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I hope you'll grant me a little leeway here; I'm a proud dad. I dropped off my daughter this morning for summer theater camp. This year, she'll be performing in a version of "Treasure Island" - she's graduated to the "big kid group" after having done three previous shows with the 5-9 year-olds. She's a bit nervous (tryouts are today) but excited. I'm also nervous - in this COVID-19-aware climate (and with kids who are still too young to get a vaccination) it's a bit concerning to be gett …

Well, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, it is. And, with COVID-19 still a factor, things are still a bit weird. But with summer often comes opportunities to play at festivals, gatherings, and other fun events. Some of these gigs might put you in the uncomfortable position of having to create more volume than your acoustic instrument can produce. Uncomfortable, because we bassists often find that the upright can be a rather difficult instrument to amplify. We can help! Amps, pic …