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I've only seen neck-thru Shaftys. Yep - the bolt-on Japanese ones didn't have the skunk stripe through the body. I don't think Eko (Italy) did 4001 copies?

Only two? I'm disappointed! 🙂

Teslas and Jukes on the road: I often wish I had an RPG to blast them off the roads. Also, over the weekend I've three times been stuck behind dullards in Volvos, who probably think they are being safe drivers when they're doing 10mph below the speed limit ("no, it's 'up to' 60mph") (actually, one of them was doing 35 in the 60 road and then sped up to 37 at the next 30 sign - go figure).

My Rics have white pickguards to protect them when I'm playing with a pick; I mostly don't use the controls and sometimes play them through a Trace Elliot Elf... oops! However, I do agree on the techs are not luthiers thing ("My luthier changed the pickups").

That stupid commentator who pronounces Jiménez “himmernezz”.

People listing music as "Surname, Firstname" or "..., The". eg. "Hendrix, Jimi" or "Who, The".

The evidence of this thread suggests that the number of "wrongs" is way past two.

It just shows they're using random pieces of wood rather than a bookmatched cut and don't really care. Presumably they're on the cheaper models (or maybe you have to pay more for the carefully selected matching ones).

I guess that's why my 5-string Warwicks don't have fret markers.

Oh, I think that the motivation was definitely the price.

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That was ignorant! 🙂

Those cheapo plywood guitars can sound really good.

I think that assigning gender to an instrument is the irrational thing. So I'd classify your item as a rational prejudice against an irrational trend!

Hi: We've just moved in to a house; I need you to build an extension within a month, starting with planning permission. -or- Hi: We've an offer on a house and if it's accepted I'll need you to commit to building an extension within a month of moving in, but we don't have a date for that and since we don't own the property we don't yet have planning permission.

Thanks - will check tomorrow.

If I click on the notifications bell the pull-down appears but spins and shows no conent, but if I click on "View all notifications" it takes me to a page of links which works. I tried clicking on a "Like" (annoyingly in the "Daily Annoyances" thread) and it said "Sorry, there was a problem reacting to this content.".

Tell them to buzz off!

"Squire"

Thanks - yes, it's got the MX serial, so I wasn't thinking it was a Highway but rather if they did some things at the Mexican factory too. It cost me £100; I reckon it's been chucked about a bit. It is a good bass though; I may strip it at some point, but there's a risk as to what the underlying wood looks like.

🙂 In that case, the Spirit. Alternatively, you could go for a (Steinberger Spirit) guitar and learn come complimentary skills.

Hmmm - I've got a Fender MIM Precision; it's badly beaten up and the finish is cracked and even chunks split off. I took a risk buying it, as the damage might've been structural, but it's been fine. The thing is it's got a Badass bridge; I assumed it was an upgrade but you've got me wondering now if it was an original fit. (I did the Straplock buttons.)

Ah, sorry: mis-read... You want to play it on the bus/train/tram. That could be annoying for the other passengers.