Steve Browning

We use the 10's in our band and they're excellent. Quite sure the 8's will also work perfectly.

Order a second and send the first on 30 day return.

Long story this one. Go back about 20 years and I became aware of an artist called Steve Roux (from a Virgin blues sampler CD). Superb guitar player and singer. Soon afterwards, I joined a band local to me and, when asked about material, though I'd demonstrate my extensive knowledge by suggesting an obscure song by this chap. My fireworks were well and truly 'doused' by the response 'oh Steve, he lives just down the road'. He was playing locally quite often. Another 5 years go by and I am in a pub when I notice the band playing contains one Steve Roux. I knew the bass player (he's a member here) and I jokingly said to Steve, if ever you get rid of that bass player, give me a shout. Time went on and I started to dep with the band (which also contained a ridiculously good drummer as the third member). This went on for a while and then things took a bit of a turn. The bass player took some time out and asked me to dep for a full 6 months. That coincided (coincided I stress) with the band folding. I suggested to Steve and the drummer that we do something on a more perm,anent basis together., Steve came up with a keyboard player of whom he had heard great things and we arranged a get together. It was one of those incredibly rare events when the chemistry is instant and it has remained so ever since.

Broke my fx pedal duck with the help of Nik. Arrived promptly and brilliantly packaged. As the dust clears after a nuclear holocaust, the cockroaches would be found crawling over the undamaged box containing my Mini Qtron!! Thanks Nik

I see pictures of Macca with a pair of Ashdown cabs behind him. I know he came to Boogie after I had shown him the way but only one of us seems to have lasted the distance. Has he switched? Quite a surprise not to see a Boogie rig there.

I saw James Morrison last night (Bournemouth Pavilion). Superb singer and songwriter. I used to play one of his songs many years ago. He was great but the sound was very poor (the bass player could have been playing anything, as hardly a single note was decipherable). The worst thing (and this is the second time I have seen him this year) is trhat his band has absolutely no groove and no joy in playing at all. Blimey, if I was in that band ..................

Him!! 🙂

Excellent result from an excellent day. The very definition of win:win.

Love my SVL Steve Brownings! 🙂

And you got Tony Levin to model it!!

If it was home only, I'd go with the reissue Portaflex. I think these are 100w and sound just as great as they look.

A Bass 400 and not a 400+ but you get the idea.

A towel, folded.

The Casio clock I presume.

Well a phone call should give you an idea. Eko was good enough for John Deacon.

Spoke with my chum last night and rewinding is certainly an option. All sorts of possibilities

Of course the E still won't align!!

Not sure of your location but could you get those pickups rewound to your spec? A good friend works at Eternal Guitars (they make the old Wizard pickups) and he is constantly talking about what can be done.

Worth noting I agree on the pick-ups. I changed them out on both of mine but don't let that put you off the initial purchase.

Here's an old pic of my red one (I also had a natural). Excellent basses. Lovely and light. Usual Japanese build quality. I sold mine for around the £500 or so each IIRC.

An ex John Entwistle 1961 Precision. The E string was completely dead no matter what I did and with any number of different strings on it.

Neatly done. My rig is flightcased too but what would really help is if amp manufacturers would put an input on the back so that you don't meed additional rack space for the cable running in to the amp. Not a problem you have here but it's right annoying!