stewblack

Oh yeah! Nice one.

Which UK number one single contains the best bass line. I will kick us off with Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by Norman Watt-Roy. Also, take a drink when someone tells us it's all 'subjective'. Another drink when we're invited to debate what the word 'best' means. And finish the bottle when someone tells us it's 'impossible'.

I just want to say that DI Joe is a brilliant name. Carry on.

I agree with @Lord Sausage. I went through a very short phase of preferring a p bass neck, but that was entirely influenced by reading Basschat. I had no clue that nut width and neck profile existed as a variable until I kept reading it here. I actually don't give a monkeys what size or shape the neck is, it's different across all my basses. The only card I can't play - or rather prefer not to play - is neck dive. I buy purely on aesthetics now. I keep a bass unless it's uncomfortable to play.

I perform mostly in three piece bands. If the solo isn't good enough to grab the audience attention and not leave an apparent 'hole' in the sound, then that's not on me. I do my job, the lead instrument does theirs. Or doesn't. It's kind of out of my hands. One thing I know for sure, the three piece with the keyboard player is way better than those with guitarists. The person who makes the difference under the solo is the drummer, they can open their sound with greater ease than us!

We have decided its digital

I am selling not buying though!

Mr Black, Double Chorus

Hmm. It's a chorus pedal. Nothing on the builder's site to indicate either way. Just one mention on Anderton's saying digital - not really conclusive.

How does one tell if a pedal is one or the other?

I used a pick on mine at rehearsal on Wednesday and they're still black! I may have to get a second set for my other black bass.

I have just concluded a pedal trade with @bassfanand it went as sweet as a nut! The communication throughout was first class and I'm delighted with the outcome. A highly recommended Basschatter who I happily endorse.

The phaser, envelope and downtown express are on my theoretical list. Not a real list. I don't need any more pedals. 😬

OK, OK they're a close second. But no one makes a battery compartment you open without undoing anything, flips closed on its own and has a solid fixed position for the battery with no trailing wires. It's bliss. (the lights turn on and off with a small switch at the top face if the pedal, so, you know, they're pretty cool too)

The Trapper is perfect for bass. Low end is never lost, the contour and tone controls are extremely flexible and the range of fuzz sounds very versatile . However... the thing that really impressed my inner geek is the coolest, best designed battery compartment I've ever seen in a pedal.

No argument from me!

A couple of firsts for me. I've never had an MXR pedal I liked, and I've never had a Fender pedal at all. Well, the bass envelope by mxr is a really cool filter. The controls make sense, it's simple to get a good sound and, above all, the clean blend option makes the entire sweep usable. The Fender pedals have been on my radar a while now. They're attractively priced, and look good (to me). I waited for a second hand option and this two stage fuzz /octave came up the other day. The octave is either incredibly well tracked or non existent. I kind of can't tell if it's there or not. Which is as weird as it sounds. But the fuzz sound is really, really good. I dialled in a big fat blatty kind of overdriven valve sound with ease. Being able to keep that then kick in a second stage of fuzz can only be a useful tool. So first impressions are super positive. Where and when they will fit in the universe of my pedal horde I don't know. But that's fine. What matters is they're great pedals. This pleases me.

Only circumstances where I don't gig with two of everything is a jam session when I'm supplying the bass gear.

I haven't had any gigs forever, so only in rehearsal so far. It depends on the songs but if I get dep slots covers bands the obvious would be like Don't You Want Me Baby, I Want To Dance With Somebody - in fact most 80s hits.

No its so easy to use it went straight onto the working board. The obsession with pedals has been a useful distraction during lockdown.

That's on my other board (the board I actually use) this board has a bunch of tech which is taking me a long time to learn.