BassApprentice

Don't forget to take your credit card. Or looking at in another way, definitely don't take your credit card...

We happened to be in Glasgow at the weekend, and while I was driving, my Mrs. pointed out "there's a big guitar shop over there".

Then she pointed out a cool-looking coffee place directly opposite. I could sense a trade-off situation developing....

So I drank coffee.

Then, with Mrs. Mango's blessing, we went into GuitarGuitar (though I think that if I'd tried to buy anything big, that blessing would have vanished so fast that my head would have spun).

Went into the acoustic section first, was told that the bass department was next door and Paul would sort me out.

Went into the electric guitar section and was told that the bass department was downstairs, and Paul would see me right.

Went downstairs, and Paul, who is a great bloke, did exactly that - let me lift one of the most expensive basses off the wall and noodle on it for quite a while. (Sandberg California VM 5-string, hardcore aged white - since you ask. Gorgeous.)  And then another.

Clearly, with my being a Sassenach a loooong way from home, the likelihood that I was going to buy much if anything was minimal, but he was happy to chat and to let me play.

Top, top man.