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  1. Steve Browning
    I would only make the suggestion that you think beyond the immediate need. I would expect the price differential between buying to cope now with what you may want in future to be sizeable. Certainly in respect of mixer channels.
  2. Steve Browning
    Interesting. What note is the open top string?
  3. Steve Browning
    Mr Pot, may I introduce Mr Kettle?
  4. Steve Browning
    I'm sure you're not actually implying that I don't but I am fortunate enough to have had enough compliments about my sound to suggest that I am achieving both our objectives.
  5. Steve Browning
    John Deacon on Queen II. That's my sound.
  6. Steve Browning
    I would just say scratch the itch and get it out of your system. I have loved the sound out of my (variously) Marshall, Sound City, Orange and Boogie all valve rigs but my current (valve pre/digital power stage) gives me the same result (to my ears). I clung on to my first Boogie amp for years and realised it just wasn't going to be used again. I didn't need to.
  7. Steve Browning
    Please know that I absolutely hate you (jealousy).
  8. Steve Browning
    I am very glad to have been a help to you and delighted you are (seemingly) as happy as I am with my Mesa gear. Good luck with the search for a trolley. As you say, not heavy but more bulky than anything. I carry one in each hand but negotiating doors can require choreography!!
  9. Steve Browning
    Glad to hear you're pleased. The TT will reduce the weight but not the tone.
  10. Steve Browning
    The Monique pre-amp, especially, is a wonderful looking piece of kit. Absolutely agree with you. Enjoy the new rig.
  11. Steve Browning
    I really don't imagine you'll be anything but delighted. I have always been wary of mixing speaker sizes but am completely reassured by Andy's explanation of how the Subway series are designed to work together. I keep thinking of getting a 2x15 and 2x12 and moving on the two 1x15s. Common sense is maintaining a slight lead at the moment!!
  12. Steve Browning
    It's all subjective, of course, but I couldn't disagree with you more. As I have said, my Mesa journey has taken me through a number of different amps/cabs but I've retained (to my ears) the same sound throughout that journey. I have also said that I struggled with the eq when I first got my Bass 400, in the 80's, but perseverance has paid off handsomely and I've saved a fortune over the years.
  13. Steve Browning
    I'm as happy as Jack when it comes to the volume control. Always flat out and I vary the strength of my plucking to achieve dynamics. It's not difficult to play at a whisper with everything flat out.
  14. Steve Browning
    Can't help but think 'Boom' doesn't conjure up an image of nicely controlled output! Boom is the last thing you want!!
  15. Steve Browning
    I stopped taking my old Precisions out on the road a little while ago and. initially, used Fender Japan 70US models with Bass Doc tort scratchplates live. I swapped out the pickups for Kent Armstrong Vintage P's. I was asked (by Simon at SVL) if he could build a bass for me and I ended up getting two. They are copies of my 66 Precision but in a finish based on the mocha/black combination of late 70's basses. If it weren't for Simon I would still be using the Japanese basses as they are extraordinarily good and consistent (never bought one having played it first and every one has been brilliant). Here are the oldies and t he Japanese basses together - the other is a Classic 50s. The 66 is, as you might imagine, is in the middle of the front row.
  16. Steve Browning
    It shouldn't be if it is. These basses are exceptional value, given the consistently high build quality. This represents a great bargain for someone.
  17. Steve Browning
    I had one of those and would kill to get it back;. The pickup was a little smaller than a 'real' Stingray and was a little microphonic but a wonderful instrument.
  18. Steve Browning
    Not in any of the pictures I can find.
  19. Steve Browning
    It sounds brilliant. Really pleased with it. Even on a Sub it is close to what I remember from my old Stingray.
  20. Steve Browning
    This one sold but looks like a current offering.
  21. Steve Browning
    OK. It's a short. I took off the control plate (wiring intact) and it's fine. Thought I'd been careful fitting it but obviously not enough. As you were folks.
  22. Steve Browning
    I have got 5% overwounds on my SVL basses and they're magnificent.
  23. Steve Browning
    6 string fretlesses (with a pick) at dawn!!
  24. Steve Browning
    Before I make contact with Mr Retrovibe himself. I have just fitted this pre-amp to a Sterling Ray Sub. Nothing massively tricky but I find the controls all work fine but the guitar cuts out completely once the bass control is turned past the halfway mark. Has anyone experienced this (or knows what the answer might be). I have to say it makes a huge difference (until the above problem arises).
  25. Steve Browning
    Makes sense.
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