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eloise - the damned

When geekiness and obsession are banished from the world vintage guitars will become worthless and it will be safe to take those star wars figures out of their boxes and put the stamps on the envelopes. Until then I suspect there will be a market for them.

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

25 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Define "quality". 

 

One man's dream gig is another man's nightmare. 

 

For example, I can't imagine anything worse than playing at a wedding. For many this would be considered a quality gig. 

 

Drunken afternoon barbeque in someone's back garden, I'm all over it. 

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

3 minutes ago, Bunion said:

You wouldn’t.

it’s the g string that’s allegedly quiet, I’ve never noticed it on stingrays I’ve had but apparently it’s out there 😄

 

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 

11 minutes ago, Velarian said:

I just had a quick look at Fender basses listed on Thomann’s website and of the 169 advertised, only 23 are in stock and they all seem to be Mexican player series instruments. The availability of the American ones is quoted as “several months”. That doesn’t suggest there are warehouses are full of them.  Perhaps it supports the theory that they’re moving to a more custom/built to order model?

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)

10 minutes ago, Velarian said:

I’m still waiting for a veritable plethora to come along. 🤠

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

7 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

I've found the simplest way to avoid having too many money worries was not to own a car and not to have kids.

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.

19 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

I'd never really given much thought to the actual value of money if you factor in inflation, something else to keep me awake at night I suppose.

 

Thing is, unless you took the risk and either invested in* something that is now magically worth a fortune, you're always sliding in the wrong direction.  (*Didn't someone sell his 10% in Apple for $800 about 30 years ago?). Fender Precision basses aren't the way to make a fortune.

 

The only way to make a decent investment return is to go into retail, but you're reliant on there being a ready market for what you're selling   I'm sure the more specialist guitar retailers would says it's hard work and a struggle.

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.

2 minutes ago, FDC484950 said:

What’s the Cary Grant quote? “They say money talks. All it’s ever said to me is goodbye”

 

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