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I keep my different gauge picks lined up ready for the songs that they're used on. People have taken the p155 but I've spoken to quite a few bassists that do the same. I love Clayton Custom delrin 1mm picks but I need a Dunlop Tortex 0.73 for things like the intro to Chelsea Dagger or the guitar solo section of Crazy Train. Obviously, I don't change pick during the song but chose the best tool that suits whatever part of the song requires it. I can play the two examples above with a 1mm Clayton but I can dig in and get the feel and attack I need with the thinner pick. On the flip side, playing any Killers basslines with a yellow .73 just feels too floppy.

Yes. Yes, I do.

That sculpture is pretty cool

When you consider that the likes of Anthony Jackson and Steve Swallow use/used picks, plus plenty of others, it is utter BS. It could be that some of the purveyors of this nonsense are players who can’t use a pick. I use fingers, pick, thumb-style and slap techniques where appropriate.

I change gear so often that I don't think there's a particular sound apart from whatever it is I play close to the bridge, usually finger style, and there's probably some licks I'm tiring out each time I play.

#1 daughter is quite artistic. That 'thing' freaks me out a bit 😳.

That shorty TT has me twitching……

Xvive A58 system, then "Bach on bass" book and "concept for bass soloing" réédition book. I will be able to jump all over the place on stage, but still work on my musical improvement in parallel.

What is Upsie? He's a very happy chap with his novelty pick holder. Coloured toast, yum!

Rasputin - Boney M

I was given a Digitech Trio which I'm planning to use with my synth workstation (Roland Fantom 08). I purposely asked Santa for the old model, as I didn't want his elves making additional features that I didn't need ( and the new one was approx 3 times the price) .

Yes I'm trying to avoid that. Here's the P-bass circuit. The pickup is connected to lugs 1 and 3 of the 250k pot so always sees that impedance (in parallel with whatever it's plugged into). Here's the VVT Jazz bass schematic. Each pickup is connected to lugs 2 and 3 of its corresponding volume pot, so it sees everything from 250k (volume up full) to zero (volume at minimum). At (say) 20% ot is seeing just 50k resistamce to ground. The OP circuit avoids this by adding resistance in series with the volume pot, forming a potential divider that can be used to reduce the output of either pickup. As I said in the OP, there are plenty of people who are happy with this, and it sounds like you get on with your blend setup. That's all good, I'm just looking for something that works for me

I got a years supply of bass strings. Yes, one singular set of Ernie Ball Flatwounds. Let's see if they go on before next Christmas, I only put the last set on a month or two ago.

Using a plectrum to play bass is a valid and useful technique that many people haven't mastered. Some of the greatest bassists are primarily pick players (McCartney, Carol Kaye, Duff, Foxton, the list is endless). I believe that a serious non-artist bass player at any level needs to be able to cover a range of attacks. I'd encourage you 100% to learn playing fingerstyle but I'd also say that there is no shame in using a plectrum and that there are many ways to use a plectrum and many different types of plectrum. I play around 50/50 pick/fingers. There are some songs that are just unimaginable to play without a pick; Would?, London's Calling, Welcome to the Jungle, Silly Love Songs and then there are are songs that just seem to be better played fingerstyle; Faith, Mardy Bum, Silver Springs, Go Your Own Way. There's a lot of BS/snobbery in the bass world about plectrum use, I've no idea where it started or on what ridiculous foundation it lies but what I do know is that it's absolute nonsense. When asked, "Do you play with a pick or fingers?", I always answer, "Yes, of course." Embrace the plectrum, master it and no more silly talk round here, please.

Whatever bass or amp I use I sound like “me”, with me being scooped mids and boosted highs. I set up like this as in general I play rock/punk in bands with humbucking guitars so lower the mids to not congest that area, and add highs to sharpen/tighten the sound and not be flubby on the lows.