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Shame, sounds cool!

Do they not. ? Any tracking i've followed i could see every step of its journey. I've found parcelforce / Royal Mail to be pretty good in recent years too. Does make you worry a bit. I'd never send a bass or amp by post. I always go for collection only or meet up somewhere. If its a bass i'd prefer the buyer to try it at my house before parting with any money. Dave

In the past I've found that couriers manage to find things once they've been provided with a crime reference number after it's been reported to plod as theft.

Can't Stop Talking - The Struts

Excellent news. One of the 3 basic rules for being in a band: turn up on time (or, in this case, turn up 🤦🏻).

They don't basically, which is what Mark is alluding to. I feel its likely someone in a Parcelforce uniform has a very good idea of where this ended up

Congratulations and well done John 😎

Fretless Stingray, lightly chorused.

I've always wondered how any item can be lost especially larger items. Every package is scanned at every stage of its journey. Every destination or van/truck it gets scanned when arrives and scanned when despatched. It should be easy to find out what part of its journey it went "missing". Hopefully insurance covers it but better still it turns up in undamaged condition. Dave

Definitely this for me. Saw the Stranglers play Cambridge Corn Exchange in 1977 as a 16 year old violin player. Bought my first bass from the local classifieds the following week (a mid-1960's Kalamazoo KB1 for £25. I still have bits of it....)

Great bass. I sold mine to make way for a Nordstrand Acinonyx. I have sold the Acinonyx too now. I have still got the a Sire U5 Fretless in the same finish as yours: another great bass, especially for the money. i miss the EHB but unfortunately Ibanez have discontinued the 4 string version and the new models, while being very pretty, have gone up considerably in price. I am sure they could still sell quite a few 4 strings but their marketing department obviously feels otherwise. Shame!

I am always in awe of your finishing. Great job!

Anyway - back on topic... what is the colour of that bass? It's lovely. I don't usually do blue but that looks like sheet ice, especially with the relic job, and it's just so.... Cool. [/not even sorry]

Yeah i am the same, having worked in regulated financial services for a looooong time i know exactly what you mean. Jonny

Even when insurance is regulated if the insurance is provided by a third party but merely arranged by the one in between (EG if the PF cover was actually an insurance product from an insurance company like AXA or something) then a disclaimer stating "you agree we have not advised you as to the suitability of the insurance product you have asked us to arrange and you have made your own determination as to whether it meets your needs: we do not offer advice on this or any other financial products and we do not offer to arrange any alternatives" is usually enough to avoid liability - or at least make it such a ballache to pursue it that 99% of customers don't bother. This is also why I refuse to accept any offers of "Free Financial Advice" even if it comes from my own bank. If it's free then the advisor doesn't owe me as much care as whoever it is that is paying him. I always pay for professional services so they owe me the duty of care and not someone else.

Oh, S**t ! I have oodles of Komplete and Kontakt stuff, and find them very good. I hope they manage to salvage the business

Does this mean i am due you a massive fee?? Jonny