Brian Elmer Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Hello everyone, I think I may have just found my Online " Forever" home Been playing for many years, but not really pushed my progression. I currently play a Fender Dimension H V through a Rumble 500 combo. I am loving the portability of this set up as my previous was Ashdown 600 mk iv head and Ashdown Mini 1 x 15 and 4 x 8. ( heavy-ish gear, and I am not getting any younger). I still have the cabs, although the head has moved on. I also have a Trace Elliot 1210h SMX Combo, which I absolutely love, but the old hernia kicks off at even the thought of getting that beast from the back of the lock-up!. Bass wise I have a Squire VM 5, a 1988 MIJ 60's RI P Bass, A 1964 Hofner Verithin, A 2016 USA Elite Jazz iv and a "Franken-Fretless" ( a Squire VM iv body with a Left hand - reversed fretless Mexican neck ) Tis a strange looking beast!. Don't really play the 4's anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Welcome Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Elmer Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Thank you SpondonBassed and Reggaebass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Elmer Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hi Franticsmurf. Love the Avatar! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Hi Brian, a welcome from the 'other side' of the river... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elmer Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hi JellyKnees. Thanks. All of my band mates from "The Other side", as you put it. LOL. I've met a lot of talented people from your neck of the woods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) Welcome Brian, I think many of us are past the 1/2 way point. Enjoy the banter Edited December 12, 2022 by Ralf1e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Welcome to BC Brian S'manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 09/12/2022 at 22:40, Brian Elmer said: Hi JellyKnees. Thanks. All of my band mates from "The Other side", as you put it. LOL. I've met a lot of talented people from your neck of the woods. Cheers Brian, we've always been a bit overshadowed by Liverpool, but there has always been a pretty decent scene over here not to mention the odd success or two down the years... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elmer Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 11:37, JellyKnees said: Cheers Brian, we've always been a bit overshadowed by Liverpool, but there has always been a pretty decent scene over here not to mention the odd success or two down the years... Neil One of the Guitarists in the Rock band I play in goes to Molly's Chambers and The Swinging Arm quite a bit. Says they are both really good venues for live music. I will have to join him one night, when work allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elmer Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 11:06, Ralf1e said: Welcome Brian, I think many of us are past the 1/2 way point. Enjoy the banter Thanks Ralf1e. Noticed in your description you are a "Fan fret fan"?. I am thinking about trading up to a Dingwall NG3/5. Got my hands on two of them in Bass Direct a few weeks ago. They played beautifully. What is your take on the Fan Fret basses you've played?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Brian Elmer said: Thanks Ralf1e. Noticed in your description you are a "Fan fret fan"?. I am thinking about trading up to a Dingwall NG3/5. Got my hands on two of them in Bass Direct a few weeks ago. They played beautifully. What is your take on the Fan Fret basses you've played?. I like them very much. My first was an Ibanez 5 string, then a 4 string Ormsby, A Sheckter studio 5 and a 5 string headless made by Steven Hart. I still have them all and for me the transition between fan fretted and conventional has never been a problem although I am not a very complex player. My favourite is the Hart one as its fits me so well and is very well balanced so that it just sits at the right angle. It was the least expensive as well as he had it in stock and wanted to shift it. I think he built if for someone who let him down over the deal. Their loss my gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Hey Brian, if you are interested in Dingwalls I have a Canadian made abz 5 for sale on here... https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/460459-dingwall-abz-5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 12:10, JellyKnees said: Hi Brian, a welcome from the 'other side' of the river... Are you suggesting that the Wirral is some sort of mythical place? I'm pretty sure I remember growing up in West Kirby, but maybe it's some sort of weird hallucination? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 11:37, JellyKnees said: Cheers Brian, we've always been a bit overshadowed by Liverpool, but there has always been a pretty decent scene over here not to mention the odd success or two down the years... Neil Indeed, I went to the same school as that Andy McCluskey off of OMD. Nineteen years after he went there, mind you, but the same school nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 hours ago, asingardenof said: Are you suggesting that the Wirral is some sort of mythical place? I'm pretty sure I remember growing up in West Kirby, but maybe it's some sort of weird hallucination? I was alluding to the Scouser 'witticism' of refering to Wirral as 'the dark side'... I prefer the oblong of dreams myself. Now that Nigel's properly witty. OMD I'd rather forget about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elmer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 6 hours ago, asingardenof said: Are you suggesting that the Wirral is some sort of mythical place? I'm pretty sure I remember growing up in West Kirby, but maybe it's some sort of weird hallucination? Ha no, asingardenof. I do remember photographing Wind Surfers in West Kirby on one particularly grey, dismal and drizzly autumn afternoon, a few years back. Mythical, it was not! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elmer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 16 hours ago, JellyKnees said: Hey Brian, if you are interested in Dingwalls I have a Canadian made abz 5 for sale on here... https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/460459-dingwall-abz-5/ JellyKnees. That's a beautiful bass. I have my sights set on an NG3/5 in Black, Purple or White. I have two Natural basses myself already, so I was looking for something different. I do first have to sell my U.S.A Elite Jazz to help fund the purchase, along with some other Bass and Music related Items. Like other people have said, I am surprised it hasn't gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elmer Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 11:12, Smanth said: Welcome to BC Brian S'manth x Thankyou S'manth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 50 minutes ago, Brian Elmer said: Ha no, asingardenof. I do remember photographing Wind Surfers in West Kirby on one particularly grey, dismal and drizzly autumn afternoon, a few years back. Mythical, it was not! 😃 Best sunsets in the world in West Kirby if you catch it on a good day 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Brian Elmer said: JellyKnees. That's a beautiful bass. I have my sights set on an NG3/5 in Black, Purple or White. I have two Natural basses myself already, so I was looking for something different. I do first have to sell my U.S.A Elite Jazz to help fund the purchase, along with some other Bass and Music related Items. Like other people have said, I am surprised it hasn't gone. No worries man, thought it was worth mentioning with you being fairly local. I'm sure the NGs are fine basses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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