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This is probably driven by the price of rare earth elements used in magnets. Mostly these come from China, I believe. As well as trumps trade wars, a big change in cost is the high demand for electric vehicles. Rare earth rices has gone up a lot in last 2 years, even before trump. Stuff like neodymium is essential in speakers, but we'll have to settle for that vintage Alnico sound!

Is it a Pete Townshend windmill bass?

There is a thread on here somewhere about these. I have one. Some of the thread detailed re-wiring the neck pickup (series to parallel) to get rid of some of the mud on the two pickup version (mud + J), a useful mod. I had a single pup version for 3 days, when Thomann sent the wrong one! It was B stock, I got the replacement from a UK dealer. I also re-wired the mult-way pickup switch, adding another volume knob, one for each pup. Weight about half a kilo more than a P. Pity they went, not too many 32s about. Don't get on with 30s, just can't get strings that I like.

Same result here. A PSA test did not turn up any odd socks either. Smart people only buy black socks.

There is no other logical explanation as to why I lose socks. Thanks.

Only just watched the video. As I suspected, he's fitted it with Rotarysound rounds. Tom Waits could use this bass.

Does it lose socks? I hate odd socks.

You'll need to stay close by. Last time I tried this it was literally 1-3 minutes to sell out.

Barmaid wardrobe malfunction.

̶S̶ LOW HAND fixed it.

If you don't do Apple (I don't) the Arturia Mini V at 149 Euro is pretty good. There is also a modular Moog, with awesome patch cable graphics. https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/mini-v/overview https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/modular-v/overview Loads of other synths also.

You probably have this in mind.

Is this any cop? http://www.tolvan.com/index.php?page=/basta/basta.php

You really do need OGWT

It's been like that for around 3 weeks at least. 5-10 or so up daily.

Managed to get a cheap 'strat' copy for £27 on my third attempt, using an app which told me when the website updated. Reckon each time I placed the order under 2 minutes from the update. So selling out very quick. I remember the old days when my electro acoustic 5 string and 4 string HB Deko were up there for at least 2 days (maybe they had millions?) So many apps/alerts must be in use now. I now have all I need from the HB stable. Sold the electro last year, as a Deko, for what I paid for it, with warts declared. Wow, these Deko's hold their value. Sincerely 'turd'

The release date (on G4M) for this has moved from March, to April then to 9-16th June. Price is up from 299 to 315, though some still have it listed as 299. A user manual is here: https://media.music-group.com/media/PLM/data/docs/P0CQJ/MODEL D_M_EN.pdf

2013 MIM P 8 3/4lbs (with slightly heavier Hipshot tuners fitted)

+1 I have a 2013, purchased that year. Arctic white, amazing rosewood neck.

I heard that was done to stop the pickup arm jumping out of the vinyl groove. Can't think why, pickup arm tracking weights must have been measured in kilograms back when!

She has mentioned overdubbing her bass parts with a 6 string Danelectro [bass] probably that you can hear rather than a Fender VI

Isolated bass, which may be Carol Kaye? Sounds a lot more 'picky' to me, but what do I know...

Any tips for removing the fragments of steel wool which are now stuck to the pup magnets?

Fully booked for the next 5 years - sorry!