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Pre-ordered the CD pack the other day, received an email saying that they (HMV) wouldn't have enough for immediate despatch . Now waiting...

Pearl for me.

Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! - Tex Williams

Harsh 😆 Invented, or at least patented (applied for), by Seth Liar.

Thick as a Brick - Tull

Those look very interesting. I use a Maruszczyk strap, which is great, but anything that will help further has got to be worth a look. Thanks for sharing.

All By Myself - Eric Carmen

Agreed, that neck is stunning.

I’ve Farted - Ivor Biggun

Rock The Casbah - The Clash

Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac

Very Pino-esque. 👏👏👏

After all that, what was the item you purchased/ordered*? New (insert appropriate item here) Day. *And who were the outlet that a) are guilty of misrepresentation, b) rude.

I was just on the EBMM site looking at 'Rays and Sterlings (I had started on the SBMM site for the new SS 'Ray colour and just wandered over) and thought I'd at least check the spec. Someone may have already mentioned it, but they're not single coils on there, they're side by side, split coils. So, in reality, it's a P/P not a J/J. No point being made here, just sharing my 'discovery'.

Blowin' Free - Wishbone Ash

Let’s Make Some Noise - The Tubes

I’m Only Sleeping - Beatles

Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag - Country Joe MacDonald & The Fish

The thing with it is, there were a whole list of things that would normally make me avoid it. Even when it arrived, as pleased as I was with having a new bass, I was constantly comparing it to my JMJ Mustang, which I have grown rather close to. However, it has proved to be the ultimate grower, the more I play it, the more I find things to like and thus I’m keen to sort the small detractions. The fact that I bought it for £100 less than the norm really ups the bonus factor.

EBMM’s roster of signature bass models is very small. Their guitar line, however…

I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down - Elvis C

Serek basses are the reason I started investigating short scales after hearing David Byrne’s bass player on SNL using a Serek fiver. My budget wouldn’t stretch to one, sadly.

The word from Hipshot is that the US versions will fit. However, that does double the cost, which they were keen to point out. They also suggested packing the shafts/holes with tape too, in order to use the cheaper, licensed versions. I must say how, once again, I’m impressed by Hipshot’s customer service.

50 minutes of bluesy goodness. The first album is still in my top 10 all time favourites.