Skybone

Misery - Soul Asylum

IIRC, that list is 75% plectrum, 25% fingers. That's obviously not helpful, and not constructive. Sorry.

Psycho Therapy - The Ramones

Very reliable amps.

Fingers. Used to use a plectrum many moons ago, but decided to re-assess my technique using my fingers. I think it paid off. I think that a lot of people who complain about the ergonomics of a Ric are more used to playing FSO's, and don't spend the time to assess how and where they play when they try Ric's, expecting that the techniques used on the FSO's will work. In fact, if you look at most Ric player's, they tend to play between the pickups (there are, of course, exceptions to this sweeping generalisation). If you play them between the pickups, then the wrist of the playing hand is away from the bit of the body above the bridge (where the forearm chamfer is on an FSO). That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

So a few years ago, I couldn't afford 1, now I have 2. Yay. Just like TB above, I lusted after one for many years, nearly bought one on a few occasions, but always bottled out for some reason or other (mainly due to being young & skint, or the "relic" condition of the bass, when relic wasn't a thing). Anyway, some years later, finally managed to find one when I had some cash, played it, loved it, bought it. Spent a long time re-evaluating how I played it in relation to other basses, but it was worth the effort. They just feel right.

Very nice looking bass indeed.

I Am The Sun - SWANS

I use the Effects Return socket on my Ashdown combo to amplify a POD Go. It works, and it sounds great.

Thirded. Give Ashdown a call, they should be able to sort you out with a new speaker for a reasonable price.

Hall of the Mountain Grill - Hawkwind

Picked up a Marshall MB-15 for my son a while back, really impressed with it, sounds really good.

But how does it feel?

Heaven, in fact, can't wait. RIP

Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand

Armageddon It - Def Leppard

Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails

Killing for Company - SWANS

And money... 😄

Fender Rumble 500. Only about 300w with the combo, 500w with the extension cab. Light too. Ashdown RM500 or the OriginAL C210T 300. There's a few in the Amps For Sale section that look pretty good, the GR combo, or the MarkBass combo for example. Though for that kind of money, you could pick up a good head & cab. Plenty of older, big heads available, or a few Class D's. That Laney Nexus 400 rig looks very tempting. There's an RM500 head & cab as well (but maybe a bit far to collect).

I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness

Country Song - Alabama Thunderpussy

Rivers of Babylon - Boney M

Who Are You? - Black Sabbath