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Subscribe to DTB at http://digtb.us/subscribe Become a member (it's FREE) at https://digtb.us/signup Buy official DTB merch at http://digtb.us/merch  On this episode of DTB’s “Gear Masters”, Kirby Bell, bassist of the alternative rock band, Pinkshift, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on the "History Books Tour" with The Gaslight Anthem and Joyce Manor. Pinkshift is currently supporting their newest EP, suraksha.  PLAY THE SAME GEAR: Sterling By Music Man StingRay RAY35HH 5-string Bass Guitar - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyV5Yo DR Strings Hi-Beam Stainless Steel Bass Guitar Strings (.045-.125) 5 Strings - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXeQDa TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Polyphonic LED Guitar Tuner Pedal with Buffer - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyoVm6 Walrus Audio Aetos Power Supply - https://tidd.ly/3U3FnVG Xotic SP Compressor Mini Compressor Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5gOVjn Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay and Looper Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/an30Kj Ernie Ball VP Junior - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz5xqQ Pedaltrain Pedalboard - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2JqDv Ampeg PF-500 Portaflex 500-Watt Bass Amp Head - https://tidd.ly/405IZdo Hartke Bass Guitar Amp Cabinet - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WqB1Y3  VIDEO INFO: Film Date - August 29, 2024 Location - The Salt Shed in Chicago, IL  KEEP UP WITH PINKSHIFT: Facebook - https://facebook.com/pinkshiftmd Instagram - https://instagram.com/pinkshiftmd Twitter - https://twitter.com/pinkshiftmd  WATCH MORE GEAR MASTERS EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU1k_TJRZ6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKLSY8Walzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRt4jubpjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmpByRkZuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH7fshlGZRU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHtWddN9YqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYuqASDgSGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNd5bcdl_CI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsvELmoQlpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIo-5Htb9zA  FOLLOW US: Website/Email List - https://www.digitaltourbus.com/#/portal/signup YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/digitaltourbus Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/digitaltourbus/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltourbus Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltourbus/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitaltourbus Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/digitaltourbus/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-tour-bus-llc Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/digitaltourbus  WATCH OUR DIFFERENT VIDEO SERIES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7_ByKsuzBlHLw8Z9vlvMHpo https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7-qmqFF3X8-CewdMmig-D2a https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs78kkdygO4-67vxS4u5P6Qh7 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7_eKAu5-RHLaIhZD07cL_iy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7-w9-ii7pFxKrqa3Fd6zEh3 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7_mIDoSuZmgzJTkhh522ZIE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs78fQYYOLfFfCOFJOxTRfg-e https://www

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00:00What's up, guys?

00:11My name is Kirby Bell.

00:13I'm playing bass for Pink Shift, on tour with the Gaslight Anthem and Joyce Manor, and this

00:19is my gear.

00:20So I play a five string, what is it, Sterling Music Man.

00:26I have mostly dropped C sharp tuning, besides the low string is a B. Got three little knobs

00:37on here.

00:38The knobs came ripped off, but I kind of like it, it's a little bit punk.

00:43This does bass, treble, and volume here.

00:49So the bass is maxed out here, treble.

00:53I max it out, and then I dial it back just a hair, volume is maxed out.

00:59We have a five way pickup selector here.

01:02I like to keep it on the fourth channel, which is more of a, it's passive, you got two passive

01:08channels, three active pickup options, number four is the one for me.

01:16So this fourth pickup, it's passive, and it's just this bridge, coil.

01:22Alright, I'm playing DR Brights.

01:24I don't know the gauge, don't know the string, it's five strings.

01:29I look for the DR Bright package and pick it up off the shelf.

01:34Alright, so over here, my pedal board, this is the power supply.

01:40I'm using a Polytune 3 for my tuning, goes into a SP compressor, I also use the compressor

01:50that's on my Ampeg Portaflex, just like up a hair.

01:56Keep this dialed at 50, volume at 50.

02:02Going into my Canyon Delay Looper.

02:05I've messed around with the bigger version, but I like the small one because it's less

02:09options and I pretty much keep it stuck to tape.

02:14Sometimes I put it in in reverse during practice and mess around with that for shows it's on

02:20tape, volume on 50, delay, up just a hair, gives it like a nice chorus effect, feedback.

02:29I play between here and here.

02:34And then that's going into my volume, Ernie Ball VP Junior.

02:39I just picked this up last month, really straight forward, plain volume, signal, that's all

02:49I could ask for.

02:50So I keep the compressor on for the whole set, the delay I turn on for, I want to say,

02:56three songs.

02:58On the Suraksha EP that came out about last year, I have this on for Home, for To Me,

03:06and then for the song Trust Fall, which we're using as the closer.

03:10So I go really crazy at the end and just dial the delay back and forth, get some wicked

03:16feedback going.

03:17So the head is an Ampeg Portaflex 500.

03:22I've been using this guy for three years at this point.

03:27It's really solid, really trustworthy, I've never had a problem with it.

03:32Keep the compression up just a hair, gain, because I'm on the passive pickup thing on

03:40my bass, I have the gain all the way up here.

03:44It gives you this low, ultra low, ultra high option just to bring out the treble or the

03:51bass.

03:52So I keep the low end on, dial the bass back just a little bit, and then for my mid-range

04:00frequencies I boost around the 100.

04:08Usually I have this at 50, and the treble just a little bit under 50.

04:16There's an FX button, or FX return send loop on the back.

04:21I use that sometimes if I'm using a distortion, but I didn't bring distortion for this tour.

04:27Honestly, I wasn't thinking about it, just packed up the pedals without my distortion,

04:33and it's working for me.

04:36Volume stays put at 50.

04:38I do not know what model this is, I got this used from Atomic Music in Beltsville, Maryland.

04:44I'll always shout those guys out because they help me a ton.

04:47Honestly, this is something that I brought on the tour also kind of last minute.

04:52I play out of an SWR for our other shows, but this one, I think I brought it with the

05:01intent just to have more height.

05:04I think having some height helps me on stage.

05:08So I brought this amp because the height gives me some leverage as we're playing bigger stages,

05:13Salt Shed in Chicago.

05:15So I don't have the picks that I use on me.

05:18I think they're Dunlop 2mm, actually Paul picked them up for me.

05:22I asked for the heaviest ones in the shop.

05:26Other than that, I also use the Prodigies, which also Paul put me on to a little while ago.

05:32Ernie Ball brand, like super pointy at the end.

05:35Check out Pingshift on all socials at PingshiftMD.

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