It could be classical with 2 bows or something more jazzy with a bassline and a melody with a bow.

Hey lads. Ive been playing bass guitar for years but I'm now 16 and starting upright lessons. The place where I take lessons is a solid 40 minute walk away from my house and I have to make my way there by foot it public transport. Is it socially acceptable to bring it on a bus? Standing next to me like. It's only a 10 minute bus ride and it's right next to my work.

Wondering if this bass pick up was installed correctly. Luthier shaved off the cover of the pickup to make it fit but I’m not sure if that was the way to go…

I play in a psychobilly band and my guitarist keeps pressuring me to let him jump on my bass while playing live. A simple no never works. I know people do it and it’s a crowd pleaser, but I’m not gonna let someone jump on my bass, it’s an old 1950s framus and it’s the only instrument I have. Should I punch him? Or keep screaming no.

Howdy. I’ve been playing four and five string bass for about 15 years now and always wanted a double bass.

Found one at a local store in good condition for $650 and had to take it home.

Ive played fretless before (on an electric) and I’ve been transposing songs I know on a regular ol bass onto the upright, and that’s worked pretty well so far.

I can make steady notes on pitch with a bow but I’m stumped on what songs I should practice as a beginner. Do y’all have any recommendations?

does anyone else suffer from a chronic bass face when they’re playing 😭? mine looks like my jaw drops a bit and i’m frowning downwards really hard and it’s such an unpleasant sight to me whenever i record myself practicing 💀 how do you guys get rid of bass face when you’re really into your playing?

Hey dear colleagues. Straight to the subject I have been playing classical contrabass for 11 years now. Already have my masters degree and already freelancing with some good orchestras around Europe. Although I’m in the process of preparing auditions. Ive done 8 and Ive never been past the 1st round with the main reason: unclear intonation. Still when I have lessons with some teacher they usually comment on my intonation but with no clear feedback on how to improve it. Does anyone else at this level of their careers struggling so much? If so what do you do to work on it? Thanks everyone and happy practicing !!!

https://www.sagamusic.com/shop/violin-family/cremona/cremona-sb-4-premier-novice-upright-bass-3-4-size/

This is a good bass? Especially for slap? Would wood age well?

I am very interested in studying in the USA. And I would like to know what experiences you have had with any of these teachers or which one you recommend.

Is that usually a result of improper technique (like setup wise or moving too much) or needing to stretch more/build bicep muscle.

so a few months ago i woke up and my sense of intonation completely disappeared out of no where. no clue why. any tips to help with getting my intonation back?

Anybody know of any good exercise books that focus on different rhythms and really dives into 3/4 time?

I’ve been playing bass for 7 years, and I’ve never been able to figure out why us bass players tend to rosin from frog to tip exclusively, while violin, viola, and cello players rosin both ways. Every bassist I know does this, and I’ve never been able to figure it out. My dad (a violist) always makes fun of me for it lol.

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Hi Everyone. I'm a cellist turned upright bass player - and I play in a jazz band. I'm playing at a high level but i've been looking at better ways of plucking because I still pluck like a cellist!! I've been searching an experimenting for a while with different techniques but all videos I look at give me some kind of different technique. Is there a universal jazz pluck style or is it just finding something that works for me?

Let me know if you have any ideas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzue38N4FEI

Newer to double bass and self taught. Im curious about our shared instrument! Please feel free to share.

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Hello! I’m a percussionist who’s bowing a vibraphone (piece: Sheltering Sky by John Mackey if anyone’s curious), but one of the bows I’m using has a cracked frog that is about to snap in half any day now, even with de-tensioning between uses. The performance is right around the corner and I don’t know if I can get a new frog in time- if I used a super strong material (e.g. carbon fiber), could I safely 3D print a replacement using a scaled-up violin frog? Can’t find any 3D files online for a bass frog. TIA!

Edit: not sure about the bow’s size, should I assume 4/4?

I’m wondering if you can use superior bass works fake gut for both arco and pizz. For jazz and classical or if I’m better off getting different strings?

Hi everyone !

Straight to point :
Is it bad if I use any cheaper "acoustic guitar" 10Mohm preamp on the bass ? (or could a D.I be enough? )
What's the cheapest (under 80$) option to resolve the weak "low impedance" sound ?

EXEMPLE:
What about Fishman G2 or Fishman AURA ?
Both have 10megOhms and are muuuuchhhh cheaper than a Platinum.

Context :

I'm starting to play again professionnaly after some years of pause, and I feel pressure to find a fast/not ideal solution for amplification until next year when I will be able to afford good gear.
---> I've been on gollihur and many other sites for a month, looking for a preamp with very high Impedance (Full circle = 10MOhm Impedance ideally)
Of course I could buy a fishman preamp and/or an amp that's adapted for Dbass, but right now i'm quite low on money :(
I noticed that the greater impedance preamp for bass are more expensive (unlike the K&K ones for ex). But many acoustic guitar preamp offer 5 to 10 MOhms ....

Sorry, i'm quite uninformed about technical stuff. But i love to learn !

thank you so much for reading :)

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