Tell us about your bass/pedal/amp setup? My main gigging bass and the one that I tour with in Hiatus Kaiyote is a Lakland Skyline 5 String.  It’s pretty cool but I’m exploring my options. Currently… we’re in a complicated relationship: it’s always reliable but it’s just not that interesting. When I’m in the studio I barely use it and track a lot with my 70’s Jazz Bass, Gretsch Electromatic, P-Bass…more flavour for those situations when you get to really hear the detail of the bass (i.e. no loud gig ever).  I’ll use anything in the studio if it works for that section though.  Pedal wise my most important pieces are definitely a tuner (because you just definitely always need a tuner, unless you like living dangerously), the MXR sub octave pedal, the RE-20 Space Echo pedal and the ZFEX Box of Rock.  I also have a Digitech Synth Wah pedal whose key feature is the ability to replicate that “Yeah” bass sound from Pony by Ginuine, which would be awesome if I ever played a gig where we played  Pony by Ginuine, however some things are just not meant to be. How important is social media and music streaming sites … Continue reading TALKING BASS WITH HIATUS KAIYOTE’S PAUL BENDER