Thanks guys.
I took the knobs off to realign the position markers but couldn't remember if the volume knobs were supposed to be almost level with the control plate.
GHS Precision Flats come with a thuddy E straight out of the packet.
Let the other strings settle down and the thudydness will be equal over the board.
It's definitely not a dead string.
And likewise, I don't know why you insist that we must all carry heavy equipment around.
As I said earlier, unless someone is doing it for me, I'm not breaking my back to carry around equipment 'that looks good onstage'.
Speaking of 'dim Americans', today marks one year since the Capitol insurrection.
I'm pretty sure a few people in this thread would have been there screaming 'Freedom!'.