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https://www.johnhenrys.com/amplification.html have a large space with loads of amps and cabs. They are mainly set up for larger touring acts but check with them if can you still just pop in and have a browse as I have done in the past (although it was about 15 years ago).

Good call - and btw he takes credit cards, if that helps with the finance side of things.

If you decide to rent, consider doing it before September, because what I've heard is that all the instruments get snapped up by students when term starts.

@joelcmj If you qualify for gear4music credit, you can just as likely get a bank loan - then you can buy privately. I'd vote for acoustic upright. I'm sure I wouldn't have a lot of my work (jazz, theatre) if I was playing EUB. Like you say, people do value authenticity - certainly, an acoustic player isn't going to lose gigs because he didn't play EUB. Probably depends on your specific network though - perhaps you can just ask your bandleaders/contacts outright. I had my adjusters fitted by mail order - https://www.mjbl.co.uk/double-bass-bridge-adjusters-for-sale. I posted him my bridge and he returned it with the adjusters fitted. It's about £100. Alternatively, http://bristol-violin-shop.co.uk/ is an hour from Cardiff and comes highly recommended by many basschatters.

Isn't that slash chords, which is something else? E.g. here it's saying the the first seven bars to play an Eb pedal.

They are just alternative chords; whether to use them comes down to personal taste/preference. Probably best though to discuss with the rest of the band in advance whether to play the default or the alternative. Sometimes e.g. tritones you can play them spontaneously, but e.g. I Remember You has a AbM as an alternative to Am7 so you can't just chuck that in willy nilly if the others aren't expecting it.

+1 for the "band as a business" model. When running a working band there will always be expenses - not just this PA purchase today, but PA maintenance, lights, storage, insurance, van hire/lease, publicity photos/videos, website, etc. Instead of doing "musician's fee = band fee ÷ number of musicians", conceive "the band" as its own entity, and paying musicians as just one of the many costs it has of doing business. Suppose the band does 25 gigs per year at an average of £1k/gig - total income £25k. Add up all the annual costs (PA, van, etc) - say it comes to £5k. So there's £20k left to pay musicians: so the fee is £160 each per gig. This approach might sound more complicated to get going, but it's more sustainable in the long term, fairer, and scalable.

This flag is flown by people who are far-right/racist.

Sorry to hear of people's poor experiences, either with Thomann themselves or with DHL Parcel UK. I have just been through the returns process myself for an expensive and bulky item, which I decided to return on the same day as this thread was started - reading it did give me the jitters! Here's my timeline, if it helps someone else decide whether to purchase from Thomann or not: Mon 19th June: I started the returns process (I took loads of photos of the item and the packing process) Wed 21st June: I dropped it off at a DHL Parcel UK drop-off point, which was a cornerstore/off-licence (I took a photo here too!) Thu 22nd June: Tracking update: it was collected by DHL Mon 26th June: Tracking update: delivered to the address which was on the label - Century Logistics in Bury St Edmunds, I assume a logistics partner of Thomann (Nearly two weeks later) Fri 7th July: Thomman - "we received back your return and it will be processed as soon as possible." Mon 10th July: Received refund from Paypal So that's 20 days from when I dropped it off to when I was refunded, and fortunately in this instance the process has worked as well as it probably could. However, I think next time I'll purchase from a UK retailer even if that means a few extra quid on the price, or waiting a few days for it to be back in stock.

I'd imagine ffmpeg can do this.

This is a Barefaced One10 on a Stagg 14707. I think it is a similar size to your Trace Elliot - you can always look up the dimensions on the Barefaced website. The part of the frame which holds the cab is very slightly more than 90° - wasn't a problem for me though. If you buy stuff online and it doesn't fit, you can always return it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-14707-Foldable-Amplifier-Monitor/dp/B000YL952E/ref=asc_df_B000YL952E/

Is what you are describing over/under? Whereas method 'A' above is just straight coiling.

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Some good suggestions here. I'll add into the mix the new Markbass MB58R Mini CMD 121 combos - there are two versions, the "P" and the "Pure", and they're around 10kg which is about 1.5kg heavier than the GR Bass combos mentioned - but about half the price. If your Markbass 801 is almost loud enough, it can take an extension cab. I don't think Markbass make a matching 8" cab so I'm not sure what the best options is - perhaps a Barefaced One10 (7kg) although it's hard to predict what the results will be when you mix and match cabs like this. Or you can get a second 801 and run them next to each other (you'll need some sort of pedal to split the signal from your bass). As you know they are only 6.5kg so that's the lightest option and possibly the cheapest too. Finally when you say you are struggling against the horns, is that for your own monitoring or do you mean the audience/band needs the bass to be louder? If it's just your own monitoring, one thing I've done with a big band is to keep using my smaller amplification on stage and in additional use earphone monitoring to give myself a boost.

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Sweetwater's website lists the internal length. So you could trawl through https://www.sweetwater.com/c587--Bass_Guitar_Gig_Bags. I once bought a Fender FB1225 gig bag but returned it because it was too long - I see that its sibling Fender FB610 is apparently 48.04" (1220mm).

Peach Guitars show the weight of most of their basses; e.g. there is one here at £394 which is 8lb 4oz. Or how about this used one at £259 and 8.4lb (that's 8lb 6oz, I think) and has a 14-day returns period. I've owned two Classic Vibe 60s and one Classic Vibe 70s - really good basses and they were all 8lb 9oz or under. I would say your standard/average P bass comes in around 9 lbs.