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I bought my SY-300 in December, so I'm (still) in!

"The ban broadly exempts art," https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/germanys-confusing-rules-on-swastikas-and-nazi-symbols/a-45063547

Not to mention ending sentences with prepositions...

"The EastCoast ST2 is EastCoast's superb version of the classic double-cutaway, bolt on neck electric guitar, rigged with a pair of chiming singlecoils and a meaty humbucker in the bridge position". So if it is anything less than"superb" get down to Trading Standards!

What I always found useful/interesting was when the reviewer would gig the gear. I appreciate this might not always be possible for you.

Remember the free 'Making Music' magazine?

There was a free music magazine called Making Music, who absolutely loved the Marlin Sidewinders. They must have been on the payroll 😉

Where's the line between "a decent bass for the price" and "a decent bass"?

It's all relative. How much did you pay for your car? Do you take it out on the roads?

The Fight of the Century. Docu-drama about the first Ali vs Frazier fight. You don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p098l4b4/episodes/downloads

Pics! 😀

Judging by his past behaviour it's likely the others in the act will only be made aware of his shenanigans when they don't get paid.

The Rockonteurs podcasts by Gary Kemp & Guy Pratt.

Bands that were so bad, no major record label would touch them.

Off the top of my head: Mark Mendoza Bootsy Collins Larry Graham Billy Sheehan

"who are your influences" often translates as "who are your favourite players", but these are completely different questions. I 💕 Bootsy Collins (as indeed you all should 😜) but I don't play or sound anything like him. I've been influenced by @Steve Lawson not necessarily his (amazing) playing, but more his philosophy. The main influence on my bass playing is classical guitar, because that's where my technique comes from. But to answer the OP, yes, I was asked who my favourite bassists are when I joined my Alt-Country/Americana band, and none of them were from that genre 😆

Camille and Kennerly

Google "Simon Napier-Bell books".

What about finger style and really low?

Me too. But on one strap I have an extra strap lock further down so I can lower the bass and look cool 😊

My old Hamer Blitz bass. Sounded like a Precision on steroids and looked as cool AF 😎 It was just too big for me 😔

I would love to be in an 80's cover band, one that did the image and everything 😁 Good luck!