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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner - Iron Maiden

Let's see if I can remember them all... Kay Precision Westone Raider Aria Pro II SB Special II Westone Thunder 1A Washburn MB4 Tobias ? EBMM StingRay 2EQ Aria Pro II SB 1000 Aria Pro II SB Special II EBMM StingRay 2EQ Fender Jazz MIM Rickenbacker 4003 Fender Modern Player Jazz MIC Rockinbetter 4003 G&L L2000 Tribute Rockinbetter 4003 Tokai Thunderbird Bass Collection Californian Custom Walnut Faker Rickenbacker 4003

Didn't Algy Ward use a Guild B302 as well in the late 70's / early 80's?

I guess it would depend on which era they came from. A Thunderbird of a similar era to the Explorer pictured would possibly have similar machine heads. Just a thought.

Pretty much all of the Killing Joke back catalogue.

Victory? Explorer?

Precious & Grace - ZZ Top (as well as QOTSA & Billy Gibbons)

More Than A Feeling - Boston

Electric Wizard - Electric Wizard

I'm Happy - Ivor Cutler

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

First and Last and Always - Sisters of Mercy

Hard Road - Black Sabbath

I had an MB4 from new in the sparkle black finish, bought it in '93 IIRC, the first new bass I'd ever bought. Good to look at, good to play, shame it only sounded OK. It was significantly lighter than the Westone Thunder 1A I had, so it became the main bass. The guitarist in the band I was in at the time also had a Washburn Mercury guitar (bought from the same shop). Haven't seen any of the 90's Washburns in a long time. Must admit, I much preferred their 80's basses.

Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath

Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim

Hall of the Mountain Grill - Hawkwind

Got to second the respect for Paul Gray, superbly tasteful player. Phil from Subhumans & Jasper from Citizen Fish Grant from Rudimentary Peni

Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants

Einstein A Go-Go - Landscape

Get Up and Go - The Go-Go's

This Is Not An Exercise - Voivod

You really can't go wrong with an Ashdown 300w MAG head (or combo). Puts out something like 200w @ 8 Ohms, 300w @ 4 Ohms. Should be able to pick one up relatively inexpensively second hand too. I have the 2x10 combo, and that's plenty loud enough for band use. Just checked the Ashdown site, the EvoIII puts out 220w @ 8 Ohms, 330w @ 8 Ohms.

Always had a big soft spot for the SB Special II, owned a black one from '84 in the late 80's, 'til I stupidly part-exed it for an Encore Strat in the early 90's (shut up, I know! ). Always regretted that. I did however end up getting an '82 Westone Thunder 1A not long after. Managed to find another one around 2006, but life hadn't been too kind to it. It was still a nice bass, but nowhere near as nice as my original one. Bizarrely, that one was an '84 model as well. In all my research around the time, I could never find any info on the SB Special II, only the RSB Deluxe. From what I can gather, they were only made in 1984, as I've never seen one from any other year. No doubt, @Fionn's and @FlatEric's ones will be from other years. 🙄