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I’m only putting this up for sale because I’ve seen something else. If the other bass sells I will be removing mine. The bass is in mint condition the colour is called Tectonic Blue it’s now discontinued colour. It has a roasted maple neck and an ebony board. The weight is just under 9lbs It comes with its original hard case. Collection would be best then you could try the bass. If you wanted to arrange a courier that’s also fine I have a box for it.12 points -
Great gig @ Wixams RV theatre. Testing out the jacket....I wonder if she will miss those curtains?9 points
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Well, that was a great first gig of the year. I was playing in the Balaclava in a place called Fraserburgh. We gave ourselves plenty of set up time in case we had got rusty at that too but it turned out that we hadn't, so were ready about 45 mins before we were due to start playing. That was weird. Place was dead when we started, must have only been a dozen or so people in the place and they weren't really paying much attention either. I dreaded a long night of poor attendance and no dancing. But towards the end of the first half, a big group of folk came in and they were well up for a night out. So we elongated the first half by a few songs (didn't want to put them off when they've just come in). We took a shorter break too because we didn't want them to leave then piled into the second half with Song 2. What a difference from the start. They danced their derrières off, there was floor dancing, there was air guitar, the dancefloor was never empty. More folk came in and it kinda snowballed from there. Some requests were shouted which we were able to fulfil for a change. I always get a bit thrown when young people ask for classic rock (in a surprised but pleased kind of way). She wanted some Led Zeppelin, so she got Rock and Roll. Got asked for one more tune at the end, and they wanted us to play one we'd already done (Basket Case), so yup, we can do that My Jack Casady was as good as gold, I remembered my wristband for forearm comfort and I even had some feedback fun with it at the end of a couple of songs by holding it up to the amp. Got home about 2.30am, grateful for a great gig.9 points
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The Citizens Advice Bureau has some useful info (I’m an ex CAB advisor). https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/changed-your-mind/changing-your-mind-about-something-youve-bought/ For a UK based company, You automatically get a 14-day ‘cooling-off period’ when you buy something you haven’t seen in person - unless it’s bespoke or made to measure. The cooling-off period starts the day after you receive your order, and there doesn’t need to be anything wrong with the item for you to get a refund. 14 days is the absolute minimum cooling-off period that a seller must give you. These rights are given by the The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. S’manth x7 points
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As new condition, comes with a white plate as well as the tort I ordered from Vincent. Has had a full set up by leading UK luthier Andy Warnock & plays & sounds incredible. This is a beautiful high end bass with some very unique features & is extremely light & well balanced. Outstanding passive vintage tones from this beast. Honeycombe chambered body Dual Trussrods Haussel Pickups Hipshot Tuners Comes with the high quality gig bag The bass is fitted with a brand new set of Diadario XT strings. Far too many features to mention & a very unique instrument that's made in Germany. Check out these high end incredible instruments at Vincent's site.6 points -
*edit for price drop - now £800* Hi all, up for sale is my ACG Recurve which I recently acquired in a trade. My heart was obviously overruling my head at the time as sadly I still need the cash. It's in virtually immaculate condition and has been very well looked after by previous owners. Comes with a basic hard case. I can ship but UK only please, pickup is do-able too. Spec is below. For those not in the know ACGs feature a couple of tweaks to most bass guitars, these are: • Asymmetric neck. Thicker under the E string tapering to thinner under the G string. It's not massively noticeable but it's incredibly comfortable and ergonomic. • Flat fingerboard (no radius). I genuinely don't know why basses need a radiused fingerboard, tradition I guess. Flat feels so good and is a dream to play. • Filter preamp. A natural sounding active preamp (made by John East). Stack 1: vol & blend. Stack 2: a filter for neck pickup, bottom ring is the frequency and acts like a really powerful tone control. The top is called "overshoot peak" and is like a resonance control and makes the freq you chose on the bottom ring more or less pronounced. Stack 3: same as previous but for the bridge pickup. Stack 4: controls the amount of overall treble. Bottom is frequency as per the previous two and top is gain/volume for overall treble (essentially off on minimum volume). The filter preamp can seem intimidating but once you've played with it it's really intuitive and you can get such a broad range of tones. Its best trick is to set each pickup to a perfect individual neck and bridge tone then mix between them. ACG Recurve Build year: 2018 (I think) Scale: 34" Body wood: alder Top wood: keyaki (Japanese wood, looks lovely: similar grain to lacewood) Neck: bolt on 3-piece ash and wenge Fingerboard: birdseye maple Pickups: ACG single coils Preamp: active ACG EQ01 dual filter Hardware: Gotoh and Hipshot Finish: clear acid lacquer (satin) Locking Neutrik jack Dunlop strap locks Cheers. Any questions, just ask.5 points -
Thanks to all those who offered advice. I found a Boss GT 1000 Core in a local music shop last weekend. Used but only a few weeks old and in mint condition. Bargain price for cash, which I didn't have on me last weekend. I didn't want to post about until it was in my possession, which it has been for the last hour. Really happy chap right now. Looking forward to delving into it now.5 points
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The singer looked the spitting image of Dr Zachary Smith from 'Lost In Space'.5 points
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Sorry, been out for the full week! here's some picture Test of the final shape on a cheap wood board Start of the mahogany back back shape almost finished, with 1.2cm left in the central part where the neck goes through time to start the neck and here's the assembled neck + eboard + back graphite bars + truss rod neck joint.. in progress 😂😂😂😂 flamed top completed neck joint completed (by hand.....😭) custom neck head ebony ramp her's the first color next to a real fodera 35 scale (white was the original color I didn't really like.. so decided to redo all the paint) hope it helps!!5 points
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I had a look at a mate's router earlier ,which I have the offer to borrow ( I've also been offered loan of another from one of the generous folks on the forum too! ) This thing was a bit of a monster and tbh having seen one in action, in context, I don't fancy attempting the use of one here. I'm going to go back to the idea of doing the slots for the bridge/tuner units manually as demonstrated on the previous page, using a hand operated drill bit and chisel, file, sanding etc. I reckon this slowly slowly approach is going to give me more control and hopefully remove the risk of it all going horribly wrong at high speed ! I've scratch marked round the units as a guide for drilling and chiseling, plus I've plugged the old screw holes with cocktail sticks and glue so as not to have the drill bit go off course by following the holes. My weapon of choice for drilling is my olde hand brace with a suitably sized bit..this looks a bit dramatic but having tried it out ( on the spare chopped off bit of headstock) I reckon it'll work fine and allow me to go gently in stages, measuring as I go for depth etc. I can then trim the slots and file / sand to size, again as suggested earlier.5 points
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Speechless.4 points
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Bring it to us (we're just up the road from you...) and Our Luthier Eldest will do it for you, and show you how it's done. No..? OK, do as the Good Lady S'manth said, using the stuff she recommended (we use the same...). The glue that sticks it together is conductive, enough for shielding purposes. If you can firstly remove the pots, it makes things easier and tidier, and when they're put back in, they'll make the metal shielding contact required to the ground point. The easy way to do it is to firstly empty the cavity, cut the tape to the shape of the sides, top and bottom, making slits for the p/wires and stuff. Once it's all glued down, pop the electrics back in. If in doubt, give us a ring and we'll do it together, here, with a pot of tea and some biscuits. ... or look here (turn the sound down, though...)...4 points
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The process is pretty much that simple, just need to ensure it is connected to the guitars ground. I’ve used this tape from Amazon. Copper Foil Tape for Guitar and EMI Shielding, Slug Repellent, Crafts, Electrical Repairs, Grounding - Conductive Adhesive - 2.6 Mil Total Thickness (51mm x 5.5M) https://amzn.eu/d/bmQb3uC It has done the job nicely, nice durable thickness, good adhesive (which is conductive) and cuts well, has great reviews from others and will also keep slugs away from your pups. S’manth x4 points
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Stop it. You dutty boy.4 points
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Nifty HPF + LPF + mid EQ combo - as new, home use only. Boxed. Currently unavailable new - full blurb from our Canadian friends' site... Sold out on February 18th. Check back for future release dates. The Resonant Filter Equalizer creates unique tone control by combining a high pass filter, low pass filter, and middle equalizer. Both filters have their own resonance control, allowing a bump at the cutoff frequency, accentuating the effect of the filters. The semi-parametric middle eq includes a variable frequency control. The resonance of the filters ranges from -3dB all the way up to +15dB. The -3dB setting is what you would expect from a standard, non-resonant filter. Adding resonance to the filters boosts the level of the cutoff frequency. The filters have a slope of -12 dB/octave. The filters are the same in performance to the other standard Broughton filters, with the added ability of increasing resonance. Some suggested uses: Setting the HPF around 100 Hz with +5 dB of resonance, and a LPF set around 5k Hz can give a convincing cabinet sim. Add in the middle EQ for even more nuance. Experimenting with different frequencies and resonances can net a wide variety of speaker profiles. Setting the HPF at the fundamental or first harmonic of your open E string (or B string) can make your low end tighter and more focused. Add resonance for more punch. Setting the HPF to a lower frequency (30 to 60 Hz) with resonance can accentuate an octave down effect, while simultaneously removing unwanted sub frequencies. Setting the LPF anywhere from 2k to 4k with added resonance provides an aggressive attack, giving more presence and character to your tone without having high end clank. Setting the LPF at 10k with light resonance can give an airy Hi-Fi effect without having to boost all treble frequencies. The input impedance is 1MΩ, and the output impedance is 100Ω. The Resonant Filter Equalizer requires a DC power supply (not included). The DC supply should be a standard Boss style connector, center negative polarity. It can accept 9 to 24 volts. Although 9 volts is sufficient for most applications, higher voltages will provide more headroom when using the pedal with hotter signals. If you intend to use this pedal with line level signals, you should use at least 12 volts for sufficient headroom. The current draw is approximately 20 mA. A 24 volt power supply may be purchased separately. The Resonant Filter Equalizer has a true bypass switch. Dimensions: 4.77" long x 2.6" wide https://www.broughtonaudio.com/product-page/resonant-filter-equalizer3 points -
You will remove the potentiometers when shielding the cavity, make sure the shielding tape runs all the way up to the edge of the holes (and even into the hole) … when you put the pots back in, their metal casing will be in contact with the shielding and should provide a ground connection. Make sure alll the tape strips you apply have an overlap with one next to it. Make sure the tape in the cavities wraps a little onto the front of the body, when you put the cover back on this will make connect the cavity shielding with the cover shielding. Not sure if you’ve seen this page which has some good instructions. https://sixstringsupplies.co.uk/pages/copper-shielding-how-to-shield-a-guitar A cheap multimeter would be a good investment, several on Amazon for about £10. S’manth x3 points
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It helps if you’ve got a multimeter to make sure that it is all connected and conducting. Sometimes the stuff with conductive adhesive doesn’t always conduct through the adhesive. What I like to do, when it’s all done, is add a strip of tape across the lot with the very edges of the tape folded underneath. Or you can stick down a length of stripped copper wire. If this makes any sense? I’m not sure I’m describing it very well.3 points
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Here's a great demo of the DiMarzio Model P, compared to a regular standard stock Fender P pickup, that I think demonstrates the character and qualities of the Model P really well :3 points
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I recently found Ren (thanks to Justin Hawkins). Some of his solo stuff is very shocking. I’ll just post that one here, but have a look around his YouTube channel. His Tale trilogy - Jenny’s Tale, Screech’s Tale and Violet’s Tale (in that order) - bring genuine tears to my eyes, no matter how often I hear them. I also love the stuff he does with Chinchilla (someone else I hadn’t heard of until recently), especially the song Chalk Outlines. When you find his band, The Big Push, you get to see the massive breadth of his talent.3 points
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We played the Birds Nest in Deptford last night. In the lead up, I was getting some anxiety over the thought of driving from Buckinghamshire to South London. It did take almost 2.5 hours, but the journey was nowhere near as bad as expected. It was my first gig with my new Orange Bass Butler pedal. It sounded fantastic. Need to rework my pedal board and get the tuner pedal back. The clip on tuner is nowhere near as good. The band didn't play too well, but we went down a storm. If we go back, I'll use my back up guitar- there was beer and bodies flying around the front. Drive home was a swift 67mins, and was a dream in comparrison. I was woken up early by my kids this morning, no doubt I'll crash this afternoon...3 points
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The position of the control is only one factor in the output power an amp delivers, but is interactive with everything else in the signal path. If you turn the bass volume down by 6dB and increase the amp’s master volume by 6dB, the amp delivers exactly the same power that it did before. This is an example of the position of the master not dictating the power that the amp delivers.3 points
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Man, there's no worse heartache than true love which has slipped through ones fingers. Hope you get a lead on this...3 points
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Just come in - 62 stack knob CIJ re-ish c2002 with pre-CBS terrier ! Sounds growly when pushed... and so does the Jazz !3 points
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OK that changes everything. I too have hearing loss and like you due to self abuse; too much loud music/machine tools and so on. The sound levels of a band are enough to cause permanent damage (usually high frequency losses) in minutes and repeated exposure is cumulative, i.e. it just keeps getting worse. You need to move to in-ears as quickly as possible or it will get bad enough to stop you playing permanently. Well fitting in-ears will block out most of the noise at least as well as ear plugs but then allow you to hear clearer than ever before all the stuff you need to hear. Get it right and you have a volume control for the wildest drummer and the craziest guitarist. Honestly it's a game changer you can plug the lead to your monitor into a Behringer P2 instead and connect a set of KZ ZS10 pro in ears for well under £100 and hear like a kid again as well as stopping the inexorable destruction of your remaining hearing https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/389429-the-iem-in-ear-monitors-bible-thread/#comment-3944325 Losing some of your mids and high range makes it really hard to hear the details you need to make out what you are playing, being of axis to your monitors will mean you are having what you hear further reduced as off axis it is the mids and highs that are lost. You'll experience this as there being more and more venues where 'the acoustics are bad'. As to hearing aids according to Which the NHS provide the best hearing aids which are now all digital and can be set up to mirror the frequency losses you have. There is no advantage to be gained by expensive commercial ones. I think the RNID have said something similar.3 points
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Purple Chili 1 x 12 cab (Faital Pro300 - 600w rated - 8ohm) In excellent overall condition. 1 x Faital PRO300 (600w) Neo driver 1x Eminence PT80 bullet tweeter (currently disconnected)2 points -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266109807294?hash=item3df5616abe:g:PGQAAOSwP-dj2Rw3&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoNlO92TSbtEehoERoH2aV3t1k2gii%2FdATYMPri%2BM0t4zGBx1QCd7fFIspyJto1IK0%2FPVIdk8ieYIY82Vun%2BGvExVeZd0EoUy%2BAcgCk4Y44Vk6RVEM8g0hTWBNtvKXUfkRQE8NyoscsiQlj6ovSe2nPCtFYOxiU%2B1P0llP%2B%2Bq%2Ba%2BCBu458gsryX9lyc1l0y69xy1DQqam6Rm4TUEDZlQcHgc%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR57lztXDYQ2 points
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GATOR deluxe BASS hard case. Excellent condition (interior / exterior - see photos). 4x latch (can't find the key but will check during listing). Bass NOT included - just there for demonstration.2 points -
Nor I a Jazz bass, but one can never be too careful. Well, I say 'Never', but that's one heck of a long time, so, maybe...)2 points
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It doesn't help against slugs, though.2 points
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Yes, of course, but it's worth it for the Earl Grey alone, with biscuits the cherry on the cake (just an expression of course; I don't have cake on hand...). Still, given 15 hours notice, I could bake one. Hmm, where's my egg whisk and flour..?2 points
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The tape recommended above is specifically for emf (electrical...) shielding, with conductive adhesive. As a bonus, it will repel slugs, if the bass has such a problem, as slugs don't like copper. No, it's not the same tape as the copper tape sold in garden centres.2 points
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Yes. The thing with the conductive adhesive is that you should "squeegee" it down ie apply a lot of pressure. And be aware that 'slug tape" is unlikely to have conductive adhesive as it doesn't need it.2 points
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TBH, a lot of business sellers say that. There's loads on Ebay. It doesn't have legs though. All are subject to UK consumer law.2 points
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Up for sale is my Barefaced Big Twin with silver cloth and beautifully fitted Roqsolid case. Overall condition is A1 - I really can't find a mark on it save for a couple of minor scuffs on the bottom / bottom corners as you would expect. Full spec here https://barefacedbass.com/product-range/Big-Twin-2.htm (2 x12 / 1,600W @ 4ohms). Its incredibly light at just over 20kg and relatively compact for such a punchy beast. It has wheels on bottom for convenience. I've paired it with an Orange LBT and also Bugera Veyron T (also for sale) and you couldn't want for a cleaner and punchier tone that will handle more. Truly outstanding. I purchased this cab here last year for a few gigs I was doing and it's an absolute monster. I've since purchased a Quad Cortex and plan to run direct to PA. I'd love to keep this but I'm running out of space and need to make room for all the other gear I seem to be rapidly accumulating at the moment 🙂 . I would consider trades for a US Fender Precision like an AVRI. Delivery can be arranged within the UK at additional cost.2 points -
She's great.. A Karen Carpenter for the apocalypse...😁2 points
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For something different I’ve added this one to my list, the more I listen to it the more I like it, was going to use this video as a shortcut for the notes, does anyone play this tune2 points
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I'm afraid I'm with Maynard on this - lifting your phone up to film or take pics at a gig means that the people behind you have to either watch through a tiny aperture, or try to look around it. Secondly, the quality of the photo/video isn't going to be worth looking at either - low light, fast shutter speeds etc... Finally bands like Tool spend heavily on their visuals, intermittent flashes and tiny video lights detract from the aesthetic that they're trying to immerse the punter in. and that's without even considering the legality of it.2 points
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He was excellent, wasn’t he. I think my favourite Alan Murphy track is (his playing on) Nick Heyward’s Warning Sign. His playing/parts elevate the track to another level, and make the song, for me. And of course, Big Sky!2 points
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Hang on a minute we are bass players. If we stray from the root notes we get told off by the guitarist or keyboardist who feel threatened that we might actually have some skill hiding in our clumsy big hands. I love the major scales. All those lovely notes to be used up between the root notes he says with an insane looking gleam in his eyes 🤪2 points
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Yes. But... if you're using a daisy chain pedal with three male plugs, why not just have one plug into each of your three pedals, and not use the "output" on the Polytune at all? I don't know that there's any advantage to passing power through the Polytune unless you've only got one other pedal, which would allow you to use a single male-to-male cable.2 points
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So first rehearsal with the EUB tonight and the band loved it. Going to take a while to build up my hand/finger strength but I’m very happy with how this sat in the mix. Used it with and without a Nino mute, which was great for the more upbeat walking lines. Got to say the EBS Stanley Clarke is a bit of a revelation too; both the NS & my Fender fretless precision sounded huge through it with very little eq on either channel. 😎2 points
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If I have to see Rodders in a morning suit thinking hes Sinatra again I'll probably thro the TV out the window. Give it a rest Rod your awful. He'll always be in my eyes that screeching rock God on TOTP circa 73. His image and vocal tone was just off the scale original.2 points
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I've been reading this thread with interest and it reminded me of a similar sounding setup used on an old Warwick ProFet 3.2 amplifier that I used for a time which had linear volume pots by design. I initially thought there was something wrong with it as the pre-amp and master knobs didn't behave the same as just about every other amp I had ever used. The ProFet had a clip led on the input and as long as I kept input position just so the clip led would flash intermittently or not at all everything was fine. That was usually around 2 or three oclock. The master was unusual as well and I'm pretty sure it was booming out all its power around one or two oclock but very quiet around nine or ten oclock when most other amps are getting noisy. These were notched pots as well so it was difficult to use the amp at low volume, one notch up was literally the difference between medium loud and full power. Changing the pots to smooth ones did help but I read that Warwick themselves sorted the issue in the Profet 3.3 with log pots. The older 3.2's never got much love but they were great amps once you understood them imho. If you've ever been servicing an amplifier and fitted a linear pot where a log pot once was or vice versa, you will realise how quickly a change like that can make an amplifier almost unuseable. For the OP I guess if you have a clip led, dont make it flash no matter what o'clock that is and I'm wondering if there is a manual for your amp with guidance on how to set the input and output knobs for best results? Fingers crossed the builder hadn't got linear pots mixed in with his log pots parts tray when the amp was built. 🤔2 points
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Happy Friday everyone!2 points
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That is a rather elegant solution, well done. Reminded me of Drillium, when before the arrival of composite components in the late 80's, pro cyclists used to drill out various components to save weight, most frequently the cranks. And occasionally they failed catastrophically as the result, but apparently it's a fashion that has returned courtesy of the hipster/fixie community2 points
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Damn it, I've just sold my last child... Stunner, glwts2 points -
Alan Murphy on guitar. Later with Go West and then Level 42. An incredible guitarist.2 points
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Reminds me of Bad News. "I could play Stairway To Heaven when I was 12. Jimmy Page didn't write it 'til he was 22. I think that says a lot".2 points
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What it tells me is there are quite a lot of pushy parents in the world.2 points
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