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I have no advice or help for you, but I'm now following this thread, because I really would like a Sandberg Forty-Eight 5-String, but my god the price of them. Mark

Done. Thanks for the nudge. Mark

Hiya. Mark

Thanks to a prompting by this very thread, I now have a Note on my Mac with a table listing all the basses I have, and even a couple I no longer have. - Make of bass - Serial Number - Date of purchase - Price and place of purchase Mark

For those that can't see the full article above … Perry Farrell apologized to his bandmates, fans, and family after an onstage altercation with Dave Navarro prompted Jane’s Addiction to cancel the rest of their reunion tour. “This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show,” Farrell said in a statement. “Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation,” he added. Farrell’s statement came a couple of hours after Jane’s Addiction announced the cancellation of the rest of the tour. The band’s official note was accompanied by a separate statement from Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery, who said the tour was canceled due to a “continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell.” The three continued: “Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative. We hope that he will find the help he needs… We can see no solution that would either ensure a safe environment on stage or reliably allow us to deliver a great performance on a nightly basis.” The core lineup of Jane’s Addiction kicked off their first tour together in 14 years last month. According to reports, tensions had been simmering with Farrell’s long-winded bantering with the crowd appearing to frustrate Navarro. Everything finally boiled over last Friday in Boston, when Farrell yelled at Navarro during “Mountain Song,” and the pair continued to bicker through “Three Days.” Then, during “Ocean Size,” Farrell grew agitated, walked up to Navarro, and rammed his shoulder into the guitarist’s back. Farrell continued to yell at Navarro and ultimately punched the guitarist on his shoulder. Farrell was held back by several crew members as he tried to lunge at Navarro again. Eventually, he was taken off stage and Navarro followed. The show ended early after about 11 songs. Mark

Perry Farrell Apologizes After Jane’s Addiction Cancel Tour: ‘My Breaking Point Resulted in Inexcusable Behavior’ Mark

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Perfumed ponce. 😂 Mark

When there's nobody older than you doing it or has done it? Besides, it's not about age, it's about ability, no? Mark

When I first started playing bass I had one of these, then the bit that goes over the top of the thumb snapped off, leaving me with the long flat bit from the bottom. I still have it and still use it on roundwound strings. On my basses that have flatwound string, I use the Wedgie rubber 5mm plectrums. These shed like nobody's business on round wound strings, which is why I only use them on flats. Mark

"-Def Leppard rare Photograph fold open single sleeve. (no record)." Pfffttt, not worth it then. 😂 (my added emphasis) Mark

I was deeply confused for a moment there. Mark

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I saw this on Fb a day or two ago, and I'm going to echo one of the posts I saw in response to it … what is that black plate behind the bridge? Anyone any ideas? Mark

Funny that this thread should pop up as I've been having this internal discussion this last week about Biffy Clyro. I'd hardly say I love the band, but there's a lot of their stuff I do like, but equally as much that I don't. I don't think I have a band in my music collection quite as polarising of my opinion as this one. Mark

As someone who used to be an avid rock climber, this particular comment tickled my sick sense of humour in this instance. Sorry if this was 'too soon', Jack. Mark

Dude. 😲 Wishing you a speedy - and full - recovery. Mark

The album is available on Bandcamp if you wanna have a listen. Mark

One of the very first pieces of music I learned on bass was the theme to Mission Impossible. I always keep trying the tune to Doctor Who but never quite manage to finish it. I'm slowly working my way through the theme to The Mandalorian at present. I've always wanted to start on getting the theme to Blake's 7 figured out, but as yet I just haven't started that one. Mark

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I have a Tanglewood Les Paul copy, but I would dearly love a Firebird guitar. Mark

For the people boycotting Amazon for purchases, I understand your stance, but it doesn't really matter where you direct your online business to, because Amazon Web Services (AWS) makes up so much of the internet backbone these days, that no matter where you make your online purchases, you are still very likely to be using Amazon via AWS to do so. And not just purchases either, pretty much any website you use will likely have AWS at some point between you and the service you want to access online. If you truly want to boycott Amazon, you may as well just get off the Internet, as that's really the only way to avoid using Amazon these days. Mark

I really liked that, nice work there. The writeup under the video was a good read too. Also, 52 tracks! 😳 Mark

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