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I wrote to MarkBass they kindly replied with this : "Regarding your MB58R 102 cab, generally there shouldn't be any issues with placing it in the hold for air travel, as we frequently ship our cabinets this way without problems. However, to be safe, it would be wise to ensure it has adequate protective packaging. Unfortunately, we have occasionally seen instances of significant damage due to rough handling during luggage transport."

Nah just bass cab, bass and some clothes..

Was hoping for "bass cab in the hold" experience

I'm temporarily moving abroad, I want my things that's all, without buying more...

Are those ports?

That That wouldn't be fun....

Lots of talk about bass guitars in the hold with an internet search but what about putting a bass cab in there? Anyone done this? Anything to look out for? What could the temperature and pressure do to it? Thoughts? Thanks!!

5 years ago (or something) i bought an expensive-enough new pedal from a company that now shut down. Yesterday, for fun, i went to see what it would fetch on Reverb and to my surprise they are pricing them there at 10x the original price! I don’t want to sell mine but it does make it a bit harder to relax carrying it around with me… maybe i should get a safe? but the question arises, if you can get a newer model that does the same thing , that is more compact size with the same features… why and who would spend so much money on one? Is there such a thing as pedal collectors of non vintage pedals?

Amazing yes. Just a reminder that there's nothing antagonistic about this post, it's just a question to the forum that's trying to help and resolve an issue for the Author (me!). Sorry to see it being misinterpreted as some kind of judgemental statement which it isn't. I guess if i was to rephrase it I'd direct it more specifically to bass players who are involved in bass-line composition (improvisers for example). Would it ever make sense to limit oneself to a low E (or in the case of BEAD to not have access to that upper register the G provides) when considering a new instrument? I think there's been plenty of valuable input here so again thank you everyone! D

Thanks everyone, very interesting to read you comments and ideas about this. I do want to stress that there was nothing antagonistic about my post. I was literally asking myself whether i would play my 4 strings again as, since picking up my new 5 string a few weeks ago i have not enjoyed playing them. They feel weird, pretty flimsy thin, small and are missing a sting! So it's literally a question i put to you because of my own contemplations. I now have an amazing 5 string P with flats and i love it so, will i now buy a 5 string jazz put roundwounds on it, sell all my 4s and have done with it? It may just be that the quality of this instrument is particularly high and I should look at getting a new 4 from this company but not sure yet... Obviously someone who plays bass is not better by playing a 5 string, we know good music is good music, who cares how many strings its made with but it does seem to me that for this instrument, being so young in it's history, going from 4 to 5 strings that include that lower range is conceptually some kind of progression. You don't need a low C till you do no? I can't imagine a piano without access to it's lowest range because it's hard to control or makes the piano heavy or someone has small fingers. Those notes are there because they exist full stop. There are shortscale 5 strings so... I really love a good octaver sound but if i want a clean bass guitar sounding Db in that lower octave? I donno it makes sense to me to have it there for when i need it. Hard to imagine going back on this right now but it could be. I didn't mention 6 strings or the 5s with the high C because i believe this takes the bass in a range that takes it away from the bass role. I'm not hating on 6 it's just that the upper range seems to conceptually move away from bottom end. I guess i should give it some time and see if it's just a phase before i sell all my 4 strings and get another 5 string!

I used to be a 5 hater and now I'm a convert to the point that I'm wondering, outside of the "getting hired" issue (some bands/artists won't like the look of it) why limit your range to that of a 4 string?