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The Outpost Cafe / Re: I hope I die before I get (that) old ...
May 18, 2025, 03:38:05 PM #2
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May 17, 2025, 10:28:55 PM
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Fender Basses / Re: No more Made in Mexico Fenders
May 17, 2025, 10:26:01 PM
My guess is based on the explanation Sterling Ball posted at the EB/MM forums back when the California law was new, after forum members noticed the change.
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Fender Basses / Re: No more Made in Mexico Fenders
May 16, 2025, 11:54:11 PMQuote from: Chris P. on May 16, 2025, 02:02:50 AMSo certain products can't be Made in USA anymore if a certain amount of foreign parts is used?
The Federal Trade Commission has had a Made In USA standard for many years. It allows a little wiggle room.
The newer California law is stricter. Read the Labeling Requirements paragraph here: https://www.trade.gov/made-usa-faqs
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 15, 2025, 07:09:19 PM
Look who just showed up at Norm's!
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Fender Basses / Re: No more Made in Mexico Fenders
May 15, 2025, 07:41:53 AM
Not sure, but I think it has something to do with a California law that's stricter about meeting Made In USA standards than federal law. For example, the MusicMan headstock now says "California tradition since 1974" b/c under California law it doesn't qualify as Made In USA.
My guess is that Fender can't use Made In USA any more, so they've decided not to use Made In Mexico either.
My guess is that Fender can't use Made In USA any more, so they've decided not to use Made In Mexico either.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 15, 2025, 07:31:28 AM
From the first Farm Aid.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 14, 2025, 12:29:57 PM
Just premiering now on the Jack Bruce channel. Jack was born 82 years ago today.
Full concert. With Blues Saraceno and Simon Phillips.
Full concert. With Blues Saraceno and Simon Phillips.
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The Outpost Cafe / Nick Lowe discusses his songs
May 14, 2025, 12:49:34 AM
From this past December, I missed seeing it then.
"I wrote two songs that should have gone into the dustbin. They turned out to be my biggest hits."
"I wrote two songs that should have gone into the dustbin. They turned out to be my biggest hits."
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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature EB0 to EB4 and SG variant basses...
May 11, 2025, 10:29:23 PM #11
The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 11, 2025, 10:13:30 PMQuote from: uwe on May 10, 2025, 04:57:28 PMI'm sure it's coincidental, but I was immediately reminded of this here as a European:
Not a put down, I like the melody.
I don't hear it at all. That pablum was the best the UK could do for their Eurovision entry? Sad.
In any case, Johnny's song was earlier.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 11, 2025, 09:38:35 PM
Eric Burdon, 84 today.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 10, 2025, 07:33:00 AM
Johnny Rodriguez passed yesterday. Great voice, deailed by personal demons.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
May 07, 2025, 09:46:09 PM
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The Outpost Cafe / Wilko, The Play
May 07, 2025, 12:24:11 AM
Wilko Johnson "Love and Death and Rock 'n' Roll" a Play with Live Music by Jonathan Maitland
I wouldn't mind seeing this.
I wouldn't mind seeing this.