Skybone

So I have a few quid sat in the bank, burning a hole in my proverbial pocket, don't need anymore basses, considered a new fx unit, but definitely have that covered as well, so the next thing is my amp. Currently have an Ashdown MAG 210 (badged as a Muzik Peroductiv AMP), but at 22kg, it's a bit heavy and a bit awkward to lug about... but it sounds great, even though I only use the power amp section. I've had a brief look on t'interweb, and there's a couple of amps that have caught my attention, the EBS Magni 502 is one that has really grabbed my attention, but it ain't cheap. One other is the Ashdown Original EVO 1x10 or 1x12, light, but would it be loud enough for a rock band? Another one to consider would be the trusty Fender Rumble 500... or just stick with what I have, but where's the fun in that?

Heard about this the other day, seems like another music shop has hit the wall, Kenny's Music, which has a few branches across Scotland. Had been into their Aberdeen and Glasgow branches through the years. They did have an online presence, but it looks like that's been taken off line.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

D'Addario Pro Steels - £26 on Amazon EPS165-5

Raspberry Beret - Prince

Does it have Gene Simmon's patented tongue scraper technology as well?

Can't go wrong with a good auto-wah.

Killer Queen - Queen

Upside Down - Diana Ross

Like the other replies, in my last band, the guitarist would bring an idea or riff, quite often a full song, we'd jam it out, see what worked where and added what we could. If it sounded good, we would keep on developing until we were all happy, and a finished song would emerge. If someone didn't think the idea had legs, it'd get shelved or adapted/morphed into something else. If someone came up with an idea for a riff or lyric or something, again, it'd get worked on until it became a song or it was decided that it didn't have legs. It's a shame the singer started taking over, especially with the lyrics. But that's another story.

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull

Went through something similar a while ago. Had a very nice StingRay at the time, but just couldn't find a sound I liked from it, so sold it and bought an SB1000 that came up in the local music emporium (both it and the Ray had been "dream" basses since the 80's), fabulous bass to play, but again, just couldn't find "my" sound out of it no matter what I tried. Went back to said music emporium, and simply sat down and tried a load of basses (thankfully, the shop had an excellent selection of basses), in order to try and find one that not only felt and played well, but sounded great too. After a couple of hours of trying stuff, I walked out with a passive Mexican Jazz (which had US made pickups). It was just head and shoulders above anything else I tried. Only sold it to get my first 4003 (THE dream bass). The only active I've had since then was a G&L L2000 Tribute, again, looked and played great, but just couldn't get a sound I liked from it. Bizarrely, the only active bass that ever "hit the spot" sound wise was an old Thunder 1A. Though currently tempted by the Ibanez BTB that @fleabag has in the marketplace.

You to Me Are Everything - The Real Thing

Working Man - Rush

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

There was also the "Rimini", which was kind of a 4005-a-like bass.

Big in Japan - Alphaville

Hit the Lights - Metallica

Strange Brew - Cream

Tech21 Sansamp BDDI Programmable or the Bass Fly rig V2 could be a good start if you need lots of different sounds. The BDDI & VTDI Deluxe have been discontinued, but you may be able to find one second hand on here, or in an online market place of your choosing. Great, because they give you loads of different options. There's always going down the digital modelling route with something like the Line6 PODGo, HX Stomp, Boss GT Core, Headrush, etc.

Jack of Shadows - Hawkwind