I missed this one first time round, but at the recent Live Earth event there was a wild bass that was specially made by US bass makers Lakland for the Spinal Tap bassist. Check out the Burning Earth Bass on the BBC site!

Kudos to Dan and the team. It really is something special, based on the 55-94 model, it has 6 (yes, SIX!) pickups and a paint job that puts a hotrod car to shame.