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I don't disagree, but it's extremely popular for reasons that are a complete mystery to me

I have an adjustable bridge and when my daughter used to practice with the bow (I only play pizz) I had to raise the action a bit alright

It sounds pretty decent to me - a nice bright sound that has a bit of buzz but in a good way! One thing to watch out for is if it buzzes on open strings as that could be a sign that it's a bit too low.....

The Ibanez uprights looks really good, but you can still translate a lot of BG technique directly to them, whereas once you go full scale you'll need to change things with both hands. For left hand, definitely worth starting with Simandl technique (you don't need to wade through the whole book, but get used to the fingering). For the right hand, watch some videos on the technique there as it's a lot more "vertical" than BG. You _may_ be already doing this on the Ibanez but most videos I've seen involve the players aligning their fingers more horizontally (like a BG turned on its side). For full scale you need a lot more meat under the string so even if you can get notes with the horizontal plucking it won't sound as good. In terms of playing with others, I'd start simple with lines that you can play down the bottom of the neck, and bring another bass so you can change when you get tired rather than risk injuring yourself. It won't take long for you to start enjoying playing the thing....

The Warwick Gnome and TC heads are pretty widely used (and not expensive). I have a Gnome and it works great for DB. I use a PJB C2 cab but there's somebody either here or on TalkBass that uses one of these amps with a Barefaced 110....

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Pretty much what @Tradfusion says above - I use a Warwick Gnome head (similar to the TC heads) and Phil Jones C2 cab - I play jazz on DB with a drummer, piano and vocals and it's plenty loud enough so you should be fine with your lineup. The total weight is about 8KG so it's an easy carry. As others have said, there may be cases where you need to go louder but in my experience of playing "acoustic-ish" music this is usually done via the PA so you don't need big volume from your own rig.

Yikes! Mine is still in perfect nick but then it's not like I'm taking it out multiple times times per week.... Out of interest, are aluminium DBs heavier than wooden ones?

I've had one of these for about 8 years and it's great - well made, loads of handles plus wheels https://www.gear4music.ie/Woodwind-Brass-Strings/Westbury-Deluxe-Padded-3-4-Double-Bass-Gig-Bag-with-Wheels/1MBI

What's funny is that the music she's miming to is shite anyway so it's hard to get too upset about it IMO

I agree. Excessive volume is a great way of hiding bad playing and every good guitarist I play with is quite capable of upping the intensity of what they're doing without turning up their amp.

I use this small Hercules one for my Jazz bass - works well and it's pretty small / neat. https://www.thomann.de/ie/hercules_stands_gs402b.htm

Always a bit of a worry when celebs are brought in on the joke. Zoolander 2 was terrible because of this, but hopefully they'll avoid that here. I'm probably massively over-analysing it, but I think what bugs me from the trailers is that it's set in a world where Spinal Tap (the movie) is a comedy classic (i.e. our world). Whereas in the world of the movie, they would definitely be residing in the "Where Are They Now?" file. But complaining about a film before I've seen it is probably unfair.....

Those three albums with Sly and Robbie are fantastic. Amazing production on them as well, completely timeless IMO. Going to stick one of them on right now....