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I wouldn’t risk couriering it, 20kg is heavy.

You can have the best and most expensive case in the world. If it's opened and the instrument is damaged then, that's the problem. Patitucci's bass was damaged after it's case was opened, possibly by security people. Steve Lawson's one Modulus bass was irreparably damaged about 6 or 7 years ago, again possibly after the case was opened by security people, his case was undamaged. I've got a Mono bag, personally I wouldn't want someone's heavy suitcase being stuck on top of it in a luggage hold. It's a great gig bag, and extremely well padded, but it's not robust enough in my opinion to protect an instrument during transit in a luggage hold of an aircraft. A far better idea is to phone the airline beforehand and ask.

Practically any bass is suitable for any music. You only need to look at photos of different bands playing in a style of music, and you'll see a variety of instruments being used. As has been said, turn the treble down and favour the neck pickup, play nearer the neck, maybe use flat wound strings.

It's not to my knowledge called anything. it's a shuffle rhythm. Here's a screenshot of the bass line to the ABBA song.

The two songs you mention are both in 4/4 time. An example off the top of my head of 6/8 is Miles Davis’s all blues. Waterloo by ABBA is a classic disco song, definitely in 4/4 time.

They are really excellent. Unfortunately their prices aren't as competitive as they used to be, not their fault of course. Their warranty is amazing, is it 3 years or something?

Lee Pomeroy plays like that, maybe it's him. One of my tutors at uni also plays like that.

I gigged in Paris earlier this year, and went by Eurostar, absolutely no problem at all. My bass went on the luggage rack just like a regular train.

A 'step' in music traditionally refers to the movement of an interval of a major second or a tone, half a step is a semi-tone. This is what Steve Woodcock is referring to. In music, possibly in many other things too, what we say might actually have a different meaning altogether, hence Steve's reply.

I'm possibly tempting fate here, but I have never had an occasion when Logic Pro has crashed. I even use it live.

I always fancied a beard like that.

Do they take payment immediately or when the order is actually confirmed by them? Thomann don't until they actually confirm, I don't think Amazon do either. It'll take a few days for refunds to go through too, if they have taken payment.

I think they were also fretted at this time too? I’m looking forward to this at my university in March. http://barber.org.uk/fretwork/

Online: The situation is not as clear-cut online. The legally binding contract is complete when a retailer accepts an order. However, acceptance does not necessarily happen at the point of order. Even the confirmation email may not be an acceptance. Some retailers reserve the right to cancel an order up to the point of delivery.

Is it different to a shop then, where they have to sell it at the advertised price?

The small print says they're only 20cm tall.

I don't really know what that is tbh, but I'm guessing it's a lot lighter than my 6.5kg bass :).

A grand total of 72. Including 2 in Paris, and 24 of them were solo.