No bend lever! Just fingering, Dennis. Wish Roland's had the footpedal bends that Yamaha's can do (but few use, LOL), but basically, tie up your hands, no bends for you!

The acoustic bass patch in the G1000 (it's called V Wild Ac. Bass and is in the G70, and called Wild Ac.Bs in the BK series) isn't really a V-switch... it just adds in a bit of click as you whack it harder. It is my go to bass for acoustic guitar duos and bands (played a bunch of those), blends in well, supports without overwhelming, but when you want to get noticed, lean on it a hair, and you pop out nicely.

Appreciate the kind words about the mix. Those were mine.

Blue Sky is an Allman Brothers Band song (off 'Eat a Peach'), Mexico is, of course, one of James Taylor's hits.

Strangely, I went through most of my career not doing LH bass. Always had a good bass player. But 1999, got offered a gig on Bourbon St. with a 10 piece, but the catch was, no bass player! The previous keyboard player had a great LH, and they used it to allow them to swell the horn section. Despite admitting to the MD that this would be a new thing for me, they hired me, and I ended up doing 5-6 nights a week in one of N.O.'s hottest clubs. High energy R&B, soul, bit of Top 40. The drummer was a monster, and I had some serious shedding to do!

But I pulled it off after a fair bit of work, and since then, have done quite a few extended gigs doing LH bass. I have to admit, I prefer having a bass player, but the technical exercise is always fun when I have to do it. Schizophrenia has its up side!

BTW, reminds me of an old joke... How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb? None! Keyboard player unscrews it with his left hand!