Buddster

With my live engineers hat on, I'd prefer 2 separate di's to be able to mix foh as needed (and adjust to the room/venue), and supply you back with suitable foldback levels for you and the band. If you send me one di, well that's your responsibility and I will tell the band to shout at you and not me if it's wrong (much like a guitarist that hasn't matched their pedal board sounds). With my bass player hat on, I'd rather send 2 di's and trust them to have control of foh (and adjust to the room/venue) and take the pressure off me having to match levels on stage.

Use it up and wear it out. Odyssey

I am a cider drinker. The Werzels

Mary Poppins?! No more of that. SLF

Aye, definitely a bit of an issue for me too. It's rather annoying to keep changing the eq settings within Spotify to compensate. I use the Mightier Amp app (rather than the Mighty Amp, see previous posts here) and have emailed them to see if they can put an eq in to help with this, but no reply so far.

Michael Booths Talking Bum. Splodge (again!)

Wet dream. Wet Leg

The Sand Dance. Wilson and Kepple

Hey Hey we're the Monkees. Some tv show

Cheif Wiggham. The Effends

Up Up and away in my beautiful balloon. Andy Williams

Echoes...... I'll get my coat

Down Down. Quo

Stuffed. Liberty 37

Two pints of larger and a packet of crisps. Splodge ☃️

I want to break free. Queen

667 the neighbour of the beast. Iron Maiden Sorry, as you were, i couldn't resist. 🥳

Tears of a Clown. Smokie

This '76 Jazz. That's all. Not asking too much is it Santa?

Thanks for all the replies. So interesting comments and also a complete mixed bag. I agree that most store basses won't be set up to test properly anyway (they look like they haven't seen a screwdriver or allen key since being taken out of the box) and the thought of trying some show off slap or fancy jazz is a big no, so yes, taking plugin miniamp and headphones is a good idea. And a strap. PMT in Bristol used to have a small room you could have a tryout in (tbh they should stick the guitar buyers in there too, save us the suffering!) I can see that if you prefer say, a jazz, that buying blind would be fine as you know what you should get. But how do you know you like a jazz without trying a jazz first? Or a Stingray, or an Ibanez. So I bought a Squier jazz to see and now I know, but it was a gamble. I've also an SR which I bought because I love the look and thankfully love playing. So thats 2 for 2. I should have gone to the SW bass bash!

Can't think what you mean..... 🤪. 🥕

Knights of the Round Table.. The Knights of Camalot

If it's any consolation I had to do exactly this on a brand new Squier.

I'm not a great shopper in general. I find it difficult, after having the attention of the shop assistant, to not feel some guilt when saying "no it's not what I'm after thanks" and walk out. Hence I will tend to go to a shop only when I know what I want. I love online shopping though! So imagine the pressure of looking for a new bass. I know roughly what I'm after but would like to try loads of basses to feel the difference and find 'the one' (or at least 'the one manufacturer'). I'd love a Sandberg but I'm obviously not going to give over £2000 without trying one. Or perhaps the neck curve on a MM fits just right. Can I go to Bass Direct and say 'hi, can I spend a few hours trying your different bass? I might not buy one or I can get it cheaper 2nd hand or somewhere else, but you're the only place with loads of basses available to try, give us a go. Pleeeaaase'. So, How do you buy yours? Or how do you even try different bass? Are you guilt free and just walk in, ask to try and walk out with no intention of buying? Or do you buy one, try it and sell it on if you don't like it? Perhaps buy it with a returns policy (and hope you don't scratch it!)?