prowla

Guns and guitars?

.357 Magnum for me...

I don't see it as an either/or. I like Rickenbacker 4-strings, with a drop-D eXtender if they fit the model. I like my Warwicks best of my 5-strings. In the past I've used bass pedals to play below E down to C for odd notes. I've also got a fretless, a short scale, one or two guitars (including one tuned to DADGAD), a mando tar, and maybe one or two other things. I've not got to a 6-string bass yet, but I'd likely have low B and high C to cover both ends of the spectrum.

It's almost a Gene Simmons, for 1/100th of the price!

They're flying off the shelves.

And the pickguard is cut away so you can further bask in the quality of the finish across the body.

12-string Hamer - now that would be a challenge!

There was an Australian bloke who did Stairway To Heaven with a wobble board...

I am a bit of a fan, but the Rush "Feedback" album is pretty grim.

Obviously.

Oh, that too - it's a bit of fun folks bring along their unwanteds and the ticket proceeds go to the chosen charity.

A load of bass players bring a selection of kit, set up in a couple of rooms, chat and discuss, try out other folk's kit, sit down for a presentation or two from a pro, eat cake, drink tea, maybe buy something from the table-top sale, make friends.

Stating provable facts negates slander/libel; the law (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/26) states "It is a defence to an action for defamation for the defendant to show that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true.". My impression is that the above case may have included items which deviated from the demonstrable truth to include speculation, circumstantial evidence, and editorial licence.

Darn - I thought I was special! 🙂

Slander/libel has to be untrue and the truth is an absolute defence; afaik, I’m the only one who has been libelled, but the aforementioned accusation was easily dismissed as the fabrication it was.

That’s quite amusing. I had no interest in meeting him, especially when he wanted to sort it out man-to-man; presumably the intention was to intimidate me, but I never mentioned that myself and my three sons hold karate black belts, so it might’ve been an interesting workout. For me and some others here, we got our money back and I found the process quite enlightening, TBH. I do know there were/are others who haven’t managed to get a resolution and I heard a couple of shocking stories in my interactions with folks. So I applaud your efforts!

...a variation on "if you know, you know"! 🙂

I can't relate to Squiers for that sort of money; I understand that there are the "If you know, you know" advocates, but to me they are budget instruments which punch above their weight rather than really being worth that much. Still, folks with cash to spend evidently disagree! 🙂

I've got 3 Spirits: a 5-string, a guitar, and my Rickenberger. They are indeed strange things to play, as they have no weight/substance to them.

People who tell you how you should play are donuts!

From a dumpster...?

This is a real Frankestein!