Steve Browning

If I remember correctly the live version had the last note of the 3 note pattern doubled (at the end) - D F GG D F GG D F GGGGGGGGGeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Crash!! Used to love playing that song. The timing can seem odd at first but it's one of those songs that is simple once you've cracked it. Another great one for that is She Likes To Boogie Real Low by Johnny Winter (his version). That's a 13 bar blues in the same space as a 12 bar. It has two 2 beat bars which switch round the timing. Simple but absolute genius.

For local gigs I tend to use my 66 Precision with my 72 as a back up. I also use my A/E fretless in 3 of the songs. When I'm touring I'll use my two Japanese reissue Precisions (the PB75US's) instead of the oldies but retain the A/E. These basses have Kent Armstrong Vintage pickups on them. The A/E has a Cafe Walter buffer. The two fretted basses are on one lead and the A/E is on another. The two leads are plugged into a Lehle switcher (on my pedalboard) so that I can use the trim pots on the Lehle to match the outputs. The two positions of the footswitches on the Lehle allow me to send the signal to either a tuner (on the pedalbord too) or to the amp rack. Before that the signal goes through a Palmer buffer/splitter. I don't use the splitter capability (only using the one amp pretty much all the time) but I use the buffer as I have a total of around 12 metres of cable between the bass and the amp. The pedalboard is sited in front of my guitar stand so I can switch outputs at the same time as changing basses and I don't have masses of cable all over the stage. From the buffer the signal goes to the amp rack into a Behringer rack tuner. The reason for two tuners is that I may want to use my Boogie Bass 400 which is in a different rack and so that would mean the Behringer wasn't available. From there it goes into the M-Pulse 600 (on passive setting) and then into the two Subway 1x15s.

More or less just an excuse to say what a top bloke Paul Young seems to be and what a shame to lose his wife at such a young age. One of those guys who make me wish I could sing like him (if I could sing at all).

I think the E series followed the SQ series which were those after the hallowed JV. There's that site that lists almost every known fact about them but I can't remember it for the life of me ............

Yes, their Rig Rundown is brilliant.

I believe Tom Robinson is actually married - to a woman (hard to say that without thinking of Shakespeare In Love). He invited people tp write to him on the cover of Power In The Darkness and we communicated for a short time. Very nice chap and a mate of mine used to go to songwriting workshops that he ran and was very complimentary about him. Mind you, he is a bass player after all.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

You should like Rick Wakeman for this alone ......

Blimey. A string angle at the nut!!

A little bit of video featuring tracks from the band's debut CD. Hope you like it. Bass was my 66 Precision and A/E Precision DI'd and mixed with a mic'd Ampeg Portaflex. Both strung with flats. The bass went through an old valve Decca desk and went to digital at the very last stage of the mix.

You didn't maintain the fingerboard? Schoolboy error, you've invalidated the warranty on the strings.

I am not going to denigrate either of the experts on this but those old Boogie cabs, whether this one or the 2x15 diesel are positively awesome for bass. They may not be modern and light but they are briiliant.

Yup, that would do it nicely. Really well built little bits of kit.

The cellist didn't have the dots?

I use a Lehle 3at1 SGos switcher. The beauty of it is can handle up to 3 instruments with different outputs. I use mine to switch between a passive and active basses. Not the cheapest solution but silent and built to last.

The two 1x15s? You won't be disappointed.

Great poster. How about putting them in chronological order (sorry, I'm a Virgo). That would also show the development as well.

They're well named, for sure.

None taken!

Honest? That font screams amateur to me and I wouldn't bother going any further. Sorry, that's a little harsh.

But, having heard a D-800 through my two Subway 15s you would be buying a truly awesome rig.