It certainly looks a cool piece of kit - there's no denying that.
Actually, @Woodinblack, I think I should apologise to you for passing unrelated opinion in your for sale thread; it's maybe a discussion to be had, but it should be elsewhere in the forum.
My bad.
Aye - different companies have their own thing.
I went into Anderton's yesterday (it was packed); I overheard a salesperson talking to a customer saying that they are having difficulty getting things from their warehouse and it could be a couple of hours.
I suppose with "in stock" for an internet site, the precise location may less important.
I also looked at something in the Argos in my local Sainsbury's yesterday and they didn't have it there but said it could be ready for collection in the morning.
Regarding 1. - take a look at videos of the adventurous players: Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, John Entwistle, Mark King, Jack Bruce, etc. Do they have "good" or "bad" technique?