dave_bass5

I have insurance for my keyboard gear, but until recently i didnt need any for bass gear. Now im back playing bass i need to get my bass insured. The problem is im not sure what cost to put down. The bass is a sandblasted Fender. you cant get them anymore. I paid £795 back in 2016(ish), used. Its not that its worth a lot, but i cant decide if i should insure it for what i paid, or for a cost to get something else. Can i just put a random figured down that would get me a reasonable replacement? I cant think of anything that could replace it on looks, size of the neck and that its only 8lbs. Maybe im overthinking it, and hopefully I’ll never need to claim for it.

Ive tired many Comps over the years, but this is the only one Ive really taken to. So easy to use. Very, very small. https://becosfx.com/product/compiq-mini-pro-compressor-pedal-for-guitar-bass/#description

Yeah, thats why I said final call. Once they are set up correctly then each band member needs to call out for more or less etc.

Believe it or not, Smoke on the water 😂😎. Last time i played it in public i was at school.

Ive always thought it makes sense for the band members to call the final shots over the monitors. After all, they are the ones that will be using them.

Oh down get me wrong, im the same. Dont like 20mm spacing, wide necks etc. Im talking more about those that say they HAVE to spend £1000's on a bass to get something playable, and then play something much cheaper. If you can use the cheaper bass, then you didnt HAVE to spend all that money. Not that it isn't fun, its just the false justification a lot of the time

Over the years ive read many posts about how player's MUST have certain spec's, its all they can play etc, and they spend a lot of money to get this 'perfect' bass, but then get a cheap bass to play pubs etc. I get it, but always chuckle when I read things like that. My P bass is pretty much irreplaceable, being a very limited edition that would be hard to replace, but if something happened to it id just buy something else. In fact it's me having this bass that has caused me to buy and sell other, possibly better basses. I guess that's the advantage of never spending silly money on a bass.

Ive got some of that day-glo tape, and have T and R in different colours. Less to think about. I also put a small dot of the relevant colour tape next to the input jack. Got all basses (😅) covered.

Line 6 have lists of what effects are included, you should be able to find what you need in there. No idea what Twisted is/does, but there are Wah's.

The HX Stomp has the Sansamp emulation, and I found it quite close to my 'real' one at the time. You can also do drop tuning with the HX. It's not fantastic, but I used this a few times in the past where a singer would want to change key and I couldn't be bothered to try and transpose on the fly.

Are you changing where you pluck/pick? I tend to move back a bit closer to the bridge when I use fingers, but mostly use a pick. I like the contrast between the two and dont change any settings.

Ah sorry, I did search but only thread titles.

Not sure if this has been posted, only just come across it. I knew of it but surprised to see it on Youtube.

I use my best bass for anything bass related. No point having a best and not using it. To me most expensive doesn't mean best, but I use my most expense bass as well (it's the same one in my case).

One thing to consider with effects, is the correct order to get the tone you want. It's not always obvious what goes first etc, even if you know what effects are used. In this case something like the HX Strop is a lot easier to swap the order of the separate effects than a wired pedal board. Personally id try and do it all in the Stomp first.