Cicero

Still is my metal phase at the moment. Listening to a lot of Mastodon. Amazing to hear them having changed so much over the years. This still rocks, though...

Right now I'm listening to foxes fighting... Which is still preferable to listening to One Direction.

I don't really listen to metal much these days, but I enjoy the melodic ethereal nature of this...

And then there's Squib Cakes... And the ridiculously funky and unorthodox Oakland Stroke... I could go on 😀

Agreed. This has to be one of my favourite tunes of theirs. The horns are just dense and, umm, delicious? 😅 Especially the section at 1:32 ...

I just felt I needed to openly express my love for them. The groove is strong. And Rocco Prestia? What a bass player! For those who haven't seen their Tiny Desk Concert... Here it is (pretty sure it's Marc van Wageningen on bass here, although he's almost entirely obscured):

Give it a while... You'll be back.

Not played this live, but would love to. Great tune with such a catchy bass line...

Bought a V7 very recently... And it is amazing. Can't believe the guitar you get for the money you pay. I did a lot of 'research' online and after speaking to the folks at Andertons, I was sold. The neck is amazing. Super smooth and comfortable neck, bound, and with an ebony fretboard. You'd be looking at the higher end Fenders for similar. The tone is great also. Overall, a great quality instrument.

Learned this one yesterday. Killer bassline!

Mine certainly isn't, and I've not heard this come up before. Seems like bad luck. Have you heard back yet? Seems unlikely they won't offer a replacement

It possibly wasn't visible at that point.

Just for show...

OK gotcha. Really unfortunate. Hopefully they'll be willing to inspect the next one for similar flaws before dispatching?

£11 a string! Ain't cheap. Nope, didn't string through the body. luck I'll be super careful next time, although it does just sound like bad luck 🙈