Wombat

If there is money there I'm sure we will see a gig...

I used a tuning fork which, if you put the 'sharp end' between your teeth (bite it lightly), it rings in your head so you can hear over noise! Always used/use harmonics, even with a tuner. As my TC electronics dooby is used for guitar too I leave it on that setting then harmonics seem to work better. Why do people always leave their clip on on the guitar for the whole gig? I think it makes me look like a complete noob so always take it off. Mostly I'll have something to step on on the floor anyway mind. Didn't John Entwistle famously have perfect pitch then had to submit to tuning to Pete's harmonica? Must have been hell....

I think you meant... That's neat....

Are we really doing this 😂

Er that’s neat!

Be prepared to get 'stopped and searched' quite a lot I would think 🤣.

I also just saw that you ca do this in the app. On the menu go account settings, notification settings and then at the bottom there are notification types available. Turn off push.

That will most likely be a setting on your phone. It’s different on android & Apple but if you go settings and look for notifications then apps there should be a slider next to Basschat

Wore a wedding band for years without problems but then found I was getting a ganglion regularly just to the right of the ring finger of my left. Moved the ring (with Mrs Bats blessing) to my right hand and alls been well since…

Don’t touch! You don’t know where they’ve been! 😂

Ha, you just find a sound you like then always leave it on that. The active bass mid & treble have been in the same place on my Ibanez since just after I got it in 1984. At least now, when they get knocked, I know where to put them 😂.

That should get you started…

It’s not a ‘beginner bass’, you are meant to know how 😉 Enjoy…

Yamaha make great ‘starter basses’ and many here only use that brand. Nathan East seems to like his! If budget is not so much of an issue then ‘buying a brand’ is likely to be more saleable if you find you don’t like bass (it won’t happen ;-)) and want to move it on. Again, playing something is important. I’ve often ‘fancied’ a Ray but when I’ve had the opportunity to play one I’ve not liked it. I started on a Fender P then moved to an Ibanez with a Jazz neck as playing the P was like wrestling with a cricket bat. Several basses later I’m back on the P as I love the tone. But I’m lucky as I have the Ibanez and all the basses in between so I get to pick who comes out to play! Which will change on mood as much as what/where 😂. If there are any open mics near you it’s likely any bassists who attend will let you have a noodle. They are mostly approachable people. But you are going to get recommendations based on ‘how long is a piece of string’. Unfortunately…

Welcome! Buy all 4. You will end up with them all if you stick around here anyway 😂. But more seriously you prolly need to play one of each. Basses of the same brand/model will feel slightly differently so getting the one you ‘want to play cause it feels right’ is the most important thing. You can make it sound pretty much how you want it to with an amp / modelling pedal … Others will have other views of course…