Cuzzie

Not necessarily - there are some things you can’t quite get with a pick that fingers do, but also the same the other way round too - it’s just a different technique Check out Bobby Vega, Cody Wright, Glenn Hughes, Dave Ellefson to name a few - they play super clean and complicated bass lines

Palm or thumb and fingers of fretting hand

Could a pick not give maximum control?

HPW invented the bass, the wheel and the telephone - jazzes will be a walk in the park for him........

Pick pretty much exclusively - although fingers are creeping in - if I have to sing and play I can’t co-ordinate all my fingers

Question from the empty tankard man to the half full brigade. It is good news about festivals so, are you going to attend the festivals? If festivals aren’t your thing (which is fine) if your kids/nieces/nephews or parents/grandparents expressed an interest in going would you be slightly perturbed and worried or think - nah it’s sweet as a nut, crack on? I am happy to say I am not a festival man and even before Covid I wouldn’t be massively happy for my kids to go but wouldn’t stop them, I would just worry from afar.....

Careful there and steady on dear chap, you may get told off for ruining the first bit of good weather we have had for a while

Oh and PC drums - again it’s personal - I don’t mind as some of the quality you can get from EZ/Superior drummer is really very good, I’ve actually found it has stimulated creation when searching for a beat for something else. They do provide a huge bank of very good sounding acoustic drums. If it’s a quick noodle - I just use a basic stock beat in something like Garageband

All good points on usages, crucially coming from actually having used the pedal rather than hearsay. Everyone’s needs and how they like to operate are different. Other patches-yes there is a lot to Wade through, but if you are focussed you soon learn what is useful and who does useful patches and it narrows down options weeding out the chaff. Editor UI is personal - I didn’t find it so bad, but I my needs are probably not as complex as yours. Interface - you can use DMC with no interface, or the neuro hub and then Morningstar. you can shave off some of that price quoted buying second hand and Morningstar now does TRS cables. The casual user probably wouldn’t get/need all that stuff, but someone into synth/midi etc probably has this stuff, or they are starting in that world and may need it anyway. I reckon most people may have a phone with them at a gig or wherever they go 😉 but it was to illustrate that you can do some editing differently and not infront a PC to access and change stuff - likelihood is that you would have set up the sound before the gig and you won’t make huge changes to sensitive parameters on the fly other than what you would assign the big knobs too. Flicking the switch between the 3 saved presets per bank is ok, yes not foot operative in the middle of the song, but there can’t be many instances you will flip between numerous synth sounds during songs, and if you are doing that the likelihood is you would be someone who wants midi and have it. I have no vested interest in SA or are protectionist about stuff I own, but I do believe that to critically appraise something, it needs to be just that, critically appraised and not just opinions from various sources patched together as de facto without personal knowledge. Discussion is to create a balanced discourse of pro’s, cons and workarounds which is what we are doing. I think that’s the most I have been quoted in one post as well - thanks!

It’s akin to what I said earlier about margins 🤘🏾👍🏾

That very interesting on the margins indeed thanks for that - people have to have a model and therefore price for what works for their business. Musicman I think were mentioned earlier, I have no doubt their prices are higher as they do not mass produce as much as other companies, they run smaller batches if I am correct

Will weddings be full on with bands? if people are cash strapped and have to scale back, maybe they will just pay a DJ or run a Spotify list through their phones? I hope they would still like a band

And a belly

Power amp and the appropriate preamp or preamps for your flavour

And we could go cruising in it!

small correction if I may....... We ‘av 4 date’s in r diary now from end o’ June t’ December at r fav’rite lo-cal pub

Agreed In all seriousness @Al Krow try Winery Dogs - Oblivion or Lucy Pearl - Trippin on a 5 then drop your E string to D and play it, or play it on your 8 string in drop D. En Vogue - Don’t let go is also as easy in drop D as a 5er

Yeah those basses are lit - 2 of my fave in the Spector range

No doubt all frivolous japes, as most of the points were just that, but you are so correct on drop D (or drop tuning however you are tuning down) being important. Probably the best bass would be a 5 string BEADG but with a drop lever on the E string to accommodate all that - that would be an all in one

Youll neva catch me

Oh no your not.....

Easier than Cluedo....

Is that why you have already blocked me!

Tegs - have you checked out Alpine guitars in France? They make wonderful basses from locally sourced woods https://www.alpineguitar.fr BTW - I am pretty sure we know each other and our daughters are mates.......!🤘🏾

The on board pre amp is good and not bout metal - it’s in one of the sandberg models - Grand dark I’ve used it, it’s nice