Frank Blank

Possibly, not quite as niche as vandalism however.

Ah, all the punks around my way with a vocabulary that extended beyond 'Oi' ended up listening to Crass and wearing Tibetan clothes. With hindsight I expect we were actually mid to late seventies hippie variants, such was the nature of our ontological musings, ahem.

You flatter me @Al Krow, thank you very much. I've been called similar a few times on BC and I simply can't get used to it, I suppose that's because you lot have only ever known me as a reasonably genial over fifty year old whereas I still think of myself as a nose-picking obscenity-spewing punk with a penchant for existentialism and vandalism.

Oh man, a reggae tuba.

Welcome @pepsi-abi. See, the thing is you can get right into a debate like this and never settle on a bass and never get started into actually playing. It would be a one in a million chance if you happened on the bass that you are going to stick with for the rest of your playing life first time! Obviously the lockdown situation makes trying things out virtually impossible but don't get stuck in the inertia of indecision which we will all exacerbate by chipping in with our comments and knowledge (altogether a great thing I might add). You seem to have a strong idea about what style of bass you want so just get one, personally I'd go for the Sire, I bought a five string Jazz recently and was well impressed, I've had a few Squiers and none were as good as the Sire IMHO. I think it is important to start by getting your hands on a bass and start learning, once that's under way you'll then begin honing your criteria for a better (as in more suited to you) bass. These threads can go on for pages and pages, it will (mostly) all be extremely useful info from some very wise and experienced bass players, being a member of the forum has revolutionised my outlook and equipment totally, but nothing will really get you playing and understanding your personal relationship to an instrument like getting started with a bass in your hands. Good luck, stick with it, it's the coolest instrument. I wish I'd found something like this forum over forty years ago.

They are stunning pieces of work and sound superb too.

But that would be shear madness, I’ve mutton left to say on the matter.

If Acoustic amp/cabs are good enough for the Family Man then they are good enough for me ...

Indeed so, although this is the 361 head as opposed to the 360 head above ...

This ...

Brilliant, cheers! Teach me for assuming ...

I suppose the use of MS Teams rules out Mac users?

...and looks particularly good in the Tardis.

Thanks to @Clarky, this ... https://vimeo.com/399832399 ... blimmin marv.

Totally enjoying this, cheers.

Another tune ...

Love this, loved ever since school discos over forty years ago, just sublime.

Just reading up on the poisonicity of yew on wiki, I had no idea!

Heh, yes, or an album of outtakes from Toxicity.

Toxicity? Although I prefer poisonosity.

But when they play live ... he just wont put the effing thing down.