Meanwhile, Amazon has been the most amazing aid to shopping for us, for most people I know and I suspect for the millions who use them for the ease, efficiency and pre sales reviews, not to mention £79 a year getting you next day delivery, a video library next only to Netflix and a surprisingly good selection of streaming music, not to mention books at member only prices etc etc

Guitar strings, picks, cleaning gear, most of my pa gear.

Buying instruments on line from anywhere is Russian Roulette but if it isn’t as described etc, Amazon returns are simple. Download a returns number, take the item sans box if you wish to the collections place (10 mins away for me) and hand it in letting them scan the return code. Next day, money back in account.

Beware them? Before long, it’ll be the only place you can buy your foil hats.