Shaggy

To be really authentic, you’d need to play what your typical mid-‘60’s mod bassist would have been playing, which would have been.......let me think.........um.......a Hofner (or Vox / Watkins etc) Ric semis would have more been the preserve of affluent emerging West coast psychedelia bands in the US, and you don’t want to be associated with that malarkey........ Seriously; what a star your son is for getting involved with this. Can’t wait to see the beastie fully restored.

Impressive progress Maude, but more importantly - you need to sell me your Ric 4005 replica to fund this project......

Waterloo - ABBA

Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz

Vindaloo - Fat Les

Ha ha! said the clown - Manfred Mann

Black Country woman - Led Zeppelin

Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols

As an aside; I had a ticket to see the Ramones live in Liverpool (1980?) but they cancelled on the day to play this song on TOTP ...... Goodbye girl - Squeeze

Elvis ain’t dead - Scouting for girls

Poison - Alice Cooper

Definitely the 3 - more versatile as Lozz says, and worth very much more - $1500 for a ‘70 model is a hell of a bargain if it’s mainly original and in a playable state Edit - The 3 is the long scale version whereas the 0 is standard short scale, which obviously is also a major factor depending on your preferred scale length

Thick as a brick - Jethro Tull

Tug of war - Macca

Destination Venus - Rezillos

She’s got claws - Gary Numan

Nice! Moog circuit and original case definitely a plus! Pic proves that these basses are strong enough to support the entire weight of the continent of Africa....

Heaviest production bass I know of, though I'm sure someone will come along in a minute with a heavier one...... What finish version did you get after?

China Grove - Doobie Bros

I always keep an eye on Gibson RD Artists on t’bay, being one of my favourite basses (I have 2.....), but this is the first fretless version I’ve ever seen: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-RD-Artist-Bass-Guitar-Natural-73257043-Sherwood-Phoenix/174558863526?hash=item28a484e0a6:g:8TMAAOSw4-Rf12pC Looks to be a factory fretless rather than a mod, and I’m pretty sure the board is ebony (not rosewood as described) as on the fretted sunburst and black RD Artists. Eye-watering price though......

I’ve owned and gigged a good few all-valve heads (‘70’s Orange 100W, Fender Bassman 135, Ampeg SVT-2, Trace TwinValve, and Mesa D-180 - I still have the Mesa mainly as it doubles as a guitar head.....) but has been said many times on this forum; it’s darn hard to beat the valve tone and sheer practicalty of the Mesa Walkabout (a 300W hybrid amp of course). Mine is my go-to head unless I’m playing funk, in which case it’s the Ashdown MK500. Having said that, I’ve never tried the Handbox, heard very good things.

Set fire to the rain - Adele

It’s all about the bass - Meghan Trainor (had to make an appearance sometime.....) Oops too late, ignore,.......

Scooby Dooby doo, where are you? - Best Coast (theme from Scooby doo)

Good riddance (Time of your life) - Green Day