Shaggy

Jeez, you missed out one of the main brilliant bonuses - the funky blue LED's on the front....... Good score!

would you really let someone called "Globewang" near your nuts?

Hemsby Marchnad Caerfyrddin not convincing as potential Rock God.......

I used to have a late '70's Bassman 135 silverface - like thodrik says; a bit underpowered for these days and as a gigging all-valve amp I prefer the Mesa D-180 I use now, but it does get my vote as the best looking amp ever made...... Simple, dependable, great clean tone; only really breaks into overdrive when pushed to the very limit

Another - pretty much vocals over a very simple bass riff -

Lol, I just thought it fitted the OP criteria - agreed it can be a bit dirge-y unless covered by a really good singer (and likewise I used to nod off when playing it years ago in a covers band - same with "with or without you") but the original is a great and powerful song. Some really good examples in posts above, although some I wouldn't call all that simple

Walk on the wild side - Lou Reed Come together - Beatles Zombie - Cranberries Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

I'd be able to pick myself out of any lineup.....

You mean to say that you don't?

We once auditioned a drummer who not only had the fancy drummers gloves, but special fancy drummers shoes. On seeing this, the guitarist muttered to me; "this guy will either be amazing, or totally shite" Guess which he was...... Back to OP - 17 basses, but the slightly worrying thing is that I have a different strap for each one

Not in the same class as The Goodies excellent "Funky Gibbon"....... Back to the OP; no mention yet of the endearing double-entendre of "My ding-a-ling" - Chuck Berry - and "(Don't mess with) My toot toot" - Denise LaSalle

There are so many, really Radio 2 favourite "Hotel California" (Eagles) is supposed to be about heroin addiction, and "House of the Rising Sun" is famously risque, about a brothel (lyrics tamed down for the Animals version)

If you're mindless, please take mine..... (Jo the waiter / Gary Numan)

Happy Jack is yer man for this All I know is the President was the top line model for both guitar and bass, and they don't seem to be worth as much as you think they should be (compared to Gibsons, Guilds etc) Lovely looker

Love the HH V-S!

Vin bought a Jazz bass bridge ashtray off me - smooth easy deal, great communications, prompt payment - thanks fella!

I suspect the wings were originally finished in dark lacquer and have been stripped and re-finned in "natural", but could be wrong Nice unusual bass

That's quite amazingly impressive....... If you could print the slider caps for the TE in fluoro green, that would look so cool. And bi- amping is the way to go..... The "little white nip" slider caps seem to be ubiquitous on Brit amps - whilst looking for spares for the TE I noticed the ones on my Ashdown MK 500 were exactly the same (pic below)

I had a set of near-new La Bella strings from Douglas via the "Recycling" forum, and as with Rick's experience posted above; he wouldn't even let me cover postage. In my years on Bass World / Talk / Chat pretty much every dealing with a forum member has been a real pleasure, but every so often you have contact with one who just goes above and beyond, and reminds you what a great community this is - Douglas is very much much one of those. Thanks fella!

Ditto to post above, apart from the postman Pat bit! Smooth transaction; deal with Gary in complete confidence.

PM'd re the La Bellas

Lol! I'd keep it for a spare I was you Stew, the little sods have a habit of attempting to escape to an alternative universe.......(possibly parallel to the one that all my pens and socks go to....)