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Or the pick. Bobby is the pure essence of funk, no matter how he achieves his music, it is just so funky. The way he moves around, even seated, is testament to this. Love that guy. He was tremendous at the LBGS a few years back, I started using a pick far more from that day onward.

You're correct about the EMGs. It's surprising about them, because you'd think they'd be harsh and clinical and not at all vintage sounding (whatever that means) but here is Bobby, along with Guy Pratt and Dave Gilmour, proving that that is not the case. Love this...

Song Remains The Same - Led Zep

Modern Music - Be Bop Deluxe

Funeral For A Friend _ Elton John

Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys

Physical Graffiti is my favourite LZ album and one of my fave albums of all time, I don't think there's a duff track on it. Technically, a recording session compilation album (includes tracks from LZ4 & HotH) but none the worse for that. Recently, I've come to appreciate Houses... much more, so much quality on there, but much overlooked (maybe just by me) because of its placement between 4 & Graffiti. Too much focus on 4 has taken the shine off of it for me these days, but it was the album that finally got me into LZ after years of ignoring them (I was young and a Purple fan).

The Rover Over The Hills & Far Away The Rain Song Achilles Last Stand What Is & What Should Never Be Trampled Underfoot Celebration Day Night Flight Ramble On Fool In The Rain Any order you like.

Never Ending Story - Limahl

Once Upon A Time In The West - Dire Straits

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Ultravox

Potential for increased £s come selling time? I've owned an ex-celeb bass. However, I didn't know this until I'd already bought it and asked if there was any history to it, just before I departed with my purchase (Bruce Thomas if you were wondering).

Secret Agent - Rory Gallagher

P, tone wide open, played with a pick is a sound heard on many a popular ditty. Not all Ps, or P types for that matter, sound the same though. My first bass was a BB300 (reversed P) and I had a full fat, new Fender P some years later. However, it wasn’t until I bought my old ‘63 P that the tone I heard Chuck Rainey employing on those Steely Dan albums or Bruce Foxton’s ‘Malice’ sound was heard and experienced up close and personal, proper wide grin moments. Interestingly enough, the ‘63 having been moved on some years ago, my JMJ Mustang achieves that very same tone.

Arc of a Diver - Steve Winwood

Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis

Mill Street Junction - Be Bop Deluxe

Need? 🤔 Sorry, forgot where I am 👍🎉

If I Were A Carpenter - Tim Hardin

The Tide Is High - Blondie

Empty Rooms - Gary Moore

Sadly often overlooked when the naming of the greats takes place. He played on Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around; that’s a top bassline.

It's a Long Way to Tipperary - John McCormack

Marathon - Rush (only those of a certain vintage will get this)