Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Evening all, BC member lojo's recent post in OT has helped me remember an idea I had a while back (no, not what led to the forgotten thread). My very first bass, a stagg BC300 (I think), it's awful, but did me good for learning. I couldn't bring myself to sell it. However, I could let it go for a fun reason. Say, a BC Bass Relay? Something simple like, play your next gig with it, post a photo of the moment in a thread and pass it on along with adding a wee sticker of something local. Is this a totally mad idea that Will never catch on, or is it worth it for a laugh? Edited January 19, 2013 by Jimryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Nice idea , only worry would be if it got wrecked in post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 True, but there's an awful lot of members on here that are local to others and/or get about a bit. It could work...COULD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I like mad ideas! This sounds great. Count me in. We'll probably need to establish some ground rules, particularly on postage costs. What about the sender/passer-on pays for postage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Or do you have to go to another BC'ers gig to collect it? Could be an idea - and we'd get to see some more music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) I guess you just find a gigging bchatter who lives in hand over distance from you and it goes from there, sure this could be done without posting, we all live close to someone else and a lot of us travel. Id agree to play a song on it with a pic if it found its way over this way ever, sure others would also. Edited January 12, 2013 by lojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 [quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1358015491' post='1931925'] True, but there's an awful lot of members on here that are local to others and/or get about a bit. It could work...COULD. [/quote] Ah I see, you're thinking more of physically handing over rather than posting. I know there's several active BCers within a 30 minute drive of me, so I'm sure it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 [quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1358015504' post='1931930'] I like mad ideas! This sounds great. Count me in. We'll probably need to establish some ground rules, particularly on postage costs. What about the sender/passer-on pays for postage? [/quote] I imagine ground rules would be fairly easy to sort out. The hand over and gig ideas are both great, postage only if absolutely necessary. I'm not overly fussed on the bass, but don't want it smashed to pieces. I'm tempted to strip it of the stickers on it currently to give us a blank canvass. I'll get hold of a cheap set of Pu's for it and then once if done a gig with it to start it off, this'll be underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 This is the one, well, kinda, mines got individual volume and tone. [IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/image-10_zps336b1e18.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 This is a brilliant idea...chance to meet other BCers you might never have met up with, excuse to get out and see another band, would make a brilliant thread and would be interesting to follow the trail..especially with photos from the gigs - don't forget to take photos of the bass being passed over. At the end of the year all the photos could be combined in a slide show, showing the bass's journey. Absolute genius.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 What a ridiculous idea. It'll never work. I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Defo count me in , like the idea of a hand over , would be great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1358016618' post='1931962'] don't forget to take photos of the bass being passed over. [/quote] Just thought that myself. Could be a fun little hand over, over a pint or something. And yeah, seeing it's travels would be interesting, even more so if one of us lot gets a recorded TV gig or something, that could be a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 This reminds me of the '70s practical joke where somebody "borrowed" a neighbour's garden gnome, leaving a note to the effect "[i]I'm off, I'm bored standing around here..[/i]". The neighbour then received photos of the gnome by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt and so on...basically the gnome was taken round the world, had it's photo taken by famous landmarks before being returned to where it had been borrowed from..I don't think they ever found out who was responsible for the gag either...the perp must have been so smug!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Superb idea! Beautiful! I'm in if it makes it to London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I remember reading about that. Wasn't the gnome returned with a suitcase of photos or something? Right, here's what the bass currently looks like (you can tell it's a teenagers first bass :-p), thinking of removing the stickers though so all could add their own little piece to it though. [IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/image-10_zpse048f1ec.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I have a set of strings spare to get it started if you want them? As long as it passes by me on its way up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Great original idea. If it get's to the south west I'm in. Good luck everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I love this idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I think it's a nice idea! I obviously can't take part (lefty + don't gig) but I'd be happy, for instance, to take photos of local BCers gigging the bass, if that may help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Cheers pete, I've got a spare set here though. Just need to whack a cheap set of PU's in it and its good to go. The old Set came out as they were no good and had intentions of installing working ones, despite never intending on using it. Either way, I think this idea is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yepmop Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Count me in, My band don't currently gig a lot but do have one on the 24th Jan if it's ready by then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 [quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1358018792' post='1932022'] Count me in, My band don't currently gig a lot but do have one on the 24th Jan if it's ready by then? [/quote] Good to know matey, If I can get it up and running, you're in. Understandably, I wanna do the first gig with it. There's a chance I'll have one this Saturday, by we'll see. Just so I know, yepmop, where are you based in Pompey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 sounds great fun, I'd love to join in with this, I think there are a few BCers around this neck of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 This could turn into the BC equivilent of the Olympic torch once it gets going. just no flogging it on ebay if it comes your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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