Cosmo Valdemar

Paranormal Rascal, good band name.

Walk On Water - Wishbone Ash

A Bongo is very near the top of my "I really must try one of those" list. I think they look fabulous.

Suspended In Gaffa - Kate Bush

Same here. I was so impressed with my Bass VI - in pink, no less - that I took a punt on a 50s Precision. Then got another. And another.

Lost In Germany - King's X

Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry

I think Load's a great album. Far too long, as is their wont, but a great bass sound for once. Reload is the stuff not good enough for Load and it shows. Rubbish bass sound too.

They remain five of the biggest bands/artists in the world today, so not everybody hates them!

Turbo Lover - Judas Priest

Whippet - Devo

Start! - The Beatl... Jam

A simple boost pedal is the quickest way (another vote for the wonderful TC Electronic Spark here!) but I would hazard a guess that if your solo isn't popping out enough, you should first look at your overall tone and EQ, or that the guitarist is overplaying/too loud (more likely). It might just be that you're already too low in the mix.

In a Hand or a Face - WHO

Minute by Minute - Doobie Brothers

I'd trust Will completely. He's running a business so it's standard for them to pay after receiving the instrument.

Let's hear it!

I meant this one. It's an old pic so he might have had further restoration in recent years, but I'm sure it looked like this when I saw them a few years ago.

Plastic Man - Kinks

The Everlasting - MSP

I don't think it's stock - it looks 'normal' from a distance but the pickups don't look like RIC to me.

I've been an ardent fan of Metallica since I was 14. Not a huge fan of Reload/Garage Inc./S&M, but I've always stuck with them. Yesterday was my birthday and normally a new Metallica album released in my birthday would be a wonderful thing but for the first time I have absolutely no drive to listen to it. I've struggled with Lars' appalling, too-loud drums for years and now hearing them programmed to death on the new stuff... I think I'm done. That and the new songs having as much wallop as a damp flannel.

Higher Ground - Stevland Wonder

A tenner says the redhead on the right is the bass player.

Run Of The Mill - Judas Priest