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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.