JJTee

Yep. All gone through smoothly to the account details provided by the seller.

Many thanks chaps. I have messaged a mod. The guy has sold 8 items in the past, all with great feedback. So it is a bit odd. I haven’t left feedback yet in case there’s some sort of crisis going on here. You never know what’s gone on in someone’s life that means a £50 online deal is utterly irrelevant while they try and deal with whatever life has unexpectedly thrown at them.

OK, I bought an item from the For Sale section here a few weeks ago on 30 September, paying (perhaps rather naively) by bank transfer as the seller said they didn’t have PayPal. It wasn’t massively expensive - £50 pedalboard - and the seller seemed friendly and efficient, saying it would be posted out the next day. Over 3 weeks later, nothing. No item. No replies to my messages. Diddly. Squat. Of course there could be illness, a family emergency, or another crisis at play here. But I can see they’ve visited the site as recently as Tuesday. So I’m resigned to thinking I won’t see my item - which is still for sale on here, by the way - and will put it down to experience (and will use full fat PayPal for all future dealings on here, rather than bank transfer as I did on this occasion). Any suggestions as to what to do? The irony is that I can see this person has made a few contributions on the Mick Mason thread… !

Another cracker from ‘82, this time from Shalamar (Leon Silvers III on bass/producer duties?):

I think this is what Duff uses (and maybe Flea?), so good enough for me.

Bump

I love Pick of the Pops on Radio 2. Currently hosted by Gary Davis. I always find any chart between 1977 and 1982 to be absolutely packed full of superb tunes, and some cracking bass lines. 1978 was one from last week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001y2kd?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Baker Street Wuthering Heights Night Fever Everyone’s A Winner Denis …oh and Brian and Michael’s Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs… I was 3 in 1978, so I think this period is fused with my early life and memories. But there did seem to be some high quality music in those five years.

Maple board, then! Looks like he had two, or switched pickguards from time to time.

Everyone* in this video: *In reality, I do appreciate their technical ability, and musical knowledge. But the vast majority of this video leaves me stone cold…!

Champagne Supernova Don’t Look Back in Anger Wonderwall. You’ll see a pattern emerging. Appalling, over played, over-rated rubbish.

Can’t beat a bit of Beato when it comes to theory…