Midlands Bass Bash 5 Feat. Basschat Custom Bass Show 1 - 05/05/2018

[jebroad]

Woop, I’ve purchased some cheapo cake. 

[grandad]

I am undone and can't make it, apologies all round.

[Guest MoJo]

I'm planning to be there. I'll be the quiet one in the ACDC T-shirt

[ped]

Have a great time everyone. Sorry I can’t be there. Looking forward to pics. 

[jebroad]

Look out for a ginger youth with a purple jacket

 

[Frank Blank]

Due to a timetabling miscalculation (my error) I am actually at work...

Bah.

[Si600]

And it begins! Bass players are even talking to each other instead of having a slap-off 😂

[Norris]

@Andyjr1515 shows us more roll than rock in the live veneering demonstration 

[Norris]

@Jabba_the_gut shows us some wood

... and templates 

[flaxholmelis]

A great afternoon out. Thank you. 

[Guest MoJo]

Great fun had by all at the bash today. Huge thanks to @Si600 for organising and running the event. Thoroughly enjoyed the veneering demo by @Andyjr1515 and the talks by @Jabba_the_gut and @Norris. Fell in love with a '59 Precision (below) and had my eyes opened to the world of short scale basses. Blown away by the quality of the workmanship in Norris' hand-built Telecaster. Looking forward to doing it all again next year

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Photo added

[KevB]

Well done folks another cool n casual outing on a nice sunny day. Maybe next year if im around i can bring along a mcmillan 12 step for anyone thinking of midi backing in their band?

[prowla]

It was nice meeting everybody and I found the guitar makers presentations fascinating.

Well worth the drive!

[Harryburke14]

Great day out and the presentations were great. Andy made the veneering look straightforward enough that I'm now looking for an unfinished body to have a go myself.

Lovely to see you all, thanks Si for organizing 👍🏻

[Andyjr1515]

Back and unpacked.

  Huge thanks to @Si600 for organising it once again. I thought @Jabba_the_gut 's and @Norris 's presentations were excellent...as were their builds.  Mind blowingly good.

Great to catch up with everyone

[Norris]

Thanks everyone and especially @Si600 for organising it. See you next year 

[Jabba_the_gut]

Thanks to @Si600 for organising this. Nice to meet up with everyone again and trying a few new bits of kit, in particular @Lee-Man's Precision and @prowla's Rik. Always good to see @Lee-Man playing  my basses as I get to hear how nice they can sound in the hands of someone who really knows what they are doing!!I

See you next year!!

 

 

[SpondonBassed]

12 hours ago, MoJo said:

Great fun had by all at the bash today. Huge thanks to @Si600 for organising and running the event. Thoroughly enjoyed the veneering demo by @Andyjr1515 and the talks by @Jabba_the_gut and @Norris. Fell in love with a '59 Precision (below) and had my eyes opened to the world of short scale basses. Blown away by the quality of the workmanship in Norris' hand-built Telecaster. Looking forward to doing it all again next year

Well said.

I'm in complete agreement.

[SpondonBassed]

The only thing that I can add is that it was great to meet up with fellow BC members again.

I've been to three Bashes so far.  One of them was a double bass bash.  I've enjoyed them all.

[Len_derby]

All good. Some great basses on display again. I've not seen so many Ric and Ric-a-likes in one place for a long time. Playing Andy's beautiful fretless with the side dots in the correct positions was a revelation. I think I get it now.

My bass Ukelele amused a few people too.

[prowla]

My only regret is that I didn't get to play many other folks' basses - I arrived at 2 and next thing it was home time!

[Lee-Man]

Lovely to see everyone as usual. Its a fun event. Sorry the boy and I had to bounce so early. Thanks to @Si600 for all the work he puts in to it. 

@Jabba_the_gut you're too kind sir. Your basses are ace. That fretless is great! 

@Andyjr1515You may have inspired me to get my DIY on! 

[Si600]

It was lovely to see you all again, many thanks for coming, there wouldn't have been a bash otherwise! I hadn't appreciated the bank holiday which may have impacted on numbers slightly.

Especial and heartfelt thanks to @Andyjr1515, @Jabba_the_gut and @Norris for agreeing to speak to us and give a little insight into how they do things.

How to top that next year!

[Guest MoJo]

1 hour ago, Si600 said:

How to top that next year!

How indeed? Personal appearance by Geezer Butler?

[prowla]

1 hour ago, MoJo said:

How indeed? Personal appearance by Geezer Butler?

I hear he's got time on his hands now.