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Ditch the Fenders!

Richard Hammond seems to have a T-40.

(Not Permanent Waves?)

You could look at a Vox Starstream. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vox-Starstream-1H-Guitar-Humbucker/dp/B08N9Q27SX?th=1

For me it's F2F or Paypal G&S; I've stepped away from a couple of items where the seller wanted unsecured payment.

I have upgraded a number of basses with a Hipshot drop-D eXtender. (I do keep the original tuner to put back if needed.)

One issue is when the sellers says it "owes them" however much and expects to recoup the full price of the upgrades.

I'd normally look to pay 1/2 to 2/3 of the new price for a used item in good condition. I've seen some things offered for almost the same as new (eg. used item £325 + postage, new £354 inc VAT & free postage).

Yep - despite the title of the song I previously linked, they never stood still.

They might ask for pictures...

I'd suggest adding a couple of photos showing the headstock. Hipshot do loads of tuners and there can be variations in post diameter on the same base plate.

As someone who works in IT, I agree. Pattern recognition algorithms and wordings arranged according to syntactic rules but with no comprehension of the meaning. There is no intelligence in an algorithm. The big danger is if companies use "AI" output as if it were fact and without need for scrutiny. If you're going to scan the internet for the input then there's a lot of misinformation there. If you're not going to validate the training data and feedback loop then the system will likely reinforce incorrect content and conclusions. A recent example is Apple's fake BBC news story.

It doesn't see strings - it sees lines, so the binding might confuse it.

I think AI is rubbish; I commented today that it's a bit like "Military Intelligence": two words which don't belong in the same sentence.

Well - it would've been funny seeing if Trevor Horn could sing Geddy's songs! 🙂 I think his production is great, BTW. Two Tribes is a fine bass line too.

I listened to Drama the other day - I do wish they hadn't given him the microphone. Also the lyrics were like someone trying to be enigmatic but failing. There is some great musicianship though. To my ears it's a bit of a muddled digital mush; not in the same league as Moving Pictures or Clockwork Angels.

I was going to say no you don't pay VAT twice, but I'll defer to @Steve Browning! (Oops - I said it anyway...)

Reverb asking prices are always a bit "optimistic" and I'm not sure that they define "market value", as opposed to what similar items are genuinely selling for.

I've given up on eBay - I'm not going to pay them a "protection fee" when they're endorsing the sale of counterfeit items.

Years ago I used to have a set of Dewtron bass pedals; I'd hit the D with my foot when I ran out of frets.

I listened to Power Windows yesterday evening - it's a good 'un! In common with a lot of 80s digital recordings, the sound isn't so great though.

I see the USA and USSR are having talks about the Ukraine problem. I don't know if the USA folks realise that legitimising the Russian invasion of Ukraine implicitly does likewise for China & Taiwan.

Hmm, yes; the posts need to be longer.

Yep - I think they’re having a laugh.

I quite like the video - it's just silly and harmless. Geddy described his hairdo as like he was wearing a skunk on his head.