The Last Bass Outpost

The pub deserves the bad publicity. Not for the allegedly bad service, but because the bartender called the cops and had the customers arrested for theft. That's just outrageous.

If I were in that situation, and if it were as bad as the customers described, I would have paid the "mandatory gratuity" said something to the manager on duty and gotten the owner's phone number to call the next business day. And as Scott says, you try to take into account that sometimes things are beyond your server's control.

But it's inexcusable to call the cops and have customers arrested for failing to pay a gratuity. If they go out of business for that, they deserve it.

It's not any less desirable for any practical reason. It's just that an earlier date is usually more sought after by collectors, all else being equal.

This blog entry is written from a certain political viewpoint that we're not going to debate here, but this may shed some light on the raid, at least as far as what law the allegations come from: the criminalization of wood

I laughed. I cried. I cheered. 

I agree, this one needs a pickguard.

Small company, no fancy CNC equipment (yet). Think of these as a prototypes. They didn't do the prototype they originally planned to send to Rob and Uwe, so they worked it out on this run.

I prefer a leg lamp. Much more elegant, as long as the Bumpus family doesn't live in your neighborhood.

i don't think fender worries about anybody concerning bass sales at least. i do wonder if tacoma will still be making stuff, though.

Tacoma is on its way out. They were broke when Fender bought them, and they only bought the company to get the production staff and facilities.