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In That case I'll bring my FDeck HPF preamp and my Fishman Platimun Pro Analogue preamp.

I have an AI Contra extension cab that doesn't get much use - I could be persuaded to move it on for not very much money. PM me if you're interested. Dave.

The schematic is available to download - you can build it yourself or have someone else do it if you're electronically ham fisted. I think SFX have built a few of these for UK people?

Hmmm. I'm not so sure. I once had to use a venue rig which was an Ampeg SVT with an 8x10 and my Fdeck did not make it fine. It would undoubtedly have been even worse without the Fdeck.

I have a MAS45 and a MAS46. The 46 is a recent buy, so only done about 4 gigs with it. Think I've had the 45 for about 3 years and have done a couple of hundred gigs with it. They're great cabs in my experience, the only ones I've used that can give clean, separated notes with loud amplfied double bass. Dave

It's a pretty hot pickup - has the the highest output of all my double bass pickups.

I can get a bit nervous if it's a new venue or if I have to kill a lot of time between soundcheck and gig time. As it happens, on Saturday I'll be playing a venue that was my first proper 'big' gig (450 people) almost 7 years ago. I'd only joined the band 3 months previously and wasn't as familiar with the songs as I would have liked - I'd had just two rehearsals before starting a busy summer gig schedule, many of which were 'cider fuelled and entertainingly chaotic' so I was pretty much rooted to the spot with fear for the whole 45 minutes (which felt like 4 hours). Hopefully the second time will be a bit more fun!

I used the old model Fishman Platinum Pro for 4 years with a Bassmax. Always worked well.

98% of gigs we all go together in the drummer's or singer's van (depending on whether we're lugging a PA or not). Occasionally one of us will drive separately if we need to leave later than the rest of the band or are coming from somewhere other than home.

In my 8 year search for feedback free double bass in a high volume band I've found that a magnetic pickup, a preamp with a high pass filter & phase invert switch and f-hole mutes (in that order) are the most effective anti-feedback measures. I use all four, along with raising my cab off the floor to at least waist height, and not having bass in the monitors, which makes me 98% feedback free. If I'm still having issues (usually with an E played on the D string for some reason) then I'll place myself/amp so my bass is side on to my amp.

I've found the most effective anti feedback tools are the high pass filter, phase invert switch and mutes/dampening, in that order. If you don't have those, then staying away from feedback inducing situations by careful amp placement (raised as high as possible, ideally shoulder height so it's well away from the body of your bass) and your position on stage (away from monitors and presenting as low a profile as possible to any sound sources) are the only things you can do to help.

I've only tried a feedback destroyer one with double bass and to be honest, I wasn't expecting much so I may have been a bit biased in my 'tried it, didn't like it' response. I'd used feedback destroyers previously in the PA/FOH of band I was in that played a lot of small pubs. While it was certainly very effective in removing troublesome frequencies, these frequencies were often the ones that were quite important to vocals, so it just ended up pulling out all of the nice sounding frequencies, leaving a hollow, thin vocal sound. When I tried it with double bass, the same thing happened - problem frequencies were pulled out but the resulting sound was thin and weedy and effectively useless. it put me in bad mood for the whole gig, but as I said, this was exactly what I was expecting would happen. I've had better success with a preamp with a high pass filter, phase switch and a variable notch filter, though the notch filter still removes some of the frequencies that I wanted to hear so I don't use it unless I absolutely have to. My current setup, which is very feedback resistant is a magnetic pickup, F-hole mutes, preamp with a phase switch and the HPF set to around 80hz, no bass in the monitors and my backline up on a stand at about chest height. if I'm still having issues with feedback I throw stuff at the guitarist until he turns his amp down. Dave

Velvet Blues are pretty growly on my bass.

Silver slaps are lower tension than Velvet Blues, but there may not be much in it on the G and D (at least from what I remember on my bass). You might also want to consider Presto Nylonwound Lights.

I have 2. Can bring both...

It's looking like a gig free weekend so count me in. I'm not sure what to bring? I brought one of my double basses last year, but there wasn't much interest in the bigg'un. I've just taken delivery of a new MAS 46 cab (Mike Arnapol Soundworks 4x6) if anyone's interested in trying it out?

This is pretty close to the Hamilton stand. https://m.thomann.de/gb/km_14160_electric_upright_stand.htm?o=13&search=1519844502

Our audience would be very suspicious of any gig we did without drinking. It's not unusual for us to have a 30L box of cider on stage. We don't drink it all on stage of course, there's usually enough left to share on the drive home.

We have a badger suit, but we make someone in the audience wear it.

Have you looked at Presto Nylonwound? Very fat E string and low tension.

Their Aerium chambered fretless sounds more uprightish than that. Doesn't help that blokey's right hand technique is all wrong for pizz.

That reminds me - I need to renew ours ASAP. There have been cider related incidents......