Skybone

After reading that, 2 albums on a "cult" German Indie metal label, a 2 week UK tour and various other gigs up & down the country in the early/mid 90's seems a bit lacklustre. Not long after, the label folded, the guitarist had the opportunity to join a band with one of his best mates who's main guitarist had just left their band, record an album, go on tour etc., etc. Our 2 albums sold around 3,000 copies (the second album managed to get a second pressing).

I'd vote for something MIJ, be it Matsumoku or FujiGen. Had a few really nice MIJ guitars from that era, no basses though unfortunately.

A real shame, Electro used to be an ace shop, friendly staff, and a gold mine of gorgeous gear. Went regularly when I lived over there, spent a good few quid there over the years too. Only got to go there infrequently when we were down there visiting over the last few years, they still had some decent kit in. Sad day.

Tort? White Pearlescent? Black Pearlescent? Mirror?

Not forgetting that "Bon" Scott was Scottish as well, and that "Bon" is a nickname he acquired when the family moved to Australia, it's short for "Bonnie Scotland". His real name was Ronald.

When I first started, all the books were espousing fingerstyle and never really talked about using a pick. Tried using my fingers, but became frustrated with it, then learned how to use a pick. Using a pick also helped when I started joining bands, because the finger playing speed just wasn't there. A pick seemed natural & easy, so I kept on playing. Many moons later, after spending some time away from the bass as my main instrument (only really using it for recording songs etc.), I started to play bass a bit more, and decided to re-learn fingerstyle, more because most of my bass playing "heroes" used their fingers instead of picks. It started off slowly, but after watching videos of these players on how they played, I tried a few different things, and it all started to gel quite nicely, this was about 10 years ago, haven't looked back since & glad I spent the time to work on it. The speed is up, the fingertips are tough, can't imagine going back to using a pick.

Gibson Victory Artist? Nice, very nice indeed.

Had this more with guitars than basses TBH, though there have been a couple of basses that I have deeply regretted selling. First was my old Aria Pro II SB Special II (snappy name), my first "proper" bass. Managed to buy another on eBay years later, but that wasn't as good as the first one. Westone Thunder 1A. Weighed a ton, but also sounded amazing. Jetglo Rickenbacker 4003. Great sounding bass, been after one for 20-odd years when I got it, lived up to all expectations & more. Kept on to it for as long as I could before having to sell it. Replacing it was very difficult. Guitars: Tokai Love Rock LS70F, superb guitar, great sound with stock pickups, superb with aftermarket BKP Emerald's. Gutted when I had to sell it. Ibanez Artist 2619, built in 1979, looked ace, sounded ace, gorgeous to play. Ibanez Iceman IC200, built in 1978, another superb Ibanez.

Highly recommend Shirty Something. Great service, great prices, and it's run by a bass player as well.

In that case, a Rickenbacker would be a Harley Davidson.

Just changed the strings on my No.1 Faker after 3 months, the D string had gone a bit lacklustre. The other 3 strings were fine, the D just wasn't cutting through the mix in rehearsals. Still using Fender 7350m stainless.

That's a shot in the dark

Type 2 Campervan?

Looks like a 90's Integra (IGB) to me too. £25? Bargain of the year that one!

Rickenbacker: Land Rover (Solid, dependable, not everyone likes them, styling from a bygone era, but they still keep going)

Probably frequented some very similarly dodgy venues though... To be fair, though the 80's was known for it's flamboyance and excess, there was a strong undercurrent in music, away from the mainstream. There certainly appeared to be a lot of experimentation with styles, and certainly, the clarion call was lead by John Peel's radio show.

Mudhoney: Touch Me I'm Sick

Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction: Prime Mover Subhumans:

Half Man Half Biscuit: All I Want For Christmas Echo & The Bunnymen: Killing Moon

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Voivod: Tribal Convictions Voivod: Astronomy Domine Not forgetting.... Napalm Death on kids TV programme "What's That Noise" 1989