (frankly overwhelming) response…There will be an update on that soon hopefully as legal teams are progressing for Iris. I’d hope we could help a good friend of Basschat @lee650 He’s gone from messaging me “that’s it Trav, I’ve got everything I need bass wise” to having to sell some/most of his collection. I’m hoping we can raise enough so he can at least keep one of the 3 basses he’s has for sale. If you know Lee, you know he’s a gorgeous human being; he’d give you his last quid for the bus home and walk himself…he’s got a heart of gold. He’s helped me through so many dark times, he’s taught me so much - a phenomenal musician. as per @Clarky’s lead for me - I want us to give it a go for Lee. https://gofund.me/d05da7af

Will add more as I go…