Double Bass Bash - nr. Bicester, Oxon - Saturday 14 April 2018

[Owen]

UH OH! New pickup options!

 

[bassace]

Do we have a list of those who will be coming?  I will, and I’ll be picking up Bob (Staggering On) from his hotel in Bicester. He’s come over from Canada. So who else do we have?

[Happy Jack]

Silvie & me.

[FinnDave]

It's relatively local for me, but I don't play double bass, never have done and don't want my will power tested! I also have a gig in the evening on Saturday, so need to conserve some energy and hearing! 

Of course, if anyone is heading back from the bash southbound along the A34, they could turn off at Abingdon, head for the Brewery Tap and have their hearing damaged for the second time in one day!

[Happy Jack]

Roger Warner / A. Watt?

Odd name for a band ...

[FinnDave]

6 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

Roger Warner / A. Watt?

Odd name for a band ...

First time I've seen that, I'll have a word with the promotor! 

Thanks!!

[FinnDave]

Promotor says we're definitely playing and she's already told them about the calendar being wrong. 

[stingrayPete1977]

I coming and I'm  bringing Phatbottom with me, he's on the brink of buying a proper bass 😀

Edited April 12, 2018 by stingrayPete1977

[Owen]

Yeah baby!

[NickA]

That is one HUGE armchair you have.

[Owen]

Comfort is very important to me  

[FinnDave]

On 12/04/2018 at 15:32, Happy Jack said:

Roger Warner / A. Watt?

Odd name for a band ...

Thanks again for pointing that out, it's been fixed now.

Roger Warner is a musician, so I think they count as a duo, if not a full band. But we're a 4 piece. 

[Owen]

Stingray Pete. Are you bringing your FRFR cab? 

Stop muttering HJ!

[stingrayPete1977]

Poop I only just saw this or I could have Owen as Phatbottom is ill so it could have gone on the front. 

I'm on route, just stopped for breakfast. 

[Owen]

[stingrayPete1977]

Anyone else stuck on the M40? 

Edited April 14, 2018 by stingrayPete1977

[Staggering on]

Well I had great time at the double bass bash today!

Thanks to Brother Malvis for organizing the event and to all of you who brought basses and let us all try them out.After seeing and playing Roger's Kolstein travel bass and Audrey's Emminence I have a serious case of GAS.

Nice day,nice basses,nice people...perfect day.

Special thanks to Bassace for the ride to the bash.

Bob

[Silvia Bluejay]

509 photos, guys, five hundred and nine photos. Downloading as we speak.

Thank you all for making it a great afternoon. Stay tuned!

[stingrayPete1977]

Great day,great venue!

Thanks Brother Malvis, looking forward to the pics.

[Owen]

10 hours ago, owen said:

Any of the plank bass bashes have open fires with logs the size of small chairs? Eh........? Eh.........? No, I thought not. Come on plank spankers! Up your game!

[Happy Jack]

That was one of the nicest days I can remember - really lovely bunch of people, played some excellent (and thought-provoking) kit, met some old friends, made some new ones.

Basschat at its finest.

 

[Owen]

The vibe was very good. As usual I got a burst of unexpected GAS. I find it very easy to persuade myself that I need "something different" from what I have,  but I got to play a bunch of other stuff which were all lovely but came away thinking "I am happy with what I have".

[Silvia Bluejay]

And this is one of those group photos we took!

L-R: Owen, Stingraypete1977, Bassace, NickA, Happy Jack, Aud, Simon, Brother Malvin, Staggering On.

Edited April 15, 2018 by Silvia Bluejay

[bassace]

Third from right is Simon, a local musician and friend of Bro Malvis.

What a great day! Great shout for Bro M whose organisation was so laid back that I thought the whole thing was going to fall over before it even started, but I shouldn’t have worried. That man has mystical powers, it seems. 

And thanks, Owen, for some classy catering from the local Co Op.

Truly an enjoyable day. What a great bunch, the BC DBers.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Thanks Roger! and Thanks Bro M and everybody, it was great to see you all, catch up, meet new faces, and be able to talk DBs and other stuff in a lovely, friendly environment.

I'm working on the photos and the accompanying blog.

Edited April 15, 2018 by Silvia Bluejay