Skybone

I had the SB Special II (twice), which was the same bass, but with 2 of the "P" pole humbucker (instead of the J pickup at the bridge).

Forgot about this beauty: Korean "ProSeries StarBass 4 in Sunburst with case £825 - Basses For Sale - Basschat

If you can find one that has a solid spruce top, rather than a laminated top, that's a great starting point. They tend to sound a bit less "boxy" than one's that have laminated tops. Vintage used to do a solid top with a laminated mahogany back & sides for about £100. Good little guitars. An Auditorium or Parlour size would be a good choice for a non player, as size-wise they're a bit more manageable. I'd also recommend that your friend buys a set of wooden bridge pins rather than the plastic ones that come with the guitar. They really do liven the sound up, especially on cheaper acoustics. Taylor Guitars Bridge Pins, Ebony at Gear4music Another thing to look for is a "pure" acoustic guitar (no on-board pre-amp & pickup). At that price point, the pre-amp tends to be not the best. EastCoast G1S Grand Auditorium Acoustic Guitar - Andertons Music Co. Taylor Bridge Pins Ebony (Set of 6) - Andertons Music Co.

Recently asked a similar question in "Other Instruments": Electronic Drums - Any BC Knowledge Out There? - Other Instruments - Basschat My son wanted a drum kit, an electronic kit was the obvious choice, so I managed to track down a second hand Alesis Nitro Mesh kit. My son's made up with it, it sounds really good, and there's a load of tutorial stuff available online if you register the kit with Alesis (though he's happiest to bang about playing along with Spotify). The Bass drum pad is the usual rubber, but the snare & toms are mesh heads. The more money you have available, you'll obviously get a better kit, but the mesh heads are the way to go. Good luck.

Blood and Thunder - Mastodon

Revelation would be another brand to have a look at.

For some reason, this really appeals:

Religous Wars - Subhumans

No Limit - 2 Unlimited

Shout Out to My Ex - Little Mix

Lonely This Christmas - Mud

Night Swimming - R.E.M.

Failed miserably last year, so this year's starting out with no plans to acquire anything. However, this is subject to change without prior notice.

No plans so far, however, this is subject to change without prior notice.

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Forever and Ever - Demis Roussos

Good documentary. NMA were an essential part of the "Alternative" culture in the 80's & 90's, a number of my friends at the time were huge fans, they were one of those bands that you either loved or hated them (I certainly knew a lot of people who hated them as well! ). Remember being dragged along to a couple of gigs when they played locally to where I grew up, and they were a great live band who fed off the atmosphere. Didn't understand the clog thing though.

No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Barbara Streisand & Donna Summer

Can't Buy Me Love - Gerry Marsden's mop top mates

There Must Be An Angel - Eurythmics

When I started out, I tried playing with my fingers, but failed miserably, so moved on to using a plectrum. Used them up to the late 90's when I pretty much switched to guitar. The favoured pick's for bass were... Dunlop Nylon's 0.73mm. Used Dunlop Tortex 0.60mm for guitar (the orange ones). When that band finished, I kind of lost interest in playing guitar, so started playing bass a bit more. As most of my bass "heroes" were finger-style players, I started working on my bass technique, took it back to bas(s)ics, and re-learned playing with my fingers. Still using fingers for bass, plectrum for guitars.

IIRC, most DAW's have a function in there so you can specify a file path for where you want to store files, usually called something like "Preferences", "Options" or "User Settings", some may have some options on the initial start-up screen before you get into the project song itself, but it can still be accessed from the menu's.

Don't forget that you can use your BC login on GuitarChat: Guitarchat - Guitar Forum Home

Went down a similar route a good number of years back, and got sucked down the rabbit hole of GAS. Shame I never was never that good a guitarist really. I'm a bass player that dabbles with guitars, still have them, still play them (occasionally), and it took that foray into the guitar world that cemented my love of playing bass. Knowing some of the guitar stuff has helped my bass playing no end, especially in terms of playing to the song and listening to what the other musicians are doing. Enjoy your time away, but you'll be back.

I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff