Jean-Luc Pickguard

Soup — Can

Bow Thai Daddy — Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

Fattie Bum Bum — Carl Malcolm

There's a lovely fireglo 4005v in mint condition listed on the BassBros website. Very keenly priced, however I have challenged myself (and told the missus) that I won't be buying any guitars or basses in 2026.

I found some pics of the tuners on your bass (I think the 5 uses the same tuners as the 4 string version) Hipshot HB6 ultralites would probably be a good choice, but check the dimensions of the existing tuners & the holes they fit in to ensure that they'd fit. The US-made ultralites are reversable so buying five would enable you to reverse one, but there is also the cheaper 'licensed version' which is not reversable. https://allparts.uk.com/products/hipshot-hb6-ultralite-bass-machine-heads?variant=54942187880831

I Just Want To Make Love To You — Etta James

Nice! I'd love to have one of these in mapleglo, but the pricetag is a bit more than my budget can accommodate.

That's nuts. Have you tried the UK distributor, strings and things?

Goodness Gracious Me — Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren

Theme From World Of Sport — Don Harper

That R&B one is quite an ingenious bit of kit. Probably not very versatile though.

Aka Dee Dee King I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the only rapping he had ever heard before recording as Dee Dee King was the Two Ronnies 'Pink Rupee Rap'

In my experience, for commission sales they ask how much you want your bass to be listed for when you bring it in, so that price possibly came from the owner.

Little Willy — The Sweet

I'd Rather Be Alone — Jeff Tweedy

Shagalagalu — The Smoke

When I restarted gigging about 20 yrs ago, I realised I couldn't get used to playing with a ring on so I just stopped wearing my wedding ring altogether, and I have not worn it since. I used to take my watch off for rehearsals and gigs, and keep it in my pocket, but since I've been wearing an apple watch, playing the bass seems to inflate my number of steps for the day so I keep it on to boost my stats.

I had not intended to paint a cow that morning. The plan was to paint a fence.

Funeral Pyre — The Jam

Your Will Miss Me When I Burn — Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

There's small gigs, and there are bigger gigs. If the aim is to keep up with an unmiked acoustic drum kit for small pub gigs and rehearsals, just about any modern amp rated at 200W should be up to the job. A 500W isn't 2.5 times as loud as a 200W amp, it is twice as loud as a 50W amp. * please note: gross oversimplifications may have been applied

I don't know whether this is irrational, but where most people I've discussed this with tend to rate Japanese Fenders as second only to USA Fenders, I rate modern Mexico-made Fenders (eg vintera, JMJ mustang) higher than Japan-made ones. Having owned several of both, I'm not keen on the non-standard metric hardware of CIJ/MIJ, and the electronic components (no-name mini pots, flimsy output sockets) don't inspire confidence so I always replace them.

Jesus Built My Hotrod — Ministry

The hot chocolate one? The luthier that did that is based a short walk from me in Sutton, South London. I took a banjo to him once for some work, but if any of my basses need anything done I only take them to the Gallery in Camden.

Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um — Major Lance