Steve Browning

Just back from leaving James Oliver Band in Portsmouth. Only went to meet a mate of mine. Still does nothing for me, and he seemed to drag Norman Watt Roy down to his level. Hugely disappointing. I wasn't expecting to enjoy JO but NWR was a surprise. Timing was all over the place.

Everyone? I haven't met him but have no opinion of his character. I avoid any 'influencer' because I'm not interested in their content. Bite me.

.....or pity, in my case!! 🙂

Might even make a half decent metal machine. 😄

I wonder if, when leaving your message, you could have said something along the lines of 'how are you doing?' rather than leave a message that might have come across as a bit 'it's not you, it's me'. Just the interpretation I get from your reported message.

Personally, I never use chases or sound to light. I always look at how bigger bands use lighting and aim to replicate that, as far as possible. Trying to get too clever can backfire. I want to change from my current set up (two Kam partybars) to allow more flexibility from the 8 channel footswitch, which is useful for controlling the lights.

I confess I actively avoid all these YouTube videos. They don't do anything for me, but more power to them if they float your boat.

I'm not a fan of Rush, but I watch that video of them having dinner and want to be in the band.

A very warm welcome and best of luck with your venture.

(A + C) - B = 0

We have started using River Studios, near Southampton, and ended up using their EBS Session 60. Looked tiny but was perfectly adequate for the size of the room.

There's always a nuance to this. A singer may, indeed, be a technically awful singer, but they perform material that is popular. There are performers whom I wouldn't want to see, but a bloke with a 40 year career is clearly doing something right. Even a poor technique needn't be a barrier to greatness or popularity. The folk who play instruments around their knees are displaying poor technique, but seem perfectly capable of becoming legends. It's all very subjective. After all, if it was down to sheer ability, I'd be a musical god, but somehow I'm not! 🙂

Possibly. I carry all sorts of spares and never need them myself.

Was it 2K? Blimey. Not sure where I'd got the different impression. Sorry if I raised hopes there.

Hi. No, there's no website. I don't believe it was very expensive. It didn't strike me as such. Trevor is also up for a chat on prices and is very fair. He also has a luthier made Rik-a-like with a Precision pickup but the scratchplate is much bnigger (I had though of buying that myself).

Hope you played plenty of Blues (the devil's music) on it.

Indeed. It could be your turn next. I would guess that most of us have experienced both sides of this particular coin. If A isn't that good then the band is unlikely to improve overall. I'd consider your own situation carefully.

It's Guitars to Go in Guildhall St A proper old fashioned guitar shop.

A shop in Chichester currently has one of his Rik-a-like basses. Looks normal but for 6 controls instead of 4.

You're not far from Session themselves at Farnham.

I have a Sterling by Music Man SUB fretless - a conversion from a fretted (by having a fretless fingerboard installed). Sounds amazing with the Retrovibe preamp and Nordstrand pickup.

Went in there many moons ago, and went to go upstairs - where they kept the 'nice' stuff. They weren't keen on me doing so. At the time I had Precision number 0189 and a 66 slab at home. Haven't bothered with them since, stuck up bell3nds.

Reminds me of the time I went to pack up my leads bag (after a gig) and found that someone had placed a video in there - called 'Wild about horses'.

I got a wonderful and varied career with my first bass. Whether it was free is open to debate!