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Mine are for home use only, in my 'bass alcove, where the upper bout is in contact with the wall for added stability. The stands are surprisingly sturdy, I sometimes use mine as step to get stuff from high shelves.

Seen them on the web but never in the flesh. The impression I get is that it's Chinese eBay eye candy - much nicer to look at than it is to play. The total lack of any reviews anywhere would worry me... For open Mic stuff where you don't want to take a big bass I'd be inclined to buy a second hand Stagg EUB - not that expensive and at least you know what you're getting.

The question is, can you keep up your mantra while watching someone trying to plug the DMX cable into the mixing desk?

I considered dowels but was worried that the whole thing might flex too much - more due to my cack-handed building than any properties of the dowels.

I made something similar out of an old pine shelving unit. I also am hopeless at DIY and don't have access to any tools more interesting than a drill but still somehow managed to put together two functioning if not particularly pretty looking stands. I'll take some photos later... Here we go:

Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to attend this year. I need to visit my family in Ireland and this s the only weekend that fits in with gigs and school holidays. I know the bass bash is a once a year thing, but I only visit my family once a year, so belive me when i say it was a tough decision.... Take lots of photos everyone!

Sad news. 'Spirit of Eden' is one of my favourite albums of all time.

I have these - they're effective enough but don't fit particularly well and are a bit rough looking close up. Mine were significantly cheaper than they are now and if I had to chose between £64 for the Duke covers from Thomann or F-its at the same price, it would be f-its all the way. In fact, i might have some F-its made anyway...

Or you can take a jig saw and re-cut the top of the bridge.

Not noticeably. Adjustable bridges are very common in the USA where basses often have to endure dramatic changes in the weather and you use the adjusters to compensate for the flexing of the bass in response to humidity. 1000s of USA double bassists can't all be wrong... In answer to your original question, lowering the action will reduce acoustic volume as the string has potentially less room to vibrate. However, using steel/synthetic/gut strings will also noticeably affect volume and sustain, as will your right hand technique Personally, I'd rather have an instrument that I could actually play without injuring myself than a tone monster that I can only squeeze a few notes out of before developing RSI. Why not have a new bridge with a lower action fitted? If you keep the old bridge you can put the bass back as it was in about 10 minutes.

There's a great story in Adge Cutler's biography about how, when he was Acker Bilk's road manager, he went to the bank to get the bands wages for the week and then left it in the pub.

Tuners, amp stands, cables and possibly eight LED lights on two lighting stands with T bars.

Adam Ben Ezra:

I'll never complain about squeezing a double bass into a car again.

Wonderwall. 😣

I know what you mean, the Bodais and the 8s are weird offset shapes, but the 45 and 46 is a nice enough looking cab. If the side ports upset you, you can opt for a full face grille.

Yes. From what I understand (which isn't much) it's to do with the 'note envelope' produced by an acoustic double bass, which is more complex than that produced by an electric bass and is managed/reproduced better by smaller speakers. That's the theory, in practice I found that 12s or, gods forbid, 15s can't reproduce notes below a B on the A string on a double bass very well, so that they all seem to run into each other and any walking bass line in that register is just undefined mush. With 8s or 5s, the notes are separated and sound much clearer. Over the years I've played gigs with everything from 4x5s to 8x10s and I definitely prefer smaller drivers. If you need to be loud, then use lots and lots of small drivers.

MAS 18? http://www.masoundworks.com/manage.numo?pid=27&module=shopping_cart&component=catalog Not cheap but small and light. If it's anything like my MAS45 it'll sound great for double bass.

Have you noticed that the trim pots have definitely physically moved or is it that you're hearing a change in the sound over time?

I've never had any such issues with mine. They're supposed to be 'set and forget' controls and I can't think if what would cause them to move by themselves. If they need replacing, I'm sure any amp repair shop could do the work - the pots are just soldered onto the front PCB.

For a modern take on the classic bass-piano-drums jazz trio, check out E.S.T and GoGo Penguin.

That's a non-gig weekend so colour me interested.

I'd be interested in your Corellis if you are thinking of moving them on..

No bass for me until I get home on the 29th! But I did see a nice Epiphone 335 in the local crack converters and I've been hankering after a semi acoustic guitar, so I may well buy that tomorrow or the day after to tide me over.

Geoff Chalmers has a review of Zyex strings on his website: https://discoverdoublebass.com/lesson/double-bass-strings-review-daddario-zyex