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    Double Bass 1950's and 60's Jazz Strings

    I've been reading the whole thread-Most informative! Should have known you were on here, Alexi! I know these aren't in the same category as these classic gut strings, but has anyone tried the Chorda gut set or the Velvet Animas? I'm looking to go gut for a minute, but not to pay...
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    Double Bass Velvet strings megathread part II

    Hello all I am putting a Velvet Garbo G back on my bass after a couple months of not using it. I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was important that the actual string not be wound up by the tuner, and if only the green fabric on the top of the string should be wound up. Thanks in...
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    Active/Passive

    Hello, This is a stupid question that will be answered within 2 seconds.. If a bass with active pick ups runs out of power, can it still produce a signal to send to an amp (even if it's comprised when compared to the active..)? Never had to worry about it until now because I've never used...