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@Don Hergert , this is really a Talkbass milestone. I'd hate to have to count the times you've described your strings in detail... now, it'll just be "I use Spirocores.";):thumbsup::)

If the string is holding pitch, the core - which handles the string's entire tension - is intact. The Spirocore's core is pretty robust; it's common to see it "naked" and handling the string's tension with no problem. Spiro silks are fragile, and several take-off-and-replace cycles are likely...

I applaud you for your desire! Learning to bow the bass has opened up new worlds to me. (by the way: It's jibe -- not jive. Jive doesn't help in learning an instrument.) As an experienced bass guitarist, I got my first double bass in 1975, because my new band was playing some bluegrass and...

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Wow, I'm old. I saw "old Bassman" and pictured a completely different amp.

I don't know of any (carved) double basses made with maple tops. They are almost always spruce.

Your bass must have big f holes!

This is my exact setup in the rehearsal room. It works fine. On gigs I use a Traynor SB112. It also works fine.

Yes, as @BobKay states. Qualified teachers will likely try to dissuade you from playing the bass on a stand, with good reason.

D'oh! :banghead: St. Louis or Chicago then...

Southeast Iowa? Kansas City might be your best bet. In addition to KC Strings, there is Black Dog Music and a guy in Independence who fixes up and sells basses out of his basement.

It ain't easy.

This is a possibility. If your nut is too high, it might "hide" the high spot, whereas a fingered note might expose it.

Not that I recall. My last blisters were from playing bass guitar a few years ago, after a long hiatus.

Yes. That bassist's motion originates from his shoulder; his elbow is bent but he is not using it much for motion. And keep in mind that the piece is "soloistic;" I don't think he has a single note below the "4th." We can adjust our physical approach in such cases. I suspect he would look...