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And finally, my entry for "bass face of the bash" is...

I set out with the intention of photographing every bass I played, but I got sidetracked...

I have made it home in one piece, and all the basses safely stowed in the house. Thank you to all involved in organising the bash, thank you for the delicious lunch, and thank you to everyone who turned up with loads of amazing basses. Great to chat to you all, sorry to anyone I missed. I had a great time! I have photos, will post them up after a well earned cup of tea!

Preliminary rounds, you won't be missing much.

Ahh, the chrome bit is separate, I thought it was part of the pickup. Never mind then

If anyone does swap out the split pickup in their Starfire and is willing to sell me the stock one, please let me know...

Well, just to add some balance to the discussion (or maybe just stir the pot ) - I think the natural Z7 is the worst looking one of the bunch. Last year when the Z7 was introduced I got my first choice (burgundy) and my second choice would have been white - because I wanted the ebony fretboard.

How are you getting on? Any news?

Check what any prospective pickup uses for pole pieces. If it uses blades instead of individual pole pieces then it won't matter a jot if they're intended for 4 or 5 strings.

Well damn it, only 5 or 6 gigs in next year's calendar and one of them is on the 20th June. Don't rearrange it just because I can't make it - majority rules!

I'm an idiot - when I first read the sentence I thought you were going to put an amp head on the raffle table and I nearly spat my tea out, lol.

Wronger than a wrong thing - as proven by the fact that they contacted the courier for you anyway. The retailer is the courier's customer, not you, so if it goes astray, it's on them to chase it up, and on them to make things right with you if it goes wrong - that's what insurance is for. It has happened to me before, not a fake "delivery" but a Sire D5 just disappeared like a fart in the wind between Thomann and myself. I contacted Thomann about it, and to give them their due they didn't wait too long before giving it up as lost and sending another one. How the retailer deals with this will determine their competence and worth. If it goes badly, I'd like to know who this retailer is so that I can avoid them in future.

Indeed, it's now going to be a bookies, taking bets on the cage fighting.

I've got a couple of effects pedals I'm happy to chuck in.

I'd back myself to emerge victorious from that cage fight.