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So the drummer & guitarist hate you, surely that's exactly how a Police tribute band should end?

I've bought three books over the course of 35 years playing & I've yet to look at any of them.

Very much depends on what you are buying as there are different rates of import duty for different things. For musical instruments you are looking at additional costs on top of the price of the instrument & shipping costs of around 23-25% (VAT, Import duty, courier handling charges).

What I did with all mine was sell them - so much easier now.

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles.

Why would the fact that he used to be a bass player mean he's not a dick? There are just a many dicks playing bass as there are playing any other instrument. He might not have had any rhythm or groove because he was a sh*t bass player before he was a sh*t guitarist. Just because he played for 15 years doesn't automatically mean he was any good at it.

The debut EP by a great new young Irish band called The Sour Seeds.

I don't really like gigging; it's the least enjoyable part of the whole music thing for me, largely because I have no desire to "entertain" people. Used to do it a lot, nowadays only very rarely.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1410724341' post='2552436'] I'm sorted now ta! (See above, got myself that nice Fender.) It sounded right for me in the shop and sounds good at home too. Slowly learning and gaining a little confidence too. [/quote] Excellent! I play more acoustic guitar than anything else these days - love it!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1410644380' post='2551646'] That`s what I thought - sure a courier of choice is available to the sender, but once it`s over here and passed through customs, Royal Mail/Parcelforce get it, no matter what. [/quote] No they don't - what you're saying is just wrong. I've had international parcels delivered by all manner of couriers, it's only the USPS stuff that automatically gets delivered by Parcelforce.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1410622541' post='2551371'] Amazing isn`t it, "it always happens", so instead of sorting things so that it doesn`t, they try and remove the Sat option. Still, I suppose seeing as the only option - as far as I know - is Parcelforce receiving it from Customs, they have the monopoly/no competition, so no incentive to help the customer. [/quote] Of course it's not a monopoly, OFCOM won't allow that. If you have stuff sent via USPS then Parcelforce/Royal Mail will deliver in the UK. If you don't want Parcelforce to handle your stuff from the USA don't use USPS. There are plenty of other couriers operating in the UK now.

OK, nobody is going to get it - it's "One Live Badger" by Badger.

Twenty past four.

Pardon?

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1410527974' post='2550411'] This one? [/quote] That's the one. I wouldn't have the bridge & Pickup covers or the anodised scratchplate but the rest of it is perfect.

[quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1410527705' post='2550408'] Think the one above is shell pink [/quote] Yes it is - I was referring to the Burgundy Mist Precision that somebody posted a picture of earlier in the thread

If I had a "Dream Bass" that Burgundy Mist Precision would be VERY close to it.

You won't do better than this for the money: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/245034-martin-dx1-electro-acoustic-solid-spruce-top-fishman-electronics-l225/

[quote name='happynoj' timestamp='1410487124' post='2549988'] I know that Ace of Bass did Wheel of Fortune. Not sure about the rest of them. Is it 'Now 27'? [/quote] A valiant attempt but no.

Saw Richie play an acoustic show in the 12 bar club in Denmark St. quite a few years ago. Had a good natter with him & his dad afterwards, both really nice people. (The support that night was Seasick Steve, who was absolutely f***ing terrible. I couldn't believe it when he went on to become so successful).

OK - I'll check in again on October 1st.

How long do I leave this before "The Big Reveal"?

As far as I know they're not the same company that made the original Orange amps. I think it was Music Ground bought up a load of the old names (Hiwatt is another example) & started churning out visually similar but inferior products featuring the name.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1410467218' post='2549828'] Wind of change immediately flagged up scorpion but it's not them. [/quote] I thought it might.