vague question from depths of a drinking binge..

[izero7.9]

Hey hombre's - a noob here (in both senses new to the forum and new to hardware synths).

Just purchased myself a virus rack (classic) second hand at good price. The reason i bought it was a) i am a gear whore b) i have never messed with a hardware synth really and the idea of tweaking knobs instead of mouse clicks was appealing c) I liked the idea of being able to use the rack in a versatile manner eg. for live performance with my bass, in the studio as external effects and as a synth with my midi keyboard/controller.

Alright so assuming i am not a total noob with synthesis but still far from pro... can anyone give me some tips re using the rack with my bass.. so far i have worked out how to change patches and activate audio input.. but are there any awse patches i should keep my eye out for from the factory presets.. is there anything i should know that may not be obvious..any probs or possible issues should look out for, does anyone else use the virus with bass???

i know this pretty vague post but i am keen to hear other peoples ideas and experiences - and apologies if this has been done - although i couldn't actually find anything when doing a search, but that may be due in part to the serious hungover state i am in.

Thanks

Chris