The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2018!! 08/04/2018

[Jabba_the_gut]

9 hours ago, BreadBin said:

Ah, quite a long way north of me then.

Cheers for the thought anyway!

[Pea Turgh]

So what time does it start & finish, dudes?  Probably should sort out babysitters!

Edited April 6, 2018 by Pea Turgh
Typo

[Norm]

Got 3 or 4 power bars in my leads n stuff box, will chuck in a couple more n'awl!

[Norm]

33 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

So what time does it start & finish, dudes?  Probably should sort out babysitters!

was 10am until 4pm last year, so I am assuming the same but Scrumpymike will prob confirm in a bit?

[scrumpymike]

Oooops! Just realised I put everything but the times on my original post

As Norm said, it's nominally 10am-4pm but the hall is ours all day so won't be chucking everybody out at 3:59pm.

[yorks5stringer]

10.00-4.00? Wondered when I got there at 12.00 last year the car-park was almost full....

[Pinball]

Hi Apologies I have another family committment on the same day, I hope that it all goes well.

[scrumpymike]

7 hours ago, Pinball said:

Hi Apologies I have another family committment on the same day, I hope that it all goes well.

Thanks for letting us know - hope your day goes well too.

[scrumpymike]

OK, so here's a final run-through of the important stuff:

 

The BIG FAT South-West Bass Bash

is happening TOMORROW, Sunday 8th, from 10am-4pm

in the Memorial Hall, Cheddon Fitzpaine, nr Taunton TA2 8JY

The hall is about a mile out of Cheddon Village a few hundred metres from the school on the edge of a small hamlet called Rowford.  The safest way is to follow your satnav.  If you don't have one, the easiest way out of Taunton is: head up Station Road towards the railway station, which will be on your right just after you pass under the 2 bridges.  At the T-junction with traffic lights at the top of the hill, turn right but immediately keep left and turn left at the next traffic lights.  You're now on Cheddon Road, which will take you all the way to the village hall entrance on your right (just past the school on the left) after a couple of miles.  The entrance is at the junction pictured below.  NOTE: Taking this route out of Taunton doesn't take you through Cheddon village itself.   In case of need, my mobile number is 07770 946135

http://

Edited April 7, 2018 by scrumpymike

[scrumpymike]

...and a couple of other random bits & pieces:

BRING CASH if you think you're going to need any, as the nearest ATM is a mile away at the Co-Op.

You should also consider stands/straps for any guitars you're bringing, ear plugs (just mentioning with my organiser's H&S hat on - should not be needed as I'll intervene to prevent any dangerous noise levels), headphones/speakerless systems for your use in the Quiet Room (or to turn the 'noisy room' quiet).

[Woodinblack]

On 05/04/2018 at 10:20, scrumpymike said:

Dom and Woody performing a bit of open-heart surgery last year:

http://

Must remember to pack my glasses! Anyone need a soldering iron brought?  

[scrumpymike]

WANTED - VIDEO CAMERA WITH OPERATOR!

After a good think and a practice run yesterday, our Phil has decided to go for a 12" cab build at tomorrow's Bash.  Is anybody willing/able to video the process so it can be put on YouTube and submitted to the Guiness Book of Records for consideration? 

[Phil Starr]

7 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

WANTED - VIDEO CAMERA WITH OPERATOR!

After a good think and a practice run yesterday, our Phil has decided to go for a 12" cab build at tomorrow's Bash.  Is anybody willing/able to video the process so it can be put on YouTube and submitted to the Guiness Book of Records for consideration? 

Thanks Mike

sorry about the late notice, some of you will have seen me promise this on another thread over in  Amps and Speakers. The problem was we got booked for a gig and I didn't think I could make the bash, then our guitarist had a medical problem so we cancelled the gig at the last minute.

I'm going to attempt a basic build of a 1x12 cab up to initial testing as a demo of how easy it is to construct your own speaker.  What I'm after is a continuous video of the whole build. I can bring a tripod so the camera can just be set up to run or someone keen would be welcome to be more artistic if they prefer. I'm hoping to do the whole build inside an hour but I've never done this in front of anybody before so it'll be interesting to see how quickly it can be put together, I'll try and answer any questions as I go.  I'd be really grateful if someone could help out for an hour.

Phil

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, Phil Starr said:

I'm going to attempt a basic build of a 1x12 cab up to initial testing as a demo of how easy it is to construct your own speaker.  What I'm after is a continuous video of the whole build. I can bring a tripod so the camera can just be set up to run or someone keen would be welcome to be more artistic if they prefer. I'm hoping to do the whole build inside an hour but I've never done this in front of anybody before so it'll be interesting to see how quickly it can be put together, I'll try and answer any questions as I go.  I'd be really grateful if someone could help out for an hour.

I have my gig filming camera, one of those Zoom Q2H thingys, HD, can stick it on a stand or tripod and it will run and record for a couple of hours before the batteries run out if that helps?

 

[scrumpymike]

 

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

I have my gig filming camera, one of those Zoom Q2H thingys, HD, can stick it on a stand or tripod and it will run and record for a couple of hours before the batteries run out if that helps?

Scrumpy Janey says she will operate/mind the camera in between her stills photographic duties - provided she gets a quick explanation of which buttons to press.  Does it come with a tripod?  If not I'll bring mine.

[Woodinblack]

I can bring a tripod, normally I just use a clamp to clamp it to something such as a table or bar.

Controls are a start button basically, there isn't much else!

 

[Pea Turgh]

Whilst packing my bits for tomorrow, I got to thinking “maybe I should have bought my 2nd One10 to match the first”.

Anyone bringing a black One10 with silver grill cloth they fancy swapping for my tweedy?!

Just a thought.

[scrumpymike]

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

I can bring a tripod, normally I just use a clamp to clamp it to something such as a table or bar.

Controls are a start button basically, there isn't much else!

 

OK, I'll shove my tripod in the car too just in case.

[Phil Starr]

Thanks guys, see you tomorrow.

[stewblack]

I'll bring a couple of items from Stew's dodgy shoulder emporium if anyone is interested. Home made curiosity and shop bought sensible variety. 

[yorks5stringer]

33 minutes ago, stewblack said:

I'll bring a couple of items from Stew's dodgy shoulder emporium if anyone is interested. Home made curiosity and shop bought sensible variety. 

Shoulder of Mutton?

[stewblack]

32 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Shoulder of Mutton?

In my case more likely to be a shoulder of seitan

[Pea Turgh]

Monster in law is late for babysitting duties, dagnammit.

See you in 2 hrs - save me some food!

[Jimrs2k2]

Hi all , just home from the awesome South West bass bash.

A big thanks to scrumpymike for another great bash but special thank you  to Mrs scrumpy and her crew for the amazing food and endless tea and coffee.

It was great seeing old faces and new and enjoying playing with so many beautiful instruments, it was also nice to hear my old kingbass get a workout.

Cheers 

Jim.

 

[yorks5stringer]

Big thanks to Scrumpy Mike and all the Scrumpettes for an excellent Bash. Sorry, could not stay any longer and wish I'd gone to the talks and shootout as well!

Good to meet both old and new acquaintances too.