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He retired - I had a set made just before he closed up shop. I think he once posted his manufacturing process on here, years ago. if that could be found it would be an amazing resource.

When I was 15, I used to dream of having a ZZB, almost as much as I dreamt about having Kate Bush, and I did that a lot.

I'd suggest Spirocore Weich. Bright & punchy, perfect for mumbling laminates. If you can't get on with the tension, you'll easily be able to sell them on and try a set of Perpetuals. Perps are as bright as spiros but without the nasal G and feel a bit softer under the left hand. IME, obvs. My laminate suffers from a bit of wooliness on the E so I have Perpetual G&A and a Spiro Weich E. Another option would be Spiro Weich solos tuned to orchestra pitch. Tension would be super low but you'd also lose some definition in the process.

Superflexibles are warmer/less bright than spirocores. If you like an old school sound or have a bright bass that needs the top end taming, they can be a great alternative to Spirocores.

I use a Behringer Uphoria UM2 interface (£50 on Thomann) and Audacity. The UM2 will work on it's own as an audio monitor to paly along with audio files if you're not recording.

We're playing in a hotel on Portland in Dorset. The audience will be a mix of locals plus die hard regulars who have booked a room for the night, so it's going to be late and messy, which is just how we like it.

You started mixing sets yet? That's when it gets really interesting.

Unless you know exactly which effects you want (delay/echo/chorus/eq etc) then it could be helpful to get one of the cheap Zoom multi fx pedals and experiment untill you work what sound you want.

The separate outs for bridge and click/fingerboard pickups are so the individual signals from each pickup can be sent to different amps or inputs on the mixing desk. I'm not familiar with the Shadow preamp, but the K&K one I had would send a blend of both pickups from the bridge output if the fingerboard output didn't have a cable plugged into it. Maybe the shadow does the same.

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Double bass: Ned's Atomic Dustbin (as already mentioned) Girls Against Boys Triple Bass: Rothko Dunno if quad bass exists.

I don't think I could play a solo that bad even if I tried. The law of averages would dictate that at least one note in 12 would be right

He also seems to be plugged into a guitar amp & cab. And his thumb is embedded in the neck/fingerboard. If this is typical of Glarry's advertising budget, it doesn't bode well for the quality of the product.

That looks like a totally random collection of odd strings. Spirocores are a good bet if you're happy to pay £150. If you want something cheaper, D'addario Preludes are under £100.

Yep -We've had them at a couple of our festivals and I've done monitors for them a few times. Very popular with the cider-punk crowd.

I've been enjoying The Blunders recently. https://youtu.be/OP4Q_dJVrM8

Double bass strings don't really go 'dead', but the strings might be orchestral strings which could give a dull pizz tone. Could be the soundpost needs adjusting or it could just be a rubbish bass. Antoni basses aren't at the low end of the Chinese mass produced basses, so it's probably worth trying new strings and then adjusting the bridge and/or soundpost. Can you take a photo of the silks on the string afterlength? If we can ID the strings then it will inform us whether different strings will make a difference. Be aware that you will need to spend money.... Double bass strings aren't cheap and while there is a healthy used string market, 1/2 size scale strings aren't common so you'll probably have to buy new. You can do some bridge adjustments yourself, but soundpost work needs a luthier and about £60. Don't get started on pickups, thats a whole new rabbit hole.

Looks like the one on the left in this picture. This has P-J pickups though, the OP photo looks like it might have soapbars or a pickup ring/bezel

You can't go wrong with Discover Double bass - lots of beginner focussed stuff from getting your stance and left/right hand technique sorted, through to walkng bass parts, scales etc.

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I bet some of them don't even have an opinion on flats vs rounds.

Out of all of the little cabs at the SW bass bash, this one was by far the best sounding & most capable for double bass.

I think there's plenty of female bassists out there, but maybe they're just not interested in online discussion forums?

Yeah DB - gurt big bit of feedback and then nuthin' Cheers, @stevie's new cabs sounded really good for double bass.