Cosmo Valdemar

Aaaaaand, I've just bought my old EBS Billy back 😄

Don't Hang Up - 10cc

Sculpture of Man - Manic Street Preachers

Love? - Strapping Young Lad

Run the PSA on the floor next to it 😁 It's hard to not find the distortion you're after in the PSA, it's an amazing little thing. I'm slightly ashamed that mine isn't getting used.

At least you know the pickups are ok.

Malice Through The Looking Glass - Cradle of Filth

It does depend on the bass - the EBS only really gave that sort of ZZ Top grind with the single coil P. They push drive pedals in a particular way. With everything else it had that typical Billy midrangey sound. What bass(es) are you using?

Here's a very interesting video on the lined/unlined debate I saw recently. I rarely play fretless, and haven't owned one for years, but I always naturally went to lined. More accurate, surely? Maybe not...

It's not very helpful I know, but the main thing here is the old-style Precision with the single coil. The distortion is adding flavour but that single coil clank is really what this sound is all about. When I had such a Precision I used to get a great ZZ Top tone with an EBS Billy Sheehan, surprisingly. I don't think chasing a Marshall-derived tone is vital.

Harmony - Reg

Falling Forever - Paradise Lost

I can confirm the above! Top bloke to deal with.

Powerman - Kinks

Trio - King Crimson 😁

Lost In Space - Misfits

Never Satisfied - Judas Priest

Sandwich - Ugly Kid Joe

Promising much, but failing.

Tits - Sparks

The Shag - Billy Graves

Hard to argue with any of these. Imagine, an Epiphone Grabber!

A recent JLo interview would suggest this may be on the horizon...

Breakfast in Mayfair - Fairport Convention