Please re-enter/allocate any tickets allocated to me to be among others who enter. Whilst it would be a privilege to play a Bailey guitar, I'm overrun with guitars and my wife likes the little bit of ...

Well said Robin I think we would all agree

@markbailey and Carol Thank you for all these livestreams and the online courses and the chance to win lockdown lucy. Had it not be for lockdown, I would never have found you and I wouldn't be buildin...

@markbailey Lockdown Lucy will be a big miss I'm so used to seeing it in the background on every live stream. Please take a photo and put it where we can all see it. I was trying to think of a few wor...

How to get your hands on LOCKDOWN LUCY!!!! 😲 Attachment : mark - lockdown lucy.JPG Finally … someone is going to be getting to play our Lockdown Lucy - the Bandsman Special Made Live du...

@TV101 So it's 300 year oldMahogany We've been in lockdown a long time now, must be nearly 400 years old by now.

@tv1 OMG! took me awhile I am such a dodo. Yes yes yes Lucy will be the 300 year old walnut guitar.

We are allowed out for essential food shopping only and there isn't much else open anyway. And we can't even stop off for a click and collect at Toolstation on the way home from a hospital appointmen...

@rocknroller912 That sounds roughly what we have here. There are more places open then what would be considered essential but as our numbers are low I guess more and more places are slowly re-opening....

@mattbeels We are allowed out for essential food shopping only and there isn't much else open anyway. Even take away food shops are delivery only unless they have an outdoor serving hatch. Also for ex...

@rocknroller912 we are still not allowed to go anywhere. Say what?!? Total lockdown as in stay in the house or at least on your property? How do you get sundries and such?

@mattbeels It was a good session today longest one ever I think nearly two hours. Your trip sounds good we are still not allowed to go anywhere.

I trust that you guys had a good time at the stream today? We had a family trip to the forest and so I wasn’t able to attend, I’ll catch up tonight or tomorrow!

Phew almost didn't make it - but here we are! Get in early so you don't miss the new INTRO!!!!

@tv101 Has anyone ever managed to order something for less than £135 from Stewmac?? Bah-hahahahaha!

@jonhodgson When I've bought goods from USA and other non EU countries in the past it's the shipping agent which collects the VAT and Import duty on behalf of Customs & Excise + their admin fee, b...

Not only that but you also pay VAT on the duty! Tax on a tax on an imaginary cost!

Wow, that is crazy. I think it's already ridiculous that you have to pay VAT on the shipping charge, but inventing a stupidly high charge so they can get VAT off it is criminal (morally speaking).

Beware of Stewmacs 'free delivery'! HMRC will assess a value for the carriage of about £150 and charge you VAT, duty and admin costs on this. No getting around it, no discussion, no appeal. Pay it or ...

Interesting, according to gov.uk the VAT threshold is only £15 (duty is £135). I guess there's a degree of luck involved as to whether the customs officer dealing with your package can be bothered to ...