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Double Bass Pickup/Mic For Practicing

So you'll just have to find out who does the setups. Be patient with yourself, developing a sound on a acoustic instrument takes time.

And, if setup for playability hasn't been done or hasn't been done well, don't overdo practices until it has been done well. Some playability related setup details prevent a person from hurting themselves.

Most of us get blisters at one time or another, and we get fatigue, but severe muscle pain, joint pain, tendonitis and other serious things like that, are an indication of insufficient training, poor setup or both.