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Digging through my dusty and neglected vinyl collection and playing Bob Marley and the Wailers, Exodus. I haven’t heard it in years. Seriously how can one man write so many good songs in a lifetime, let alone on one record.

i can see for miles - the who

I would hate to play Oasis covers to p1ssed up football fans even if it paid well. Some would love this.

guiltiness - bob marley

paradise city - GnR

i walk the line - mr cash

the needle and the damage done - neil young

paint it black - stones

dying rebel - the wolfe tones

I’ve experienced it. The pole pieces are all height adjustable though so it’s not a difficult issue to solve.

Without boring you all with technical jargon (SPF, DKIM,DMARC) There are various reasons your email may not be being delivered - or may have been delivered to spam/quarantine. I would always follow an email up with a phone call these days if I haven’t received a response.

I don’t mind it when members of the band are introduced and get their moment in the spotlight but as a general rule I don’t like a solo on any instrument.

what is hip? - tower of power

let the wolves howl at the moon - super furry animals

The warehouses won’t be full of complete and ready to go instruments though. The supply chain is still in a mess so likely to be in various states of build but not ready for shipping. Fenders business model is bizarre anyway. As has been mentioned already the Japanese made instruments and many of the Mexican made ones are now premium instruments around the £1000+ mark. Custom made US build would make more business sense. The USA is also in recession by standard economic definition so Fender may be planning ahead, however in a country as large and diverse as the US recession is hard to quantify.

i see a darkness/ bonnie prince billy (or mr cash)

well you wait for ages and then 3 turn up at once…

talkin’ bout a revolution - tracy chapman

phalarn dawn - ozric tentacles

night nurse - gregory isaacs

Yep raising a family is an expensive business. It does however provide a lot of joy and add meaning to life. It won’t suit everyone but it’s not something I would have wanted to miss out on.

I think about it as I spent nearly 20 years cycling to work having ditched a second car so I could put the money saved into a savings account for the kids uni fees. That’s nearly 20 years of wringing my soaking pants and socks out in the work bathroom sink and trying not to freeze in January and February! I really don’t want all of that effort to be eroded away. Your correct it is difficult to make a decent return on any investment and making a lot of money out of instruments is tricky. That said I bought a couple of instruments alongside some other things rather than let the cash sit in a 0.5% account whilst inflation runs many multiples ahead. If I can just only lose 5% of the savings over the next couple of years its a result.

30K at 13% inflation indeed goodbye to over 3K in a year…

That’s a healthy point of view. I would add is it ever really a loss? Once the time, enjoyment and frustration are factored in during ownership there are not many hobbies or pass times that are as cost effective!

I’ve found I reach for some and don’t play others so sell them on. There is no magic formula that can be predicted on price or materials. My most expensive bass rarely gets played and I really like a far cheaper bitsa I bodged together.