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I shipped a Squier to Greece once; I took it apart, wrapped it carefully and built a shipping case for it, from wood and hardboard. Heavy, but it did give peace of mind. I forgot to take photos though. Also I shipped a guitar to Spain in April (acting for the buyer - Ebay seller wouldn't ship abroad). That was in a hard case. Buyer arranged insured UPS shipping via Interparcel. I bubblewrapped the guitar, put it in the hard case, layer of bubblewrap, put that in a guitar-sized cardboard shipping box, more bubblewrap, put the whole lot in a bass-sized shipping box, lots of tape with FRAGILE on it. I was very nervous, but all went well

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1386107721' post='2295993'] I don`t like seeing people smash guitars/musical equipment. I see it as a waste. The original guys that did it fair enough, it was new and exciting back then but now it looks contrived and pointless to me, especially when you see them trot off to get their Squiers before doing it. I think a far more rock n roll thing to do would be to sign then auction the gear and give the proceeds to Great Ormond St Hospital. [/quote] This

Nice

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1386083887' post='2295488'] Richie Blackmore used to swap his strat for a cheapo woolworths special before sacrificing it on the alter of Rock 'N' Roll and the Marshall stacks he used to destroy were made of cardboard. It was all just pantomime for the teenage boys in the front row. I hope this bit of inside information has calmed you down. [/quote] Has his audience taken to destroying stuff?

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1386022970' post='2294846'] Hideous! *adds item to watch list* [/quote] Me too

Frontman from band two, drummer from band one...

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1385769991' post='2292161'] I blame the B string. [/quote] I tend to agree. Though I think it depends how the arrangement works.

I bought Rob's Tanglewater P pup. Fast smooth transaction with good comms. No hesitation in dealing again. Thanks Rob

I bought a nice Gotoh-style bridge from Sean. Excellent communication and unexpectedly quick delivery. Thanks

I bought Ian's Korg Monotron. Nice easy transaction, good comms, fast delivery, well packed. Thanks Ian

This is the one thing I have learned from five years of bass thumping: They are all as hard as I expect, i.e. harder than I can manage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGELfHv6oQQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ekThQnnH2I

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1384968785' post='2282949'] I though Dread Zeppelin were great. [/quote] Me too

Wasn't me

Cheap... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-/350926104395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item51b4d3674b