The passing of a Basschat legend (sad news inside)

[BassAgent]

Oh man, so sorry to hear this. RIP MB1. 

[Paul S]

Desperately sad news.

RIP Martin.

[BreadBin]

Really sad news. Rest in peace Martin.

 

MB1

[Oopsdabassist]

I have no words.....but thank you Ped for breaking this horrible news to us all in such a perfect way.

 

RIP chap.

[Marvin]

I never had much interaction with Martin on here, however MB1 was always a poster I looked out for.  Such sad news. RIP

[Maude]

Always sad when a kindred spirit passes, and too young. 

Condolences to his family. 

Rest in peace MB1 😎

 

[Lozz196]

Very sad

[MattM]

Been on here for years and it won’t be the same without him.  Rest easy MB1.

[EBS_freak]

Aw man 😞

RIP MB1 

[martthebass]

Truly sad, one of the good guys. Whenever I look at the little Union Jack stickers on the back of my MarkBass cabs I’ll think of him.

[DiMarco]

Very sad to hear this. Hang in there crew. My condolences.

 

[40hz]

Such sad news. 59 is no age to go. RIP MB1 and my sincere condolences to all family and friends.

[ambient]

That is incredibly sad. He only last week bought some books from me. I met him at Manchester railway station a few years ago, he bought something from me and we had coffee, 

[KevB]

Only just seen this. As someone who has done minimal buying and selling here I didn't have a lot of direct dealings with Martin but was aware he'd been a moderator for a long time. My condolences to his family and friends both within our community and beyond. RIP MB1

[Chris2112]

Such sad news. Martin was one of the truly iconic Basschat members. I will remember him as a great bloke and always a pleasure to deal with. I was one of many who had either bought from or sold gear to Martin over the years. I'll miss seeing him around here. 

[Sparky Mark]

I never met Martin but his character shone through Basschat such that we all knew him.  So so sad. RIP Martin.

[Balcro]

He  went and got his coat. MB1 has left the building.  RIP.

[Bilbo]

Beautiful words, guys. I did not know Martin (I rarely buy or sell gear 😊) but he sounds like a diamond. It is always sad when we lose one of our own. Condolences to his family and to those amongst you who did know and love him. 

Edited August 23, 2021 by Bilbo

[petecarlton]

I had no dealings at all with Martin, but Ped's eulogy and some of the comments on here have made me realise what I missed out on.  Thank you for that, guys, and my thoughts are with his family and friends, who could surely have expected to be with him for a great deal longer.

 

Very sad.

[TheGreek]

This is not the first BC who has gone to the great gig in the sky but I can't recall if we, as a forum, have ever sent flowers, etc to the funeral.

 

I'd be happy to contribute - I'm sure if we all contributed £1 we could send a sizeable wreath.

 

Anybody else?

[bassfan]

3 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

This is not the first BC who has gone to the great gig in the sky but I can't recall if we, as a forum, have ever sent flowers, etc to the funeral.

 

I'd be happy to contribute - I'm sure if we all contributed £1 we could send a sizeable wreath.

 

Anybody else?

I’m in. 

[Reggaebass]

8 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Anybody else?

Just let me know 👍

[ezbass]

7 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

This is not the first BC who has gone to the great gig in the sky but I can't recall if we, as a forum, have ever sent flowers, etc to the funeral.

 

I'd be happy to contribute - I'm sure if we all contributed £1 we could send a sizeable wreath.

 

Anybody else?

A lovely idea, but worth checking with the family if they’re happy to receive a wreath or flowers (some don’t like floral tributes, especially wreaths).

[Duarte]

Sad to hear this news. MB1 was indeed kind and forgiving, and at times baffling. It always felt like he had my back.  RIP, basschat legend.

[petecarlton]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

This is not the first BC who has gone to the great gig in the sky but I can't recall if we, as a forum, have ever sent flowers, etc to the funeral.

 

I'd be happy to contribute - I'm sure if we all contributed £1 we could send a sizeable wreath.

 

Anybody else?

Yup, I think it would be a great gesture.