Japhet

Thanks. I bow to your superior knowledge of God awful pop songs.

Bad Boys - Donna Summer

Thought that's what I said (presumably not very well).

The strength of the signal going into the amp will make a big difference too. An active bass and a hot signal would create a load more volume whatever the wattage being supplied by the amp.

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

Sau Hello, Wave Goodbye - Marc Peanut

I played a gig through an Ashdown Routemaster rig a few years back and was pretty impressed by it. I'd imagine that stuff can be picked up reasonably cheap now.

How Come - Ronnie Lane

Rain - Status Quo

Word Up - Cameo

This is the same song but Pino plays some outrageous stuff on this version, especially near the end.

The Riverboat Song - Koala Shaker.

Toast - Paul Young

I think it also depends a great deal on what you're playing. Years ago I played in a band with drums, guitar (sometimes x2), keyboards, sax, harmonica and sometimes trumpet, trombone and backing singers. My bass went straight into my amp and wasn't very loud to allow for the overall volume. More lately I was playing in a rock covers band with drums, 1 guitar and vocals. In that setup i needed a more driven sound to fill up a bit of space and stop the ar&e from dropping out of the sound when the guitar was soloing. As others have said, try playing Muse with a clean sound and see how well it's received.

Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers

I've often used my £85 Harley Benton Precision copy in preference to my Stingray or other expensive basses. It plays a damn site better than some of the 70s American Fenders I've played too - and it did so straight out of the box too. King's new clothes and all that.

I've heard fantastic tone with a bass straight into an amp and great tone through a bunch of effects. I've also heard awful tone in the same situations. There's no right and wrong in this debate, just people who can get a good sound and people who can't.

Loving this today. Fabulous album from start to finish.

The Valeton FP10 is a cracking little pedal. I thought I was the only one to use it in a bass rig. I run mine with a TC Spectracomp and it chucks out a proper chunky sound.

This is the End - The Doors

I guess those are the type of things that show up in a loud amp at gig volume but nothing you can't address with a bit of twiddling I'd imagine.

Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles

I've got one and love it. Great for practice and smaller gigs. Nice EQ section and well equipped to get a range of sounds. Light as a feather and goes pretty loud if you want. I'd like to try a 500 at a proper gig (if that ever happens again!).

Probably watched this a dozen or more times this week

Waterfront - Simple Minds