Steve Browning

Wasn't about returning pickups was it? 🙂

Surely it's better to have critical feedback than just having smoke blown up your a$$?

I was at Portsmouth Guildhall to see ECATA. Nick Lowe was depping on bass at the time. It was a Wednesday night (when the TOTP bands recorded their backing tracks the day before transmission) and EC had made it down before the band. He came out on his own and did a good hour on his own before the rest of the band arrived and joined him. Reminded me of the time when Rory Gallagher's band were stuck in fog and he was alone at the venue. His brother ended up on drums and he got a pianist and bass player out of the audience.

If I recall they were supported by a band called Hustler. The following year they were supported by the UK band Mr Big (of Romeo fame). There were a superb band and the guitarist/singer (Dicken) was rushing about the whole time he wasn't singing.

A great gig. I first saw them on this tour, at Southampton.

Excellent call. Just the control of the trem arm is insane.

For sale in the ads here.

Hmm. Ended because of an error in the listing.

Just bought a patch cable kit from Gareth. Very straightforward transaction and a very pleasant exchange of messages. Just as a transaction should be.

I think both Norm and Guy Pratt regularly use their Bass Collection instruments.

I use a pair of Subway 15's and absolutely love them. I use them in a very old school way (I would say) but they are just awesome at that job. I guess I've had them around 3 years or so (when they first came out). I had a pair of Barefaced Compacts for a while but didn't get on with them. They seemed flimsy and too hi-fi for my taste (or bad ears).

Some years ago I worked with Airto and Flora, on a CD. He turned up with what appeared to be a table of cr@p from a market stall and proceeded to make the most amazing music with it all.

Not that I do but I'm afraid that reference is already taken. Here in Pompey the good folk of Southampton are referred to as scummers (they call us skates).

Unless you hit your thumb with the hammer.

Boogie Bass 400 and 2x15 Acoustic 370 and 301 cab

Thank you. A seller's worst nightmare when an amp acts up but I am very grateful for your patience and understanding. More than that, I am really chuffed that you are so pleased with the amp now the input jacks have been replaced. Those M-Pulse heads really are awesome.

That's very true. I would think that most of us on this forum operate at a level where any kind of merchandising (including CD sales) will not be economically viable. Indeed, you would have to account for import VAT (and possibly Duty) on goods that crossed into the EU. It starts getting a bit technical but that's probably all you need at this point. It's probably enough to put you off!

Can't have been my first amp (given the date) but I found the bill!!

A Carlsboro Top 100. My first amp was a Top 50, back in the 70's. Through a folded horn cab (I had made) with a Goodmans 18" speaker. Marvellous.

One important thing missing from all this (and possibly the largest) is the fact that some countries have a nil VAT registration threshold (Netherlands, Spain and Bulgaria) and so a single CD sale will require you to be VAT registered there. Performance is different (a service) but goods are treated differently. Spain requires a non-established business to have a (local) fiscal representative appointed.

... or Basingrad.

Here's a link to a specialist carnet business. https://www.boomerangcarnets.co.uk/carnet-document This is what you need to complete This is the front page.

I'm not convinced his suggestion (as I read it) that you need a separate carnet for each piece of equipment is correct either.