The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash - Now Sunday 19th September 2021

[yorks5stringer]

Re the food, (assuming I don't have a last minute positive test) I'm a veggie  so there's enough on the menu to suit me, not sure what the vegan option is...? Oh, and a double helping of the fretless bass as well please! Also I'll test myself before I set off too.

I'll be wearing a mask around my neck and depending on numbers and proximity I may cover my face at times, which I appreciate may look a bit unfriendly but am sure we all understand why?

[scrumpymike]

20 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Re the food, (assuming I don't have a last minute positive test) I'm a veggie  so there's enough on the menu to suit me, not sure what the vegan option is...? Oh, and a double helping of the fretless bass as well please! Also I'll test myself before I set off too.

I'll be wearing a mask around my neck and depending on numbers and proximity I may cover my face at times, which I appreciate may look a bit unfriendly but am sure we all understand why?

Sabby (Mrs. Woodinblack) has kindly offered to do a vegan quiche, pizza swirls with home-made pepperoni and lotus biscoff cake (wowzer!!).  We'll also bring some falafels and vegan cheese.  Re PPE, I think we'll all just be doing what feels appropriate - including anyone who feels the need to be fully suited and booted.  We'll make sure there's good ventilation and there are hand-sanitizer dispensers.

Edited September 16, 2021 by scrumpymike

[yorks5stringer]

Just been digging around and have come across a very nice grey Blake Guitar Solutions Bass Case, this is so padded you could sleep in it and it has waterproof zips too, so I'll be selling it for £40

( new over £120) and no longer available and also a Hercules Folding Music Stand for £15.00.

 

 

[Woodinblack]

That case has been my main one for a long time!

[sprocketflup]

Have a great time everyone, wish I was able to make this one, specially seeing as I live within 20miles of the venue.

Hopefully next year

[stewblack]

1 Rich - Westone Thunder 1A (tarted about a bit), Sire V7 fiver, Tanglewood acoustic 4 - all basses strung with nickels, D'Adds on the Thunder and Elixirs on the Sire and ABG. Zoom 509 h'phone amp and cans.

FOR SALE: Boss CE-5 chorus stomp

 

2 wrinkleygit - Jabba’s Semi Hollow

Fretless, 112 cab with a lightweight head, possible new addition to the family. Bass strung with Labella flats

 

3 scrumpymike - FOR SALE: Eden WT550 Traveler; Fender Rumble 800. 'Keepers': my no. 1 gig bass 'Rascal Mervyn-Lyte; 'Rascal Lyte Mkll; Sandberg Cali lV s-s; Mesa Subway TT-800; HandBox R-400; a pair of BF SC3 cabs; a Gillett Contour or two (or maybe even 3) - one of which will prolly be FS.

 

3a Pea Turgh - My Frankenstein Jazzguarman(!) strung with D’Addario XL Chrome flats. My black bitsa (same strings). Probably my Peterson combo which I’ll flit between selling and not selling (still).

 

3b Stevie - Ibanex SR1200-VNF, Ashdown RM500, BCbass 112, plus some other bass cab developments (probably)

 

4 yorks5stringer - Warwick Star Bass Proline (4 string), Status GP Artist (again 4 string), Marcus Miller Micro 101, 1972 Telecaster Bass (poss.), Shuker Course 5 String (poss.)

 

5 stewblack - Hand built Luna bass, Elf / BF Midget. TCE Plethora and various Source Audio pedals. Old Sparky and the Backbeat. For sale: Ampeg SVT CL, various effects, Washburn Scavenger, Hofner Club, possibly Precision bitsa.

 

6 basstone - For Sale refurbished Marshall DBS200 combo fitted with beyma 12" speaker. BC v3 cab with G&K MB500 amp. '78 Fender fretless jazz bass with rotosound nylon coated strings. Probably plus one other bass TBD

 

7 Woodinblack - Ibanez EHB1505, Shuker Uberhorn, Chapman Stick, PositiveGrid Spark amp.

 

8 olipaulo - Fender Elite Jazz, Status Empathy 5 and PRS SE Kestrel. Markbass CMD 151P, SWR LA15, GK MB112-ii and GK MB212-ii (the last three are for sale so they may be missing from the bash). Helix LT & IEMs

 

9 Richard Jinman - tbc

 

10 Stub Mandrel - Fender Performer, Deathburger (sublime to the ridiculous) maybe another bass, GR AT212 slim and Bass Terror.

 

11 Norm - I'll bring my '98 Stingray 4 (could be for sale/trade), Squier VM Jazz 5, Squier VM Precision 5, Trace Elliot v4 head & Barefaced Vintage 2x15, Roland Microbass & headphones, earplugs & my wallet, looking at what peeps are bringing with FS tags on!!!!

 

12 Jimrs2k2 - all the normal stuff, some of which maybe for sale.

 

13 PhilStarr - BC 112 Mk1, BC110T, BC Easybuild 12, maybe some other self build designs. Peavey MiniMax, Burny Thunderbird (Japanese Matsumoku copy

 

14 JabbaTheGut - 27" short scale basses, short scale telebass, probably something else, TC amp and cab(s)

Pinball - Amplification: GB 2x12 and streamliner, Burnes Marquee bass, G&L Fallout, Supro Huntington 1, Fender Jazz Bass Special/boxer, Peerless Jack Casady. (Revelation Dub King maybe)

[BCH]

To Mike and all the team...have a great bash...its so good to see some normality...and don't forget..."its not a rehearsal, so you can Never have to many basses & gear" ...ha...enjoy..B 

[Chownybass]

Sorry.

 

Doing the Bristol Half Marathon on Sunday - so won't be there.

 

But passing a wave and a hello to all and hope you all have a good time!

 

[Rich]

Less than 36 hours to go! *jumps up and down excitedly*

Edited September 17, 2021 by Rich

[Charliebass212]

Hi Mike

I totally missed all the chat about the Bash. Graham T spoke to me last week and said it was on this Sunday. I will just have to come along as a standard punter to say hi

 

[basstone]

On 16/09/2021 at 22:59, stewblack said:

1 Rich - Westone Thunder 1A (tarted about a bit), Sire V7 fiver, Tanglewood acoustic 4 - all basses strung with nickels, D'Adds on the Thunder and Elixirs on the Sire and ABG. Zoom 509 h'phone amp and cans.

FOR SALE: Boss CE-5 chorus stomp

 

2 wrinkleygit - Jabba’s Semi Hollow

Fretless, 112 cab with a lightweight head, possible new addition to the family. Bass strung with Labella flats

 

3 scrumpymike - FOR SALE: Eden WT550 Traveler; Fender Rumble 800. 'Keepers': my no. 1 gig bass 'Rascal Mervyn-Lyte; 'Rascal Lyte Mkll; Sandberg Cali lV s-s; Mesa Subway TT-800; HandBox R-400; a pair of BF SC3 cabs; a Gillett Contour or two (or maybe even 3) - one of which will prolly be FS.

 

3a Pea Turgh - My Frankenstein Jazzguarman(!) strung with D’Addario XL Chrome flats. My black bitsa (same strings). Probably my Peterson combo which I’ll flit between selling and not selling (still).

 

3b Stevie - Ibanex SR1200-VNF, Ashdown RM500, BCbass 112, plus some other bass cab developments (probably)

 

4 yorks5stringer - Warwick Star Bass Proline (4 string), Status GP Artist (again 4 string), Marcus Miller Micro 101, 1972 Telecaster Bass (poss.), Shuker Course 5 String (poss.)

 

5 stewblack - Hand built Luna bass, Elf / BF Midget. TCE Plethora and various Source Audio pedals. Old Sparky and the Backbeat. For sale: Ampeg SVT CL, various effects, Washburn Scavenger, Hofner Club, possibly Precision bitsa.

 

6 basstone - For Sale refurbished Marshall DBS200 combo fitted with beyma 12" speaker. BC v3 cab with G&K MB500 amp. '78 Fender fretless jazz bass with rotosound nylon coated strings. Probably plus one other bass TBD

 

7 Woodinblack - Ibanez EHB1505, Shuker Uberhorn, Chapman Stick, PositiveGrid Spark amp.

 

8 olipaulo - Fender Elite Jazz, Status Empathy 5 and PRS SE Kestrel. Markbass CMD 151P, SWR LA15, GK MB112-ii and GK MB212-ii (the last three are for sale so they may be missing from the bash). Helix LT & IEMs

 

9 Richard Jinman - tbc

 

10 Stub Mandrel - Fender Performer, Deathburger (sublime to the ridiculous) maybe another bass, GR AT212 slim and Bass Terror.

 

11 Norm - I'll bring my '98 Stingray 4 (could be for sale/trade), Squier VM Jazz 5, Squier VM Precision 5, Trace Elliot v4 head & Barefaced Vintage 2x15, Roland Microbass & headphones, earplugs & my wallet, looking at what peeps are bringing with FS tags on!!!!

 

12 Jimrs2k2 - all the normal stuff, some of which maybe for sale.

 

13 PhilStarr - BC 112 Mk1, BC110T, BC Easybuild 12, maybe some other self build designs. Peavey MiniMax, Burny Thunderbird (Japanese Matsumoku copy

 

14 JabbaTheGut - 27" short scale basses, short scale telebass, probably something else, TC amp and cab(s)

Pinball - Amplification: GB 2x12 and streamliner, Burnes Marquee bass, G&L Fallout, Supro Huntington 1, Fender Jazz Bass Special/boxer, Peerless Jack Casady. (Revelation Dub King maybe)

Looking forward to the bash tomorrow. Marshall DBS200 combo is now sold so I will bring my home build 1 x 10" combo as well as my BC 1 x 12 cab. 

[Rich]

1 hour ago, basstone said:

 I will bring my home build 1 x 10" combo as well as my BC 1 x 12 cab. 

Very interested to see these.

[Phil Starr]

3 hours ago, basstone said:

Looking forward to the bash tomorrow. Marshall DBS200 combo is now sold so I will bring my home build 1 x 10" combo as well as my BC 1 x 12 cab. 

Brilliant, we will be doing something in the side room with home built cabs it would be great if you could join us there tomorrow with your two cabs.

[Phil Starr]

I'd like to do another cab shootout in the side room but i've left it late to  organise, It would be great to do a shootout of 12's preferably with tweeters so if you have anything at home fitting that description it would be great to bring it along so we can compare as many brands as possible.

 

It would be nice to gather as many self builds as possible too and I'm hoping to be able to run people through winISD if anyone is interested and to offer any help on self building I can.

[Woodinblack]

I have my TC112s. Well, I also have my BC112 cab but you have seen that! 

Do you want it recording again, I could bring the camera, and maybe we could actually record the audio too

 

[basstone]

35 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

I'd like to do another cab shootout in the side room but i've left it late to  organise, It would be great to do a shootout of 12's preferably with tweeters so if you have anything at home fitting that description it would be great to bring it along so we can compare as many brands as possible.

 

It would be nice to gather as many self builds as possible too and I'm hoping to be able to run people through winISD if anyone is interested and to offer any help on self building I can.

Yes that would be great. It's really interesting to hear others cabs and chat about their experience and what works and doesn't as well as the design process and tools.

[Phil Starr]

9 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I have my TC112s. Well, I also have my BC112 cab but you have seen that! 

Do you want it recording again, I could bring the camera, and maybe we could actually record the audio too

 

I can't remember which BC112 version you have, if it is a tweetered version and you have space it would be good if you could bring both and the TC would be great anyway. I'll bring my Zoom Recorder but the room acoustics aren't great as we know. It might be nice to have a couple of photo's but I'm not going to be expecting it to be very formal so i'm not sure a video would work.

[Woodinblack]

It is a tweetered version so I shall bring that and one of the TCs (the less battered ones). I will bring the video anyway as maybe there will be some bits we want to see, and if it records nothing, well its only a little zoom camera.

 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Phil Starr said:

I'd like to do another cab shootout in the side room but i've left it late to  organise, It would be great to do a shootout of 12's preferably with tweeters so if you have anything at home fitting that description it would be great to bring it along so we can compare as many brands as possible.

 

It would be nice to gather as many self builds as possible too and I'm hoping to be able to run people through winISD if anyone is interested and to offer any help on self building I can.

 

I have an AT212 slim

[Pea Turgh]

Ah, man!  I’m so gutted I’m missing this!  The kids are ill now too, so I’m definitely not coming 😢

Good job I got a new bass to cheer me up though!

[Rich]

2 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

I'd like to do another cab shootout in the side room but i've left it late to  organise, It would be great to do a shootout of 12's preferably with tweeters so if you have anything at home fitting that description it would be great to bring it along so we can compare as many brands as possible.

 

Damn, I've got an SWR Bass Monitor 12 which would have fitted the bill but it's at a mate's studio in Bath. 

[scrumpymike]

...AND A FEW MORE THINGS

 

• PPE - there are hand sanitizer dispensers in the hall but please bring whatever else you think you might need.
• Bass stands - don't forget them!
• Cash - there are no ATMs near the hall so bring cash if you're buying.
• Ear plugs/defenders - no compensation will be paid for hearing damage sustained at the Bash 😉  As before, there's a separate Quiet Room suggested 'noisy time' in the hall will be between 10-to and 10-past every hour.
• Covid tracing - Graham on the door will have a list of everyone present but please give him your contact phone number on arrival (plus your post-code if you want to enter 'furthest travelled')

[Phil Starr]

2 minutes ago, basstone said:

Yes that would be great. It's really interesting to hear others cabs and chat about their experience and what works and doesn't as well as the design process and tools.

Perfect, see you tomorrow

 

[Phil Starr]

1 hour ago, Pea Turgh said:

Ah, man!  I’m so gutted I’m missing this!  The kids are ill now too, so I’m definitely not coming 😢

Good job I got a new bass to cheer me up though!

Sorry to hear that, I was going to chase you about half finished projects  Hope the family aren't too bad and will all be on the mend soon.

[Phil Starr]

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I have an AT212 slim

I'd love to see and hear it. It might be difficult to hide under the table for a blind test though  It would be really great if you can bring it along.