Rich Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 2 hours ago, stewblack said: What a man. Thank you Mike. Legend. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, stewblack said: Mike and his family work so hard to bring this event to fruition. Without them I would spend another day typing conversations with distant strangers here on Basschat. Instead I got to meet some of those people in real three dimensional life. I got to geek out about pedals with people who care about them like I do. I got to share stories, to sit and eat wonderful food with folk who felt like old friends within minutes of striking up a conversation. I got to try instruments I'd never seen or heard of, to show off a couple of mine and to compare the dimensions of two tiny amps with men who care as much as I do about such things. This didn't happen by magic. It happened through hard work, an awful lot of time and dedication from @scrumpymike and his family. You made my day, and I am truly grateful. Hear hear absolutely and completely. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Great to meet friendly new faces and see others again. Big shout out to Mike and the wonderful Kitchen Crew and their Marvellous Munchies (and limitless tea, thank heaven!) I got distracted by all the wonderful basses and missed the cab shootout DOH! Thanks to Mike and everyone involved in the organisation and for bringing along lovely basses, cabs and even stranger things . P.S. that's a fantastic photo of @scrumpymike by @stewblack) P.P.S. Dropped in on my brother on the way back, turns out his band is starting back up, rehearsing next week and a gig booked already 🙂 P.P.P.S. He persuaded me into doing a pre-order on a Green Epiphone Embassy instead of waiting for one to come into stock. Let's hope it's a good one! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 40 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: P.P.P.S. He persuaded me into doing a pre-order on a Green Epiphone Embassy instead of waiting for one to come into stock. Let's hope it's a good one! Oooh, looking forward to your review 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Thanks to Scrumpymike, Mrs Scrump & the Scrumpettes for another great Bass Bash! Nice to see all you familiar faces too! I'm all socialled out. Played some cool stuff today. Highlights were lunch (of course) then the bass highlights were Pinball's shortscale Supro Huntingdon & G&L (with beast mode toggle switch!!!!) Rich's Sire 5er (very nice feel). Yorks5stringer's Warwick Star bass (lovely). Woody's Shuker Uberhorn (Ooerr missus etc) & mind blown by his Chapman stick (still boggled). Stewblack's Hofner Beatle bass (never tried one before, was pleasantly surprised). Jabba's really cute Telecaster short scale build & Stub's Fender Flea jazz bass (very noice). See you next year! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 JOOI how many attendees and how much did the event raise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Personal highlights: 1. The food. Obvs. 2. Seeing all you fabulous folks again 3. @Jabba_the_gut's (as always) beautiful instruments. Sir, I continue to be in complete awe of your handiwork. 4. Finally getting my hands on a real 80s Fender Performer bass (courtesy of @Stub Mandrel) and very definitely not being disappointed. I already wanted one, now I'm desperate..! 5. The absolutely incredible sound of the latest BC 112 cabs. Sonic perfection and an absolute credit to all involved in their development. 6. The whole day, really. Fabulous. Massive thanks to the Scrumpy Krew for all your hard work. We are not worthy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 54 minutes ago, TheGreek said: JOOI how many attendees and how much did the event raise? I am much more concerned the organisers may be out of pocket. Happy to contribute to a whip round if this is the case 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 21 minutes ago, stewblack said: I am much more concerned the organisers may be out of pocket. Happy to contribute to a whip round if this is the case Most kind Stew but honestly no need. Despite the lower than average turnout, today's event broke even because we made enough money in 2019 to cover the hall booking for 2020 and then the hall didn't charge us anything for postponing until this year. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) We are talking about a move to Hereford /Gloucestershire/ Somerset so may be at a future one have to persuade employer to let me WFH forever though my dear partner was good enough to clear the diary for midlands bash this year so it does set something of a precedent Edited September 20, 2021 by Geek99 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkleygit Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 For all those that couldn’t make it this year, you can still be the “King of Cool “ and order a T shirt from @scrumpymike while stock lasts. I was lucky enough not only to get a T shirt, but to come home with something Tele shaped as well, time to start saving for next year !!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) Plus of course the raffle was so well supplied with goodies that everyone ended up with something @Jabba_the_gutI hope you get on ok with the Heffalump pedal... if you want my build docs at any point so you can tweak it (or even reinstate the missing blend) give me a shout and I will gladly let you have them. Edited September 20, 2021 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 What is a heffalump pedal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Geek99 said: What is a heffalump pedal ? It's a tweaked Woolly Mammoth clone I built, with partial success (some of the tweaking worked, others didn't ). I wasn't using it, so I lobbed it into the raffle pile. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Rich said: It's a tweaked Woolly Mammoth clone I built, with partial success (some of the tweaking worked, others didn't ). I wasn't using it, so I lobbed it into the raffle pile. How much would One of those cost? Edited September 20, 2021 by Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 19 minutes ago, Geek99 said: How much would One of those cost? £1 per raffle ticket 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Geek99 said: How much would One of those cost? In terms of parts, it's really quite reasonable. I put together a shopping list of all the components I'd need (although I actually had quite a few to hand already) from Bitsbox, and together with the PCB from Fuzzdog it all came to about 31 quid. I got the enclosure and footswitch from eBay. A bit of drilling and soldering and hey presto. I subsequently made a 'Heffalump Junior' version in a smaller enclosure, with no blend or battery, and it was slightly cheaper at 27 quid. Edited September 20, 2021 by Rich 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Rich said: Plus of course the raffle was so well supplied with goodies that everyone ended up with something @Jabba_the_gutI hope you get on ok with the Heffalump pedal... if you want my build docs at any point so you can tweak it (or even reinstate the missing blend) give me a shout and I will gladly let you have them. The raffle is always a major contributor to Bash revenue. Yesterday we averaged 5 tickets per attendee and that money is clear profit. What a generous bunch we are 😊 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordbass Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Sorry I couldnt make it, wife wanted a day at the beach and by time we got home it wasnt worth it, maybe next time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Here is the link to the FOC website our friend Richard created for the last Bash, which now contains yesterday's pic's as well. He hasn't had time to do an edit and is away for a few days now so everything is there - including some blurred images where the autofocus on his camera has focussed on the wrong thing. You can view and/or copy whatever you want from here: https://bigfatswbassbash.weebly.com/ 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 11 hours ago, wrinkleygit said: For all those that couldn’t make it this year, you can still be the “King of Cool “ and order a T shirt from @scrumpymike while stock lasts. Come Friday I shall be doing just this 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Loving @Norm's beard progress btw! 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 44 minutes ago, BreadBin said: Loving @Norm's beard progress btw! 😁 That wasn't Norm, it was Santa Claus recruiting for more Elves, as most of last years have gone back to Greenland..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 10 hours ago, Rich said: Plus of course the raffle was so well supplied with goodies that everyone ended up with something @Jabba_the_gutI hope you get on ok with the Heffalump pedal... if you want my build docs at any point so you can tweak it (or even reinstate the missing blend) give me a shout and I will gladly let you have them. Hi Rich, Cheers for this - will have fun trying it out! If you have any documents for it that would be great. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 A very big thank you to Mike and everyone that helped put this event on - your effort is genuinely appreciated. It was so nice to get together with everyone again and catch up. It's not just about basses as over lunch we: We cured old age pains that make you go arrrggghh when you sit down or get up (just requires rhubarb crumble) We shared a recipe for the perfect salad dressing# Ate some very nice food. Went back for more. And went back for more again..... For anyone that hasn't been to this before, put it in your diary for next year. It is such a friendly event in a beautiful setting. I'm looking forward to the next one already!! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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