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For most gigs there was no going through the PA. The rare occasion I did, true. A DI preamp and fx pedals would not be my first choice, but happy to sacrifice some of 'my sound' for convenience. It's not like the audience knew the difference or cared 🤣

Digitech BP355 Less than £100 on the 'bay. Utter bargain. I still use mine. https://www.digitech.com/discontinued-products/BP355-.html

whereas I'm the opposite, I want my sound to come from my amp which is why my none of my custom basses have tone controls. More through luck than judgement, I happened on the combination of a Tecamp Puma 500 and customised Tecamp 2x12 which have given me the perfect sound for the bands I have played in. IMO of course.

i wonder what they look like now?

Slight (ok large) tangent, David Niven often got acting roles over bigger names, because he was easier to work with.

Must have been resolved because he made a few appearances with the band years later.

He's the reason there are no live Bon Jovi albums from the SWW and NJ tours. Not because of his playing, but because that would have meant less money going to the rest of the band.

Hope you got double bubble!

Paging @xilddx

Flattley bass poison ivy.

It all depends on what you want from a fuzz / distortion / overdrive. Personally I bought my fuzz pedal because it has the best blend I've heard. IMO obviously.

It was a while before I realized The Jam were not singing about 'eating trifles'.

The Hail Mary. Blessed art thou among swimming. For some reason I never questioned this. That's the problem learning religion by rote.

Boss SYB-5 EHX Bass Mono Synth But the best of the lot IMO Digitech Bass Synth Wah.

I'm loving the all in one pup cover/ramp/thumb rest. I've got a similar thing going on, with my Shukers.

What's the neck like? Is it close to a P or have Charvel kept to their slim shred profile?

It's not about technical ability, it's his note choices and phrasing, and often melodic basslines which could define the harmony.

But they fill copy in (print) magazines and engage readership online.

To put forth a seemingly unpopular opinion, I like Classic FM. I find it delightfully un-elitist.

That's nicer than some flats I've lived in 😟

An eclectic collection:

There have been threads about fretless basses in rock/metal, what is it about the sound of this one that makes you think it's not suitable?

I second that motion!

I found using only the tops of pickups for thumbrests to be extremely limiting, so my basses have ramps which enable me to play from the neck to the bridge. I tend not to have, or use, tone controls on my basses, so for me it's all in the fingers.

quite short by comparison, off the top of my head I can remember: Pre Basschat Ibanez Blazer bass Fender Precision USA Post Basschat Guild B301 Bass collection by SGC NANYO Kubicki Ex Factor Kubicki Ex Factor Fender custom shop Fender Jazz USA Carvin 5 string can't remember the model Zoot custom Music Man SUB USA Shuker 6 string Shuker custom 1 Shuker custom 2 Shuker custom 3 Hamer Blitz Charvel model 1 USA Snapdragon folding bass Rob Allen Mouse Guitars don't count, and there is absolutely no chance of me remebering all the fx and multi fx I've had over the years! 😝