Japhet

I have, amongst many other things, a Zoom B3. I could easily get by with that in any situation but the truth is, I get bored and I like buying stuff to muck about with, and pedals are relatively cheap. It is complete madness, but I buy pedals I don't need because I'm done with buying amps, cabs and guitars because I'm overloaded with them as it is. So, I cart a pedal board around when I could slip the B3 into the pocket of a gig bag and be done with it. Right, off to the F/S section to see if there's anything I fancy trying out, when in fact I should be advertising a load of stuff I never use.

Star Man - David Bowie

Smashy and Nicey's Poptastic Charity Megaband

The Merchant Bankers

The XR3s.

Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

My One Temptation - Mica Paris

Blood, Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Somewhere down the Crazy River - Robbie Robertson

Freebird - Lynryd Skynyrd.

I've spent a fortune on amps that I like the sound of (and since I'm dreadful at letting stuff go, I still have nearly all of them). I doubt 99% of punters could tell much/any difference between any of them and wouldn't care if they could. I rarely play through FOH so in answer to the question, my amp sound is for me and the 1% of punters who give a toss what the bass sounds like.

Football's Coming Home - Baddiel & Skinner (Lightening Seeds)

East River - Brecker Brothers

Lying Eyes - The Eagles

Upside Down - diana Ross

He probably got free Country Life butter for the rest of life when he did those TV ads for them a few years back.

Killer - Adamski/Seal

On The Road Again - Canned Heat

25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago

5 4 3 2 1 - Manfred Man

Mr Know It All - Stevie Wonder

Angel - Jimi Hendrix

I'd be all for it but there are too many hurdles for me. First and foremost, I've financed all of our PA since all the others are classic impoverished musicians who spend the vast majority of their time drinking beer and moaning about how skint they are. I'm also skint, but not because I spend all of my time drinking beer. The chances of any of them stumping up a fiver towards any changes are less than nil. Secondly, the gig situation has gone downhill rapidly since Covid and I don't particularly fancy too much exposure in crowded spaces. Thirdly, I think my gigging days are probably numbered now through age, enthusiasm and all of the above.

Maybe, somewhere in a parallel universe, this is a viable option.