Years ago, pedal bass or left handed bass wasa the only option for a single act, so some of us are used to it.

Flexibility is the key for me. Having the option of playing a pedal bass allows for dramatic, custom endings after the arranger function is turned off at the end of a tune,

Free form tune introductions, manual playing when the auto baseline isn't appropriate, etc.

It gives you more control over the over-all performance.

I use both, plus left-handed "Jimmy Smith"
type bass.

But that's me...


russ