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Setup in Sussex - Does anyone know where I can get my double bass setup in the Sussex area (preferably, though I'll include south London or the south-east )? I've googled but can't find anyone who isn't the other end of the country.

Setup in Sussex - Just found this post and as it's relevant to my question I thought I'd ask here (rather than start yet another post). Does anyone know where I can get my double bass setup in the Sussex area (preferably, though I'll include the south-east or south London)? I've googled but can't find anyone who isn't the other end of the country.

I've a Suitcase and a C8 that I use exclusively nowadays. I'm in Buxted, about 40 minutes from Sevenoaks, and you're welcome to come and try it if you want.

I've 2 Maruszczyk Jake 5's. Both chambered and both around 7lbs in weight. Both perfect.

I have two Maruszczyk Jake 5's (a P/J and a P/MM) and they both weigh only 7lbs (they are both chambered - not all of them are), which is why I bought them. They look 'traditional', so if you don't want something 'modern' looking that might be the way to go.

Not the way I play

I’ve just got Aaron Armstrong (of Kent Armstrong) to make me a 5 string double bass pickup and then had Simon Farmer (of GUS Guitars) make a fingerboard extension to fit it into. He made a rosewood block that he glued to the underside of the fingerboard and then a channelled other block that is screwed into this block that also holds the pickup in place. I can remove this and the pickup by loosening two screws and all that is left is the block stuck to the underside of the fingerboard, which can’t be seen and could be removed with a little woodworking skill, leaving no sign of it ever having been fitted.