paul_5 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said: Got contacted today and offered first dibs on a 1971 EB0, the first of the 'slot head years'. Offers approaching £2k which seems usual for UK but high for the USA. Wisely, I declined as beyond my bass budget for 2024 (£0.00). Question- am I allowed to buy a ticket for a bass bash raffle? After all it's for charidee. Don't say 'as long as you don't win anything' as 90% of bashers win.... As long as you pay tax on your stake then it's probably OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said: Got contacted today and offered first dibs on a 1971 EB0, the first of the 'slot head years'. Offers approaching £2k which seems usual for UK but high for the USA. Wisely, I declined as beyond my bass budget for 2024 (£0.00). Question- am I allowed to buy a ticket for a bass bash raffle? After all it's for charidee. Don't say 'as long as you don't win anything' as 90% of bashers win.... I don't think a bit of paper is gear, s'all good. If that piece of paper magically becomes gear, oh well, it was for a good cause. I reckon this is reasonable. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 I've never counted BB raffle tickets as gear. What with a lot of business travel, staying away, and needing to be on tech rather than in the band at church I have played once this year and may only manage twice more. This means the gear I have isn't getting used, I don't get to practice at home, and I can't justify more stuff. Unless a 35" 5 string travel bass for well under £200 exists.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) 19 hours ago, neepheid said: I don't think a bit of paper is gear, s'all good. If that piece of paper magically becomes gear, oh well, it was for a good cause. I reckon this is reasonable. I think it will come under the same ruling as unexpected gifting, even though the suspect fancies their chances are high. Edited July 3 by OliverBlackman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 I did 6-months but....... 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) 23 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: I think it will come under the same ruling as unexpected gifting, even though the suspect fancies his chances are high. his/her chances. Unlike the Carrick, women have always been welcome at BassChat. 😊 Edited July 4 by Richard R should be Garrick, as @Tauzero has subsequently pointed out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 7 minutes ago, Richard R said: his/her chances. Unlike the Carrick, women have always been welcome at BassChat. 😊 The suspect identifies as amorphous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 34 minutes ago, Beedster said: I did 6-months but....... What a way to go though. 😍 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 13 minutes ago, ezbass said: What a way to go though. 😍 Agree entirely. Very nice indeed. Sorry if I've missed earlier posts, but what year is this one then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: Agree entirely. Very nice indeed. Sorry if I've missed earlier posts, but what year is this one then? '71. It's a bloody beaut. Alignment of several stars 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Beedster said: I did 6-months but....... I thought you were done with electrics? Looks like a great reason to rejoin the fold. 1 hour ago, Richard R said: his/her chances. Unlike the Carrick, women have always been welcome at BassChat. 😊 thank you for correcting me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 8 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: I thought you were done with electrics? Looks like a great reason to rejoin the fold. I've always seen music as much about the social as the artistic, so when a few local guys who I both really like and who can really play got some momentum around a series of projects, I felt very happy to be picking up an electric again (in fact two, more to come.....) 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Fine looking Pbass Beedster. the classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, Richard R said: his/her chances. Unlike the Carrick, women have always been welcome at BassChat. 😊 Garrick? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 23 minutes ago, tauzero said: Garrick? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/01/judi-dench-and-sian-phillips-become-first-female-members-of-garrick-club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, Richard R said: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/01/judi-dench-and-sian-phillips-become-first-female-members-of-garrick-club Exactly. Not Carrick, I know Carrick - https://www.facebook.com/carrickmusic/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Ah sorry, just realised you were querying my typo, not wondering what the Garrick Club was! Maybe Carrick will allow Dame Judy on guest vocals one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Given that I was out a few weeks with the pedalboard power supply thing, I decided to go all the way and have just put a deposit down on a new ACG. So that’s me out for 2025 as well 😀🤓 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 12 minutes ago, Merton said: ... and have just put a deposit down on a new ACG. So that’s me out for 2025 as well 😀🤓 Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 35 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: Which one? A custom build RetroB 5 string. More details will emerge in 2025 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, Merton said: Given that I was out a few weeks with the pedalboard power supply thing, I decided to go all the way and have just put a deposit down on a new ACG. So that’s me out for 2025 as well 😀🤓 Not so! You can finalise a transaction begun the previous year. It's when the deposit goes down that counts. "If you have put down a deposit on something before committing to this, which then requires a final payment within <year of abstinence thread>, that single payment permitted." Edited July 12 by neepheid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 23 minutes ago, Merton said: A custom build RetroB 5 string. More details will emerge in 2025 😅 I'll be expecting a build thread 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Another month and I’m still here! My 2nd tier Gretsch GAS was abated by reasoning that I really barely play my 6 stringers anyway and it would be just frivolous (still not out of the question mind). However, I’m inching closer to pulling the trigger on a Cali76, so might not make it until September, but this is surely the longest I’ve gone without new gear for absolutely ages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 July update: Well done everyone, only one person fell foul of the dreaded GAS in July, leaving 23 remaining. Strong GAS resistance, very impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon C Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) 23 is very good - Kudos. I think we were down to “fingers on one hand of a bloke who’d had an accident with an angle grinder” at this stage last year. Edited August 2 by Simon C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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