Steve Browning

I always say that if you want a bass player who plays like me, I'm the best.

It was a good gig. It is a really nice venue, although there was trepidation on seeing the stairs. Albert is great. Just as agile around the fingerboard and singing very well too.

I'm on a tour with Greg Douglass, the guitar player with Steve Miller. We're at Kinross tonight and tomorrow and travelled up from Hull yesterday. Albert was playing last night and is coming to our gig tonight.

Last night watched Albert Lee in Kinross and he returns the compliment tonight. Actually drove through Biggar to get here. A very nice town. It was a diversion so no ability to arrange to say hi. Would have been good to meet and shake your hand.

I think 'regret' may be too strong a word, but I've tried to get on with a Stingray, but just don't. I think the same could be true of everything bar a good old Precision. I've flirted with most things (even a Ric 4000) but nothing suits me and my playing style like a Precision, a rosewood board Precision too.

That's the retail export scheme that no longer exists.

We're talking buying in the shop and taking away. Don't forget that you can still get hit for import VAT when you arrive at your destination. As I often have to remind people in my day job. You don't avoid VAT. Some will chime in to say they have, but that is down to luck.

It would appear the scheme was scrapped and yet to be reintroduced. It looks as though you're stuck with the UK VAT.

Hi I can check that out. Just to confirm, you're not a UK resident?

Much ....

Courtesy of Fender. PICKUPS Setting pickups too high can cause a number of unusual occurrences. Depress strings at last fret. Using a 6" (150 mm) ruler, measure the distance from the bottom of the first and fourth strings to top of the pole piece. A good rule of thumb is that the distance should be greatest at the fourth-string neck pickup position and closest at the first-string bridge pickup position. Follow the measurement guidelines from the chart below as starting points. The distance will vary according to the amount of magnetic pull from the pickup. Note: Larger string gauges need wider vibrational allowances. If you have a five-string bass or are using heavier-gauge strings, your measurements must be increased accordingly. Bass Side Treble Side Vintage style8/64" (3.2 mm) 6/64" (2.4 mm) Noiseless™ Series8/64" (3.2 mm) 6/64" (2.4 mm) Standard "J" or "P"7/64" (2.8 mm) 5/64" (2 mm) Special Design Humbuckers7/64" (2.8 mm) 5/64" (2 mm)

Great basses. I love mine. I did think they came with a Lace Sensor pickup as standard.

I know I'm pedantic but the listing says "is owned". Turns out to have been in a number of hands since that was true.

Have to agree regarding WH. For all the great female singers there have been, she is top of the list for me too.

Absolutely. It's when things go wrong that you truly learn how good customer service is. I've not experienced either Warwick or Ashdown, but certainly have had stellar service from Mesa Engineering and the Bass Gallery.

I think the sets I actually bought first were Albion. Then flirted with Dean Markley Blue Steel but soon settled on Rotosound and have been a happy customer since then (probably about 1987). Swing Bass Nickel on the single bass I have that is strung with rounds and Jazz Bass on all the others.

I think it's fairly obvious we're creating a Utopia. If no-one joined an army, there's be no war. Not very likely, but nevertheless true.

The drummer (Robin) used to dep with the band I played in. Last saw him at a pub in Bognor Regis. He used his dad's car. I was a bit stunned to learn of their success Stateside. He is/was a very fine drummer and obsessed with Dave Weckl.

That's the rumblings in its stomach!