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(Long Overdue) Hello from Somerset, UK

Alfie Noakes

Alfie Noakes

May 30, 2010
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Dunster, Somerset, UK
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Evening all, having been a TalkBasser for about 10 years now I thought I’d better say ‘hello’. I guess I’m just a bit shy.....

I’ve been playing bass now for about 40 years, and if only that was 40 years of continual progress I’d be pretty darn good by now. Hey ho. My current gear is as follows:

Guitars: Fender Jazz AVRI ‘75, Fender American Standard Precision, Musicman Stingray, and a Spector Euro Doug Wimbish
Amplification: Orange Bass Terror V2 (with a clean switch), and two Orange OBC-112 cabs (incoming)

It’s taken me a while to get to this point, but I’m almost certain all of the above are now keepers. Having bought and sold lots of gear to lots of people over the years some may doubt my words, but I don’t, currently

The bassists I love, and who set me off on this foray, are the likes of Bruce Foxton, JJ Burnel, John Deacon, Phil Lynott and Adam Clayton, to name but a few. Good solid steady low-enders who often join in with the song’s riff, or add something fitting and/or complementary.

Band-wise, I’m still doing the covers thing, and still really enjoying it, with a Barnstaple (in Devon, UK) band called The Rogues. I also join in quite regularly with a local duo in our village called Mini Hates The Hoover.

I think that’s it, so I’ll go quiet now for another 10 years.
 
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My girlfriend and I missed Somerset by only a few kilometres when we visited England two autumns ago. We were planning to make our way over again this autumn but it looks as if we’ll have to wait until C-19 is no longer an issue Both of us absolutely adore the UK and we can’t wait to go back.
 
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bass12 said:
My girlfriend and I missed Somerset by only a few kilometres when we visited England two autumns ago. We were planning to make our way over again this autumn but it looks as if we’ll have to wait until C-19 is no longer an issue Both of us absolutely adore the UK and we can’t wait to go back.
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When you fancy coming here again, give me a shout. My wife and I own and run Millstream Cottage, a small B&B (Bed and Breakfast) Hotel in Dunster, Somerset. Check it out on Google - picture postcard perfect! Fellow bassists will always be welcome here at our place!
 
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Alfie Noakes said:
When you fancy coming here again, give me a shout. My wife and I own and run Millstream Cottage, a small B&B (Bed and Breakfast) Hotel in Dunster, Somerset. Check it out on Google - picture postcard perfect! Fellow bassists will always be welcome here at our place!
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Wow, I just looked up your place and it looks absolutely lovely. B&Bs were pretty much the order of the day for us when we travelled through the UK so we will certainly make a note of your wonderful cottage for our next visit. We can’t wait to get back there. :)
 
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Alfie Noakes said:
Evening all, having been a TalkBasser for about 10 years now I thought I’d better say ‘hello’. I guess I’m just a bit shy.....

I’ve been playing bass now for about 40 years, and if only that was 40 years of continual progress I’d be pretty darn good by now. Hey ho. My current gear is as follows:

Guitars: Fender Jazz AVRI ‘75, Fender American Standard Precision, Musicman Stingray, and a Spector Euro Doug Wimbish
Amplification: Orange Bass Terror V2 (with a clean switch), and two Orange OBC-112 cabs (incoming)

It’s taken me a while to get to this point, but I’m almost certain all of the above are now keepers. Having bought and sold lots of gear to lots of people over the years some may doubt my words, but I don’t, currently

The bassists I love, and who set me off on this foray, are the likes of Bruce Foxton, JJ Burnel, John Deacon, Phil Lynott and Adam Clayton, to name but a few. Good solid steady low-enders who often join in with the song’s riff, or add something fitting and/or complementary.

Band-wise, I’m still doing the covers thing, and still really enjoying it, with a Barnstaple (in Devon, UK) band called The Rogues. I also join in quite regularly with a local duo in our village called Mini Hates The Hoover.

I think that’s it, so I’ll go quiet now for another 10 years.
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Welcome.

I have family in Cornwall (transplanted from Kent). Take that as my expression of bias for the following: Cornish clotted cream is much better than either Devon or Somerset clotted cream. ;)
 

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