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Have a look for the thread on Talkbass about the Rumble, it is quite helpful. There are varying opinions. It is obviously not an Acoustic Image but doesn't pretend to be. My main concern was the weight factor, the first time I picked one up I had to have one and went from there. My 5 year old Granddaughter can lift it! They are intended for electric bass but don't let that stop you. Quite a few players use the smaller Markbass combos (again electric bass amps) and make them work. (As for Birelli, he won't remember me, but I certainly remember him. It was years ago and a time when visiting players to London picked up local players for gigs/tours, I was one of the few younger players who knew that music a bit, Birelli was a boy !!! The most inspirational though were the Ferre Bros, Boulou and Elios, with whom I did quite a few dates. In those days most of the Hot Club music was organised by Ian Cruikshank and Diz Disley and there was a lot of work around. I think we as bass players could learn a lot from players like Lagrene and the Ferre's because of their open minded approach. Birelli will play Hot Club music on a Strat style guitar, Boulou will play free form on a Selmer. It is all just music to them).

P.S. GypsyJazzer, I just noticed your name. I have been playing that music for a long long time with G.Potter, G. Green, N. Solberg, Ferre Bros, B. Lagrene, F. Lafertin, J. Cook. I. Cruikshank etc. My opinion is honestly, that the Fender Rumble is a good option, particularly if like me you are rather ancient. Most of the bass players who play that music don't use high end powerful amplification even on big festival stages. Yes I remember the Vox, I used a Selmer Goliath with a Sound City head and accompanying dislocated shoulder. The arrival of Polytone amplifiers was a life changing event, but even they feel heavy now.

By far the lightest combos out there are the Fender Rumbles, they work very well with double bass, particularly if it is a bright instrument. They are not a boutique amp by any standards, but cheap, utilitarian, loud and VERY LIGHT, UNBELIEVABLY LIGHT. The 100 will cover most gigs, the 40 is loud enough for most of the stuff I do. Both are very usable.

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To fit D/B In Micra safely 1. Push passenger seat fully forward. 2. Remove headrest from passengers seat 3. Both back seats down. 4. Bass in through hatchback, often easier on its side. 5. Final position, bass neck on top of passenger seat, bass lying on its back. Be careful not to put your back in a dangerous lifting position, but it is easy to work out a safe way with a bit of practice. Be careful with the tuners on the top of the passenger seat, especially if you have hat pegs. This works with just about any small hatchback.

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The practice of tuning (high to low in fourths) C,G,D,A was quite common among jazz bass players around London in the late 50's and 60's. Bass players began experimenting with high C strings when steel strings by Lycon and Thomastic became available. Johnny Hawksworth was one of many players who tried this tuning, it was a fairly short lived fad. Some of the players who liked the high C string also missed the low E, so moved on to five string basses tuned C,G,D,A,E. In more recent times Ron Carter has performed on a 4 string tuned C,G,D,A.