Steve Browning

There seems to be something along similar lines, offering 70th anniversary Strats for free. The pictures on one ad include a Jaguar, a Bass VI and an unopened Squier box!

I suspect the .ru is a bit of a giveaway.

Been using the XR18 for a few gigs now. What a difference it has made! Set up is so much easier and the other guys love the control they have over their monitor mix. Keyboard player has ditched his onstage mixer and runs his keys into the XR and gets a stereo mix using two of the aux outs. He adds in some lead vocal and uses his backline wedges as monitors. A game changing piece of kit.

Just received a Gotoh bridge from Ash. Simple and quick transaction with rapid dispatch and delivery. Highly recommended.

As used by John Deacon and John Entwistle, among others.

I once did the equivalent of that in reverse. Played a good sized venue on a tour and put my amp on standby after the soundcheck. Played the first couple of numbers and could hear the bass from foh but nothing onstage. Wondered what was wrong until I saw my amp was still on standby!

That is the best bass cabinet ever made, IMHO. Every bass player should have the opportunity to play through one of those.

I think the 5 refers to Precision bass rather than a day.

... or are they rubbish? High proportion of breakages and the top chews at the slightest amount of torque. That's with pilot holes, before anyone suggests!

Combining a rather fetching Warmoth body/neck combination from our own @Beedster (from his current sale of assorted bits), the bass sports a Lollar 5% overwound pickup and Gotoh Res-o-Lite tuners. The obligatory K10gon loom (0.1 cap) and barrel knobs. A nice weight and very resonant. This one's a keeper for sure.

Can't be ar$ed to make up some new words. Still highly recommended. 🙂

It would seem I lasted about 15 months. Just taken delivery of an absolutely stunning body and neck combination from Chris. They will be utilised in creating The Beedster, to which I will introduce everyone when it is completed. It's going to be special.

In fairness, it's not a proper bass as it has 5 strings. 😀

I can tell you that a Boogie 2x18 was fine on its own and didn't lack anything in the definition department. I didn't use it on its own at a gig, it supplemented a 2x15 when I was feeling extravagant!

Another vote for the Retrovibe. An excellent pre-amp and very reasonably priced. Simple to install as well.

I know he used it to record the last Who album. The strings were changed for the recordings (through a Fender Deluxe!!) and I got given them. Not my thing so I passed them on.

I will let Melvyn (Lockyer- the bass player) know of your review. It will be appreciated.

Where's the humility emoji when you need it? 🙂

My very first amp was a Carlsboro-made 50 Top. They reissued them a good few years ago but they are long gone now. Nice amp (all valve 50 watter). They also made a 100 Top. Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe) was a Carlsboro man.