SteveXFR

At that price range, I think I'd go used. In a years time you'll quite possibly either want to upgrade or maybe give up either way you'll probably lose half the cost of it. I'd look for a used Squier Jazz, Ibanez SR300, Sterling SUB Ray or Yamaha TRBX. I found a Jazz style (narrow) neck easier when starting out but now prefer something wider.

Surely their current attitude towards selling used instruments can't be good for their reputation

Judith - A Perfect Circle

Some say his garden is a cemetery for the rhythm section from each album.

Falling down - Muse

Isn't that a relic finishing tool?

Our toothpaste is collate whitening but my pickguard is black. Is there a blackening toothpaste?

Time to burn - Dio

The pick guard on my Ray35 stingray is covered in fine scratches and looks a bit rough. Is there a way to polish out the scratches and make it look good again? I don't like the idea of replacing throwing it in the bin to replace it.

There's a fine line between stoner and doom. That is quite doom. Very heavy

Back to school - Deftones

Any more of your cheek and I'll knock yer block off

My basses are all made in Indonesia and my amp and cabs are made in Britain. Two of my four effects pedals are made in Britain, one in France and one in China. I don't know where my picks are made.

I think I'm going to try an MXR 10 band. My preamp is great and I can set it's on board EQ for each of the two channels but when I set it to blend both channels it combines the EQ settings and doesn't sound quite right so I just want to be able to run an EQ pedal after it and just switch it on with the belnded channels.

Peaches - Presidents of the United States Of America Nearly 30 years on I still can't open a can of peaches without singing this song.

Sue them for the distress caused by the warning.

My Own Summer (Shove It) - Deftones

F**k it - Mondo Generator

Run to the hills - Iron Maiden

Two timing touch and broken bones - Hives

Any recommendations for good EQ pedals? I'm not looking for anything fancy, just wanting to make minor tweaks here and there. 10 or 12 band would be nice

Hurt - Nine Inch Nails

Misfit Love - Queens Of the Stone Age

Butchers Banquet - Old Firm Casuals

I've been in a band with a very heavy pot smoker. Each rehearsal I'd get a call from him today he'd be late because he lost his car keys then when he arrived he'd have a smoke before setting up and between each song we'd have to listen to his latest conspiracy theory about Bill Gates/5G/Aliens/vaccines then the inevitable "do you fancy a line?" before a rant about how you never know what they put in vaccines (he never saw the irony). We all quit in the end because we'd pay for five hours in a rehearsal room and play for less than an hour and we just got fed up with the unpredictable solos.