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Good news! Roll on summer...

Sold some strings to Tomas - great transaction. Thanks!

4. It's got a chambered body, and balances perfectly.

My Maruszczyk Jake is 7.2lbs, and none-the-worse for it. If only they could all be like that.

Hell yes...

...singing 'Putting on the Style' amongst others. Elvis also sang Lonnie's 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again'. There can't be many (any?) others who've had songs covered by Elvis AND The Beatles... 🙂

It's worth bearing in mind Lonnie's band never used a tea chest bass 🙂

Ah, well... I can possibly help a bit here (with the caveat that I don't play upright bass) :-) Lonnie's old songs are - often - incredible. It's a shame he's more well known for tat like Chewing Gum and Dustman. Listen to Black Girl, for example. It's not a million miles from Nirvana's version. It's basically about dynamics, breathless energy and that relentless pulse which comes from the bass. Chris Barber is the source for this, really. Check out Lonnie & Van Morrison's latter-day album 'The Skiffle Sessions'. it's incredible. Here's something I was part of for a number of years - just incredible fun, and the audiences love it.

I played a song with three accordions in it last night, and survived.

It's pretty common practice. Preamp valves don't glow, 'cos there's not enough power involved. Power amp valves do.

Like Jamerson, Jaco and John-Paul Jones? (And probably loads of other semi-pros that start with 'J'..)

WeTransfer will do it.

How big are the files? WeTransfer does most of my heavy lifting. Up to 2GB is free.

That's gorgeous! 7.9lbs? Wow...!

Have a good'un. Part of it is weaning your ears off what you're used to hearing - the zing, etc. Once you're over that, you begin to appreciate them for what they are.

The OP is 'going back to flatwounds' which suggests he's used them previously and knows what to expect, only this time.. he's not getting it. I'm not sure your post helps a great deal.

Nah.

Has anyone used Eurosender to send a bass in a flightcase within the UK with insurance? Just wondering what a ballpark figure is...

^^ Also this. I always screw the pickups down fairly low - it seems to take a lot of the 'gonk' out of the attack.

Any chance of a recording? Are you playing fairly hard? Maybe try raising your action a bit.