Rosie C

Thanks, this is good to know!

I am imagining all around the country there are bass players with a 2m length of black downpipe in their garage, with a little 6" piece sawn off the end

Very elegant! I'm quite keen on doing mine with a TE Elf, but if I'm honest it's because (a) I like the black/green colour scheme (b) it's a nod to the 1990s cabinets that needed a van with a tail-lift which aren't very good reasons and really I should just go with the Gnome and piggy back on your project

Thank you, this is exactly the sort of thing I had in mind!

Interesting. There are a few micro amps around, the killer feature for me would be an external power pack and DC input - like the early PJB double-4's. Then my speaker could evolve to have a battery pack, wheels, handle, laser weapon... 😉

I've been um-ing and ah-ing about building a Bass Chat 8" cabinet. I mostly play from battery and my original plan was to use it with the 12V amp stripped from a Crate TX30. But in the end I sold the Crate and bought a Roland Cube Street Ex. Which is pretty good for bass ukulele, but I find very lacking for double bass. I used to have a Mark Bass Mini Marcus and a GR carbon fibre cabinet, which I sold to another bass chatter. I did find having separate amp and cabinet a bit of a nuisance - when trying to carry bass, amp, cab, gig bag from the car in one go. Then I had an Orange Crush 50, conveniently in one package but it was too heavy. Lately I've been managing with a Crush 25 which is a lovely little amp but lacks the oomph I sometimes need for gigging. So I'm looking at the TE Elf combo (which seem fairly rare secondhand), and thinking how I might build one of the Bass chat cabs with some sort of capacity to house an Elf... anyone gone down this route?

I was heartened to see The Fureys farewell tour is around £25 a ticket and they're playing a huge number of smaller venues. I can't ever see me going to a large stadium again. I would love to see Paul McCartney, but not in a stadium

@Chrs and I both had our uprights in the 'executive area' (aka quiet room) - the main room was so loud no one would hear them.

I wouldn't say I'm a great user of pedals, yet the more I thought about it, the longer my list got. Boss CEB-3 chorus Boss CP-1X compressor Boss CS-3 Compression-Sustainer (sold) Boss GEB-7 bass EQ Boss LS-2 line switcher Boss OC-5 Octave (sold) Boss TU-3 tuner (x2) Mark Bass Super Booster (sold) Other non-bass Boss GE-7 EQ Boss VE-8 Acoustic singer Boss OS-2 Overdrive / distortion (sold) Boss TR-2 Tremolo Boss RC-1 Loop Station (sold) Joyo Classic Flanger Joyo Oxford Sound Rolls MS112 mic mute

Thanks Phil and how awesome that the cabinet I chose in the blind testing is the BassChat 8" which I've still been thinking about building

I did like the orange one. In fact looking at that photo, I could have your orange bass and that TE Elf and cabinet and I'd have a rather nice setup...

Me too, hearing all 6, I can't see me buying more than 8" drivers again.

@Phil Starr can I ask what was speaker #1 ?

Ah, sorry about that. I have zero interest in any 6-strings, it wasn't anything personal! However, looking at your Strat did lead me to thinking about a 3D printed octave mandolin, which I'll message you about sometime to avoid cluttering this topic

We're back home safely. Huge thanks to @scrumpymike and team for putting on a fantastic event! Everyone was very friendly, the lunchtime buffet was top notch, Phil put on an interesting blind-listening speaker demo, and there were some great raffle prizes too.

I tried this bass, and I think it is the best balanced bass I've ever played - no neck dive at all, and it combines a solid feel without being too heavy.

Live from the bass bash, a photo of the gear while everyone's at lunch...

Well, it's here! I just have to load my bass in the van then we'll be hitting the M5...

This is mine - an early 1960s Philips 4-track. 3 speeds, magic eye etc. I have several tapes of my grandfather playing guitar. I tracked down the exact same model they were recorded on, to give me the best chance of getting a decent playback. It feels very strange plugging it into an audio interface and recording into Logic Pro. It is working right now - I bought it from a YouTuber who'd serviced it, but for how long I don't know, so I don't use it for anything.

I think if it's been properly stored, and been wound the right way, then it can still be good. I watched this YouTube video recently of someone who'd bought a reel-to-reel recording from the Sergeant Pepper master and Abbey Road helped him play and digitise it...

Well played @floFC ! I meant I don't use the reel-to-reel for listening to music

Oh, I love it! I have a turntable and a valve amp'd reel to reel, although I only use the turntable for listening to music. I actually like the hassle, and it's made listening to music an activity in itself rather than something I have on in the background.

I found the answer to my question on page 5 as well as a useful reminder to bring a raffle prize

I'll make sure to pack some popcorn and grab a front seat

On a more serious note, what time are things kicking off on Sunday?