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I'm in huntingdon/peterborough kinda area - I have seen those stands online just wondering if they're big enough to take the base in case

Hi All I, somewhat recently, got a new bag for my double bass (https://www.thomann.de/gb/gewa_bs_25_double_bass_bag_3_4.htm) and its amazing - its even survived a clumsy trumpet player falling on it with no damage However at home, I can't fit the bass in the stand I have with the case on- its a homemade wooden box that allows a base to sit vertically Do any of the stands around let you store a bass in a quite well padded bag easily? (eg the hercules one, or the G4m one) I have cats at home and they attack the bows and quiver etc so don't really want it out of the case when I can (for some reason they don't attack the case....)

I was looking at one just now too - I met some army musicians and they all swore by them but I haven't ever tried

haha, nah was just putting on the cat tree for somewhere easy to photograph and stable

this happened

conveniently wedged in a cat tree as couldn't find anywhere else to photo it

Ok i have just fallen out. Having not bought a bass for the best part of a decade.... I just dropped some dollar on a dingwall combustion Will post a pic on monday when it arrives 😂

I mean you’re not a mile wrong … except the pub covers is usually more the same old shite once a month and having 2-4 rehearsals per gig There are a handful of acts, mostly duos , round here that break that mould and do 3 gigs a week sometimes three a day doing festivals and pubs etc and they’re very good but are more tribute duos than pub covers

Pretty much same for me weddings and functions;50% of my gigs musical theatre : 40% concert band and odd random orchestral: 10%

BUT THE INTEREST FREE CREDIT AT ANDERTONS IS TOO TEMPTING (In seriousness, I am just looking for a new 'the one' bass to do everything and would like to get myself something quality. Having had my two current basses since 2011/12 and just feeling like something needs a shakeup

Someone tell me I don’t need a new bass 😂😂😂(drools at dingwalls)

Gig starting tonight - I'm on We Will Rock You in the first ever amateur production in the UK, by special agreement of Queen as the theatre group is opening its own new theatre. Band is up behind the scaffolding poles etc!

Reasonably - per the picture - usually about an inch to 1.5 inches / (3-4cm) from the bottom

the first one went in the middle of a theatre show, when I had to do a quick DB to EB change - put the DB onto the bass bar and it just sank and started tipping over, much to my serious alarm. Second one I was just putting the bass on the bar for a lesson and ping, the leg came off