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Thanks Rev, does the Christopher bag unzip like in the pic below of the Roth & Junius one (with the zip sort of going half way up behind the headstock rather than completely opening out)?

Thanks Owen. Mmm, wheels or no wheels ...

Haha! Let me sleep on it (I mean in it)

Thanks Happy Jack, unfortunately I don't have a lot of room and ideally need something I can fold up and stuff under the bed when not in use!

Thanks Henry. What material is the Westbury made of? In the DJM pic it looks like some sort of shiny nylon but in the specs it says cordura which is more like heavy duty denim. Also does it unzip fully and open out flat? My current cheapo cover doesn't and it's a pain to get on and off.

I'm looking for a decent DB gig bag in the £100-150 price range. Something which unzips completely and opens flat (like a kipper), with well positioned carrying handles, sturdily built and won't fall apart after a few gigs etc. Are any of these any good (or to be avoided)? Roth & Junius BSB (£130) - [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/rothjunius_bsb_3_4_bk_bass_soft_bag.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ss_soft_bag.htm[/url] Gedo luxury (£135)- [url="http://www.gedo-musik.de/shop/product.php?id_product=168"]http://www.gedo-musi...?id_product=168[/url] Tom & Will superior (£140) - [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/tom_and_will_superior_double_bass_gig_bag_3.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...s_gig_bag_3.htm[/url] Ritter RCDB700 bass bag (£155)- [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/ritter_rcdb7009tbst_34_bass_bag.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...34_bass_bag.htm[/url] Christopher PV502 (£160) - [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/christopher_pv502_ol_3_4_double_bass_bag.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...le_bass_bag.htm[/url] Recommendations from more experienced DBers than me (ie. anyone) would be much appreciated. Thanks for any advice or guidance

Excuse the probably dumb question but is the Mensinger Cazpar also made by Adrian Maruszczyk or is that something entirely different? Also, there doesn't seem to be any indication of scale length against any of the Maruszczyk basses listed on Public Peace (or any others for that matter). Are they all 34" as standard or are any of them shorter scale (like the Cazpar)?

For anyone who's interested, after a bit of head scratching and a few false starts, I used a tensioning strap (this one - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolfcraft-B3418-Ratchet-Strap-Tensioner/dp/B0001P19IG"]http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B0001P19IG[/url]) which worked a treat. Very handy little gizmo.

How about a Squier VM Jaguar (£250) and respray (say £200)?

Low viscocity super glue 0.49p from Maplin - [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/bondloc-cyanoacrylate-superglue-low-viscosity-20g-n56bz"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/bondloc-cyanoacrylate-superglue-low-viscosity-20g-n56bz[/url]

I've built up nut slots with very carefully applied superglue before and it worked fine. I used a low viscosity glue which allows you to apply a very thin layer to the bottom of the slot at a time. Just repeat until it's built up enough and then file gently to shape if needed. Disclaimer: I'm not advising this as the right way to do it, but if done carefully it does work.

You can get new catches from Allparts ([url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/collections/tools-and-guitar-care/cases-and-case-parts"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/collections/tools-and-guitar-care/cases-and-case-parts[/url]) or just google for other suppliers. These can be installed with a pop-rivet gun (£3.45 from ebay - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POP-RIVET-GUN-60-RIVETS-AND-NOZZLES-4-DIFFERENT-SIZE-RIVETS-INCLUDED-/380814306298?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58aa4d2bfa"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POP-RIVET-GUN-60-RIVETS-AND-NOZZLES-4-DIFFERENT-SIZE-RIVETS-INCLUDED-/380814306298?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58aa4d2bfa[/url]) or just bolted on.

Leaning the headstock against something solid always does the trick! Assume it already has lightweight tuners? Re reducing the size of the headstock, you'd have to remove quite a chunk to make much difference. As a reference point, I swapped the standard tuners on a Squier jazz for lightweight ones which lost about 100gm and shifted a dead spot on the G string up about a tone.

What bass is it? Knowing this may suggest a few different options. If it has old style heavyweight tuners then swapping in ultralights will lose a few ounces at the headstock and shift the resonant frequency up a few steps. If it's a bolt-on then a trick that may be worth trying is to rest the bass face down on a (padded) flat surface and EVER SO SLIGHTLY loosen the neck bolts while the strings are under tension. Idea is that the pull of the strings will bring the heel into more solid contact with the end of the pocket and improve neck/body coupling. Don't forget to tighten them up again! (disclaimer - I've read this but not actually tried it myself). Installing threaded inserts and machine bolts instead of wood screws for a bolt-on also improves neck/body coupling. Lightweight strings can help to reduce the severity of dead spots as less energy is being transferred into the neck and therefore less neck resonance. Shaving the neck would probably lower the resonant frequency as the neck would be less rigid (the stiffer the neck the higher the resonant freq) so that's probably not such a good idea.

You're a Wikipedia junky ... Scientific mumbo jumbo for something we (should) all have ...

Footprint of the body contact area is 60mm x 80mm. The forward corners are radiused, the other corners (by string ball end) are square. Hope that helps, Ian

Can you post a pic of the bridge in question?

Pretty much any regular 4-saddle bridge from simple BBOT upwards. You may have to drill new mounting holes.

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