The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2022 - Sunday 9th October

[Stub Mandrel]

The lovely (I may be biased) Ms. Stubette has asked me to say: "thank you for making me feel welcome, lovely food and a very interesting day, thank you".  I think she enjoyed your company folks 😊

[Richard R]

Glad she enjoyed it. 

[Rich]

Oh boy, sounds like I missed a real doozy.  

[TheRev]

14 hours ago, Richard R said:

With the DB?

I was sat listening to you playing - sounded fabulous 👌. 

Yeah DB - gurt big bit of feedback and then nuthin'

Cheers, @stevie's new cabs sounded really good for double bass.

[scrumpymike]

More pic's!

 

 

[Mottlefeeder]

One of the nice things about talking to other players and makers is what you learn without realising at the time.

I was talking to @Andyjr1515 while he was filing the aforementioned nut, and afterwards I suddenly realised that his feeler gauge blade on the fretboard would protect it from scratches. This would also be a solution to the problem I have filing down excess superglue on a repair to the finish on one of my basses - so thank you Andy.

David

[MungoBass]

18 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

More pic's!

 

 

Great pics and what a fabulous selection of basses! 
 

In the foreground of the 6th picture there is a rather tasty looking flamed Jazz headstock… any chance of a pic of the whole bass…please?

[scrumpymike]

54 minutes ago, MungoBass said:

In the foreground of the 6th picture there is a rather tasty looking flamed Jazz headstock… any chance of a pic of the whole bass…please?

 

Just checked all pic's and haven't got one. It belongs to JohnDaBass and I'm sure he'll post a pic on here if we ask nicely - I've pinged him a PM.

[Andyjr1515]

2 hours ago, Mottlefeeder said:

One of the nice things about talking to other players and makers is what you learn without realising at the time.

I was talking to @Andyjr1515 while he was filing the aforementioned nut, and afterwards I suddenly realised that his feeler gauge blade on the fretboard would protect it from scratches. This would also be a solution to the problem I have filing down excess superglue on a repair to the finish on one of my basses - so thank you Andy.

David

It is also so that I don't inadvertently cut the nut too low.  The different materials used on nuts file at markedly different rates and on some it is ever so easy to go that tenth of a mm too deep...which is a challenge if it happens.   And so I initially file the front edge down to the feeler - which is a teeny bit thicker than my target slot depth - and then do a few final passes without the feeler in place to finish off the break angle and also take the front edge down a smidgen more and to its final depth. 

[JohnDaBass]

20 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

 

Just checked all pic's and haven't got one. It belongs to JohnDaBass and I'm sure he'll post a pic on here if we ask nicely - I've pinged him a PM.

There you go.

 

 

 

 

 

It's one of my Bitsa projects.

Aftermarket flame maple one piece Jazz neck, care of @sunfish back in 2018

Alder body from Northwest Guitars

Fender Hi-mass bridge

Di Marzio Split P Pups

@KiOgon Loom

Vintage US Fender tuners

Fender Flats

Single ply pickguard

 

 

 

Edited October 13, 2022 by JohnDaBass
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[Andyjr1515]

6 minutes ago, JohnDaBass said:

There you go.

 

 

 

 

 

It's one of my Bitsa projects.

Aftermarket flame maple one piece Jazz neck, care of @sunfish back in 2018

Alder body from Northwest

Fender Hi-mass bridge

De Marzio Split P Pups

@KiOgon Loom

Vintage US Fender tuners

Fender Flats

Single ply pickard

 

 

 

And very lovely it is too!   

[MungoBass]

1 minute ago, Andyjr1515 said:

And very lovely it is too!   

 

You beat me to it! Very lovely indeed.....that neck is stunning.

 

Thank you for sharing.

[Mottlefeeder]

2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said:

It is also so that I don't inadvertently cut the nut too low.  The different materials used on nuts file at markedly different rates and on some it is ever so easy to go that tenth of a mm too deep...which is a challenge if it happens.   And so I initially file the front edge down to the feeler - which is a teeny bit thicker than my target slot depth - and then do a few final passes without the feeler in place to finish off the break angle and also take the front edge down a smidgen more and to its final depth. 

I guessed its main purpose by the unblemished state it was in - a tool used for its purpose and treated with respect. 

My feeler gauges became redundant as soon as I earned enough to pay someone else to service my car, so I'm thinking of them as thin, sacrificial, toughened steel.

David

[Richard R]

I have a set of feeler gauges last used to set the points on  VW polo in winter 1991. Then sat unused until I did a complete setup on the bass 2 years ago. The bass is due another one, but I can't recall what I actually used the guages for. The action's low, but not that low.

[scrumpymike]

2 hours ago, MungoBass said:

 

You beat me to it! Very lovely indeed.....that neck is stunning.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

Agreed! Very tastefully done.

[Richard R]

On 09/10/2022 at 21:19, scrumpymike said:

 

Edited Sunday at 21:23 by scrumpymike

 

Anyone want to help out those of us with bad memories and identify themselves in the pic?

 

I'm #22.

 

Bass Weights spreadsheet to follow - as I'm supposed to be prepping for a presentation and interview 

[Pea Turgh]

#23 Pea Turgh

#26 Son of Pea Turgh

 

😂

[Andyjr1515]

#1 Andyjr1515

Had to be number one at least once in my life

[sprocketflup]

#25 straining on tiptoes and gurning at the back 

[GrahamT]

#27 GrahamT 

 

[basstone]

#8 @basstone

[BassBod]

#14 BassBod

[Jabba_the_gut]

#7 Jez (Jabba_the_gut)

Edited October 13, 2022 by Jabba_the_gut

[fiatcoupe432]

*20 = fiatcoupe432

[yorks5stringer]

Public service id:  9 Yorks5stringer, 2 TheRev, 11 S'manth